BNSF's 1st Trick Watson Job lead by two ex-Santa Fe GP60Ms pulls a cut of 20 loads from Chevron in El Segundo up Monaco Hill on what is left of the BNSF Harbor Sub. The BNSF Harbor Sub is now two... (more)

A brand spanking new, fourth generation LRV for the LA Metro, sits in the Lawndale facility awaiting testing.

The Saturday relief job climbs Monoco Hill in Lawndale, CA on its way from the Chevron facility in El Segundo to the Exxon Mobil facility in Torrance. Moments before to packs of pre-teen boys pass... (more)

The weekend Watson Relief Job heads back from Chevron in El Segundo, passing through the park like area in Lawndale.

The weekend relief job climbs Monoco Hill behind a pair of blue-bonnet GP60s.

The BNSF first trick job heads back light (pulling just an idler car) from making a drop off at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo. It is seen here passing over Monaco Hill, a unique area that is ... (more)

another view of the worst accident on Santa Fe's then Harbor District which runs from near downtown Los Angeles, CA to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles happened when juveniles lined a switc... (more)

westbound Barstow to Watson yard (LA Harbor) train HBAWT climbing Monaco Hill in Lawndale, CA

Probably the worst accident to happen on Santa Fe's Harbor District occured on November 11, 1973 when a switch into an industry was lined by vandals diverting the Wilmington Turn into the spur whe... (more)

Santa Fe Barstow to Watson yard "Wilmington Turn" climbing Monoco Hill at MP 17 in Lawndale, CA

Today's First Trick Job out of Watson is behind a pair of GP60s. Seems like yesterday that the Santa Fe bought these units for their hotshot trains. The name Monaco (Mon-nak-oh) was apparently giv... (more)

The weekend first trick job passes over Monaco Hill on its way from switching Chevron at El Segundo to switching Alcoa Yard in Torrance behind a Morrison Knudson rebuilt "GP39M." This little secti... (more)

The "711" or "First Trick Job" heads south, climbing Monaco Hill behind a pair of brand spanking new Gensets. In the last few years this run has switched from Topeka cabbed GP7us to a mix of GP30u... (more)

westbound Santa Fe extra Harbor K Line stack train SKCLB passing through Lawndale, CA

BNSF's Harbor Sub can be a tough line to shoot, but Monaco Hill in Lawndale includes this lanscaped area along Condon Avenue. I saw this train in Manhattan Beach and raced ahead of it, only to wai... (more)