Under the light of a full moon the double stacked containers on BNSF 7515 west conform to an S curve west of Ludlow, CA on BNSF's Needles Subdivision.

Hugging the northern slope of Afton Canyon, Union Pacific's Cima Subdivision twists its way through the spectacular rock walls and formations just above the northern bank of the Mojave River wash.... (more)

Just below the former SP station of Ravenna UP's westbound ZLCLT works up the former Saugus Line, now Metrolink's Valley Subdivision, with UP 7964 on the point. UP 7964 holds the distinction of be... (more)

With UP C45ACCTE 7996 on the point eastbound intermodal tonnage digs into the grade on the western slope of Beaumont Hill, passing through the outskirts of Redlands, CA on Union Pacific's Yuma Sub... (more)

In 635 seconds the headlights of BNSF 7100 north illuminate the path of the Mojave Subdivision between the west portal of Tunnel 1, around the Caliente horseshoe, and into 'downtown' Caliente. Hav... (more)

West of the city of Beaumont counterpart trains meet just east of the twisting confines of San Timoteo Canyon. UP's westbound ZG4CI is holding main 1 while the eastbound ZCIG4 works passed on main... (more)

Late afternoon sunlight illuminates the Mojave Desert as UP 7906 sails down the Mojave Subdivision, just south of Fleta, having just topped the summit of Ansel Hill some 5 miles back. Soon the nor... (more)

Meeting in the mountains....With the sound of a laboring southbound train echoing through the remote valleys that ring the Mojave Subdivision on the western slope of the Tehachapi grade a BNSF int... (more)

Late afternoon finds the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada's glowing in the finally rays of a September day. The quiet calm enjoyed by hikers and mountain bikers today was once the scene of great... (more)

The deep labored roar from a brace of three modern Union Pacific motors echoes through the tall pines that line Donner's eastern slope at Eder as SD70ACe 8530 nears the Summit of the Donner grade ... (more)

Working towards the Summit of the original transcontinental crossing of the Sierra Nevada's UP 8018 leads the westbound hotshot ZG2LT out of Stanford curve and towards Andover on the eastern slope... (more)

The early morning sun reunites with the Tehachapi Valley a few miles below the Summit on a cold January morning as Union Pacific SD9043MAC 8192 charges through Monolith with a West Colton-Rosevill... (more)

Laboring up the eastern slope of the Tehachapi grade BNSF SD70MAC 9954 has command of a colorful locomotive consist which includes CSXT 9017, NS 2628, and CP 9768. Passing under the last SP era si... (more)

A solid brace of EMDs descend the western slope of the Cajon grade led by new SD70AH 8863. Pushing against the drawbar is a westbound ethanol train bound for West Colton where it will then be ship... (more)

What might at first appear to be the helix of a model railroad is actually the western slope of Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision...better known as Tehachapi Pass. Painted in late afternoon sunli... (more)