A closer look at the 1941 ALCo as it heads east across the Cima Subdivision, a former LA&SL property. In a few more hours Big Boy 4014 will leave its home state of 50 years, having spent much of i... (more)
Flanked by EMD SD70Ms 4014 and 4884 Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 has nearly reached the summit of Cima Hill in Southern California's Mojave Desert. The Big Boy hospital train was on the Yermo to Las... (more)
A westbound stack train begins its descent down Cima Hill.
Back in 2000, UP 6207 leads 4 more locos as they descend Cima Hill. Note the next train waiting to follow.
Golden Light spreads across the Mohave Desert as East Bound starts on the double track approaching the top of Union Pacific's Cima Hill at Cima, CA.
Tier 4, 2619 leads Union Pacific West Bound over the hill at Cima and downgrade toward Kelso in the Mojave Desert.
A Joshua tree and old UP code line are silhouetted by the low desert sun at 4207 ft Cima Summit as a heavy eastbound manifest rolls over the crest after climbing more than 2000 ft in the 18 miles ... (more)
A pair of Joshua Trees in the Mojave National Preserve frame a heavy eastbound manifest entering double track as it nears the crest at Cima Summit after climbing over 2000 ft in the 18 miles from ... (more)
Looking down the lonely winding Kelso-Cima Road in the Mojave National Preserve a heavy eastbound manifest marches up last miles to Cima Summit after climbing over 2000 ft in the 18 miles from the... (more)
Nearing the summit of a tortuous 2.2% ascent of Cima Hill, this eastbound K-Line stacker diverts into the south siding at Cima to wait out opposing traffic.
Union Pacific C40-8W #9371 (with Chicago & North Western C41-8 #8545, C44-9W #8632 & SD60 #8023) departing the siding.
Southern Pacific AC44CW #254 (with Union Pacific SD60M #6314 and Chicago & North Western C44-9W #8602) lead a loaded westbound coal train.
A UP mixed freight struggles up the final stretch of its climb towards Cima Summit.
Big Boy 4014 splits the signals at Cima Summit as it makes its way home to Cheyenne.
Four EMDs pull a Los Angeles, CA to Denver, CO high priority intermodel train over Cima Hill as they approach the summit.
