BNSF's H BARPAS8 07 drifts downgrade into Needles with a wild consist up front.

BNSF ES44C4 6964 heads under I-40 leading the Q LACATG3 07.

BNSF C44-9W 5047 leads Z STOWSP7 07 downgrade towards Needles meeting a westbound stacker.

A few minutes before sunset between Needles and Topock.

One loc with two cabs? No, 7547 is standing behind 7434.

In a few minutes this mixed freight train will cross the bridge over the Colorado River from California into Arizona.

A MOW window West of Needles has caused quite a delay on the Transcon. Five trains are parked at Needles seen in this photo waiting to go West out of town. Three of the trains already have a crew ... (more)

An Eastbound manifest is seen rounding the corner at Park Moabi outside of Needles, about to cross the Colorado River into Arizona.

An Eastbound manifest is seen rounding the corner at Park Moabi outside of Needles, about to cross the Colorado River into Arizona.

As the clouds seemed to be following West, we decided to stay with this intermodal train we shot at Pica. We lensed him again at Peach Springs, Crozier, Hackberry, and just East of Kingman. Since ... (more)

A 3x3x0 "Z"-train races towards the crew's final destination of Needles as it negotiates the curves between there and Java. Running under the symbol Z-LACMEM7 and is combined with the Q LACATG2. T... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief, train #4, performs its station work at Needles, CA as the LA prepares for their last leg of their trip to Kingman, AZ for the crew change.

One of the hottest trains on the railroad, the Los Angeles, CA to Willow Springs UPS Z9, races into Needles for a crew change. With 118 UPS loads, this hotshot train will arrive into Willow Spring... (more)

A stack train from Lubbock, TX to Thenard (Southern California On-dock Terminal), CA is fighting gravity as the three 4,400 HPs locomotives, and two more on the rear, tackle the 1.5% grade of Goff... (more)

A pair of LA Harbor bound intermodal trains are tied down on the main tracks in front of the Needles Depot as the moon rises in the background. Due to the port's back up, trains wait for their tur... (more)