BNSF 7124 leads a westbound train through Kingman Canyon with the tail end of an eastbound train on the upper track.

BNSF 8346 leads a westbound train after passing an eastbound manifest freight in the Seligman area.

BNSF 4603 leads an eastbound train across an old Santa Fe bridge in Kingman Canyon just as the last bit of sun light paint the power consist.

BNSF 7405 leads an eastbound train up grade out of Seligman, AZ with with storm cells letting loose in the distances.

A view down the tracks of the departure yard at West Colton just after the sun set.

An eastbound BNSF container train passes by the old mining sight at Danby on a clear winter afternoon in the Mojave Desert.

BNSF 7822 leads an eastbound container train around a curve just east of Cadiz along the BNSF Needles subdivision at sunset on the first full day of spring.

Three brand new locomotives heading west in the Mojave Desert on the first afternoon in spring.

BNSF 6761 leads an eastbound train through East Siberia along the Needles subdivision on a beautiful spring day in the Mojave Desert.

UP 7743 brings up the rear of a train passing by West Colton on one of the main lines as some hauler power makes a reverse move into the departure yard.

I stopped by the Union Pacific West Colton yard after my evening class to take a look. The departure yard was pretty empty with BNSF 7754 on point for the interchange train that runs back and for... (more)

Two trains are ready to head out, and a power consist with the power for two more trains makes its way out.

This picture shows the result of power distribution. All the locomotives in the image came out as one consist. First, the power set shoved back to cut loose UP 8611 sitting between the two train... (more)

UP 8434 leads a manifest freight off of the Mojave sub. (a.k.a. Palmdale cut-off) as it arrives at West Colton. There were nine locomotives up front and one DPU at the rear. Not all the lead pow... (more)

One of the crew members stands out on the porch of the lead unit for a yard job. They are caught with nowhere to go and have to stand by and wait for the other train to clear the way, so they can ... (more)