One of BNSF's newest ES44C4's leads this eastbound Stockton, Ca to Willow Springs train down off Ash Hill in the late afternoon.

Three EMDs pull a westbound intermodal symbol up Ash Hill's steep eastern slope.

Sunset at Ash Hill - A westbound stack train rounds the bend as it approaches Ash Hill from Siberia.

I found out the hard way that the A&C comes earlier than it use to a few years.... pulled into Cadiz just in time to see the shortline accelerate into the sunset. Fortunately the Cadiz local offer... (more)

6 units lead this westbound stack train up Ash Hill in the late afternoon.

BNSF 5332 leads a westbound grain train through a cut near Ash Hill as dark clouds pass by overhead. The light streaks are from the end DPUs as they pass through the frame.

5 BNSF B-40's ease the Cadiz Local down Ash Hill.

BNSF 7593 east leads its train of containers and trailers down off Ash Hill.

BNSF Railway train S-LPCSCO1-04K (Intermodal Stacks; Logistics Park Chicago IL to Thenard CA) seems to stretch to infinity as it grinds up Ash Hill on the Needles Subdivision on Tuesday, November ... (more)

BNSF 5477 and 2 older warbonnet GE's lead eastbound tonnage across the Needles Sub as they decend the grade off Ash Hill near Siberia.

3 new C4's work up the 1.4% grade as they climb Ash Hill on the Needles Sub.

Photographers capture a Q train as it moves eastbound through the cut at Ash Hill

Code line is still present as a 10,000 foot Q-SBDCHI6-25K crests Ash Hill on its journey east on the BNSF Needles Subdivision.

4 GE's make quick work of Ash Hill as they race up the hill at track speed.

BNSF 5352 leads a loaded unit steel train up the 1.4% grade on Ash Hill. Interesting that the train olny has one unit on the point, with 2 DPU on the rear.