A southbound intermodal train snakes through the desert north of Las Vegas. The train is about 10 miles from the heart of the Vegas strip. In the background is the Las Vegas Range mountains, part ... (more)

The CSLAZ cruises westbound through Afton Canyon, about 40 miles east of Barstow in the Mojave Desert. Note the brace of stock cars behind the power, delivering live hogs to the Los Angeles basin... (more)

Climbing out of the Antelope Valley a westbound manifest works up Ansel Hill, the 1.3% climb out of the High Desert to Ansel foreshadows the major climb to come for the Roseville bound train upon ... (more)

At trio of UP SD40N's lead the Mead Lake Local (LUM55 17) near Garnet, NV. The local will be taking the siding at Apex for an intermodal (KG1LAC) that is not for behind.

UP 8959 leading a manifest down Donner Pass. This train has just crossing into Nevada from California and will now begin it's trek into the deserts of Nevada and Utah.

With a pair of venerable old EMD motors leading the charge Union Pacific's Mina Local hustles through Painted Rock en route to Hazen, NV and the former Southern Pacific Mina Branch. As the local h... (more)

Weaving through the golden Cuesta Hills three big road motors contend with gravity as they lift the westbound 'oil cans' up Cuesta grade on California's Central Coast. Cuesta has always been the m... (more)

Having left Union Pacific's Nevada Subdivision at Hazen UP's Mina Local begins its journey down the Mina Branch towards Wabuska, NV. Leaving town the local rattles the switch to the Fallon Branch.... (more)

Leaving the wide open and sand swept desert at Basin, CA the rails of Union Pacific's Cima Subdivision come to ride along the northern bank of the Mojave River Wash as the two snake through the co... (more)

With California's Coastline and the deep blue vistas of the Pacific bathed in late afternoon sun, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 777 hustles across Gaviota Trestle en route to San Luis Obispo. This trac... (more)

With Southern Pacific inspired 'Daylight' red and orange leading the way Union Pacific's eastbound MWCRO slips through the curves at the west entrance to Afton Canyon. At roughly 8 miles in length... (more)

A westbound work train is seen threading through two of the many tunnels in scenic Rainbow Canyon in southeastern Nevada between Etna and Stine.

Coming away from the second (of three) bridge crossings of the Mojave River, Union Pacific's eastbound West Colton, CA to North Platte, NE manifest slips through the heart of Afton Canyon. Origina... (more)

A trio of EMD SD70Ms pull the grade east out of Mojave on UP's Creal branch with loads of coal bound for the Cal-Portland Cement company. The Creal branch (also known as the Oak Creek Industry lea... (more)

On a warm summer morning, a colorful eastbound stack train cruises along the Meadow Valley Wash approaching the upper end of Rainbow Canyon between Etna and Caliente on UP's remote Caliente Subdiv... (more)