Nestled above the northern bank of the Mojave River the twin steel ribbons of Union Pacific's Cima Subdivision hosts the hotshot 'Denver Z' as it hustles through rugged Afton Canyon, dwarfed by th... (more)
Round the curve into Afton Canyon, U 8608 leads a MWCNP manifest east across the California desert as the sun begins to set.
8444 crosses the Mojave River on the way to Los Angeles to celebrate Union Station's 50th birthday.
Despite how remote Afton Canyon looks, don't let the photos fool you. This shot is only about 6 miles as the crow flies from the nearest I-15 exit. Believe it or not, on a holiday weekend anyways,... (more)
I rolled the dice that the notoriously slow Cima Sub might pick up with backlogged trains the day after Thanksgiving. My gamble didn't pay off; only saw four trains in seven hours. But on the brig... (more)
A westbound manifest paints the scene with light, as it rolls through Afton Canyon along Union Pacific's Cima Subdivision. The bridges in the foreground are one set of three different spans that ... (more)
A Union Pacific stack train follows the Mojave River, as it rolls through the colorful confines of Afton Canyon.
UP 844 glides over the Mojave River. Location scouting the day before paid off as 844 lines up exactly as I had envisioned, putting on an impressive exhaust that weaves into and out of the girders... (more)
Crossing the Mojave River in Afton Canyon on the way East.
Union Pacific's Los Angeles to Denver z-train begins its trek through Afton Canyon, shortly after beginning its journey over the Cima Subdivision.
In early morning light, an eastbound Union Pacific stack train follows the winding course of the Mojave River, as it rolls through Afton Canyon.
UP 8410 leads the MNPWC 22 out of Afton Cyn on UP's Cima sub near Afton, with UP 1989 the D&RGW heritage unit is running second back.
A Los Angeles to Denver intermodal train enters the west end of Afton Canyon, as it rolls east on Union Pacific's LA&SL route.
The KG1LA rolls westbound through a set of reverse curves near the west end of Afton Canyon on Union Pacific's Cima Subdivision.
