UP/SP Heritage Unit leads this westbound stacker, as it crests the hill in Cima, Ca. Canon 40D Sigma DC 17-70MM
Union Pacific westbound coal loads begin their long and slow 2.2 percent descent down Cima Hill on a hot afternoon in the Mojave desert.
15,000 horsepower and 45 freight cars are but a speck on the landscape when compared to the vast California Desert surrounding UP's Cima Subdivision. A magical, mystical place.
East bound cement train waiting for a parade of west bounds just west of cima california
Helpers assist in the braking after helping this train over Cima Hill
west bound up train makes its way down Cima Hill on a nice warm april afternoon.
A quartet of maiden trip GEVO's holds the main outside of Cima, CA waiting for congestion to clear ahead, while the Joshua trees bask in the slowly setting sun.
Union Pacific eastbound climbs up Cima hill near the small village of Cima, CA on UP's LA&SL route, enroute to Las Vegas, NV and Salt Lake City, UT.