Sporting a fresh coat of paint and PTC equipment on the cab roof, a UP ES44AC delivered to the railroad in the mid-2000's is looking new again as it leads an eastbound intermodal train through San... (more)

Looking almost factory fresh again, a UP ES44AC delivered to the railroad in the mid-2000's is sporting a fresh coat of paint as it leads an eastbound intermodal train through San Timoteo Canyon n... (more)

A clear morning out at Pepper Ave. in West Colton finds an eastbound UP doublestack heading out of the L.A. basin for a trip across the southwestern deserts and points east.

Early Sunday morning in southern California's Inland Empire near Riverside finds the Union Pacific Crestmore Local working through Rubidoux with an ex-SP GP40-2 and original UP GP38-2 for power.

Approaching the world famous railfan viewpoint known as Pepper Ave, an eastbound UP manifest freight departs West Colton on a fine Sunday morning out in the Inland Empire.

With the US Borax mine at Boron visible in the distance, BNSF's Boron Local is nearly done with the day's work, and will soon be heading back out onto the mainline for the return trip to Barstow.

Recently delivered to Union Pacific, a spiffy looking SD70Ace leads a westbound intermodal out of the tamarisk trees between Thousand Palms and Garnet on the Yuma Subdivision.

A windy afternoon near Palm Springs in southern California's San Gorgonio Pass finds an eastbound UP auto train rollin past the Amtrak station at Garnet on the former SP Sunset Route.

Running about three hours off its advertised schedule, westbound Amtrak train #3, The Southwest Chief, drops downgrade through Cajon Pass, where a light snow has fallen during the night.

With a very presentable ex-Santa Fe Dash 8 on the point, BNSF's Boron Local departs the US Borax mine at Boron after completing the day's work in the desert. The train is approaching Highway 58 as... (more)

A pair of spiffy looking rebuilt Union Pacific SD40-2's work a trim job at Pepper Ave. in West Colton on a cloudy winter afternoon.

Rolling past El Casco Lake, an eastbound UP stack train climbs the grade on Beaumont Hill as it works through San Timoteo Canyon.

With a block of coiled steel loads up front, a westbound BNSF mixed freight flies through Bissell as it nears Mojave and an evening climb over the Tehachapi mountains.

With the US Borax mine at Boron visible in the distance, BNSF's Boron Local is nearly done with the day's work, and will soon be heading back out onto the mainline for the return trip to Barstow.

Just outside the US Borax mine at Boron located in the Mojave desert, BNSF's Boron Local pauses between switching moves for the small yard near the mine.