Heading North up the Palmdale Cutoff on the Mojave Sub, UP 2468 struggles to lift this large Mojave Flyer up the steep 2.2% grade towards the Summit at Hiland.
High above the BNSF tracks near Cozy Dell, UP 2468 and 2 other SD60's grind up the Palmdale Cutoff leading the Northbound Mojave Flyer.
Head end of a long coal train parked outside Mojave, CA. Red lights lending a Christmas aura to the scene are from the wind turbines that surround the area. There are hundreds, and the lights al... (more)
Engines sit in the ICTF Support Yard.
With a UP leading, and a pair of NS locos in trail (including high-nose 5202), Q393 powers by the local on the St Louis Line.
A CSX freight with UP power on the point heads north across the Kankakee River on the ex-C&EI main.
