The early morning sun greets Southern Pacific 8361 as it leads Rio Grande 3132 and a doublestack train east out of West Colton yard and under the Pepper Street overpass.
Southern Pacific 8832 leads two more SP and two Norfolk & Western engines into West Colton yard, while another freight, with SP 8710, waits for the train to clear so it can go through the switches... (more)
The outbound Eugene departs West Colton for a trip up Cajon and Tehachapi Passes.
A SD70ACe leads 2 ratty looking SD70Ms into West Colton with a manifest train from out east.
A pair of units head light and will be placed on an outbound train at Pepper Ave.
NS 7641 leads a westbound ZAILC into West Colton seen from Pepper Ave.
A short MRVWC arrives at West Colton behind UP 8216 and 3 FXE SD70ACe's.
An inbound manifest from Ogden arrives at West Colton in the late afternoon.
After setting out cars for MWCLI, a yard job returns west towards the classification yard with an extra unit in consist.
4 SD40-2 rebuilds get headroom on the east end of West Colton Yard on a hot afternoon.
An inbound Roseville nears the end of its trip as they head off the Palmdale Cutoff and arrive at West Colton Yard.
Power for the day's BNSF transfer manifest pulls out of the to the departure yard where it'll tack-on to their train and begin the climb up Cajon Pass to Barstow.
UP 2644 is the power for an outbound train on a busy Saturday morning.
It's a busy Saturday Morning at West Colton. UP 1544 (SD40N) works the east end of the yard while a hostler brings down power for an outbound train.
UP 3074 departs West Colton yard on the rear of a massive PSR manifest set up 3x1x1.