YPUP05 takes some cars from UP IG4LB through Wilmington bound for the West Basin of the Port of Los Angeles.
The 0500 UP Dock Job brings a stack train by the Wilmington Wye enroute from ICTF to the West Basin.
The 0800 Switcher wyes their power on the Trapac wye, near the site of the old Pier A Yard. They're going to head back to the replacement yard, Berth 200, to begin their work.
The year is 1984 and the Western Pacific disappeared into the Union Pacific a year ago. WP Geeps began showing up on locals around the Los Angeles area where I was on a short term assignment in Lo... (more)
The "4th Watson" comes off the PHL at West Thenard with some cars from Shell Oil bound for Watson Yard.
After testing on the Pacific Harbor Line in the port of Los Angeles, RPRX prototype "Green Goat" 2001 was at BNSF's Watson yard waiting to be forwarded east. The unit is battery powered and has a... (more)
Trundling west against the bright, "golden hour" light, BNSF 147 leads the Second Watson local through Wilmington on its return trip to Torrance to perform a few more switching duties.
PRLX 24 leads the 6AM Switcher to KPAC with 3 reefers.
BNSF S-LHACLO1-02A departs Pier 400 bound for Clovis, NM. The train is loaded with containers that will be block swapped for various destinations in the midwest and east coast. They're seen coming... (more)
The 0100 Interchange Switcher doubles over their 60 car outbound setout at the south end of Watson Yard.
A UP Dock Job performs a switching move on the west end of Berth 200 Yard during a clear afternoon.
YPBN15 passes cars off an UP GREJLJ unit corn syrup train west of Berth 200 Yard while enroute to Yang Ming with some export stacks.
The usually nocturnal AMLDOR auto repositioning train gets headroom at CP-Banning to double over their train in the Transfer Yard.
The 1430 Switcher exits PHL-controlled territory at CP-West Thenard and heads up the Alameda Corridor bound for industries in Compton and Lynwood. EMD GP22ECO demonstrator unit 7101 is often power... (more)
Containers abound as the 1400 UP Dock Job backs towards Badger Bridge as a UP outbound departs Terminal Island on the Alameda Corridor above.
