With an an on-time departure from LAUPT, eastbound Amtrak train #2 makes good time passing the former SP classification yard at West Colton. A Roseville-bound manifest attempts to depart in the fo... (more)
Westbound doublestacks off the Yumb Sub enter West Coltom on the relatively new bypass track at Pepper Ave. while the head end of a northbound manifest can be seen in the distance on the Palmdale ... (more)
Looking about as good as they ever did after a few years of service. I really enjoyed seeing a few of these show up amid sea of SD-45 variants.
A stack train negotiates the new run through track around the West Colton yard.
Reworked and renumbered, an ex- Missouri Pacific SD40-2 now outfitted with remote control gear shuffles cars around the yard.
A trio of SD70ACe's being prepped to lead a manifest out of West Colton.
Two UP trains and BNSF transfer power are seen early morning in West Colton.
Still magnificent despite the electrical downgrade for yard service her we get a little roof detail.
This one was not common around there and still had extra lights. It must not have lasted too long.
Some mainline track takes place near Pepper Ave. in West Colton while a westbound manifest heads toward Los Angeles with a big mac bringing up the rear in DPU mode.
SD70ACe's and a Genset unit pulls a freight out of West Colton.
Portrait of a failed experiment. Running with borrowed BN Locotrol equipped SD-40-2s and SP mid train units controlled through a BN Locotrol receiver car trains were something to see for a few we... (more)
One of those delightfully mixed up consists shepherded by a usually reliable unit is preparing to depart for LA. Most of them were on a short leash.
A mixture of UP and CSX power is hostled onto a waiting train as a Westbound stack train drops down from the Palmdale Cutoff.
SD90mac 8084 shoves on the rear of a Westbound manifest train seen form the Pepper St overpass.
