The westbound BNSF Cadiz Local was grinding up Ash Hill near West Siberia, CA on August 13, 2003, led by GP35U No. 2648. I don't know the reason Arizona & California SD40-2M No. 4002 was in the c... (more)
The westbound BNSF Cadiz Local was grinding upgrade near East Siberia, CA on August 13, 2003, led by GP35U No. 2648.
After an afternoon of high thin cirrus clouds, the sun is just moments from setting, resting above the high desert horizon as BNSF 5027 west leads a stack train toward Barstow along the BNSF Trans... (more)
Leaning into the super elevated curves along the BNSF Transcon east of Ludlow, a Needles bound intermodal train sports a reasonably clean C4 on the point.
BNSF 6727 East passes under the WBCS at West Siberia.
The third unit is FXE 4698.
An empty grain shuttle out of Barstow pulled by two Dash-9's charges across the eastern Mojave Desert at Siberia as the sound of the famous ATSF horn, RS3L, sounds away letting everyone around tha... (more)
Two BNSF GEs pull an string of empty pigs up the grade of Ash Hill as they head for San Bernardino on a hot Friday evening on the BNSF Needles Subdivision.
A westbound intermodal works through East Siberia in the late afternoon.
A loaded earthworm works through Siberia in the late afternoon.
A westbound grinds upgrade through Siberia with the 6653 on the point, as the tail end of a eastbound clears just in time.
A loaded grain train works through Siberia and will turn and head due North towards Klondike and the summit at Ash Hill.
Running in a fleet of westbounds, this manifest rounds the big curve at Siberia in the late afternoon.
Eastbound auto's drop down off Ash Hill on a stormy afternoon along the old Santa Fe Needles District.
BNSF 7666 leads its train of stacks, trailers and autos up the 1.4% grade to the summit at Ash Hill.