Yard power moves past one of the crew members to clear the switches after spotting a consist of freight cars. They made a reverse move to head back to the classification yard after the switches w... (more)

UP 7370 leads a train out of the Union Pacific departure yard at West Colton. The train is heading out to the main line leading to the Palmdale cut-off and up Cajon Pass.

UP 1572 leads a consist of yard power as it works in the Union Pacific West Colton Yard.

The crew on this westbound transfer, hauling cars from the Southern Pacific's Colton Yard to the then-still-fairly-new West Colton Yard, look pretty relaxed as they wait for a Santa Fe westbound t... (more)

A Southern Pacific Railroad freight prepares to depart the railroad’s West Colton Yard late in the day. SP SD45T-2 9340, SD45 8956, SD45T-2 9228 and SD40 8443 will have the honors of lifting th... (more)

Brand new rebuilt UP 7252 at West Colton.

A loaded westbound unit Ore train has just come off the BNSF and is about to pass Pepper Ave at West Colton.

NS 4058 brings up the rear of a westbound OTNLB.

UP 8616 arrives at West Colton, seen from Pepper Ave.

A CN leader backs down to it's train at West Colton.

Intermodal, 1970s Style!

A westbound Southern Pacific intermodal train, full of those "long" 40' containers (two per 89' flat!) has just crossed the Santa Fe's Third District. T... (more)

GECX 4573 heads west with the HBARLAC as it ducks under the 10 freeway in Colton.

Bringing up the rear of an eastbound Southern Pacific freight departing West Colton Yard is SP bay-window caboose 4621. Built by Pacific Car & Foundry in 1978, this was one of fifty C-50-7 class ... (more)

UP's Robertson's rock train with a new ACM rebuild at Colton.

Southern Pacific U33C 8707, built in late 1971 by General Electric, sits in the railroad's West Colton Yard. This order, SP 8688 through 8727 (as well as the following order, 8728 through 8737), ... (more)