The longtime backdrop to railfan pics, Slover Mountain in Colton CA has nearly disappeared. It is being mined by a cement plant and there is almost nothing left. A UP trim job works in the foregro... (more)
UP 2610 backs down to it's train, seen from the Pepper Ave overpass at West Colton.
UP's first 2600 class ET44AH to make it into Southern California leads the West Colton to El Centro manifest east at Pepper Ave.
UP 2581 arrives at West Colton, seen from the Pepper Ave overpass.
Road Power at West Colton - Once the points have been properly aligned, the engines will make a reverse movement back into the yard tracks and hook up to a train that has been assembled the... (more)
3 NS units lead a westbound baretable past Pepper Ave with a ex Conrail GE horsehead leading.
Late afternoon at Colton along the BNSF San Bernardino Sub finds GECX demo power leading the QCHILAC.
A view down the tracks of the departure yard at West Colton just after the sun set.
A eastbound Metrolink passes through Colton with one of the ex Go-Transit units.
Late evening near the old Colton diamonds finds a westbound UP Mira Loma bound rack train with a KCS leader passing through the Mt.Vernon Connector.
Another of BNSF's new Tier 4's, #3917 leads a westbound QATGLAC through Colton.
Heading toward Cajon Pass, an eastbound UP doublestack train passes through Colton on BNSF trackage with a Norfolk Southern SD70ACe assigned as one of the rear DPU's on a very hot summer morning.