Rounding the bend in the Redondo Flyover, Amtrak 1588 departs Los Angeles for another trip south to San Diego.

As a brush fire burns steadily over in El Sereno, it's just another day downtown for the thousands of commuters in Los Angeles as many begin to make their way to the iconic hub that is Los Angeles... (more)

Banking to the east, Metrolink 754 crests the top of the Redondo Flyover as it leaves Los Angeles in the "golden hour" evening light.

AMTK 42, Amtrak's sole Veterans-painted P42, is framed in the window and doorway for the Redondo turntable's operating house on a warm afternoon in downtown Los Angeles.

An uncommon sight takes place on this quiet, Southern California evening as BNSF 5469 rests at the bumper of Track 5 of Los Angeles Union Station. Leased by Metrolink while their cabcar's pilots w... (more)

Catching the last rays of sunlight at Redondo Junction, AMTK 509 rests at the iconic turntable here between trips as a pair of units part of the latest series of locomotive technology - the SC-44 ... (more)

BNSF DPU's locomotives with double stack begins trip from Long Beach, starting route through the ACTA Alameda Corridor (owned by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority).

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner motive power mainstay, the F59PHIs, are preparing to be phased out in favor of new Siemens Charger locomotives. Opportunities like this will become less common and then ... (more)

A New Generation of Locomotive Technology to Call Redondo Home. As the sun inches closer to the horizon to bring another day in Los Angeles to an end, a pair of Amtrak California-painted SC... (more)

With Chief Mechanical Officer Bob Kittel firing on this gloomy morning, Santa Fe 3751 sends a pillar of steam skyward as it slowly eases off the original ATSF turntable at Redondo Junction. The 90... (more)

The first two Siemens SC-44 "Charger" locomotives to arrive in Los Angeles for service on the Pacific Surfliner's bask in the morning light at Redondo Junction as they pose next to an Amtrak veter... (more)

The single level Pacific Surfliner set had one of the patriotic veterans cabbage cars (former F40PH). It's twin is the 90221, based out of Chicago.

Beautiful mural, by artists May Sun and Paul Diez, at the east entrance to Los Angeles Union Station - LAUS, principal railway station owned by LAMTA - Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Auth... (more)

Looking quite clean as it gets worked up for another Pacific Surfliner run at the Los Angeles service and inspection area.

UP tank train (I do not know what is the load that transports) emerges from the underground section of ACTA Alameda Corridor - 10 miles Mid Corridor trench section, view from Artesia Blvd, city of... (more)