GECX test units 2024 and 2023 are currently being used in intermodal test service between LA and Texas, seen here on BNSF rails near Colton, Ca.

A lot has changed at Colton Crossing in the last few years - The tower is gone, connector tracks have been rearranged several times, and now crossing itself is gone as a grade separation has been ... (more)

Eastbound Super C approacing SP crossing Colton

The power off an eastbound Union Pacific freight passes Colton Tower as it completes setting out some cars to be interchanged to the Southern Pacific. The tracks running perpendicular to the line... (more)

A typical mid-'70s Southern Pacific lash-up - a trio of SD45s and a U33C - pass the Colton Tower, which controls the crossing of the SP and the Santa Fe (over which the Union Pacific has trackage ... (more)

A typical mid-'70s Southern Pacific lash-up - a trio of SD45s and a U33C - pass the Colton Tower, which controls the crossing of the SP and the Santa Fe (over which the Union Pacific has trackage ... (more)

Passing through Colton in the early afternoon, BNSF 8028 leads this Topeka, KS to San Diego, CA business special.

Early morning at Colton on the BNSF Cajon Sub finds yet another ZATLC with CSX power leading.

UP 1996 (southern pacific heritage unit) as it shoves UP 4014 bigboy into the colton yard to be placed on the V.I.P track until the move to chyenne in march.

BNSF 1320 heads back to San Bernardino as it shoves a single autorack at Rana on the Cajon Sub.

Eastbound manifest exiting the Sunset Route, crossing the ATSF mainline, as it continues to the West Colton classification yard

About Face...Having finished making a few set outs and collecting the rest of their train UP's Kaiser Hauler departs from Union Pacific's West Colton, CA classification yard and rounds the balloon... (more)

2 of the 6 SD38-2's that SP owned, with slug 1000 made from a Alco Century unit, are seen pulling a string of cars back up the hump from the bowl.

An extremely rare leader in a very familiar package leads an extra Fresno while a trio of rebuilt SD40Ns working the 7:30 trim job pull a cut from the bowl. The rare leader, UP 5695 is one of the ... (more)

GE's 5000 Evolution series unit, UP #7964 leads this ZMNLA2 into West Colton seen from the ever famous Pepper Ave overpass.