UP 1983, 1996, and 2002 lead KG1LA come off the Palmdale cut-off and approach West Colton at Pepper Ave.
WP Heritage unit 1983 leads a Westbound stack train with the SP Heritage unit 1996 and the Olympic unit 2002.
You don't see one looking like this everyday. Best I can figure the silver trucks came back with it from Mexico but I don't know.
GE heading a westbound freight waiting for a signal to cross the ATSF.
On a clear day the view from Pepper St. is truly magnificent. Mt. San Gogonio in the middle, Palmdale Cutoff bridges over I-10 middle left and a train heading around the loop going to LA. The cu... (more)
One of EMD's better looking products despite the somewhat "unnew" paint.
A SD9043MAC leads a manifest train into West Colton Yard as a work train dumps ballast along the balloon track. All the tracks and switches are being replaced in this area.
The windmill train is being built as Old West Colton Yard for it's Sunday night departure.
EB Director's Special heads for Beaumont Hill at the east end of the old Colton yard.
A lone GEVO pushes on the back of "The Tuscon," a manifest to Tuscon Arizona. DPUs have replaced helpers on most trains on Beaumont Hill, making scenes like this fairly common. In the background i... (more)
More than 50 units at the Service Facility
Three SP units make up the Beaumont Hill helper set.
GP9 # 3438 tiptoes across the Santa Ana River.
After picking up interchange from UP a pair of beautiful C-628s trundle back past the late great tower. This was about their only running forays away from the yard. We used to call the places u... (more)
