A manifest comes into West Colton Yard off the Palmdale Cutoff. Power are a pair of SD40T-2s (SP and DRGW) bookending a MK SD40M-2 rebuild. Oct 25 1995.

An intermodal train for the Harbor serpentines its way towards West Colton Yard under the leadership of a rebuilt GP40, a Cotton Belt GP60, and a grime coated SD45T-2. Image taken from Pepper Aven... (more)

The hostlers pull an outbound train forward after putting the head end power on (as seen from Pepper Ave, over West Colton Yard). They will then hop on the helper unit and take up to the other end... (more)

MWCNP power heads down to it's train at West Colton.

UP's Los Angeles to Atlanta Z passes Pepper Ave at West Colton.

Eastbound UP train MWCNP as entered BNSF trackage at Colton with 6550 on the rear.

UP 5763 leads eastbound train ZLAMQ out of the Mt. Vernon connector onto the Yuma Subdivision at Colton.

UP 7760 leads a westbound manifest as it arrives at West Colton.

A 4 unit set of power backs down to it's train at West Colton.

BNSF's West Colton to Barstow manifest power.

A 3 unit light engine move from Montclair to Yermo passes Pepper Ave.

UP 6939 brings up the rear of the MNPWC arriving at West Colton.

PNWR 3570 at West Colton.

UP 5920 makes switching moves and is backing down to it's train at West Colton.

Aesthetically my favorite of the line, this experimental, crammed onto an SD35 frame presents a big old chunk of power, as am I. Well, a chunk anyway. And old. I was delighted to catch it worki... (more)