A unit cement train bound for Phoenix Arizona makes its way down the east slope of Ash Hill in the late afternoon. At Cadiz, the train will take the Arizona and California main line into Arizona w... (more)
A heavy Westbound manifest rounds the big curve at Siberia under stormy skys as it starts its way up to the old station of Klondike on its climb to the summit at Ash Hill.
Wish I had this luck the day earlier at the Vegas blackjack tables, but better late then never! I first scoped this train earlier in the morning in Barstow. Based the on power I suspected it was t... (more)
A westbound takes the curves at East Siberia.
BNSF 5151 leads an eastbound stack train through the curves at East Siberia, CA with the Bullion Mountains providing a backdrop.
GP50 3845 leads a westbound on the curve west of Siberia, climbing the grade to Ash Hill. Meanwhile, an eastbound passes in the distance on the other track. This is the Needles Subdivision of th... (more)
A half-decent Warbonnet is eastbound with a stack train.
Eastbound and westbound meet at Klondike in the middle of the Mojave.
Sinking its' teeth into Ash Hill, BNSF's Cadiz Turn heads back west for Barstow.