With smoke still lingering in the air from its Tunnel 3 exit, four C44-9Ws lead the Z-RICCHI over the fill above Clear Creek.

With the Lehigh Cement plant in the distance, this high priority z-train begins its downhill run to Mojave.

C44-9W 5352 leads the Z-RICCHI through the green hills at the south end of Bealville.

Four C44-9Ws are in control of this z-train as it negotiates the curve at Warren, five miles north of Mojave.

C44-9W 1002 leads the Z-RICCHI past the northbound approach signal at the south end of Marcel, six miles from Tehachapi.