Cutoff - A BNSF MOW (Maintenance of Way) worker uses a hydraulic cutoff saw to cut a one inch gap between the ends of two 136 lb. rail sections at the Fullerton Train Station. The rai... (more)

Rolling through the Switchbacks at Davis Ranch - A Los Angeles bound container train rolls through the switchback turns between CP Walker and Cajon Creek near the old Davis Ranch site in... (more)

Shearing the Excess - A BNSF MOW (Maintenance of Way) worker uses a hydraulic shear to remove excess iron from a molten weld produced from a Thermite reaction.

Meet at Martinez - A Los Angeles bound UP mixed manifest train climbs the grade on Main #3 toward Summit while an eastbound BNSF stack train rolls down the hill towards CP Lugo.

The Mighty MoPac - A relic from a by gone era still rolls along the rails on a Union Pacific Coal train headed for the Port of Los Angeles. Railroad: Missouri Pacific
Locomotive: None
Location: Cajon Pass - San Bernardino County, California, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: - - - -
Photo Date: November 30, 2013

- A Los Angeles bound mixed manifest train descends the grade on Main #3 past Pilgrim Hill in the Cajon Pass.

The Trona Turn at Mormon Rocks - A Los Angeles bound Potash train from Seales Dry Lake in Trona California rounds the bend at the Mormon Rocks in the Cajon Pass as it glides down the hi... (more)

At 30 30 - A Colton bound UP mixed manifest train climbs the grade on Main #3 toward CP Summit while an westbound BNSF bare table train races by on it's way to Hobart Yard in Commerce C... (more)

Davis Road - A Los Angeles bound stack train descends the Cajon Pass on a warm November afternoon.

Southern Pacific Power Through the Siskiyous - While it has been a number of years since Uncle Pete swallowed the Southern Pacific Railroad and in spite of the company's best efforts to... (more)

Redding California - On a warm March evening the Redding local sits tied down briefly on a side track at the Redding Amtrak Station while the crew gets new orders inside the UP freight ... (more)

Some Parts Are Interchangeable - A close up of the driving rod bearing on engineer's side of the rear set of drive wheels shows that the rod and the bearing was transferred, or original... (more)

Bell & Smoke Box - The bell, number board and makers plate on UP 4014 as it sits on track panels in the parking lot of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona California as it start... (more)

What "Big" Really Means - UP 4014 sits on track panels in the parking lot of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona California as it starts it's journey home to Cheyenne Wyoming to... (more)

The First 100 Yards of the Journey Home - UP 4014 sits in full sun for the first time in 51 years as it starts it's journey home to Cheyenne Wyoming to join the UP steam fleet. The pan... (more)