A Mojave Northern mine train catches the last full sun just before the light ducks behind the mountains as it heads in to the plant.
The inbound morning mine train is about to cross the Bell Mountain Wash bridge and is less than a mile from its final destination at the CEMEX plant along Route 66.
The sun has just dropped below Bell Mountain (out of frame) and Oro Grande (in frame) as yet another mine train heads up the hill to Black Mountain Quarry.
After bringing a coal train down from the quarry, CEMEX's ex UP, nee CNW SD60 makes some light engine moves in the yard along Route 66.
An empty coal train heads down the hill and back to the CEMEX plant in Victorville.
A short four-car coal train heads up Quarry Road towards Black Mountain Quarry. While this area is known as Bell Mountain, Bell Mountain is to our left and behind the camera. That is Oro Grande Mo... (more)
Skid marks on the street often tell a story, but I think rarely quite as dramatically as they do here at the grade crossing where a former Union Pacific SD60, now owned by CEMEX and used on their ... (more)
New Cemex unit along the Mojave Northern.
Maneuvers with cars
Reaching the end of its first run.
After years of operating in the solid blue of former owner Florida East Coast, GP9 651 finally has a completely new, owner-identifying paint scheme. The new owner of the facility, has given the o... (more)
The Mojave Northern mine train trundles across the wide expanse of the Mojave on its way to the Cemex cement plant along Route 66.
