Dropping downgrade toward Victorville from the mine and clinker mill at Black Mountain.

Dropping downgrade toward Victorville from the mine and clinker mill at Black Mountain.

Older SD40-2s have replaced even older GP35us in Victorville and the helper job is no more.

The calm and quiet of Victorville yard is disturbed as a heavy westbound manifest rolls through town.

Victorville Yard in a nutshell: 4 SD40-2s, 1 work train, 2 cabeese, and a set of helpers as shown by the 2 shadows on the left.

A westbound BNSF freight approaches the Mojave Narrows as it passes through Victorville.

Manned helpers in Victorville, As of January 2008 this job is no more.

Newer bigger yard power in Victorville.

The Victorville Local backs into the Cemex Victorville Plant.

A westbound stack train on the North Track overtakes a pig train headed in the same direction on the adjacent main at Victorville.

BNSF 2591 has just gotten back in the pocket after placing the caboose on to this tie train to protect it as it is shoved west.

An M train (manifest) crosses the Mojave River over what the locals call "Black Bridge," but what is officially called the Mojave River Railroad Bridge just north of Victorville. The town was name... (more)

UP 3985 and the E's bring the excursion train back to Ontario after turning at Barstow as part of the UP Historical Society convention at Ontario that year. Heading upgrade, but not much smoke he... (more)

A BNSF westbound freight, with ES44DC 7768 on the point of a colorful and diverse consist, traverses the natural crossover at Frost (Victorville), California. Ahead lies Cajon Pass, and left-hand... (more)