What would prove to be a monster-sized 110 car Guadalupe Turn builds at Gemco Yard with five elderly SD60Ms as power.

The Day Bud, a former SP job, is running with two ex SP engines on this day, including an L-shaped windshield GP38-2, seen her backing to a hook with a cut of BO auto racks.

UP's "Day Bud" LOF41 local works Gemco Yard and Amtrak 761 departs Van Nuys station as Old Glory observes the scene.

A longterm Amtrak clerk waits at the exact spot she knows the this Surfliner will stop at - so that she is aligned with the baggage door.

After an unusually long day that included leaving its pulls on the yard lead it usually uses to get to Budweiser, the Day Bud pulls light back into the yard to clear way for the Leesdale Local, LO... (more)

The Day Bud finishes up their shift drilling cars at the west end of UP's Gemco Yard. Their power is a pair of ex-SP/SSW GP40-2s, as evidenced by the remnants of the SP style light "package&q... (more)

An auto repo heading to Mexico waits at the platform while its conductor walks the train after having setting off a high and wide detector and then gone into emergency (at all of 5MPH, if). A fath... (more)

An officer's special from Houston to Oakland heads through Van Nuys at high speed as my one-time-railfan son watches it pass.

The Guadalupe Turn builds a rather long train all the way back at Gemco Yard. Tonight's train includes a GEEP for either Oxnard or Guadalupe to replace their switcher.

The "Day Bud" builds the evening LOF67 "Guadalupe Hauler" at Gemco Yard on a sunny afternoon behind a fresh Helm geep.

A ragged looking consist of SD60Ms (weren't these things just brand new?) builds its train at Gemco in preparation for a run up the coast to Oxnard and Guadalupe. Unfortunately for the crew (and s... (more)

The LOF67 "Guadalupe Hauler" pulls out their first cut of three from Gemco Yard as they prepare to depart Van Nuys behind three SD60Ms.

As SCAX 116-23 departs Van Nuys station, LOF67 23 (Gemco-Guadalupe road local) prepares to occupy Main 1 as they ready the train for it's departure from Gemco Yard. Power for today's LOF67 is an i... (more)

The Guad has two SD60Ms (the lead one a triclops) and a GP40-2 for power this day as it builds its Labor Day 2013 train in prep for the beautiful run up the Coast Line.

A northbound Pacific Surfliner races past a northbound Guadalupe Turn (LOF67) as the freight waits its chance to head out. Unfortunately, Metrolink dispatchers would hold this freight for too long... (more)