One-Four-One
The May 27, 2014 version of the Pasadena Local. Pictured here shoving a carload of the "good stuff" up the MWD spur in La Verne, California. At the end of this short spur is the Metropolitan Water District Weymouth Water Treatment Facility. Many years ago, Santa Fe used to deliver carloads of salt from Saltus to the plant for the treatment of the water. These days it is just a tank car load of stuff you don't want to inhale the fumes of. The rail from the derail back into the plant is small to say the least, not even 90lb. The same pair of GP60M's, 141/147, are in charge of the local as last week, but todays train was 22 cars into Pomona. As you can tell, the sun is shining today, no thick marine layer as was the case last week, but the haze, like the "force" is with us.
One-Four-One
The May 27, 2014 version of the Pasadena Local. Pictured here shoving a carload of the "good stuff" up the MWD spur in La Verne, California. At the end of this short spur is the Metropolitan Water District Weymouth Water Treatment Facility. Many years ago, Santa Fe used to deliver carloads of salt from Saltus to the plant for the treatment of the water. These days it is just a tank car load of stuff you don't want to inhale the fumes of. The rail from the derail back into the plant is small to say the least, not even 90lb. The same pair of GP60M's, 141/147, are in charge of the local as last week, but todays train was 22 cars into Pomona. As you can tell, the sun is shining today, no thick marine layer as was the case last week, but the haze, like the "force" is with us.