UP 5406, an NLR repaint is on the point of a 3 unit set of power backing down to their train, seen from the Pepper Ave overpass.
5 units lead a westbound Z through Rana, near the old Laural St crossing, which was part of a grade separation project and now a new pair of signal bridges protect the crossovers here.
A late running Amtrak 3 passes the new signal bridges at Rana, just south of San Bernardino.
A rattty UP SD70M leads six visiting Norfolk Southern units east through Colton Yard on their way to Global 4. This train would normally have had all the So Cal railfans chasing, but this was the ... (more)
Running close to 3 hours late, Amtrak 3 races through Colton as it heads for LA.
NS Standard Cab power leads a westbound Long Beach bound baretable train on BNSF rails at Colton.
CSXT 73 leads a westbound auto/stack train down the Mt. Vernon connector where it will change crews before finishing it's trip to Long Beach.
A single EMD SD70 leads 2 FRA cars as it leaves Colton and will head up the Palmdale Cutoff to Bakersfield.
After experiencing traction motor issues, CN 8018 east sits dead in the water in the Mt. Vernon Connector.
Early morning on UP's Colton branch finds SD59MX 9904 on the point of a short train tied down.
Dirty Old Town ... er ... DieselBecause of the large number of tunnels (and snowsheds) found on the Southern Pacific, the railroad and EMD designed the SD45T-2 (and later the SD40T-... (more)
2 more brand new tier4's on there first revenue trip pass West Colton at Pepper Ave.
Freshly painted UP 7379 departs West Colton seen from the Pepper Ave overpass.
BNSF 3913 leads the eastbound ZLACWSP at Colton on a busy morning along the San Bernardino Sub.
A late running Amtrak #3 passes Colton with the usual standard consist. No doubt this was 'train of the day' for a certain Cajon regular.
