A nice mix of power on the First Watson here on January 20, 2025, with a GP60M, a GP40X, and a GP60 pulling a long string of cars from Chevron up and over Monoco Hill. This section of the the form... (more)
On December 6, 20204, BNSF's First Watson tackles the steep grade of Monoco Hill in Lawndale, California, with an consist of 30 tank cars and a single buffer car. Leading the charge are a pair of ... (more)
BNSF Y-WAT1041 748 Relief Job climbs Monoco Hill in Lawndale California on its way east from El Segundo.
The BNSF YWAT2041 Relief Job climbs Monoco Hill in Lawndale, California, on May 5, 2024. The train has run up from Watson Yard in Wilmington, made some drops and pulls at El Segundo, and performed... (more)
A BNSF local job heads past a puddle from the heavy rains on its run from El Segundo to Wilmington. The lead unit is an ultra-rare GP40X (now with its turbo pinned, it's classed a GP25).
The Watson to El Segundo local returns towards Watson, passing over Artesia Blvd in Lawndale. I removed a wire that made this shot impossible in film days. While I was at it, I removed some taggin... (more)
Trailing, dead in transit on the rear, Central Railroad of Indiana RP20BD 2002 heads up the Harbor Line on its way to the Chevron Refinery in El Segundo where it will become one of two new B&W pla... (more)
The BNSF YWAT2041 Relief Job subs for the First Watson job on weekends and is seen here on Saturday, December 2, 2023, climbing Monoco Hill in Lawndale, returning from Chevron in El Segundo, passi... (more)
Yesterday (03/17/2023)'s BNSF First Watson has finished its work at the El Segundo refinery, and had lunch, and is now on its way back to Torrance, where it will do more customer switching before ... (more)
The 741 job heads into Lawndale with a pair of GP60s as they pass remnants of heavy rainfall from the prior day.
Y-WAT1041 heads through Lawndale with a pair of new GP60M-3s and a single open hopper spacer.
A 3 unit 1st Watson heads into Lawndale on a nice early fall afternoon.
A late Y-WAT104 exits Lawndale with a long train for Chevron.
The 741 job heads through Lawndale with a train of refining products for points east.
A couple GP60s lead the 741 job uphill out of El Segundo.
