The engineer on the 1430 Switcher chats with one of the "residents" who set up shop along the Reyes Spur.

The 1430 Switcher heads to the West Basin with EMDX 7101 leading.

After spinning on the Wilmington Wye, YPSW24 heads down the Wilmington Lead, passing the McFarland switch enroute to pick up more cars at Berth 200.

An extra 0600 Switcher heads back to Berth 200 after working Amerigas.

One of the afternoon PHL Switchers takes a cut of cars which had been delivered from BNSF's Watson Yard earlier in the day and breaks them into cuts with the EMD GP22ECO demonstrator for power.

YPSW24 heads down the Reyes Spur with EMDX 7101 for power.

The 1430 Switcher shoves down the Reyes Spur. The crew noted to me that while the engine looked cool, it's performance didn't quite match!

A special surprise greeted my leading the westbound Norfolk Southern 267 Roadrailer during a balmy December 2005 evening. EMDX SD70M-2 added quite a bit of color to the train.

EMDX 7101 works a PHL Switcher in the Port of LA.

Running on Fries Avenue, the 1600 Switcher performs work at US Borax.

The 1600 Switcher works US Borax in the Port of LA with a ECO geep for power.

An old girl that has seen better days, The EMDX 91 sits behind Progress Rail in La Grange. This engine started life in 1998 as an SD90MAC-H and has undergone much testing over the years.

EMDX 7203 pushes CP 304 into the Yale tunnel on their way east.

One of EMD's "Banana" SD70ACe-T4 units from their lease fleet serves as the DPU on KCS train ARSH (Artesia, MS to Shreveport, LA). This train is usually a nocturnal move, rarely seen in ... (more)

Taking in the last of the daylight, a pair of EMDX leasers rest in front of the abandoned Pool 8 elevator on the makeshift shop track awaiting a late evening departure on the last coal empties of ... (more)