UP's Torrance Local power sits unprotected along the LA River when not in use (as there is no safe place to store the power without adding hours of work to the job to go get the power and bring it... (more)

The "Torrance" (LOW10) passes through Dolanco Junction (aka Humphreys), where the San Pedro Via Torrance Line of the Pacific Electric once ran south and the loop line through Torrance Townsite wen... (more)

While my grandmother and I waited on our Metroliner, The Patriot stops to pick up "the other people," taking coach. I only rode the Metroliner when travelling with my grandmother as I was "other... (more)

A rebuilt set of Budd Metroliners race past Lincoln Tower. Rewiring and roof-mounted dynmanic brake exhaust grids greatly improved the reliability of the often mechanically impaired Budd MUs. Many... (more)

Union Pacific's ZMQLC pulls east for clearance as it yards its train at LATC, while on track over, YLZ14, the 7AM Switch, also pulls east for clearance as it begins to build what will be a rare 2Z... (more)

The San Bernardino Railroad Days Special returns to Los Angeles, tying up traffic on the San Bernardino Freeway as railfans pace the big Northern, which was unfortunately for the non-railfans, slo... (more)

A rare mileage run for CalRail 2020 in Ventura's convention, departs Saticoy, heading east to Piru. Saticoy depot is pretty much intact from what the Southern Pacific had built here (although now ... (more)

I had my first cab ride ever on this train, as my grandmother talked the conductor into it against my protests. The engineer was a great guy. I remember staring at the digital speedometer as it hi... (more)

BNSF stacks head into the harbor, coming around the big curve and passing the cracker on the south end of Marathon's refinery.

The first run of the early morning is fired up in the tiny bit of light that is able to find the ground among the pine trees that surround Fish Camp. Operating since 1965 over a restored portion o... (more)

Santa Fe #3751 and three GE P42DCs pull an impressive string of private varnish over the Los Angeles River on a very dark and grey morning. Listed as "A 9751 1 21" the train was referred to on the... (more)

An Erie Lackawanna RS3, renumbered by Conrail, with that number lined-out, indicating that this unit is off roster. This had been EL #1039, and prior to that, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western #901,... (more)

With it's normal P42 (#112) suffering a traction motor failure and locked axle (and stranding its cars and Cabbage Car up north), the Central Coast Surfliner heads to San Luis Obispo with substitu... (more)

An ex Penn Central C630 and an ex Penn Central GP35 demonstrate the loser and winner in the Second Generation Diesel Wars of the 1960s, here both waiting assignment in Meadows Yard, where the dirt... (more)

This Dash 8's is wearing Phase IV Amtrak paint and as it pulled into the Alexandria Union Station, I noticed that there were very few people waiting on the platform. Train #84 (Regional Service) ... (more)