Led by a foursome of aged and weathered EMD veterans the daily local from Trona to Searles is slowly climbing out of the Searles Valley. Westend Facility, Lake Searles and in the background Trona ... (more)

On the return trip to Searles Valley, the Trona Railway is seen passing the famous Trona Pinnacles.

The Trona Railway begins their day in the late afternoon with the temps pushing 112+ which really didnt seem to phase the crew with how efficient they were working.

The Trona heads out of town with four EMDs in full throttle leading a heavy train.

Trona Railway's evening Turn to the UP interchange heads out of the other-worldly landscape on it's mainline as they approach Searles.

On the return from Searles, half the power was cut allowing this former Southern Pacific tunnel motor to lead the empty string of hoppers back to Trona.

EMD 645 prime movers echo through the valley as Trona Railway's interchange train bound for the UP at Searles departs Trona with a heavy train.

Ex-SP and UP SD40 variants shove on the rear of a loaded Trona train as it departs town. The famous Trona Pinnacles in the background above the head end power.

No that's not a mirage.....With the weight of their soda ash train now fully on the uphill grade leaving the barren Searles Valley, which will persist all the way to Searles, the thunderous roar e... (more)

Trona Railway SD40T-2 2005 continues the southward climb out of the Searles Valley as it passes through the Trona Pinnacles.

Nestled within the Searles Valley between the Argus and Slate mountain ranges lays the vast Searles Lake. Tapping the mineral rich wealth of the dry lake, where 98 of the 104 known chemical elemen... (more)

With a significant string of loaded cars behind them, Trona Railway's ex-Southern Pacific & ex-Union Pacific power works together to conquer the stiff grade near the Trona Pinnacles.

TRC SD40T-2 2005, which started life as SP 8541 back in 1979, is on the point of a loaded potash train as it enters Searles, nearing the end of the 26 mile uphill trek from the mineral plant at Tr... (more)

Ex SP SD40T-2 #2006 leads an empty Trona Railway coal train, as it begins its journey to the Union Pacific interchange at Searles, CA. The days of coal trains on the Trona Railway are numbered, a... (more)