Pacific Surfliner Detours on the Alameda Corridor - Railfanning Redondo Junction 12/27/2023

In December 2023, the Metrolink River Subdivision's West Bank Line underwent significant upgrade work as part of a systemwide shutdown of the Metrolink system for work. However, Amtrak into Los Angeles wasn't cancelled, and instead ran on a modified detour route, taking it on a bypass of LA Union Station along the east side of the river, and down the Alameda Corridor for a maneuver to get the Surfliner and Southwest Chief trains onto the normal transcon routing. The starlight also ran on a modified route up the East Bank Line as well. I spent the whole day at Redondo Junction to get these rare Amtrak detours on the Alameda Corridor for the first, and likely only time for many years. I also caught a ton of freight trains as well from the UP and BNSF, that also used the Alameda Corridor as part of their normal routing from LA to the ports. Thanks for watching! Train 1: UP RWCWCG 27 Head End: UP 7130~C44ACM UP 7114~C44ACM Rear End: UP 7238~C44ACM UP 7161~C44ACM Train 2: UP ILALA 27 Consist: UP 2679~ET44AH / C45AH UP 4703~SD70M Train 3: Amtrak A3 25 Head End: AMTK 158~P42DC AMTK 30~P42DC Train 4: UP LOW10 27 Head End: UP 1162~GP60 UP 1442~GP40-2 Train 5: UP ILBG4 27 Head End: UP 9063~SD70AH UP 6366~AC4400CW / C44AC UP 7646~ES44AC / C45ACCTE Middle: UP 7169~C44ACM UP 9030~SD70AH Train 6: UP YJY68 27 Consist: UP 1469~GP40-2 Train 7: Amtrak A765 Head End: CDTX 2109~SC44 Rear End: CDTX 6952~Surfliner Cabcar Train 8: UP MWCLBX 27 Consist: UP 8076~ES44AC / C45ACCTE UP 6624~AC4400CW / C44AC UP 5770~AC4400CW / C44ACCTE Train 9: UP IG4LB 24 Head End: UP 7702~ES44AC / C45ACCTE UP 7881~ES44AC / C45ACCTE UP 6953~C44ACM Middle: UP 8942~SD70AH UP 8512~SD70ACe Train 10: Amtrak YLAX53 27 Head End: AMTK 319~ALC42 AMTK 81~P42DC Train 11: Amtrak A770 Head End: AMTK 6900~Surfliner Cabcar Rear End: CDTX 2112~SC44 Train 12: UP LOW20 27 Head End: UP 5118~SD70M Train 13: UP YJY68 27 Head End: UP 1469~GP40-2 Train 14: BNSF S-CHILBE3-23L Head End: NS 7570~ES44AC NS 4551~AC44C6M BNSF 5519~C44-9W Train 15: UP ISILB2 27 Head End: UP 6384~AC400CW / C44AC UP 8895~SD70AH UP 6918~C44ACM UP 9052~SD70AH Middle: UP 6334~AC4400CW / C44AC Train 16: Amtrak A769 Head End: AMTK 6901~Surfliner Cabcar Rear End: CDTX 2119~SC44 Train 17: Amtrak YLAX53 27 Head End: CDTX 6951~Surfliner Cabcar Rear End: CDTX 2120~SC44 Train 18: Amtrak A774 Head End: CDTX 2120~SC44 Rear End: CDTX 6951~Surfliner Cabcar Train 19: BNSF Y-WAT1631-27C Head End: BNSF 5910~ES44AC CP 8924~ES44AC BNSF 3784~ET44C4 Train 20: UP RWCWCG 27 Head End: UP 7161~C44ACM UP 7238~C44ACM Rear End: UP 7114~C44ACM UP 7130~C44ACM Train 21: Amtrak A573 Head End: AMTK 6905~Surfliner Cabcar Rear End: CDTX 2111~SC44 CDTX 2110~SC44 Train 22: UP LOW10 27 Consist: UP 1442~GP40-2 UP 1162~GP60 Train 23: UP ILBHO 27 Head End: UP 8175~ES44AC / C45ACCTE UP 7698~ES44AC / C45ACCTE UP 7122~AC4400CW / C44AC UP 7622~ES44AC / C45ACCTE Middle: UP 7953~ES44AC / C45ACCTE UP 5976~AC4400CW / C44ACCTE Train 24: UP ISALB 25 Head End: UP 7482~ES44AC / C45ACCTE UP 8189~ES44AH / C45AH UP 5968~AC4400CW / C44ACCTE Train 25: BNSF S-LHGNSA1-27L Head End: BNSF 7303~ES44DC BNSF 7602~ES44DC BNSF 9068~SD70ACe Train 26: Amtrak A777 Head End: AMTK 6907~Surfliner Cabcar Rear End: CDTX 2118~SC44 Train 27: UP MLBWC 27 Head End: UP 7860~ES44AC / C45ACCTE UP 7303~C44ACM UP 8386~SD70ACe UPY 606~GP15-1 UPY 699~GP15-1 UP 7126~C44ACM UP 2590~ET44AH / C45AH UP 4735~SD70M UP 4892~SD70M