NS 7549 was a nice catch leading a westbound loaded vehicle train at Spadra. The unit is 1-year old this month.

Shiny BNSF 7770 leads a westbound manifest into Fullerton. The last unit in the consist is Amtrak 'Green Goat' diesel hybrid 599.

The BNSF City of Hope Christmas special is returning westbound through Azusa, coming down a slight grade after crossing over Foothill Blvd.

A UP company special waits at the Ontario Amtrak platform to board passengers for the trip to Las Vegas, with the SP Heritage unit 1996 on the point.

An SD40-2 and a B40-8W bring up the rear of an eastbound stack train at Summit, running either as a manned helper or a DPU.

UP 1996 leads the special around the big curve into Summit, enroute to Las Vegas. The train took the UP Mojave Sub from West Colton, and crossed over to the BNSF using the Silverwood connector.

BNSF 7640 is on the trailing end of the City of Hope Xmas Special, as it heads eastbound bringing an end to the runs for the day. See you next Christmas!

BNSF 4516 leads the once-a-year City of Hope Christmas Special eastbound through Glendora, running roundtrip between Duarte and Rancho Cucamonga - giving the kids a nice ride.

UP 1996 leads a company special from Ontario, CA to Las Vegas, NV, approaching Summit. The unit was a last minute addition and looked sharp on its first-ever trip over Cajon.

A westbound pigtrain passes the Pasadena depot in the early afternoon. By 1991, the trackage here was down to just the mainline - with the siding, spur tracks, and freight house gone, along with ... (more)

In late 1987, Santa Fe ran a special train between Los Angeles and San Bernardino to commemorate 100 years of service on the 2nd District (later renamed Pasadena Sub). Here it makes a stop at Gle... (more)

A hot westbound piggyback train passes the famed Pasadena Santa Fe/Amtrak depot, led by new GP60M 144.

All four SP GP40X's (plus a Kodachrome-painted SD45R) lead an eastbound hauler at Guasti near Ontario. In the late 80's, it was common to find the GP40X's in captive service between LA and W. Col... (more)

A set of four Rio Grande SD45's leads a westbound hauler from West Colton on SP rails at Walnut. I recall seeing many DRGW SD45's in Southern California that year, often working in sets.

Two Dash 8-40BW's and a GP60 lead a westbound piggyback train across the Santa Fe's bridge over the LA River. New Metrolink cars can be seen to the left, awaiting the start of service later that ... (more)