SP 4-10-2 number 5018 is seen at Los Angeles California on August 1st 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

An afternoon southbound Surfliner shortly after departing LA Union Station, as seen from the 1st Street Bridge.

A Southern Pacific freight heads west (which in this case is north, but on the SP anything heading toward San Francisco is westbound), passing the carrier’s Taylor Yard, its main yard in Los Ang... (more)

Angels Flight, a downtown Los Angeles landmark, is an historic 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge funicular railway in the city's Bunker Hill district. It operates two funicular cars, named "Oli... (more)

After a five-year hiatus, Metrolink (in partnership with Orange County Transit Agency) is operating Angels Express trains for the Angels baseball 2024 season. These special trains operate ... (more)

On Cinco de Mayo, Union Pacific railroad local LOW10-06, with UP GP40-2 1442 (ex-SSW 7279), GP60 1150 (ex-UP 1903, ex-UP 5703, née-SP 9600), GP40P-2 1373 (ex-SP 7601, née-SP 3198) and SD7... (more)

Angels Flight, a downtown Los Angeles landmark, is an historic 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge funicular railway in the city's Bunker Hill district. It operates two funicular cars, named "Oli... (more)

Formed in 1998 as a successor to the old Harbor Belt Line, the Pacific Harbor Line is a Class III railroad that serves the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest harbors in the Western h... (more)

An Amtrak San Diegan set sits in Los Angeles Union Station awaiting its next run (I assume south, as the one going to Santa Barbara was on another track). F40PH #229 was built in May of 1975 and w... (more)

Two classes of General Electric passenger power head the Southwest Chief and the Sunset Limited at Los Angeles Union Terminal on December 28, 1994.

As the British Columbia display train nears its destination, Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, BC 4-6-4 2860 has not gotten onto Union Pacific's Los Angeles Sub, on which Southern Pacific has ... (more)

Fairbanks Morse Erie-built 6000hp A-B-A passenger locomotive No. 90 was at the LA Union Passenger Terminal on August 9, 1954, Built in January 1947, "Notable Ninety" was notable onl... (more)

Several patched diesels sit in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway’s Watson Yard, in Los Angeles’ Wilmington neighborhood. BNSF SD40-2 7847 was built in July 1978 (27 years earlier) as Color... (more)

There is a lot going on here, so stay with me: For four days in late December (the 26th through the 29th), Metrolink had their entire commuter train system shut down. Much of this was because Lo... (more)

Union Pacific train 717, the Los Angeles Challenger, is seen in Los Angeles at Pasadena Junction in 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.