Wilmington, CA ... Known as the "Heart of the Harbor" this area of southern California is a giant for industry. Resting between Long Beach Harbor and San Pedro Harbor, Wilimington gets 75 percent of the imports and exports for Terminal Island passing through it on a daily basis. It is a hotbed for all types of railroad action also between area's of the Alameda Corridor and a good portion of the Pacific Harbor Line tracks and main yard. Take the 405 or 710 freeways to get to the area. You can take the Wilmington exit off the 405 or use the Alameda Street exit and head south with the corridor tracks towards the harbor.

Pacific Harbor Line trackage

Pier A Yard

A view of the PHL's Pier A yard with an assortment of freight cars including a heavyweight flat car of some sort.

LLPX 2808 & LLPX 2801 pass each other just outside of the Pier A yard.

LLPX 2801 is held by the engineer as the conductor alligns a switch to depart the yard.

PHL 2026 pulling a set of autorack's out of the Pier A yard while moving them to another track.

PHL 101 which still wears it's Harbor Belt Line heritage paint scheme is seen here working with PHL 103 switching cars just outside the yard.

PHL 50 moves long hood foward with the conductor protecting the move towards the pier A yard to tie down the engine.

PHL 103 sits on the east lead to the engine house for the PHL's Pier A Yard.

PHL 51 runs down Fries Ave on approach to the Pier A yard from the Pasha facility

PHL 2032 is seen here within yard limits running longhood forward out onto the main yard lead for Pier A Yard.

Pier A Passcha Facility & Borax

Two stacks of brand new Cub Scout CSX Intermodal containers offloaded empty at the Passcha Facility and awaiting transfer to a storage yard via truck.

PHL 42 moves a string of empty heavy spine cars used on the BNSF's Steel Slab train at the Passcha facility on Pier A.

PHL 51 works a set of empty slab cars onto one of the loading tracks at Passcha.

A string of Borax hoppers await pick up along with 3 brand new Swift Intermodal containers on Pier A

A stack of Hub Group 53 footers await movement from the bulk break unloading area.

PHL - Team Track Yard & CP Transfer Junction

A set of coil cars, flats with trailers and a bulk head flat car sit in the Team Track yard. These are common cars seen here.

RPRX 2401 and UPY 2005 at the Team Track yard while supporting yard work nearby at the Pier A Yard.

BNSF 793590 on the spur for the transfer table at the Team Track yard at Transfer Junction on the PHL San Pedro Sub.

PHL 2032 is seen here approaching CP Transfer JCT. from the west just at the east end of the Team Track yard.

PHL 50 returning to Pier A Yard calls for permission to enter the yard limits as they roll through CP Transfer JCT. heading west.

PHL 2032 passing the signal for CP Transfer JCT. while heading east.

UP 3788 along with an FURX lease engine and two UP Green Goats pull a set of autoracks towards the CP Transfer JCT.

PHL - McFarland

PHL 50 now running as light power crossing Eubank Street enroute to Pier A Yard.

PHL 50 with the conductor out to protect the grade crossing and allign the switch to the Yang Ming / China Shipping facility in San Pedro.

Same train, different angle as they make their way closer to the grade crossing.

PHL - CP Badger Bridge

PHL 2026 shoves a small set of autoracks up to the signal at CP Badger Bridge alongside the Alameda Corridor

PHL - CP Banning

UP 3788 pulling a train of autoracks through CP Banning along with two new Green Goat switch engines. The train would pull all the way passed the Pier A Yard and then reverse into the Transfer yard as the train was distributed to the tracks in the yard by the train crew.

CP Banning is on the west end of the Transfer Yard used by Nissan on the PHL San Pedro Subdivision. At the time of this photo the control point was brand new having just been installed as part of a CTC expansion project.

PHL - CP Marina

BNSF 536 on one end of shuttle power set passing through CP Marina. CP Marina is the East end of the PHL's Transfer Yard.

LLPX 2801 coming through CP Marina heading for the PHL Long Beach Subdivision.

NS 6617 with a crewman riding to protect the shove as this set of light engines head for Terminal Island after spotting cars at Transfer Yard.

PHL 103 and 101 both seen here spotting cars on the east end of Transfer Yard at CP Marina.

PHL - CP Dominguez

BNSF 505 running with light engines through CP Dominguez just off Terminal Island. The Alameda Corridor can be seen directly in the background with a stack train coming off the island.

UP 4101 shoving onto Terminal Island through CP Dominguez and across the Dominguez Channel.