Two Trona Railway units briefly idle at Searles, as they wait to be coupled to the rear of a loaded coal train for the downhill trip back to Trona.

Trona Railway SD9 #2001 quietly sits outside the railroad's shop building, as there is no more life left in this old unit. Due to a main generator failure the railroad decided it wasn't cost effe... (more)

A heavy manifest works up the #2 main at Caliente, as the temperature begins to rise on a summer morning.

Three AC units lug a coal train - bound for the Trona Railway - up a short grade near Cantil, as the last few minutes of sunlight illuminate the desert floor.

Four SD70ACes lead an export unit soda ash train, as it crosses one of the many dry washes on Union Pacific's Lone Pine Branch.

A BNSF manifest accelerates as it crests the summit at Tehachapi, after a recent storm dusted the area with fresh snow.

Four aging Trona Railway EMDs shove a cut of covered hoppers out of Searles toward the end of Union Pacific's Lone Pine Branch. The cars are loaded with soda ash, and will be tied down until Unio... (more)

A Barstow bound manifest - with somewhat of an unusual consist - works upgrade through Woodford, as the remnants of a passing storm linger in the western sky.

An aging C40-8W leads a BNSF manifest up the 2.1% grade as it approaches Tunnel #2 in the warm evening light of springtime.

The sun rises over the Mojave Desert as a Union Pacific empty unit cement train rolls westbound near Jimgrey on BNSF's Mojave Subdivision.

A Los Angeles to Denver intermodal train enters the west end of Afton Canyon, as it rolls east on Union Pacific's LA&SL route.

A heritage trio consisting of UP 1983, UP 1996, and UP 1995 climbs the eastern side of Cajon Pass between Lugo and Summit, with a Los Angeles bound KG1LA in tow.

After completing its decent down Cajon Pass, UP 1983 leads the KG1LA past the Metrolink Station and BNSF's intermodal facility at San Bernardino.

UP 1983, UP 1996, and UP1995 lead a lengthy KG1LA down through Blue Cut as it decends Cajon Pass. At over 12,000 feet in length, it was quite a sight to see stretched out through the curves betwe... (more)

The golden hills of the Tehachapi Mountains provides the backdrop, while an ES44DC leads a manifest loaded with central valley commodities bound for eastern markets, as it nears Tunnel #2 between ... (more)