BNSF 6711 and two Erie-born brethren lead yet another intermodal train along ole Route 66 toward the California ports.

Four GE pumpkins give it all they got on this land barge bound for Hobart Yard in Los Angeles as they head up the grade of Ash Hill in the eastern Mojave Desert.

Less than a month old, a sparkling BNSF ES44C4 leads a short westbound stack train up the stiff grade near Ibis. Westbounds were easy to come by on this beautiful Sunday, as the better part of the... (more)

One of the few earthworms races across the eastern Mojave Desert (more like Mars) as a rare ES44AC visits the west coast and a Ferromex ACe trails behind. In the background, the two DPU's c... (more)

BNSF 5525 west climbs out of Ludlow as it heads for Barstow.

4 GE's make quick work of Ash Hill as they race up the hill at track speed.

Last light of the day, as BNSF 6727 west rounds the curve at Siberia.

Westbound tonnage drops down off Ash Hill at the route 66 crossing.

BNSF 5352 leads a loaded unit steel train up the 1.4% grade on Ash Hill. Interesting that the train olny has one unit on the point, with 2 DPU on the rear.

BNSF 7450 leads a eastbound grain empty through Ludlow.

The first in a large fleet of eastbounds passes through Ludlow on a cool, windy morning along the Needles Sub.

The westbound BNSF Cadiz Local was grinding up Ash Hill near West Siberia, CA on August 13, 2003, led by GP35U No. 2648. I don't know the reason Arizona & California SD40-2M No. 4002 was in the c... (more)

The westbound BNSF Cadiz Local was grinding upgrade near East Siberia, CA on August 13, 2003, led by GP35U No. 2648.

A heavy 10,000 FT stack train struggles up the grade across Arrowhead Junction as a clean 6800 series C4 gets ready to pull its train into the hole at Goffs to let some hot UPS Z trains over take ... (more)

The Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA stack train crawls at snail pace up out of Needles to the summit at Goffs as more slow westbound tail gate behind this heavy land barge.