A classic (and becoming rarer) SD45-2 carbody leads the days Boron Local as it shoves down Rich Spur to the trainload facility there where trona is loaded from trucks.
A classic (and becoming rarer) SD45-2 carbody leads the days Boron Local as it shoves down Rich Spur to the trainload facility there where trona is loaded from trucks. The Joshua Tree really lets ... (more)
The BNSF Boron Local lead by BNSF 1574 and two other SD40-2Rs ( all rebuilt from SD45-2s) and a single GP39-2 shove a long cut of cars down Rich Spur, just west of Boron, CA for a mineral load out... (more)
Late afternoon west of Boron on the BNSF Mojave Sub, finds this westbound auto train towards hustling towards Mojave.
3 Rebuilt BNSF SD45-2's (now all in Heritage 3 paint) switch cars out on the siding/yard at Boron, CA before spotting their cars at the Borax plant at Boron, CA 3/7/13.
Leading the Boron-Barstow local, a classy and exceptionally clean GP60M has just departed from the Borax Facility, a large complex and mine specializing in the handling of Borax and other minerals... (more)
Barstow based ''Boron Local'' waiting for a brake test from the conductor before began pushing his train on the spur leading to Boron Rio Tinto Minerals Borax mine. BNSF 1988 was accompanied by 3 ... (more)
The Boron local spots some covered hoppers near the loading facility on Rich spur. After finishing its work at Rich spur the Boron local will collect the rest of its train (left in Boron, about 2 ... (more)
Early morning at Boron on BNSF's Mojave Sub finds this 6 unit Eastbound Z racing across the desert.
BNSF Railway train L-CAL0611-12 backs into the US Borax plant in Boron, California, on March 12, 2010. Power for today's train is BNSF GP39-2R 2823 (originally CB&Q GP30 940) and 1575 and 1574 (a... (more)
Westbound tonnage works across the BNSF Mojave Sub as it passes through Boron.
BNSF 4924 leads a baretable train in disguise towards Barstow.
with 2592 and 2572.
