Saturday, May 23, 2015

YLA51 Call Time Change

The YLA51 has returned to a 0630 call time at Spence Street.

YWC86 - Still runnin

The YWC86 was cut from the most recent book when a very reliable source said the job was being abolished in a couple months. Well, that never happened, so I'm putting it here. It may still be abolished soon, but for now, here it is.

YWC86                    Old Colton Job                                                                                                               Mon-Fri (maybe Sun)

(On duty 0700 –on the move about an hour later. Vans to where power was left, which can be Griffith Wheel, Old Colton, or Riverside Avenue. Old schedule was MWF switched ConAgra at Ice Deck and TuTh swtiched Old Colton, but there seems to be some flexibility here. Switches the transload facility at Griffin Wheel any day they have work, running past the wig-wag and street running on 9th Street about 0930. Can stuff or pull windmill cars off the stub of the old Riverside Lead at the Santa Ana River. Drops pulls, if they have any, at CP Sierra. Leaves power at Riverside Avenue for YWC80.)

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Santa Fe Los Angeles Freight Station

First correction of the new book. The Los Angeles Santa Fe freight station is only half there. The building on the east side of Santa Fe Avenue has been razed and replaced with new apartments. The building on the west side of Santa Fe Avenue remains and is now the Southern California Institure of Architecture - SCI-Arc.

Monday, March 3, 2014

MARCH 2014 UPDATE

LOF42 Saugus Local Mon-Fri (On duty 0630. Uses same power as LOF49. Starts by assembling their train in Gemco Yard. Usually departs about 0730 after Metrolink 101 passes CP Woodman...

MWCRV – Roseville (leaves about 1500)

MWCRVB- Roseville (leaves about 2300)

MFRWC West Colton Hauler Sun, Wed, Fri (On duty 2300. Hauls manifest freight to West Colton.)

LRQ81 Santa Margarita Turn Mon, Wed, Sat (On duty 1500 but can go on duty as early as 1200. Can run as far south as Santa Margarita, but on Mon only runs to Soledad and on Wed usually only runs as far south as San Lucas. This is subject to what deliveries and pickups they have. On days they run later, they will follow Amtrak 11 out.)

LRQ40 Hollister Local Sun-Fri

Santa Maria Valley generally runs in the afternoon on Mon, Wed, Thu, and in the morning on Tue, Fri.

BP Carson Refinery Ops are now Tesoro Carson Refinery (Tesoro now owns Amaco).



Sunday, February 16, 2014

FEBRUAY UPDATES

Here are some new updates --



Union Pacific

YLA51 East Industry Job Mon-Fri

On duty 0759. Typical power is two units off the “Useless Lead.” These can be two Gensets or a Genset and a Geep. Cargill  is closing in May and moving operations to Fullerton. DK Environmental is another customer.


LOH42  Kaiser Turn aka Guasti Local  Sun-Thu

On duty 1600.


San Joaquin Valley

LS707J Fresno Interurban Job Wed, Fri
On duty after dark.


Pacific Imperial 

Pacific Imperial sadly was a scam and the railroad remains moribund. There is no information on when or if any other operator may step in.

DK Environmental – Vernon TM9 Trackmobile

               
At Bandini and Downey, switches all interplant needs. Generally not visible from street.

Knott's Berry Farm

Consolidations were misrepresented as Mikados.

Faux Stations

Samy's Camera on Sepulveda in Culver City is a model of LAUPT

Violet Spur should have been called Violet Alley.

The wig wag at 49th Street in Vernon is still in place.



Saturday, September 21, 2013

AMTRAK 8TH STREET YARD, UP KAISER, and SJVR CHANGES

The following have been changed since publication --



 

YL120                     1 AM Yard Job                                                                                                   Thu-Mon
(On duty 0100 – 0900. (Prepares the outbound Surfliners for that day and any other last-minute work for the morning.  Might be used to retrieve #1.)

YL230                     6 AM Yard Job                                                                                                   Sun-Thu
(On duty 0600 – 1400. Does any last minute switching, brings 761 or 1761 to the depot. Brings 566 to the depot and vans back. With the Schedule Change to #1 this job generally just vans back to LAUPT and works the yard or prepares #2 or #4 )

YL240                     3 PM Yard Job                                                                                                    Thu-Mon                            
(On duty 1459 – 2259. Generally completes switching the SW Chief, brings it to the platform, then retrieves 583and brings it back to the yard for any switching and servicing. Vans to LAUPT and retrieves 579.)


LOH42            Kaiser Turn aka Guasti Local                                                                        Sun-Thu
(On duty time has changed to 1600.)


LS707J   Fresno Interurban Job                                                                                                   Wed, Fri
(On duty time has changed to after dark.)

KNOTT'S BERRY FARM

The two Mikados mentioned in the book are in fact C-19 Consolidations.