Following the demise of the Bayonne to Cranford Scoot, NJDOT found itself with some excess RDC cars at the very same time that it was short of power and trainsets on its former Erie diesel lines. ... (more)

The First Watson crests Monoco Hill on a beautiful Southern California end of winter day.

The Torrance Local passes over the street running in downtown Gardena. Although much of the power is cut off, this train had an unusual seven units. Maybe the 'extra' paint required additional pow... (more)

The Torrance Local shoves towards the lumber yard at the end of the Moneto Spur, passing the ancient PE wigwag at Denker. The crew, who were not regulars, were surprised by the old crossing signal... (more)

An outbound train to Santa Monica nears its final destination as it passes the one-time location of locally famous Santa Monica Seafood.

Signal work in South Gate has left the Patata Industrial Lead without working crossing gates. Each crossing had four men (two for each direction) with stop signs to hold up traffic as the Pataa Lo... (more)

Power from a Global 4 Extra passes through West Thernard on its way back to Dolores for servicing.

A BNSF shuttle job clears the permanent approach semaphore at Rolling Junction with a warbonnet Dash 9 taking up the rear.

An ethanol train with a rare (for these parts at least) warbonnet Dash 9 second in the consist arrived in great light this past Sunday afternoon much to the delight of local railfans. While shooti... (more)

The Patata Local shoves away from the stop sign at Otis Road.

The South Industries Switcher awaits its crew on the old Union Pacific San Pedro Sub along Downey Road with some old UP target signals in the background and Hobart Tower behind that.

The Union Pacific's Patata Local smokes up its gensets as it pulls across Otis to clear a switch.

The Union Pacific's Patata Local crosses Atlantic Blvd and nears the interlocking and diamond with the San Pedro Sub while workers flag the train across due to signal work and a local man waves (n... (more)

The South Industries Switcher awaits its crew on the old Union Pacific San Pedro Sub along Downey Road in beautiful light (highlighting the local thug's defacing of railroad property).

The El Segundo Local passes the Catalina Pacific cement plant on its way to drop a long cut of cars at Chevron. The power today was an unusually long six gensets. Maybe the extra paint requires mo... (more)