BNSF and UP pig trains meet just west of Mojave on a cold, clear morning in November 1997.

Dropping into the high desert, the Wimmer Engineering special passes under the SP signal bridge at milepost 377 on the UP's Mojave Sub.

11 cars behind the Centennial caught rolling at track speed between Mojave and Palmdale CA.

Four EMD 20-cylinder locomotives power a westbound freight out of Mojave as it begins its assault of the short but stiff grade of Tehachapi's southern slope.

A twenty year old T-2 leads an eastbound intermodal train off the Tehachapi grade into Mojave.

An eastbound intermodal train drops off Tehachapi Pass into Mojave, as the Oil Cans wait for a light at the east end of the yard, and another freight approaches from the south.

UP 1996 exiting the Mojave Yard and heading towards Palmdale.

Normally I wouldn't post a roster shot, but after looking closely at the old tunnel I realized how messed up and damaged it is. Besides the missing number plate it obviously was involved in a fron... (more)

Coasting downhill off the Tehachapi mountains, an eastbound BNSF stack train is approaching Mojave.

An unusual 8-unit lash-up of Dash 9's consisting of 1056, 5035, 1020, 5251, 5977, 640, 4466 and 4454 heads an eastbound Z-train out of Warren and into Mojave on a 104° summer morning. The extra ... (more)

Wasco coal train

A southbound UP manifest is slowly moving through the small yard at Mojave. The switches are lined to run onto the main below the junction with the BNSF Mojave Sub.

I was hoping to shoot the approaching UP manifest in the distance as it passed under the SP signal bridge, but my plans were spoiled as a BNSF stack train came up from the south. It did help crea... (more)