One last post to share of the chase of the Torrance Local on March 18, 2022. Here was see the local leaving Torrance, California with some empty centerbeams pulled from Crenshaw Lumber and an empt... (more)
The chase of the UP LOW10 Torrance included a lucky break when we saw that they had a boxcar for USG, which is at the end of the line at the site of the old PE shops. This meant that they would be... (more)
The Torrance Local switches Crenshaw Lumber located on the stub end of the tiny segment of the Pacific Electric's Redondo via Gardena Line that still exists. The old railroad location here was Mon... (more)
The Torrance Local shoves down the Redondo via Gardena Line towards Western Avenue. Crenshaw Lumber is located on the stub end of the tiny segment of the Pacific Electric's Redondo via Gardena Lin... (more)
Back in 1976 one could still enjoy the wide variety of motive power that Union Pacific operated. An example is UP 1400, the 10 SDP35 passenger locomotive UP acquired beginning in September 1965. T... (more)
Union Pacific train LOA32 (the "Marlboro") heads east down Santa Ana Street in Anaheim, approaching the Anaheim Boulevard intersection. This was the location, on the right, of the South... (more)
Union Pacific train LOA32 (the "Marlboro") runs down Olive Street in downtown Anaheim as it makes its way to the city of Santa Ana. A pair of UP Geeps, GP40-2 1400 (ex-Cotton Belt 7645)... (more)
Passing through the intersection of Santa Ana and Lemon Streets in downtown Anaheim is a Union Pacific train, LOA32 (the "Marlboro") headed to the city of Santa Ana. UP GP40-2 1400 (ex-... (more)
A Union Pacific GP40-2 and GP60 wait out the evening in Oxnard Yard. This set is used to power the early morning Oxnard Local the serves the area's industrial base.
One of the things that made the Union Pacific interesting in the 1960s and 70s was the diversity of locomotive types. At one time, UP management encouraged experimentation in new locomotive techno... (more)
