After climbing out of Ludlow, a heavy westbound stack-train picks up speed as it finds more level terrain at Pisgah.

A train of empty intermodal well-cars heads west on Main 2 at Summit. A solid bank of red signals is a relatively uncommon site on Cajon Pass's signal gantries and it won't be long before the colo... (more)

An eastbound BNSF intermodal descends Ash Hill via Main 1. This track is usually reserved for westbound traffic climbing Ash Hill due to its shallower gradient in comparison to the more direct Mai... (more)

Not long after sunrise, an intermodal led by four DASH-9's is about to reverse its direction of travel in order to take the more easily graded alignment up Ash Hill's eastern slope.

If any train characterises Union Pacific's Palmdale Cutoff it would almost certainly be a sizeable mixed freight travelling between Northern and Southern California. Just such a train heads downgr... (more)

On a clear spring morning a BNSF stack-train weaves its way through the spectacular and varied geology at Sullivan's Curve.

A clear signal and a glowing sunset greet a Union Pacific stack-train that has almost completed its westward descent out of the Tehachapi Mountains on a perfect spring evening.

Wide open spaces - it really isn't easy to convey in words or images the sheer scale of landscapes such as those that exist out in the Mojave Desert. A piggy-back train comprising well over a mile... (more)

A pair of GE's take the direct route up the east side of Ash Hill as a warm desert breeze pushes their exhaust away towards the Bullion Mountains.

The Golden State! In the aftermath of a recent derailment the Tehachapi Pass crossing has been even more tortuous than usual for a northbound Union Pacific intermodal. As the sun sets over the San... (more)

Destined for Rugeley power station, one of Freightliner's General Electric class 70's wastes no time leading its trainload of imported coal north on the 'Marches route'.

The Columbus & Chattahoochee's pair of SD40-2's seem to glow in the light of the newly risen sun as they leave their compound and head out to pick up their train. A big thank you to RP contributo... (more)

The vibrant paint scheme adorning the C & C's pair of SD40-2's echoes the bright morning sunshine as they lead their daily train southwards after crossing the Chatahoochee River. I owe a big de... (more)

With the towers of the Cool Water generating station in the background, a colourful train of double-stacks heads west under the signal bridge at West Daggett.

A big UP manifest threads its way carefully downgrade between the giant rock formations at Mormon Rocks, with three units leading and another three further back as mid-train DPU's.