One of the more bizarre rail incidents I can recall in recent memory occurred in San Pedro yesterday when the PHL daytime Yang Ming Switcher engineer decided to intentionally ram his unit through ... (more)

"El Segundo Local" LOW20 passes one of the 4 remaining wig-wags on UP in SoCal. One of the infamous 4th Street gensets which now feature more graffiti than original paint leads. The replacement cr... (more)

Coaster 692 heads towards San Diego with an F40 shoving on the rear.

One of the rattier units on the UP roster leads the Torrance Local back to Los Angeles as they head out of the job's namesake City.

P07 uses all the real estate available to make their runaround move at Carrboro as they stop by the old station in town. Once they run around the train, they'll shove a single cement hopper to a f... (more)

It's nearing the end of the day for the 1st Watson crew, which spent most of its Monday switching refineries in the South Bay region of LA County. They return to Watson, passing through unincorpor... (more)

PHL 21 lies under the Vincent Thomas Bridge as a variety of investigators from various Federal and local agencies complete their work. The engine was working the daytime Yang Ming Switcher job whe... (more)

An empty ballast train shoves west to clear the crossing before loading up.

H75 heads through some of the rural scenery between Bath and Bethlehem.

The 3rd La Mirada local passes a disabled stack train at Fullerton. Today's R CAL0061 has a pair of warbonnet GP60Ms for power.

An ex-Southern Pacific AC4400 leads a Mexico-bound AMPEPR auto train into Ventura on its trip down the Coast Line at last light as fishermen go about their day oblivious to the train's passage.

The one of two SD70ACe/LW locomotives bound for the new coal hauling Tavantolgoi-Gashuunsukhait Railway in Mongolia take a ride onboard flatcars on their way to Morehead City, NC for export. This ... (more)

It's a busy day at the beach as H-BARSDG3 pulls away from the Del Mar Bluffs as they approach Torrey Pines and the beginning of their ascent of Miramar Hill.

There's a relatively decent amount of activity on New Year's Day at BNSF's yard in San Diego. On the far left, power from the H-BARSDG8 sits after bringing a train in overnight. In the middle, an ... (more)

The waiting game...