Having spent the holidays in New York with the grandkids, we missed all the precipitation that occurred in southern California (darn it … us natives love when it rains here!). But on our first full day back home, at least the snow on the San Gabriel Mountains provides a nice backdrop once again. Crossing over at CP Maple from Track 2 to Track 1, normally used for northbound traffic, is Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 572, heading south from Los Angeles to San Diego, with CDTX SC-44 2114 on the head-end. Crossing over this way is pretty unusual on this line, which relies heavily upon directional traffic on each main in order to keep trains moving. (Orange, California – January 2, 2022)
