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!
An uncommon site almost anywhere. Two Cotton Belt engine, one unpatched followed by a unpatched SP unit in the W.C. Yard.
West Colton Yard at 11:26pm, still going strong.
Two unpatched SP units get ready to head to Mojave.
The "Rock Train" makes it's way from Cabazon to Long Beach.
A different look, looking towards Pepper Ave in the background. The owrk going on on the background is for the new engine maintenance facility.
A unpatched SP unit shows the UP units how it's done!
A westbound enters the yard after a trip from Yuma, AZ.
A clean unpatched SP AC440CW is shuffled around West Colton Yard
As one train comes in on the Palmdale Cutoff from Mojave, another comes in on the balloon track from Yuma, AZ as some light power is shuffled in the yard.
A BNSF crew awaits thru turn to return from West Colton to San Bernardino. The crew is catching up on some reading it appears.
UP power is serviced at West Colton. Former SDP45 2768 is even in the mix.
