A pair of CSX locomotives and a warn-out BNSF warbonnet Dash-9 lead a Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles, CA Z-train across the Audley Valley as the train starts the climb out of Pica, up Yampai Hill. Thi... (more)
A 14,000 ft stack train charges out of the sag between the switches of east and west Pica the weight of this "combo" train pushes the train over the hogback at MP 444.
The hot Willow Springs, IL to Stockton, CA charges over the hump at Pica after racing across the Audley Valley.
Three GE locomotives pull a Memphis, TN to Stockton, CA intermodal train out of Pica as it begins the climb up Yampai Hill. In the background, the head end of an eastbound harbor stack train crest... (more)
All 5,800 ft of Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles, CA intermodal cargo can be see traversing across the Audley Valley as three GE locomotives begin the climb out of Pica and up the short, but hard, grade... (more)
The Willow Springs, IL to Los Angeles, CA UPS train charges out of the sag of Pica as it begins the climb up Yampai Hill. Normally, these Z-WSPLACs are short, hotshot trains. Today however, the Z-... (more)
A load grain train (operating with a 4x3x2 power configuration) rolls into the sag at Pica before making a run up Yampai Hill. Before this, the grain train came to a stop at East Pica to let the Z... (more)
The fading sun shines off the nose of the BNSF 7058 as it slowly climbs over the hump of MP 444 as it follows close behind westbound traffic at Pica.
A veteran Dash-9 leads a Los Angeles Harbor (Pier 400) to Memphis, TN intermodal train through the sag of Pica.
Q-CHISBD7 follows behind an H-BELBAR about a minute before the sun set behind the hills to the west.
Z-LACCHI7 heads away from the setting sun at Pica.
The afternoon draws to a close as the H-BELBAR heads west into the setting sun.
The Slaton, TX to Barstow, CA manifest start to lose speed as gravity begins fight the 10,000 ton train during the climb up Yampai Hill. On the spur track, a lone well car sits bad ordered, waitin... (more)
BNSF 7025 leads an eastbound stack train down into West Pica on the BNSF Seligman Sub
A trio of GE's pose underneath a beautiful sky as it begins the steep ascent up to Yampai summit.
