A Los Angeles, CA to Alliance, TX intermodal train charges up the 1.3% grade between Franconia and Yucca as it crosses over the Yucca Wash bridge on a chilly December morning.
The hot North Bay, CA to Willow Springs, IL UPS train races out of Needles, CA towards the Colorado River where it'll begin the nearly 7,000 ft elevation climb over the Arizona Divide.
A pair of Dash 8-40BWs lead the Flagstaff Local (L SWE0071) eastward through Darling with Mount Ellen and the San Francisco Peaks in the background. The local will be coming to a stop to clear up ... (more)