Interior of Tunnel 11 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Looking west thorough Tunnel 11 from the east portal. Most of the tunnels on the desert line are still supported with 100 year old wood... (more)

West Portal of Tunnel 11 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - A large Cholla (Genus Cylindropuntia) with numerous blooms on it prepare to burst forward after an unusually wet winter in the Sonoran... (more)

Mile Post 98 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Late afternoon on the Desert Line at MP 98.

Rock Fall Near Tunnel 8 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Winter rains loosen the ground causing rocks to fall on the track below.

Goat Canyon Rock Fall Near Tunnel 8 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - After a two year hiatus from entering the Gorge, my riding companions and I penetrated the canyon from the Jacumba portal an... (more)

Rock Fall Near Tunnel 11 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] -Looking east from about 1/2 mile east of the East Portal of Tunnel 11. After a two year hiatus from entering the Gorge, my riding com... (more)

The View from the East Portal of Tunnel 12 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - A view of the Gorge looking east from inside the East Portal of Tunnel 12. After a two year hiatus from entering the... (more)

Center Beam Got "Tweaked" - Congratulations are in order on a job well done for the Pacific Imperial Railroad's first "Interchange Job" at U.S. Gypsum in Plaster City California. The adv... (more)

The Newest Addition to the PIR's Collection of Moribund Rolling Stock - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - Congratulations are in order on a job well done for the Pacific Imperial Railroad'... (more)

Mile Post 121 - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - In the distance, Interstate 8 crosses the tracks of the former Carrizo Gorge Railroad, now the Pacific Imperial Railroad (PIR) at Coyote W... (more)

The Blue Hour at Dos Cabezas - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - The abandoned water tower at Dos Cabezas California (Imperial County) sits in the Sonoran Desert in Anza Borego State Park ... (more)

Tank Car - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - An oil tank car with two water tanks sits at Coyote Wells California.

Looking West at M.P. 121.5 - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - Looking west at Coyote Wells at MP 121.5. There are no operating trains on this railroad and the line has been under an ... (more)

The Caboose at Goffs - [Winter Solstice Study 2015] - A old Santa Fe CE-1 Cab sits out in the sage near the old schoolhouse in Goffs. The Goffs Schoolhouse is a historic school building loc... (more)

Crossing Signals - [Winter Solstice Study 2015] - Crossing Signals from the Santa Fe on display at the old Goff's School House Museum. The Goffs Schoolhouse is a historic school building... (more)