Pacific Harbor Line's 0100 Switcher works the south end of BNSF's Watson Yard in the early morning.

UP Passenger Special POALB3 27 uses the PHL's Long Beach Sub to spin its train before arriving at the end of its Oakland to ICTF run. Powering the train is a relatively new SD70ACe-T4 with busines... (more)

A late running YPSW01 Interchange Switcher returns south from Watson via the McFarland Lead street trackage, which became a dumping ground for various furniture as well evidently.

PHL's YPSW08 crew makes a rare afternoon run to Watson with 2 loads and 59 empties of tonnage for interchange. They're seen passing the fixed semaphore at Rolling Jct.

It's a busy afternoon at Watson Yard as the 2nd Watson departs for Torrance while the 642 Shuttle Job prepares to follow them up the Harbor Sub with an auto train. Once these trains clear, the 712... (more)

Power for the loaded slab train heads down to Pasha with some beat up 7700-series GEVOs for power.

The 1000 BN Dock Job hugs the Dominguez Channel with a 10,000ft train of mostly Mediterranean Shipping containers bound for Total Terminals International (TTI) on Terminal Island.

PHL's 1600 Switcher departs Berth 200 bound for Vopak.

PHL YPUP11, using UP yard power, brings 66 wells out of Evergreen bound for ICTF to be added to an outbound road train. In the foreground is one of the many marinas around the LA/LB Harbor area.

Loaded slab train L-CAL1911 runs lite to Pasha to pick up their slab cars, passing over the freshly-paved McFarland Lead.

Watson ethanol loads pass one of the classic codeline poles on the Harbor Sub as they prepare to shove the train into the facility.

A baretable train comes off the Harbor Sub and enters Watson Yard Limits as they head towards the PHL.

PHL's 10AM BNSF Dock Job YPBN10 heads along the Dominguez Channel with a train of 118 well cars bound for Pier W on Terminal Island.

The 4PM PHL Switcher departs US Borax with a decent sized train for Berth 200 Yard. They're entering the street trackage on the Rio Tinto Lead to begin the return trip.

The YPSW01 Interchange Switcher comes up the Wilmington Lead as the conductor fires off a 1-fingered salute in my direction which provided the laugh of the day.