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.

Climbing out of Ludlow, a Needles bound baretable catches the evening light, under the power of two BNSF GE's.

A Stockton to Chicago intermodal digs in the short grade up to Ash Hill, allowing the truck in the background to temporarily take the lead.

A westbound intermodal train on BNSF’s busy Transcon rolls westbound through Ludlow, California. Sometimes you spend so much time setting up for the head-end shot, that you miss a golden opportu... (more)

With domestic & international stacks up front and pigs on the rear, a Los Angeles to Memphis Q train speeds up grade at Ludlow.

The Barstow to Tulsa priority manifest has a colorful, all EMD, all standard cab consist as it stops at Ash Hill, California on BNSF's Needles Subdivision to allow the Z-LACNYC9 to pass. BNSF SD4... (more)

This is what a typical day in the town of Ludlow looks like. With high clouds covering the blue sky for miles and miles and the signature desert mountain in the background. But what makes the shot... (more)

This better become my most popular photo ever, seeing how it cost me seven stitches in my finger, a tow truck and a midnight arrival at Barstow Community Hospital to get it :(

BNSF 6943 leads a fast moving eastbound at the route 66 crossing near Ludlow.