Westbound at Fenner - A westbound stack drag pulls forward after getting the light at WBCS Fenner in the eastern Mojave near Goffs California. The Route 66 town of Essex on Interstate 40 l... (more)

Crossing into Pacific Time at Topock - A westbound stack drag crosses the Colorado River into California at Topock.

In the Heart Mojave - What do you do with an epic eastbound lash up that is traveling away from the sun towards Amboy and you think you're screwed because you found the train too late to ca... (more)

HLCX 1040 (Helm Leasing Company) at El Centro - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - Calexico Hauler power rests on the team track at the Union Pacific train services and MOW office (portable... (more)

Calexico Power at El Centro - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - Power for the Calexico Hauler rests on a side track in El Centro California.

The Blue Hour at Dos Cabezas - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - The abandoned water tower at Dos Cabezas California (Imperial County) sits in the Sonoran Desert in Anza Borego State Park ... (more)

Tank Car - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - An oil tank car with two water tanks sits at Coyote Wells California.

Looking West at M.P. 121.5 - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - Looking west at Coyote Wells at MP 121.5. There are no operating trains on this railroad and the line has been under an ... (more)

SBTX 4501 - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - Purchased by the Pacific Imperial Railway (aka PIR) the successor in interest to the Carrizo Gorge Railway, these three former CSX GP40-2's si... (more)

The PIR Intermodal Yard at Coyote Wells - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - STBX #4501 sits on a setout track in the brush at Coyote Wells California. There are no operating trains on ... (more)

UP 546 in a Locally Inspired Festive Paint Scheme - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - Power for the Calexico Hauler rests on a side track in El Centro California.

Welcome to the PIR Intermodal Yard at Coyote Wells! - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - The bulk of the PIR's road power sits on a setout track in the brush at Coyote Wells California.

A Mile Stone for the Pacific Imperial Railroad - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] -Congratulations are in order on a job well done for the Pacific Imperial Railroad's first "Interchange Job... (more)

The Caboose at Goffs - [Winter Solstice Study 2015] - A old Santa Fe CE-1 Cab sits out in the sage near the old schoolhouse in Goffs. The Goffs Schoolhouse is a historic school building loc... (more)

An Empty Worm - An empty eastbound unit grain train (aka "an earthworm" - so called, because of the way they snake across the desert landscape) passes a westbound container train ... (more)