The BNSF YWAT2041 Relief Job climbs Monoco Hill in Lawndale, California, on May 5, 2024. The train has run up from Watson Yard in Wilmington, made some drops and pulls at El Segundo, and performed... (more)
A BNSF local job heads past a puddle from the heavy rains on its run from El Segundo to Wilmington. The lead unit is an ultra-rare GP40X (now with its turbo pinned, it's classed a GP25).
The Watson to El Segundo local returns towards Watson, passing over Artesia Blvd in Lawndale. I removed a wire that made this shot impossible in film days. While I was at it, I removed some taggin... (more)
The BNSF YWAT2041 is seen from the Redondo Beach Metro station. The insane amount of wires are contributions of both Metro catenary and a number of high-tension power lines.
Technically there is probably one wheel of one car actually in Manhattan Beach, while the rest of the train is in Hawthorne, but Manhattan Beach is cooler. This is the weekend Relief Job that runs... (more)
The BNSF YWAT2041 Relief Job subs for the First Watson job on weekends and is seen here on Saturday, December 2, 2023, climbing Monoco Hill in Lawndale, returning from Chevron in El Segundo, passi... (more)