UP 4068 leads a combination of auto racks and intermodal cars up Cajon Pass on BNSF track 1 as a potash train heads down the pass on the Palmdale Cut-off.
The conductor of the Southwest Chief keeps a watchful eye out for the baggage cart which just came in to the picture at the end of a 94 second exposure.
UP 8434 leads a manifest freight off of the Mojave sub. (a.k.a. Palmdale cut-off) as it arrives at West Colton. There were nine locomotives up front and one DPU at the rear. Not all the lead pow... (more)