A re-routed coal load from Arizona works up out of Rosemond in the late evening. The train is heading to Richmond, CA after apparently being rejected from the customer in AZ.

Leading one of the centerbeam-heavy Klamath Falls to West Colton manifests, UP 2568 rounds the curve descending into Rosamond, CA, with a special SD70AH-T4 guest third in consist.

Having conquered the daunting Tehachapi range a trio of (then) new General Electric ET45AHs are running point on a train of Pacific Northwest lumber which is now on the 1.3% down grade run to Rosa... (more)

Climbing out of the Antelope Valley a westbound manifest works up Ansel Hill, the 1.3% climb out of the High Desert to Ansel foreshadows the major climb to come for the Roseville bound train upon ... (more)

C&NW in Espee country……Former Chicago & Northwestern AC4400 8806, now Union Pacific's 6708, leads the charge on UP's hotshot 'Lathrop Z' as it hustles across the high desert south of Rosamond.... (more)

Leaving the floor of the Antelope Valley Union Pacific's westbound MWCRVB labors up Ansel Hill north of Rosamond under the early morning sun. US&S searchlights still protected Ansel on St. Patrick... (more)

A Union Pacific passenger special from Oakland CA to Council Bluffs IA races south on the Mojave Sub, hitting track speed here.

UP 8069 South drops down into Rosamond as it leads this Fresno to West Colton freight along the Mojave Sub.

UP 8057 North leads the MWCRVB upgrade out of Rosamond as it climbs Ansel Hill.

A short stack train bites into the grade north of Rosamond, CA. Got a friendly horn toot and a wave as they went by.

Afternoon sun shines on the UP 7501 as it tops Ansel hill on the point of the WRVAMT, a tie train running from Roseville, CA to Amarillo, TX.

With the lucky 7's GEVO leading the way, the IBRLCX hustles through Rosamond across from the old GLC plant (Great Lakes Carbon) south of town. The train is an extra section intermodal between Broo... (more)

Early morning light finds UP 5394 and the MWCRV cresting Ansel hill, north of Rosamond, CA. The 5394 west is passing the east (south) end of Ansel siding, which is still guarded by old target sign... (more)

With the Boy Scouts of America commemorative GEVO up front, UPs hot shot Lathrop to Los Angeles Z scoots along the Mojave Sub just after cresting Ansel hill. Soon the priority Z will be sprinting... (more)

The shinny new paint on UP 7480 glows in the afternoon sun as the ZLTLA races along UP's Mojave Sub passing Ansel. Ansel siding is located north of Rosamond at the top of Ansel hill.