The normally-nocturnal OWPDO "Oil Cans" head south through CP TOPANGA in Chatsworth in early morning light bound for Dolores. The lack of passenger traffic on this Sunday morning gave the Cans a s... (more)

Oilcans making a day run down the coast.

The Oil Cans take advantage of light weekend commuter schedules to make a fairly uninterrupted run from San Luis Obispo to Long Beach (passing the Burbank Wye here).

UP 6563 leads the OWPDO 30 south through Oak County Park near Moorpark, CA.

The oil cans make a daylight climb around the horseshoe curve, up the cuesta grade. Twice this year, i've been treated to former SP power bookending this classic coastline train.

The Oilcans head north across Stenner Creek trestle.

With former Southern Pacific power bracketing, the oilcans climb the Cuesta Grade. UP 6310 is former SP 264 and 6319, SP 273.

The last cans of the year make a surprise daylight appearance in San Luis.

The Dolores bound loaded oil train is passing CP Lockheed and the Bob Hope Airport station shortly after sunrise

UP 6686 and 4 other engines lead the OWPDO south at MP 373 after receiving a patch crew in Santa Barbara.

UP 6686 and 4 other engines lead the OWPDO south at Emma Wood State Beach with little light to spare.

After a heavy rain the coast's primer frieght train "the oilcans" appears almost as they did before the elements rusted them brown. The Espee maybe be gone, but Southern Pacific can still be seen ... (more)

After completing the journey over the treacherous Cuesta Pass from San Ardo to San Luis Obispo, Union Pacific 8359 and the loaded oil cans stop to take a break before getting a new crew and headin... (more)

The "Oil Cans" normally run with nothing but ACes these days, but over the past week or so, So Cal railfans have not only been treated to a the addition of an ex SP AC4400CW, but a couple daylight... (more)

SP lives on the Coastline