A passenger train on the Pacific Harbor Line!

As a terminal railroad, the Pacific Harbor Line isn’t normally thought of as an operator of passenger trains. So it was quite a s... (more)

The Yang Ming Switcher uses the West Basin Lead for headroom while switching cars at the West Basin Container Terminal with a single six axle genset for power. The 6 axle gensets typically were as... (more)

The Interchange Switcher takes a transfer run from BNSF's Watson Yard to Berth 200 as they head down the street trackage on McFarland.

All ready to go south, the 1AM Interchange Switcher waits for YPUP01 to clear up on the Wilmington Lead before departing Watson with a transfer run back to Berth 200. Note the GM&O RBO car on the ... (more)

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

With only a couple hours left to work, YPUP05 comes off the Alameda Corridor at CP-West Thenard with a single four axle unit leading a long train of stacks for Global Gateway South. This was the f... (more)

Typically the Reyes Industrial Lead work is done in the evenings, but on this day the 1400 Switcher crew doing the work in the early PM. They shove onto the Industrial Lead at CP-Compton as UP IDI... (more)

The 0500 Switcher pulls towards Amerigas via the Gaffey Lead i the foreground.

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.

A BN Dock Job pulls out of CP-Ocean as they pass through construction for the new Gerald Desmond Bridge project.

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.

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

YPBN15 brings the rear portion of an outbound BNSF intermodal over Badger Bridge, where they'll clear up to allow a boat to pass. The train originated on the LAXT Loop track, once the bridge is re... (more)

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.