BNSF SD70ACe 8597 - Colton, California - May 25, 2020

Union Pacific's RWCWCG is regarded as the "dirt train" and runs from the Robinson Ready Mix plant in Cabazon, California to Los Angeles, California. Running daily this train consists of modified c... (more)

On Memorial Day 2020, the holiday lull in rail traffic was taken advantage of when a special high/wide load was hauled from San Onofre, in northern San Diego County to Apex, Nevada. Morning passe... (more)

After working Ice Deck and Old Colton Yard, LOB86 returns west towards Montclair via a stop at West Colton as they come off the Colton Flyover.

LOB86 makes a trek around the balloon track at Pepper Ave. before shoving to the Ice Deck.

MNPWC nears its end terminus as it comes off the BNSF and onto home rails at Colton.

Making a rather odd appearance beneath the Colton flyover, UP 1111 leads an engineering special off the BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision and onto the Union Pacific Yuma Subdivision. The unusual rou... (more)

GATX's fairly rare end-cab MPI genset that works their Colton CA facility has reportedly been sidelined and is not presently being used. It was spotted in good light for a quick roster shot last S... (more)

Union Pacific local LOB86 shoves towards Ice Deck in Loma Linda, where it will spot the reefer.

Union Pacific local LOB86 pulls off the balloon track at Pepper in Colton and prepares to shove to Ice Deck in Loma Linda, where it will spot the reefer.

Chased the UP LOB86 back to West Colton expecting it to shove to Ice Deck, but not realizing it was going to go around the balloon track first. Beat a quick bead back to Pepper and got there just ... (more)

Chased the UP LOB86 back to West Colton expecting it to shove to Ice Deck, but not realizing it was going to go around the balloon track first. Beat a quick bead back to Pepper and got there just ... (more)

A consist of mostly dead locomotives moves out of the yard. They have caps on their exhaust. UP 4708 says "Onion Pacific" on the shield.

UP 5559 leads an intermodal train off of the Palmdale cut-off as it approaches West Colton.

UP 1943 approaches the Pepper Ave. over pass as it arrives at the Union Pacific West Colton yard.