Vernon Diamond. The sun was setting in Vernon, California on April 12, 2022 when the Los Angeles Junction Railway was returning to the yard, crossing over the Union Pacific line at South Do... (more)

Stacks On The Extra. On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, a Los Angeles Junction Railway (LAJ) "extra" job was called in addition to the regular assignments that are operated in the morning... (more)

LAJ yard Vernon

Los Angeles Junction CF7 2619, along with all the LAJ's CF7s, has turned its last wheel in revenue service, and awaits disposition. Built by EMD as Santa Fe F3A 201C, it was rebuilt by Santa Fe's... (more)

LAJ switch job working C yard Commerce, CA with exSanta Fe CF 7

switch power LAJ facility Vernon, CA

This is a set of "Block Indicators" protecting the crossing of the Los Angeles Junction and the Union Pacific San Pedro Branch. These indicators show if the block is occupied or not. LAJ trains st... (more)

A pair of CF7s side by side with an ATSF painted genset... two things I thought I would never see or didn't even knew existed. What L.A. railfanning lacks in scenery, it makes up for in wacky stuf... (more)

Two of Los Angeles Junction's soon to be retired fleet of CF7s sun at their engine facility in Vernon. #2568 ended its life as a parts source for the other three rostered units, while #2563 is sti... (more)

F-units live! Well...almost! On a quiet and sunny Saturday morning in Los Angeles Junction Railway's Vernon, CA yard, CF7 #2563 rests alongside CF7 2568 (being cannibalized for parts), and an as... (more)

Los Angeles Junction Railway continues to use classic railroad switch lanterns in their yard in Vernon, California. Photographed on railroad property with permission and while wearing appropri... (more)

All four of the Los Angeles Junction Railway's CF7s are visible in this image: 2568 (originally Santa Fe F7A 226L, now used as a parts source for the other three), 2563 (originally ATSF F7A 228L)... (more)

Los Angeles Junction Railway # 1201 (BNSF) a MK 1500D Liquid Natural Gas locomotive makes a photo run by in Vernon, Calif. on Feb, 28, 2008. Image was produced for a story in Trains Magazine calle... (more)

The Los Angeles Junction sports some oddball crossing lights, as seen here on Eastern Avenue near 61st Street. The LAJ only serves a very small area, much of which is in the nearly purely industr... (more)

Los Angeles Junction S2 switcher #3 works a cut of cars in the railroad's yard in Vernon, California, on March 10th, 1973. This engine, painted dark blue with white "zebra stripes," was built by ... (more)