ATSF 3706 receives some TLC at Needles California in 1933. The 4-8-2 has an eight car Chief in tow. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
AT&SF train number 20, The Chief, is seen at Needles California in 1933. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
With only a week left till Christmas, BNSF and UPS are rushing their last minute packages to be delivered before Christmas morning. During "Peak Season", the railroad adds extra trains t... (more)
A stack train climbs through the cut on the California side of the Colorado River immediately after crossing over from Arizona.
Having just crossed into California from Arizona, an Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway freight awaits a fresh crew to continue its journey westward on the railway's Needles Sub. ATSF SD40-2s 517... (more)
A pair of locomotives head west out of Needles as they approach Java Flats on the eastern end of the Needles Sub. This train is the S CDZSCO1; stack train from Cadiz, CA to Thenard (Southern Calif... (more)
BNSF ES44DC 7601 flies towards the CA/AZ border with a hot Z8 for Willow Springs.
Crew change
Eastbound stacks waiting for permission to proceed.
BNSF 5492, 7336, & 5978 lead a westbound manifest across the Colorado River.
A hot eastbound Z8 is about to head over the Colorado River bridge and into Arizona.
A wild consist heads east on the Needles Sub.
Ethanol loads slowly climb up the long, steep hill to Goffs with 3 engines up front and 2 on the tailend.
Ethanol loads climb westward on BNSF's Needles Sub between West Needles and Ibis.
A Stockton-Willow Springs Z train glides downhill towards a crew change at Needles.
