The crew of the Zearing Local is now facing the nemesis of railroading in the winter: a frozen switch. They are now attempting to de-ice the switch using a combination of brute force and heat.
After creating Ladd's only rush hour by blocking the crossing for a good 20 minutes pushing cars into the siding, NKC 3 has now finally pulled forward with a lot less cars than it previsouly had(2... (more)
A local, headed by Santa Fe CF7 2517 (ex-F7A 315L), crosses Lemon Avenue as it heads east out of Fullerton, California, to service industries in the Tustin and Irvine area on December 19. 1974.
Santa Fe CF7 2507 (ex-F7A 313L) works a weed spraying train at Prado Dam, just west of Corona, California, on February 17, 1979. The train is headed east, with the power on the rear.