One of the Los Angeles Junction's five CF7s sits next to one of four BNSF MK1200G natural gas locomotives at the LAJ's yard in Vernon, California, on April 25th, 2009. But by this late date, all ... (more)

In 1967, using then-cutting edge technology, the identity of North America's rail equipment was each reduced to a number (because each railroad had its own number, replacing reporting marks.) Aut... (more)

Los Angeles Junction CF7 2619, along with all the LAJ's CF7s, has turned its last wheel in revenue service, and awaits disposition. Built by EMD as Santa Fe F3A 201C, it was rebuilt by Santa Fe's... (more)

A pair of Union Pacific CA-3 class cabooses, 25033 and 25031, rust away at the Los Angeles Junction Railway's facility in Vernon, California. These two cars were built in mid-1942, and unfortunat... (more)

After Santa Fe's two leased LNG units were on the property for a couple of years they were sent south to partially owned switching road Los Angeles Junction Railway and relettered for BNSF where t... (more)

Just getting underway on its journey to Chicago from Los Angeles, eastbound Amtrak train #4 crosses the Los Angeles River on the Redondo Flyover near the city of Vernon.

Some Union Pacific genset power rests at the ex-SP J Yard near Los Angeles on a late Sunday afternoon.

On their first run to the West coast, a three unit set of UP SD70ACes fresh from the builder are the power on a doublestack container train as it enters the Alameda Corridor on the last lap to the... (more)

As a jet liner overhead begins to make its turn to head back towards LAX a rare visitor to Los Angeles, a BNSF SD70MAC rests in a spot of sun among the clouds. This unit had come in as rescue powe... (more)

Union Pacific's J Yard, near downtown Los Angeles, is quiet on a Sunday. UP 3GS21Bs Y2713 and Y2748 lay over in front of the yard office on November 11th, 2012.

A face only an MK designer could love ... BNSF 1201 is the former Santa Fe 1201 (constructed on the frame of C&O GP9 6149). Photographed on railroad property with permission and while wearing ... (more)

BNSF 1201 is the former Santa Fe 1201 (constructed on the frame of C&O GP9 6149) while BNSF 1203 is ex-Union Pacific 1299 (SBD GP9 2358 contributed the frame). Photographed on railroad propert... (more)

BNSF power is returning light to Commerce after dropping off a BARLAC manifest in the LAJ yard, seen here comming off the UP San Pedro branch at CP Riddle.

BNSF train from the LA Harbor crosses the Los Angeles River at the Vernon/LA border, lead by a brand new C4. You can almost smell the paint on 6713, which was delivered in June of this year. This ... (more)

the seventies was a booming decade for SP which found the railroad chronically power short resulting in many unusual power lashups, here a set of seven SW1500's lead a Dolores yard to Taylor yard ... (more)