Los Angeles Metro Rail operates six rail lines (four light rail lines and two subway lines). While ridership had been pretty good, bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic still exists. Beginning in 2... (more)

Just as the sun sets, Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Limited, is about to depart Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal behind a trio of SDP40Fs – 524, 519 and 512 – as soon as t... (more)

Southern Pacific train number 43, the Californian, is seen at Los Angeles with ten cars in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Imposters Two BNSF "fakebonnets" meet at Commerce.

A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing A Kansas City to Los Angeles intermodal ends its trip with a BNSF fakebonnet. When BNSF was newly formed, they acquired a handful of Dash 9s originally ordered b... (more)

Is Pepsi Ok? Amtrak 160, the "Pepsi Can" Phase III heritage unit sits at 8th St. Yard after leading the westbound Southwest Cheif.

Last of the Belugas F59PHIs, F59PHs, and an F40PH sit dormant at Metrolink's Keller Yard near Downtown L.A. Retired between 2019 and 2020, these locomotives may never run on Metrolink agai... (more)

After getting a yellow signal, an eastbound Santa Fe freight with two Kodachrome paint scheme engines from the failed SP/SF merger scheme, proceeds slowly into the yard in Los Angeles.

SP 4-8-8-2 4117 leads train 60, the West Coast, through Los Angeles California on July 27th 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

SP 4-8-8-2 4101 leads 69 cars of the first 813 west with SP 4103 helping, at Los Angeles California, on August 2nd 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Union Pacific 3656 heads toward the diesel service area after delivering a train to the yard in Los Angeles.

SP 4-8-8-2 4187 leads a westbound freight past the Caboose Cafe, in Los Angeles California, on August 2nd 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Arriving at Los Angeles Union Station, appropriately enough on Track 11, is Amtrak train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight. On this trip, Amtrak had difficulty producing two locomotives f... (more)

Arriving at Los Angeles Union Station, appropriately enough on Track 11, is Amtrak train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight. On this trip, Amtrak had difficulty producing two locomotives f... (more)

Train 11, on Track 11, on March 11 Arriving at Los Angeles Union Station 1 hour 12 minutes behind schedule (because it arrived in San Luis Obispo 1 hour and 5 minutes late) is Amtrak tra... (more)