May 2012 - last updates

Kaiser Yard Fontana

LOH32 Ontario Local (railfan nickname “The Sunkist”) Mon-Fri
(On duty 0600. Normally uses two gensets. Yards the inbound LOQ32 at Kaiser, and then builds a “city work” train at Kaiser Yard before proceeding west to the Coast Grain facility just west of the yard – the old Vina Vista. MWTh and as needed, crew continues to North Ontario to service two customers on the Sunkist Lead: Grove Lumber and Partners Alliance, who occasionally gets reefers for loading. Normally arrives at North Ontario between 1100 and 1300 but varies due to actual arrival at Kaiser of the LOQ32 train. Upon completion of work returns to Kaiser Yard with pull cars.)

LOH42 Guasti Local Sun-Thu
(On duty 1000. Normally uses three gensets. Crew builds their “city work” train at Kaiser Yard then proceeds west to service customers on the Johnson Wax and K-Mart leads. Then takes loads to Biagi Brothers the beer distributor at Guasti. The Guasti move usually occurs after 1400. Upon completion of work returns to Kaiser Yard with pull cars.)

LOH43 Declezville Local Mon-Fri
(On duty 1400. Normally uses two gensets. Crew builds their “city work” train at Kaiser Yard and then proceeds east to Declezville in South Fontana to service customers there. On TuTh this job also services the industries on the south side of the main track at Kaiser Yard. Customers include plastics plants, pipe manufacturers, and grain.)

LOH45 California Steel & Hauler Job Mon-Fri
(On duty 1830. Normally has road power. Crew builds their “city work” train at Kaiser Yard then proceeds up the Kaiser Lead to industries at the old Kaiser Steel plant including California Steel Industries. Upon completion of customer work and return to Kaiser Yard this job builds the outbound train and hauls it to the West Colton receiving yard, usually about 0100. After yarding their train, the power is taken to the departure yard to be available for the LOQ32 in the morning.)

LOH41 (NO MORE)

West Colton

LOQ32 Kaiser Hauler (Inbound) Mon-Fri
LOQ32S (On duty 0600. Crew comes on duty at Kaiser and van to West Colton. Train departs east, around the balloon track at Pepper Street, proceeds west to Kaiser Yard. Scheduled West Colton departure is 0900. Usually will use the last LOH45’s power. An extra hauler is called on Sundays using train symbol LOQ32S.)

San Diego

SY801 (NO MORE)

Other Call Time Changes

LOB45 1930
LOQ25 2130