UP 8207 leads 6 cousins and an eastbound manifest, storming up Cima Hill into a forest of Joshua Trees.

6299 leads a westbound train at Cima under an uncharacteristicly cloudy sky. I think the big fellow is a Joshua tree. Please tell me if I`m wrong.

Westbound manifest MNPWC has just passes the Summit at Cima, and now begins the down hill run to Kelso.

Late evening finds a Westbound stack train working up the East slope of Cima Hill as it is about to reach the Summit on a cool windy evening in the Mojave Desert.

Just under 12,000 feet in length 514 axles going down the west slope of Cima Hill passing through Chase station on it's way to Los Angeles with UP 1996 and UP 2002 in trail behind it.

Eastbound UP traffic pulling uphill at Cima Hill on a crisp evening.

A stack train rolls across the vast Mojave Desert, descending Cima Hill.

UP 5380 has just split the signals at West Cima leading a freight up the 2.2% grade of Cima Hill.

A westbound stack train rolls across the vast Mojave Desert on UP's Cima Sub.

Having just passed through the summit of Cima Hill, this westbound begins its journey down the grade towards Kelso.

When looking at the backdrop, one would think the photographer was half tanked... but it's just some of what traffic gets to encounter, as it traverses the topography on UP's Cima Subdivision.

This specially painted UP / SP Heritage unit is on the point of this westbound intermodal

This is a westbound intermodal, heading for the port of Los Angeles. It is seen here cresting the hill at Cima, Calfornia located in the Mojave National Preserve.

The head end has reached the top of Cima Hill; the sign on the left is a reminder of how steep the grade is down to Kelso.

The end-of-train device on this westward recedes toward the summit of Cima Hill on this cool moonlit night in the Mojave Desert.