Eastbound crew change at dawn

Westbound climbing out of Needles with a new crew

ATSF 4-8-4 3751 lays over in Needles, CA on August 30, 1992 on its trip from Los Angeles to Chicago. Lighting assist by Terry Wegmann.

ATSF 510 idles in the Needles, CA yard awaiting its next assignment

A pair of Warbonnets heads up this intermodal stopped at Cadiz. Unfortunately, these units are likely to be repainted with the BNSF Heritage II livery in the near future.

View from in the cab of BNSF 606 west pulling the grade approaching Goffs. The "G" on the signal mast indicates this is a grade signal. When it is red, trains may pass the signal at Restricted S... (more)

BNSF 5183 east waits at East Goffs on the Needles Sub on a cloudy morning.

A hot BNSF intermodal train brilliantly reflects the sun's final moments as it races west toward LA!

BNSF 4681 point engine of a eastbound stack on a mid morning departure from Needles

A BNSF stack train descends Ash Hill

This BNSF pushes through the desert landscape at sunset

A hot BNSF stack train chases the sunset westward toward LA as it rolls through the harsh California desert.

100 East, with two brand-new GP60Ms making their first eastbound trip, makes a crew change at Needles as operating employees discuss the new EMD power.

After riding a westbound to Ash Hill, Santa Fe's Road Foreman of Engine stationed at Needles waits for an eastbound that he'll ride back to his home terminal.

BNSF 1071 leaves Needles on a hot March day (in the 90s) in the Mojave.