BNSF to the rescue again..... Amtrak Southwest Chief #3 is running over 7 hours late as he rounds the big curve at Klondike.

Its pretty neat hearing 710's climb Ash Hill! A pair of ACe's and an AC Gevo pull this short Amarillo manifest up the 1.44% grade. BNSF 9221, 8494, 5951 and 41 Loads, 14 Empties, 5491 Tons, 3825... (more)

No this isn't pool power, it's a UP reroute over the BNSF Needles Sub. UP 5105 leads its Evergreen intermodal west around the Klondike as they climb towards Ash Hill (Summit).

4 more brand new C4's coming west, straight from the factory. BNSF 4275, 4273, 4276, 4274 in sequence, power a 5098 ton Z7 around Klondike and across the Needles Sub.

Your looking at a 2.2 mile long monster stacktrain snaking its way to the summit at Ash Hill.. 3x2x1 with all power visible in this shot, not to mention it weighs 14,000+ tons!

Richmond CA to El Paso TX autoracks (aka FEMA political prisoner cars) pass through the California desert on a perfect winter morning.

A trio of BNSF General Electrics pull a train up the hill near Klondike. The background is formed by the Bullion Mountains.

Westbound train climbing Ash Hill between Siberia and Klondike in Mojave Desert

Aerial shot using a DJI Phantom 2 with a GoPro Hero 3+

An eastward signal near Klondike, CA stands guard as the moon rises on a cloudy night in the Mojave Desert.

A late-running Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, is between Siberia and Klondike on the eastern approach to Ash Hill, California, on March 9, 1995. Morning sun glints off the silvery train as it ... (more)

A westbound BNSF Z train has just passed through Siberia,CA, and is now wrapped around the big curve on main 1 to continue the climb up to Ash Hill at Klondike,CA 3/6/11

A heavy high priority manifest from Kansas City,KS to Barstow,CA climbs Ash Hill on Main 1 west of Siberia,CA 2/25/12.

The temperature is flirting with triple digits out in the Mojave desert along the BNSf Transcon. Here at Klondike, the mains spilt. The westbound main will venture out into the desert for five mil... (more)

The BNSF 523 East Cadiz Local is seen dropping down Ash Hill on main 2 as the BNSF 7282 West climbs through Klondike on main 1.