Due to having one helper unit and one road unit quit at Cuesta Grade in San Luis Obispo County, the Cans are late on this Memorial Day. The cans were doubled down from Santa Margarita to San Luis ... (more)
Dawn breaks on the Ventura Coast. The Oil Cans which usually run from Wunpost to los Angeles during the overnight hours is just getting to Ventura. It will be slow going for the crew, as now they ... (more)
With its time along the Pacific Ocean complete, UP 7402 leads this edition of the southbound Oil Cans further inland as it passes between Oxnard and Camarillo along field after field of crops.
Crossing the 115-year-old, ex-Southern Pacific bridge that still spans the banks of the Salinas River for the Union Pacific Railroad, UP 2617 leads a late afternoon edition of the coast line's fam... (more)
Catching the last rays of light on this cool March evening, UP 2617 leads the southbound oil cans toward Paso Robles on their way to Santa Margarita for a date with the San Luis Obispo-based helpe... (more)