Arizona & California’s eastbound freight is east of Cadiz, California, on March 16, 2004. The Ship Mountains dominate the background at this desolate location in the Mojave Desert. Powering the tr... (more)

A&C eastbound train 807 prepares to depart the BNSF interchange at Cadiz, CA for Parker, AZ

A westbound A&C train is on the "outskirts" of remote Cadiz, CA, where the train will meet the Santa Fe's Cadiz Turn out of Barstow. The line was once part of the Santa Fe, but was spun-off as a r... (more)

At Cadiz in the middle of the Mojave Desert east of Barstow, California, Burlington Northern Santa Fe GE Dash 9-44CW No. 4967 is lifted to remove faulty axle No. 2 from the front truck. A Tadano M... (more)

What do you do when a traction motor seizes up on a locomotive in the middle of nowhere? Call a Mantis 30011! At Cadiz in the middle of the Mojave Desert east of Barstow, California, Burlington No... (more)

The last rays of light of May 14, 2012 beams off of the lead unit of this manifest freight as it heads east at Cadiz,CA.

A well-weathered standard Santa Fe station sign at an extremely remote junction in the Mojave Desert marks the location where the (now) Arizona & California swaps cars with the former owner of the... (more)

ATSF 3751 with the Grand Canyon Limited nears the BNSF interchange at Cadiz and the end of the slow running over the AZRC.

BNSF 4555 leads a westbound at Cadiz on the Needles Sub.

Only 3 miles out of Cadiz, ATSF 3751 sets off with the Grand Canyon Limited into a desert sunset at a blistering 15 MPH. It would be a long night for the train crew and their passengers on the sl... (more)

ATSF 3751 creeps down the Arizona and California railroad at 15MPH at last light on her first day headed for the Grand Canyon.

The Ship Mountains provide a beautiful canvas for the colorful consist of train 708 crossing Watson Wash.

The daily train swap between BNSF & AZRC. The lead Warbonnet was brand new when I started taking train photos... it has seen a few modifications since then including a black plow, grey repainted ... (more)

The sun sets over the eastern Mojave Desert at Cadiz as you look to the west and see how much the tracks go up and down all the way to Amboy and Siberia.

Arizona and California train 708 power is wyeing at Cadiz to become train 807 power which includes the roads only two GP35's as well as one of two GP 30's. Both these models were only on the railr... (more)