Yard power moves past one of the crew members to clear the switches after spotting a consist of freight cars. They made a reverse move to head back to the classification yard after the switches w... (more)
UP 7370 leads a train out of the Union Pacific departure yard at West Colton. The train is heading out to the main line leading to the Palmdale cut-off and up Cajon Pass.
The crew on this westbound transfer, hauling cars from the Southern Pacific's Colton Yard to the then-still-fairly-new West Colton Yard, look pretty relaxed as they wait for a Santa Fe westbound t... (more)
A Southern Pacific Railroad freight prepares to depart the railroad’s West Colton Yard late in the day. SP SD45T-2 9340, SD45 8956, SD45T-2 9228 and SD40 8443 will have the honors of lifting th... (more)