Remarks: NS #145 gets rolling again after a 20+ minute delay at the hands of the I&M operator controlling this interlocking. Dragging this auto parts-laden train over the diamond today are NS 9572 - BNSF 7438 - BNSF 4820. Foreign power is common again on the Springfield-Hannibal district.
Remarks: Desert shunting
Barriles is the end of the catenary on the line that goes to the Maria Elena mine. The electrics only work the hill section. The catenary has been removed beyond the Barriles yard.
Remarks:Man and his machine. With their work nearly done, the conductor of AB10 applies the derail as his engines head onto a siding off of the East End District and back towards Irondale.