Westbound stacks near the route 66 crossing as they decend the grade from Ash Hill.

Eastbound stacks lean into into a curve as it nears Ludlow.

BNSF 1008 and a Oakway leaser lead a long grain empty east.

A older gevo leads 3 new C4's east near Ludlow.

Westbound ethanol loads zig zag there way across the Needles Sub.

High above the tracks at Ludlow, finds this 5 unit eastbound racing across the desert.

Eastbound autos race along with a SD70mac.

BNSF 6636, BNSF 8140, BNSF 942, BNSF 7690, BNSF 535, BNSF 169, & BNSF 4966. Photographed at 15:10.

BNSF 7548 leading a westbound stack train near old Route 66

A "Sliver Z" train charges west into the around Ludlow Hill with the three pumpkins still in good shape not needing to stop for fuel at Barstow on a hot Ludlow evening.

Two DPUs bring the rear of EB double stack receiving the late evening low sunlight.

As the sunset starts to set in the eastern Mojave Desert, a westbound New York to Los Angeles Z train moves west pass Ludlow Hill on a warm summer evening.

As the stormy clouds clear, a WB double stack approaches Ludlow in the beautiful late afternoon sunlight.

WB intermodal in the late afternoon sunlight.

Watching after three eastbound trains in 105F strong sunlight, I was more than happy to catch a westbound train snaking around the corners down to Ludlow.