A mixed freight comes off the Palmdale Cut-off.
2454 waits it's turn for a quick tune-up.
The West Colton tower and crossover from Riverside Ave.
This engineer waits for his green light as a westbound passes in the background.
An intersting mix of engines in this photo from an old SP SD50, a CNW D9-44CW, a HLCX SD40-2, a CSX unit and a BNSF consist in the background.
The "Rock Train" enters West Colton Yard from Cabazon.
Another lightpower move at the West Colton Yard as a train comes off the Palmdale Cut-off from Mojave, hard to see but there's a clean unpatched C44AC in the consist, SP 179.
A lightpower move at the West Colton Yard.
A pair of ex-SP SD40M-2's shove back a cut of cars at Pepper Ave. in West Colton on a hazy June morning.
Entering West Colton Yard off the balloon track.
The West Colton Engine Maintenance Facility
Take note of UP 1983 in the middle of the consist in the foreground
Union Pacific WP 1983 makes a brief appearance at West Colton. As I took this it was being readied to return to Northern California, as usual it was mid-consist!
