Early morning finds a Southbound UP manifest leaving Mojave as it begins its run across the flat Mojave Desert.
I'm a little lost, where am I??.... A pair of NS SD70M-2s & a CSX ES44DC sit at Fleta with the SABCFW 16, a windmill turbine train with 40 loads.
Now up to track speed the ZBRLC 9, lead by UP 5484 climbs out of Mojave & past Fleta. A unit coal train bound for Trona can be seen in the distance. UP 1989 is running 3rd back.
BNSF 7854 drops it's eastbound intermodal train down the hill at MP 377.0, north of Mojave.
UP 5484 drops the ZBRLC 9 down out of the Tehachapi's & into Mojave, as seen from Arroyo Ave just north of town. UP 1989 (D&RGW Heritage) is 3rd out in the consist.
UP 7752 drops the Duffy express into Mojave with the Tehachapi mountains in the background. The SOAOA 6 is passing MP 378, just north of town. With UPP 140, CZ Silver Lariat, & UPP 150 as it's con... (more)
A short coal train is on its return trip from the cement plant at Creal to Mojave.
A Southbound BNSF intermodal leaves the Tehachapi's behind as it decends the grade into Mojave at MP 377.
After getting a green signal, a Southern Pacific freight eases out of Mojave, CA. It will soon meet the oncoming freight in the distance.
UP 3820 drags the STUFR 5 up out of the desert & into the Tehachapi's at MP 377.0, north of Mojave. The classic SP signal bridge here is not only framming the circus train but an all EMD consist a... (more)
KCS 4696 begins it's final decent into Mojave, CA near Arroyo road just north of town. 4696's train of military flat beds is bound for Texarkana.
KCS "Belle" meets a classic SP signal bridge at MP 377.0, north of Mojave.
BNSF 4920 drops down out of the Tehachapi's and into Mojave with an EB intermodal train.
A unit cement train is tied down on the Oak Creek branch just outside of the Mojave yard.
A northbound military train at Sanborn siding on the BNSF