Looking East from the East Portal of Tunnel 8 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - The view looking east from the East Portal of Tunnel 8.

Afternoon Light on the Southside of the Goat Canyon Trestle - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Built in 1932 to by pass a tunnel that had collapsed in an earthquake (located to the right, out o... (more)

Looking at the East Portal of Tunnel 9 from the West Portal of Tunnel 10 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Looking west at the East Portal of Tunnel 9 from the West Portal of Tunnel 10. Tun... (more)

Yellow Rabbit Bush - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] -Yellow Rabbit Bush from the unusually wet Winter of 2017.

Rock Fall Between Tunnel 13 and 14 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] -Rocks on the tracks from the unusually wet Winter of 2017.

Looking Westward from Between Tunnel 14 and 13 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] -One of the many vistas on the Desert Line, this one between Tunnels 13 and 14.

Red Barrel Cactus and the Seven Sisters - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] -A trio of Red Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus) frame the view of the seven smaller trestle bridges east of Goat ... (more)

Yucca at Goat Canyon - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] -Yucca (Yucca whipplei) on the wall of Goat Canyon with the great wooden trestle in the background. The tank car on the hillside is part ... (more)

The West Portal of Tunnel 8 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] -Air vent tubes from the 2004 rebuild of Tunnel 8, lie outside the west end of the bore between the west portal of 8 and the east por... (more)

Carrizo Siding - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - I found this siding listed as "Carrizo Gorge Siding" on an old topo map of the area and it is not referenced in my copy of the Altamon... (more)

Bridge 7 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - One of the many trestle bridges on the Desert Line skirts the hill side as it snakes it's way through the Carizzo Gorge.

The Collapse of the East Portal of Tunnel 16 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Debris from the collapse of the rock around the east portal of Tunnel 16 lies in the road bed after an unusually w... (more)

Debris Pile at the Mouth of Tunnel 16 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - A view of the debris pile made up of shattered tunnel bore and large boulders in the East Portal of Tunnel 16.

The Seven Sisters from Mile Post 102 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Looking east at the set of bridges that are collectively known as the Seven Sisters from the West Portal of the old Tunnel... (more)

METRA Bi-Levels at Dubbers Spur - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - A set of four former Chicago Northwestern (later METRA) cars sit on Dubbers Spur which is adjacent to the De Anza Desert Resort ... (more)