Western Railroad Discussion > West Colton Yard question

Looking at some shots I took back in 2009 and others over the years I have a question. Where do the trains that head east out of the yard and under Pepper Ave and thru the "loop" to head back west go to? Didn't they used to be called "Haulers"?  Where do they go now a days if they still operate?  Thanks, Ben

The following are the LA Basin haulers in and out of West Colton:

LOA44 from Anaheim
LOB86 Montclair turn
LOF74 from Gemco (Van Nuys)
LOH45 Kaiser turn
MLBWC from Long Beach
MMLWC from Mira Loma
(*note: LOB86 and LOH45 originate at Montclair and Kaiser respectively.  They run to West Colton, set out their entire train, and return to their respective terminals lite power)

LOB85 Montclair turn
LOH43 Kaiser turn
LOQ25 to Anaheim
LOQ35 to Gemco (Van Nuys)
MWCLB to Long Beach
MWCML to Mira Loma
(*note: LOB85 and LOH43 originate at Montclair and Kaiser respectively.  They run to West Colton lite power, pick up their trains, and return to their respective terminals)

Andrew

Interesting that there's nothing direct to C of I (CI).

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callum_out Wrote:
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> Interesting that there's nothing direct to C of I
> (CI).
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There was in the past but the traffic handled at C of I has changed a lot over the years.

PHall Wrote:
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> > Interesting that there's nothing direct to C of
> I
> > (CI).
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> There was in the past but the traffic handled at C
> of I has changed a lot over the years.

I think the Anahiem hauler does setouts at COI on the way to Anahiem and pickups at COI on the way back to WC. Or at least for a few years it did.

I would find it hard to believe that there isn't some traffic between WC and CI even if things have changed.

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When WC was built, 48 years ago, there were also lots of trains that went West around the loop to Los Angeles, and through freight trains up the Coast.

There was also a crossover at the West end of the departure yard  which would let a train depart West out of 401 or 402 and go West via 901.
G

callum_out Wrote:
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> I would find it hard to believe that there isn't
> some traffic between WC and CI even if things have
> changed.
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Don't the trains that handle the auto and intermodal traffic handled at C of I originate and terminate there?

PHall Wrote:
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> callum_out Wrote:
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> > I would find it hard to believe that there
> isn't
> > some traffic between WC and CI even if things
> have
> > changed.
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> Don't the trains that handle the auto and
> intermodal traffic handled at C of I originate and
> terminate there?

There has been no auto traffic at COI for a couple decades.