The 748 job crosses Torrance Blvd. just after a cloud clears up with a train bound for two South Bay Refineries.
San Jacinto branch baretables head west along the San Bernardino Sub through Colton. Just down the line at Highgrove the train will enter the branch for its slow climb up the Box Springs grade.
The Pasadena Local heads past the long abandoned Azusa station. This is a Monday through Friday train that runs from Kaiser Yard in Fontana to the Miller Brewery in Irwindale. It is the last regul... (more)
Two locomotives easily handle the mile-long string of baretables. The crew on board tries to get a good luck at my friend and I standing in the deep snow taking pictures.
The daily high priority merchandise train from Grand Forks, ND clears some snow as it continues east for Galesburg, IL.
Westbound local, the "A&C Turn", rounds Peoria Curve enroute to Phoenix. Consist: BNSFs 121, 2430, 108. My Peavine webpage: http://www.aeromoe.com/Peavine.html