The last GP40-2 on the UP roster still in SP colors, although patched and tagged, begins its run south after working Grain Craft.

The last GP40-2 on the UP roster still in SP colors, although patched and tagged, begins its run south after working Grain Craft with LA City Hall in the background.

A horribly tagged GP60 leads the El Segundo local towards Phillips 66 as they head through South LA on the Torrance Industrial.

LOW20 returns east through South LA on their way back to 4th Street as they run alongside the I-105 freeway.

The El Segundo Local (looking a bit like a nursery school finger painting project gone wrong) comes around the curve onto the Torrance Industrial Lead to work Conoco Philips. Trailing unit is the ... (more)

The Robertson Ready Mix Rock Train has just emptied its load in Gardena and is now heading back towards the desert through Central Los Angeles. What can't be seen is that it is making a rare meet ... (more)

The empty Rock Train meets the LOW20 El Segundo Local at Centralia, as they head back to Cabazon to reload. The last roman lettered SP geep on the UP roster is 2nd out on the LOW20, but unfortunat... (more)

Just after sunrise, the westbound Sunset Limited has arrived on time at Los Angeles.

Rolling through the western end of Union Pacific’s East Yard is SD45 44. This locomotive was constructed as UP 3644 by EMD in March 1968. (Los Angeles, California – September 1, 1981)

Amtrak train 1, the westbound Sunset Limited, is due into Los Angeles Union Station at 8:30 am, but the train arrived much earlier as it was already in the station shortly after 7:00 am. B... (more)

Most of Metrolink's remaining fleet of F59PHs, F59PHIs, F59PHRs, leased F59PHs, and one F40PH (buried) await their fait in Keller Yard. If any of you are really good at locomotive spotting, see if... (more)

Union Pacific's ZMQLC pulls east for clearance as it yards its train at LATC, while on track over, YLZ14, the 7AM Switch, also pulls east for clearance as it begins to build what will be a rare 2Z... (more)

Sprinkled in the mix of Metrolink F59PH and PHIs on the Keller Yard deadline are a trio of former GO Transit F59PH units, including one in Michigan commuter colors.

Over 30 F59 variants await their fate at Keller Yard just east of LA Union Station.

All of Metrolinks F59PHs, F59PHRs, F59PHIs, and one F40PH are reported to now be retired. Most of them are in Keller Yard in downtown LA (along with the three leased LTEX F59PHs). Went today to ge... (more)