With the US Borax mine at Boron visible in the distance, BNSF's Boron Local is nearly done with the day's work, and will soon be heading back out onto the mainline for the return trip to Barstow.

Just outside the US Borax mine at Boron located in the Mojave desert, BNSF's Boron Local pauses between switching moves for the small yard near the mine.

Out in the high desert between Barstow and Mojave, BNSF's Boron Local is shoving back onto an industrial spur off the main and toward the US Borax mine at Boron where it will perform the majority ... (more)

westbound stack train rounding the big curve at Antares, AZ as the sun is setting

To me at least...the monsoon season in the desert southwest, makes the summer season something to look forward to. Here just south of Kingman's Airport...you can see some of Mother Natures fury.