A pair of GE's take the direct route up Ash Hill as a warm desert breeze pushes their exhaust off towards the Bullion Mountains.

BNSF 7577 west leads a long westbound into Ludlow on the Needles Sub as sunset approaches.

BNSF 7587 leads this westbound Q train through Ludlow in the late afternoon.

5 units lead this westbound through Ludlow on the Needles Sub.

Brand new 6509 leads this eastbound across the Needles Sub as it nears Ludlow in the early morning.

An eastbound Santa Fe intermodal train approaches Ludlow, California, on March 8, 1995. A 1966-built SD40 No. 5013 leads the train through a Mojave Desert that has hints of springtime green.

While BNSF ain't too far in the future, this is still a Santa Fe operation as an eastbound behind six units roars through the west side of tiny Ludlow, CA--an expensive gas stop for traffic on adj... (more)

BNSF 7360 leads a westbound stack train through Ludlow as it come out of the shadow of a passing cloud formation. Off in the distance, another westbound train waits, and a eastbound train disappe... (more)

BNSF 7914 leads a westbound freight through Ludlow.

A westbound grain train climbing one of the many hills on the Mojave desert line ; Konica Minolta 7D

Santa Fe train #807 from Barstow rambles east through Ludlow with 16 cars for the Arizona & California Railroad at Cadiz. Sadly, the steam era water tower was in the early stages of being dismantl... (more)

Train is about five miles as the crow flies from the photographer. One can see about the same distance down line the other direction as well. No such thing as one "sneaking up on you" in this neck... (more)

As seen from the top of "Mount Ludlow" or the "Widow Maker," both as I call it. Last time I was here, I had to get seven stitches in my finger and get my car towed out of the soft sand. This time,... (more)

A west bound BNSF manifest with a mixed bag of BNSF and UP GEs charges through Ludlow, Ca. bound for Barstow.

The Grand Canyon Limited speeds up Ash Hill on the Transcon on its return to LA.