One last post to share of the chase of the Torrance Local on March 18, 2022. Here was see the local leaving Torrance, California with some empty centerbeams pulled from Crenshaw Lumber and an empt... (more)

The LOW 10 job shoves into USG at the site of the old PE shops building in downtown Torrance, CA.

The chase of the UP LOW10 Torrance included a lucky break when we saw that they had a boxcar for USG, which is at the end of the line at the site of the old PE shops. This meant that they would be... (more)

The Torrance Local switches Crenshaw Lumber located on the stub end of the tiny segment of the Pacific Electric's Redondo via Gardena Line that still exists. The old railroad location here was Mon... (more)

The Torrance Local shoves down the Redondo via Gardena Line towards Western Avenue. Crenshaw Lumber is located on the stub end of the tiny segment of the Pacific Electric's Redondo via Gardena Lin... (more)

Risked life and limb with a friend, standing on the double yellow line in the middle of Vermont Boulevard in Gardena CA on March 18, 2022 to get a new angle on the LOW10 Torrance Local coming into... (more)

Risked life and limb with a friend, standing on the double yellow line in the middle of Vermont Boulevard in Gardena CA on March 18, 2002 to get a new angle on the LOW10 Torrance Local coming into... (more)

Heard that the ex SP GP40-2 1413 was back on the Torrance Local (and although tagged, it's nose is still tolerable). Set up to copy a neat shot my friends Enrique and Mark have pulled off of the t... (more)

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)

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 Local had a light day's work this day and is seen coming off the spur down to Crenshaw Lumber and retaking the the Torrance Lead with a heavily tagged GP40- 2and GP60 and a couple emp... (more)

The Torrance Local had a light day's work this day and is seen coming off the spur down to Crenshaw Lumber and retaking the the Torrance Lead with a heavily tagged GP402- and GP60 and a couple emp... (more)

Street running by the Gardena Dance Club in downtown Gardena California.

The Torrance Local passes under a traffic light on its short bit of street running in downtown Gardena. These rails in the pavement are a reminder that this line was once part of the might Pacific... (more)

The Torrance Local heads down the Wilmington Sub with Los Angeles' iconic city hall in the background. At one time this train had a conductor who called it "The Death Train." That name h... (more)