Fresh UP 7284 leads a westbound Z at El Casco.

NS 4035 brings up the rear of this westbound manifest at El Casco.

KCS 4175 leads a westbound downgrade at El Casco in San Timoteo Canyon.

KCS power leads a westbound stack down Beaumont Hill at El Casco.

A pair of clean UP units from both GE and EMD lead a Mira Loma bound auto train westbound at Highgrove.

GMTX 7000 seen from Pepper Ave at West Colton.

UP 1867 builds an outbound train at Pepper Ave.

With a brief break in storm systems slamming California, sunshine for a few hours this morning netted several eastbound trains heading up Beaumont Hill, seen here as 8735 leads at Redlands.

First train of the New Year for me. Eastbound MWCTU just east of Cabazon at Mons.

UP 8608 leads 4 other units as they struggle upgrade at Mons, east of Cabazon on a very windy afternoon.

UP 6720 leads a 5 unit lashup on an eastbound manifest at Redlands. This train later broke apart just east of Hinda.

5 units lead this eastbound Z downgrade into Garnet, fast track lays ahead on the run to Yuma.

NS power leads a westbound ISILB3 just west of the W. Palm Springs crossovers in the early afternoon.

NS 4325 leads a San Bernardino bound Z at Pine Lodge.

Fresh painted UP 5251 leads a westbound Ft. Worth to West Colton manifest at El Casco.