AZRC 3894 comes on to the exchange siding to position itself to shove back to a cut of loads from which BNSF 8600 had just set out.
ARZC 3894 waits for a crew member at the end of the train to secure the switch for the wye leading to the BNSF Needles Sub before beginning its journey back to its home.
5 Warbonnets wheel pigs eastbound at Cadiz. 2 elements of luck here - 5 warbonnets together, and they fitted perfectly between the poles - both unplanned.
Arizona and California (ARZC) train 708 arrives at Cadiz, CA on Jan.31 with an interchange with the BNSF.
The BNSF local from Barstow to Cadiz waits on the Arizona & California RR line at Cadiz waiting to interchange traffic with the A & C
The AZCR makes it's daily run to Parker, AZ
Arizona & California SD45 4001 departs Cadiz for the return trip to Parker Arizona with the Cadiz Turn on a clear April day.
With the power for the Cadiz Turn visible in the far distance, BNSF 5258 flys east on the Needles Sub and past the salt cedars at the desert outpost of Cadiz.
NS 9957 leads a BNSF intermodal train west through Cadiz.
A&C SD40-2M #4003 , BNSF GP60M #123 , A&C SD40-2M'S #4002, #4001 with the cadiz local
The BNSF Cadiz Local pulls a set of loaded cars headed for Parker Arizona
Needing a wash but still a colorful consist approaches Cadiz heading east
Looks like a cowboy is controlling this Hot east bound intermodal as it blows through Cadiz in the early morning. (Check out what's on the dash)