Between Mojave and Rosamond, detouring southbound Amtrak train #11 is making good time across the high desert as it heads toward Los Angeles.

Between Mojave and Rosamond, the UP's Mojave Flyer from West Colton sprints across the high desert, and will soon be arriving at its namesake to tie up for the evening.

Just south of the Mojave area, the UP's northbound Lathrop stack train passes a freight tied down in the siding at Fleta on UP's Mojave Sub.

A former Union Pacific SD50, now owned and lettered for CEMEX, powers a train from the Bell Mountain mine down the old Mojave Northern rail line to the old Southwest Portland cement plant near Vic... (more)

Early morning in the high desert north of Mojave finds an eastbound BNSF mixed freight rolling downgrade through the sweeping curve at Warren located east of Tehachapi. Some pool power from UP and... (more)

With the US Borax mine at Boron visible in the distance, BNSF's Boron Local is nearly done with the day's work, and will soon be heading back out onto the mainline for the return trip to Barstow.

With a very presentable ex-Santa Fe Dash 8 on the point, BNSF's Boron Local departs the US Borax mine at Boron after completing the day's work in the desert. The train is approaching Highway 58 as... (more)

With a block of coiled steel loads up front, a westbound BNSF mixed freight flies through Bissell as it nears Mojave and an evening climb over the Tehachapi mountains.

With the US Borax mine at Boron visible in the distance, BNSF's Boron Local is nearly done with the day's work, and will soon be heading back out onto the mainline for the return trip to Barstow.

Just outside the US Borax mine at Boron located in the Mojave desert, BNSF's Boron Local pauses between switching moves for the small yard near the mine.

Out in the high desert between Barstow and Mojave, BNSF's Boron Local is shoving back onto an industrial spur off the main and toward the US Borax mine at Boron where it will perform the majority ... (more)

Nearing the Bell Mountain road crossing, #418 leads its train along the SWPC main line as it heads for Victorville.

A former Katy GP39-2 leads a short train from the Bell Mountain facility towards the Plant at Victorville. It's rare to catch the 418 out on the road as the perfered power is the ex Union Pacific ... (more)

Climbing upgrade near Bagdad on the Needles Sub, BNSF 7080 will be in run 8 all the way to the Summit at Ash Hill.

This sign along US 66 pretty puch sums it up, as eastbound stacks race by.