A Conrail freight train led by a long-hood front U23B (so it's facing forward believe it or not, these units were known as "Long Snauters") passes through Princeton Junction on April Fool's Day 19... (more)

On March 28, 1978, 16-year-old me took the train from Oradell to Hoboken, the PATH to Exchange Place, the PATH to Newark, and the old CNJ from Newark to Bound Brook one Spring Break morning. Unfor... (more)

Still can't believe I only rode this line once. Thought I'd get more chances but it didn't last that long after this visit. This was the Conrail Bayonne Scoot, inherited from the Jersey Central an... (more)

The First Watson has been running some long trains of loaded propane as the winter cold sets in. Here the train crests Monoco Hill, working a bit harder than usual.

Domestic stacks come round the curve in the Alhambra Trench, passing the abandoned spur to the LA DWP, and led by a ratty looking SD70M. The third unit was a CSX Dash 8.

Marine stacks come around the curve that leads out of LATC Yard near downtown LA. Plan had been if LA got the Olympics to turn this into the Olympic Village. For now the railroad survives.

The Day Bud makes a grand shove down the long yard lead that goes all the way to the Budweiser plant behind the distant freeway page.

Was doing a bit of Port railfanning late Sunday but only got one train. Still it was a nice hand, trip aces with an AC4400CW kicker in storm light. Fairly certain that this was a PHL Dock Job.

The first weekend train from Oceanside tears through Commerce on its way into Los Angeles.

An amazingly clean (for Los Angeles) GP40-2/GP38-2 combo works as the day's Day Bud running down the yard lead to the Budweiser plant, where it will switch for a few hours.

The Chatsworth turn arrives at Van Nuys behind a rebuilt F59PH that has yet to (and may never) receive the full Metrolink decal treatment.

A badly tagged SD70M is in charge of the day's Guadalupe Turn, which included a great deal more power than usual. The train was trying to get out of Gemco early, but would wind up sitting in the y... (more)

An inbound from Moorpark shoves out of Van Nuys with a "California" style F59PHI supplying the power.

A Burbank Airport turn heads into Downtown Burbank with the Glendale Skyline and Golden State Freeway behind it. The power is a leased ex-Go unit, which apparently just had its lease renewed.

A visiting LATX hostler takes the power off of the morning's Long Beach Hauler for a spin on the Wilmington Wye and then up to Dolores for servicing.