La Mirada, CA ... Home to the movie famous trains, BNSF's La Mirada Yard with rails from both BNSF and Union Pacific running through the city, La Mirada is a great place to catch railroad action. This provides the setting for great local switching trains.

BNSF's La Mirada yard and yard house: The BNSF stations the engines and train cars here for the La Mirada locals which run as far east as the Tustin / Irvine area.

BNSF 1336 which is a rare for this branch. GP7U in H1 paint. Seen here sitting on the engine spur track next to the BNSF yard house.

Another photograph of the engines in use including the RCL platform (left).

UPY 1144 paused in La Mirada on the UP Santa Ana branchline awaiting the throw of a switch to line them up for the reverse move towards the tie down spot.

The Buena Park local was photographed working on Saturday afternoon with UPY 641

UP 8493 leading 3 other SD70ACe's through La Mirada approaching Valley View with the LOA44 Anaheim Hauler.

UP 8493 leading 3 other SD70ACe's through La Mirada approaching Valley View with the LOA44 Anaheim Hauler.

UP 1206 running light engines while working on the LOA39 Buena Park local. Seen just west of the Knott Ave / Artesia Blvd intersection.

A UP Baywindow caboose sitting east of Valley View. This showed up after the LOA39R de-railed some cars.