In an era of unfiltered cigarettes and leaded gas, the LAJ switch job pulls eastward across District Blvd back to A Yard after a hard day’s work.
Having just left “A Yard”, an LAJ switcher shoves its cut across District Blvd. and down The Horn Lead to begin work. The cars have already been blocked in car spot order. Even so, it took me about thirty minutes to run through everything. Today I tested the LAJ layout in its new 1960’s operational […]
It’s the summer of 1962 in LA as a motorist idles patiently at the Corona Avenue grade crossing. The vehicle is a 1958 Impala Sport Coupe powered by a 348-cubic-inch, Tri-Power engine with a Powerglide transmission and dual exhaust. Mileage? 9 mpg! That year the Rams drafted Roman Gabriel and Merlin Olsen. Chubby Checker hit […]
LAJ Alco S-2 #1 basks in the sun awaiting its next assignment. 1964. ebay slide scan. Photographer unknown. It’s interesting how a little information, often innocuous on the surface, can totally change our perspective and make us realize that our layout offers opportunities we hadn’t considered before. Even better, this expanded view can be realized […]
With the snow coming down outside here in Maryland, I thought it would be a good day to take a shot on the LAJ layout (iPhone 6 and Helicon Focus). In this view, you’re looking east down the Horn Lead from a rooftop perspective. The building on the far right is 4722 Everett Avenue. The […]