A pair of GE's lead a westbound stack train up Ash Hill on a beautiful evening in the Mojave Desert.

CREX 1417 leads train VBLUSBD up Ash Hill in the late afternoon.

CREX 1417 leads train VBLUSBD up Ash Hill in the late afternoon.

An eastbound Santa Fe "Super Fleet" intermodal has reached this particular summit at Ash Hill, in the Mojave Desert. From here it'll be fast running and mostly downhill until the long cl... (more)

2 NS GE's lead this westbound QSTLSCO up Ash Hill.

Working hard up Ash Hill, both KCS units are online with the 3rd BNSF unit DIC, struggles up the steep grade with 39 loads for Herlong, Ca.

Working upgrade at Ash Hill, KCS 3910 leads this UMTRTAC military train up the steep grade.

A Q ALTLAC slowly makes its way to the summit of Ash Hill along the Needles Subdivision.

BNSF ES44C4 6565 is seen leading an eastbound BNSF passenger special at Ash Hill, Ca - 12/03/2014

NS ES44AC 8158 is seen leading a westbound manifest H-BELBAR up Ash Hill - 19/03/2014

An eastbound stack train has just crested Ash Hill. The crew change point at Needles still lies 107 miles ahead across the Mojave Desert.

Brand new BNSF 8001 leads this San Bernardino bound train up Ash Hill in the early afternoon.

BNSF 7273 leads 2 KCS Southern Bells on this westbound Fort Hood, Texas to Barstow, California military move as it climbs Ash Hill.

The full length (7061 feet and 6966 tons) of BNSF train Q-NYCLAC1-01A (Guaranteed Service Intermodal; New York NY - Los Angeles CA) is visible as it grinds through Ash Hill, California (named for ... (more)

A hot Santa Fe eastbound intermodal is cresting Ash Hill after the climb up from Ludlow. This is the Mojave Desert, and the starkness of the landscape seems to work perfectly with the historic San... (more)