A pair of freight trains await their departure times at Union Pacific's West Colton Yard.

UP SD70ACe 8552 may head west to Arizona and beyond, or it could head north to the northern p... (more)

On Union Pacific westbound intermodal train ILTLB-16 were a high number of containers with their doors open (I photographed 5, but there were at least 12), and many looked as if some of their cont... (more)

EMD SD40-2s, decades ago the standard power on Union Pacific's hot freights, are now the usual set of power for assembling trains at UP's West Colton Yard. This typical 3-unit set consists of SD4... (more)

In the old paint, getting rare in those days, a cowl unit is leading an EB freight. Being a railfan and getting paid to live in California, within a stone's throw of Cajon Pass and Colton Tower, ... (more)

For many decades, one of the places to watch trains in southern California was Colton Tower, alongside Colton Crossing, where the Southern Pacific Railroad's "Sunset Route" crosse... (more)

Union Pacific eastbound train E-WCLLF-16 departs the railroad's West Colton Yard ... all by itself. UP AC4400CW 6603 was sent out to rescue West Colton CA to Tucson AZ train M-WCTU-16, which suff... (more)

Westbound symbol MNPWC arrives at West Colton with UP 3067 solo DPU passing Pepper Ave.

UP's Monday only LOB53 "Indio Local" passes Pepper Ave on it's journey east.

UP 9618 leads the eastbound ZCIG4 as it nears Pepper Ave.

Union Pacific SD70ACe 3033 (along with SD70M 3823, ET44AC 2716 and AC4400CW 5889 up front, and AC4400CW 5958 as the rear DPU) bring manifest train MRVLB-01, which originated in Roseville CA, off t... (more)

BNSF 4246 leads WCLBAR power at Pepper Ave.

Union Pacific Intermodal train IKCLB-29, which originated in Kansas City, Missouri, is led by UP SD70ACe 8952, AC4400CW 6783 and ES44AC 8266. The train has just passed under the UP's Mojave Sub (... (more)

BNSF train H-BARWCL1-02F arrives at its destination, Union Pacific's West Colton Yard. BNSF ES44AC 6287, ES44DC 7408, ES44DC 7792 and Dash 9-44CW 4992 have brought this train the 86 (or so) miles... (more)

The GATX repair facility in Colton, adjacent to Union Pacific's West Colton Yard, received a new locomotive in December 2024 – GMTX SW1000 78. This switcher was built by EMD in December 1970 as... (more)

GMTX #78 sits outside the GATX car repair facility at Colton.