Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Railfanning Yorba Linda

A westbound Metrolink F125


A pair of light engines, perhaps helpers on the way back to Hobart.




The BNSF mainline through Yorba Linda is BNSF's gateway to the Port of LA and Long Beach so this line is home to tons of hot intermodal units.


An F125 bringing up the rear of a westbound Metrolink

An SD70ACE leads a drag of empty autoracks

 

Friday, July 12, 2024

Beach Bash

 Had a red-letter day at Coronado today.


DDG-106 USS Stockdale, a Flight IIA Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer.

A Beech T-34C Turbo Mentor shows off on a low, tight short final


A Turbo Caribou, shuttling between San Clemente Island and North Island

Not your doctor's Bonanza!




Fighting Redcocks! F/A-18F Hornets of VFA-22, including VFA-22's CAG bird.

A CASA 212 Aviocar, another San Clemente shuttle.

An F/A-18E of VFA-137 Kestrels


More F/A-18E Hornets, this time of VFA-94 Mighty Shrikes.


Monday, July 8, 2024

A Long Day Around KSAN

 


Speedbird 82P, a 787-9 from London Heathrow

UPS 2636, a 767-300F from Louisville.

A FedEx ATR-72 from Tijuana, a startlingly short flight.

An Ameriflight Beech C99 from El Centro

Delta 1210 from Salt Lake City, an A321.


UAL 2683, a 757-200 from Chicago



Speedbird 265, a 777-200 from LHR




JAL 66, a 787-8 heads to Tokyo Narita






Weekend freight from Caliente to Rosamond.

I spent day two of a trip to Mountain Valley Airport in Tehachapi pacing UP and BNSF freights along the Mojave division, across the Tehachap...