The El Segundo Local switches 4th Street Yard with 3 terribly tagged up geeps.

LOW20 (front) and YLA01 (back) switch 4th Street on a busy Saturday afternoon.

The El Segundo Local heads to Phillips 66 near Gardena as they split onto the Torrance Industrial Lead while passing under I-105. The junction quickly became a dumping ground for trash, as evidenc... (more)

LOW10 heads down Vermont Avenue in Gardena with a clean (for now) GP60 leading.

The Torrance Local runs lite into Torrance with a couple GP60s bookending a genset.

The Torrance Local approaches Gardena, passing a makeshift trash dump along the ROW. Sadly, this scene looks even worse now, but it does add an interesting prop.

UP's LOW10 Torrance Local heads down the ex-Pacific Electric 4 track main at Florence-Graham as the LA skyline towers over the train. The Main and Siding for the UP Wilmington Sub are on the left ... (more)

The Torrance Local breaks the silence in downtown Gardena as they head south to work industries between here and Torrance.

LOW10 departs Vermont Ave. in Gardena with GP60 1139 leading a genset and another GP60. Today's train is long by their standards on this stage of the trip. 14 cars are in tow for US Gypsum, Jones ... (more)

The Torrance Local heads US Gypsum at the former Pacific Electric shop complex.

Standard Cab Power returns to Cuesta as the last Cuesta Guadalupe re route from the Narlon bridge replacement heads to McKay

Power for the YJY68 J-Yard switcher has seen better days as it lays over in between trips. A BNSF train can be seen in the background coming off the Alameda Corridor, meanwhile the Sears building ... (more)

LOW10 returns towards LA with 3 cars from US Gypsum.

YLA51 crosses the BNSF San Bernardino Sub at grade at San Pedro Jct., the former site of Hobart Tower.

On my way home from Cajon on December 28 I stopped at the LA River in downtown LA after seeing some action going on in 4th Street Yard. As it turned out the LOW20 El Segundo was building.