With the Manchester mountains in the background and Needles California 20 rail miles behind them this COFC climbs towards Goff.
With the sun low on the horizon this 414 axle grain train slowly take the grade into Sloan on it’s way to California.
The Cedar City Local heads for home after a full day of switching cars and a C A R E event thrown in.
This tagged ACe leads an additional pair of power past the sign reflecting the Last Spike location of the SLC-LA route in the early evening.
A slow approach in to Erie for this west bound mix stack train.
This east bound Denver bound train cuts through the tunnels and bridges near Echo Utah.
Waiting in the hole for two westbounds to approach. This PowerBar waits at Moapa.
The moon climbs above UP 7629 prior to it's departure from Dry Lake on to Salt Lake City.
UP 7605 the new GE Evolution series locomotive passes the remains of a water tower used first for steam locomotives and last for the west bound pig train on it's way to Long Beach
A 5 hr plus late Southwest Chief #3 goes into the curves west of Ludlow California on it way to Los Angeles.
past sunset and this east bound TOFC takes the curve into Ludlow on it's way towards needles along the BNSF Transcon.
The sun sets over the rails of the BNSF transcon at Ludlow California on this Saturday evening
A slight touch of hidden flame is quickly extinguished as mop up operations continue on this container box that caught fire on this east bound stack.
This BNSF west bound Z train heads into the fading light at it takes the crosssing at Cadiz.
UP 5571 head engine of this west bound coal train waits under a moon lit sky for it's second meet of the morning at Erie before proceeding further west.