A Mojave Northern mine train catches the last full sun just before the light ducks behind the mountains as it heads in to the plant.

Mojave Northern's rare SE32C pulls a loaded coal train along Quarry Road towards the mine.

The sun has just dropped below Bell Mountain (out of frame) and Oro Grande (in frame) as yet another mine train heads up the hill to Black Mountain Quarry.

An empty coal train heads down the hill and back to the CEMEX plant in Victorville.

An empty coal train heads down the hill and back to the CEMEX plant in Victorville.

A short four-car coal train heads up Quarry Road towards Black Mountain Quarry. While this area is known as Bell Mountain, Bell Mountain is to our left and behind the camera. That is Oro Grande Mo... (more)

Skid marks on the street often tell a story, but I think rarely quite as dramatically as they do here at the grade crossing where a former Union Pacific SD60, now owned by CEMEX and used on their ... (more)

Easing down the steep grade into Victorville, SWPC 415 has it's train under control as it nears a rural dirt crossing.

Returning from the facility at Bell Mountain, SWPC 415 leads the westbound train back to Victorville seen here along Quarry Road.

SWPC 415 leads it's small 12 car train along Quarry Road in the early morning.

SWPC 415 leads the morning train towards the loading facility at Bell Mountain.

Late morning in the high desert near Apple Valley finds a westbound BNSF container train crossing over the eastbound mainline of the Cajon Sub at the Frost flyover.

Southwestern Portland cement 415 leads a morning train towards the plant at Bell Mountain.

Running longhood foward, BNSF GP60, 8734 is leading a Mojave Northern train back from the facility at Bell Mountain, to the plant at Victorville. I really have no idea what's up with the BNSF unit... (more)

The Southwestern Portland cement runs from the connection with the BNSF at Victorville, North through the Apple Valley to the Plant at Bell Mountain. Here the train is pictured heading back to Vic... (more)