UP 1111 leads an extra Ft. Worth-West Colton as the train approaches Apex, the top of Beaumont Pass.

UP 8945 leads a westbound Z into San Timoteo Canyon as it passes the Centennial bridge overpass on a cold afternoon in Beaumont.

After setting off helpers at Beaumont, IG4LB approaches San Timoteo Canyon with a colorful consist.

Approaching the Centennial bridge overpass at Beaumont, UP 1111 enters San Timoteo Canyon.

Beaumont Helpers.

Westbound military loads pass thru Beaumont as the train enters San Timoteo Canyon seen approaching Centennial bridge.

UP EMD T4 #3041 leads a westbound general manifest freight as it approaches the Centennial bridge in Beaumont.

4014 rounds a curve after exiting San Timeteo Canyon on its way out of California to Yuma, AZ.

UP 8909 leads an eastbound auto train thru the Beaumont crossovers mid-morning.

The 5th eastbound in just over an hour passes thru Beaumont Curve lead by UP 2604.

UP 9015 leads an eastbound Z train thru Beaumont curve in the late morning.

UP 8123 leads another monster stack train thru Beaumont curve.

Eastbound stacks near the top of Beaumont Hill on a warm summer morning.

UP 7303 leads a westbound Z train at Apex as it tops the eastside of Beaumont Pass in the late evening.

Smoke from the 20,000 acre Apple Fire billows over the San Bernardino Mountains as ZMQLC heads downgrade out of Beaumont with an LA bound stack train.