With its 1,995-mile trip to Los Angeles complete, the westbound Sunset Limited train set passes through the San Diego Junction crossovers as it leaves Mission Tower behind for its trip to the yard... (more)

Finishing the final few miles of its trip from San Diego, Amtrak 565, headed but the veterans painted cabbage this morning, rolls past Metrolink's Keller Yard and the rows of F125's parked here st... (more)

With her preparations complete, Santa Fe 3751 backs off the Redondo turntable as it prepares to join a pair of leased, BNSF AC4400's for the short jog from 8th Street to Union Station. From there,... (more)

Running over three hours behind schedule, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief rolls the final miles into downtown Los Angeles as it parallels the city's namesake river while passing Metrolink's Kel... (more)

On May 28, 2017...smoke rose near downtown Los Angeles as massive flames gutted a historic structure - the Redondo Junction interlocking tower. Built in 1906, the tower oversaw the passage of hund... (more)

On a hazy morning in downtown Los Angeles, a splash of orange arrives into Union Station in the form of the BNSF 5628 on the point of Metrolink 106.

It's been more than a year since the first EMD F125 arrived on Metrolink's property...and yet, the commuter rail agency continues to struggle in bringing the new units online. In the meantime, the... (more)

Nearly 40 years since it was built, the shell of the ex-F40 that is the AMTK 90278 still looks sharp as it brings up the rear of this morning's Amtrak 568. In the background, a group of Metrolink'... (more)

The scene depicts steam crews flagging the rails and halting vehicle traffic for 3751 as it prepares to be tucked into the roundhouse for the night, or so it seems. It's all believable until the A... (more)

Metrolink 354 departs Los Angeles with a San Bernardino-bound commuter train.

The El Segundo Switcher begins their day of work at 4th Street Yard as Amtrak 763 nears Union Station across the LA River. Surprisingly, 2734 has not met the same fate as most of its sister units ... (more)

The San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society held a very unusual event on the evening of July 15, 2017. After the locomotive was displayed all day at the Union Station Summer Train Fest, she was... (more)

If I told you I spent Saturday night with strobe lights, steam effects, and a turntable you probably wouldn't be thinking of the Amtrak yard in Los Angeles. This shot of 3751 was taken during Ste... (more)

ATSF 3751 sits on the once Santa Fe Redondo Turntable in Amtrak's 8th Street Yard as part of Steve Crise's night photo shoot, organized by the San Bernardino Rail Historical Society. Models and an... (more)

ATSF 3751 runs from its home at the Redondo Roundhouse up to Los Angeles Union Station for what could well be its last time out on the iron for the next two years. She is still a perfect looking l... (more)