Generations Collide. On a warm morning in Los Angeles, a pair of newly delivered SC-44 "Charger" locomotives sit on the turntable's whisker tracks as they wait for their chance t... (more)

Along the River: Amtrak train 580 rolls along the LA river on its way south to San Diego. In the background, the new 6th Street Bridge is under construction.

Amtrak CF7 594 (ex Santa Fe 2584 originally F7A 277C) near Los Angeles Union Station on August 01, 1992. In 1984 Amtrak acquired 25 ex-Santa Fe CF7s.

A scene that will soon fade into the pages of history unfolds on this warm, Independence Day as a venerable Metrolink F59 prepares to shove its train to the commuter railroad's Central Maintenance... (more)

Move Over, The New Kid's In Town. Having just turned 20-years-old only a few months prior, AMTK 457 still looks sharp as it catches the last rays of sunlight during golden hour at Redondo J... (more)

Weekend on the River: A weekend 91 Line train runs along the Los Angeles River bound for Riverside. The F59s are slowly but surely becoming harder to see as more F125 locomotives enter serv... (more)

Southwest Chief in the Concrete Jungle: After arriving in Los Angeles, the train set for the Southwest Chief returns to Amtrak's 8th Street yard to be cleaned and prepared for the train's e... (more)

F125 Along the River: With the new 6th street bridge under construction in the background, Metrolink train 665 heads for Los Angeles Union Station with F125 number 909 powering the set.

Over the Flyover: A set of locomotives crosses the LA River having just dropped off a set of empty intermodal cars.

Flying over La La Land: A Pacific Surfliner bound for Los Angeles crosses over the LA River on the Redando Flyover. This train is running significantly late, having just been cleared after ... (more)

Matched Set along the LA River: A matched Pacific Surfliner set rolls along the LA River as it nears Los Angeles Union Station. This train is bound for San Luis Obispo.

The Sun Sets On Three Generations of Power. As Amtrak 785 drops downgrade off the Redondo Flyover with an endangered F59PHi on the rear, a freshly washed AMTK 507 and Santa Fe 3751's tende... (more)

Four Santa Fe EMD GP50's 3846, 3829, 3823, and merger painted 3828 plus SD45R 5376 at ATSF's Los Angeles Hobart yard.

AMTK 11, a P42DC veteran, takes a short spin before being lined for one of the Redondo turntable's "whisker" tracks during its layover in Los Angeles between trips.