A West Colton bound manifest splits the impressive Mormon Rocks formations and crosses over Cajon Creek dry wash as the afternoon shadows grow.

With sunvisors down, the crew of an eastbound intermodal charges through the Mojave Desert into the rising sun. Another eastbound can be seen far behind on the same track.

A UP manifest climbs the pass on the Palmdale cutoff as the morning sun fills the pass with light. Two EMD's help with the diesel soundtrack on this "humpday", which is a nice changeup of what is ... (more)

Busy day in Sullivan's Curve. While a UP signal crew installs a new light to comply with the PTC mandate, two eastbound BNSF intermodals are climbing the pass on Tracks 1 & 2.

As the golden morning light basks the area, the DPU's of an eastbound intermodal roar past the unique Mormon Rocks formations with a new ES44C4 on the rear as it ascends the pass.

A Dash 9 with some fire damage leads a westbound intermodal past the unique Mormon Rocks formations.

An eastbound intermodal leans into a curve as it prepares to go under the Rt. 138 overpass.

After having completed NS employee excursions out east, NKP 765 winds its way through the Burgh' as it heads to Conway Yard.

A southbound intermodal train throttles up to continue its assault on Tehachapi after having to wait for a northbound to pass.

A northbound ethanol train glides out of Tunnel 2 under dynamic braking as it heads to Bakersfield.

A southbound manifest thunders out of Tunnel 5 in notch 8 after having to sit in the siding at Bealville. The newer diesels with better emissions greatly reduce the "smoke show" of the past much t... (more)

A southbound baretable with some classic Santa Fe power climbs out of the Allard horseshoe on its way to Barstow.

A northbound intermodal descends under dynamics into Caliente. A four-pack of GE's in pachyderm style control the descent.

A southbound intermodal with a quartet of GE pachyderms heads into Allard's curve as it makes the climb towards the summit at Techachapi. This shot was inspired by Steve Schmollinger's classic sho... (more)

Mild December weather brings out the railfans to shoot some trains that sat idle on the 25th. Rolling through East Vandergrift is the first of several oil trains heading east with a clean Dash-9 o... (more)