The tranquil silence of a late afternoon in the Searles Valley is suddenly broken as seven veteran Trona Railway EMD's notch up at Pinnacles for the continuous 1.6% grade to Searles. Upon arri... (more)

Trona Railway's aging SD40-2 #2008 pauses while performing switching duties in Searles, CA.

Arriving at Searles, 6 Trona EMD's will set out there train for the UP before returning to Trona.

Just after crossing Searles Station Road, the westbound Trona road freight sounds great grinding up hill with the throttle's wide open!

6 Trona EMD's lug a long train through the Spangler OHV area just south of Searles.

As this is posted the Southern Pacific has been a part of the Union Pacific for over 18 years, however the once familiar scarlet and grey livery of the once mighty SP can still be found being put ... (more)

Running light after having shoved a set of international cars up to Inyokern on the remnants of the old UP Lone Pine Branch, the Trona turn heads back into Searles to build its train of empties.

The weekday Trona turn to Searles comes around the curve passing an old water tank, a vestige of a time when there was a town here and locomotives were serviced. This is yet another shot I owe the... (more)

The weekday Trona turn to Searles is seen departing its namesake town (and mine) as it begins it trek through some of the most desolate areas in the USA.

Four Trona Railway SD40 based locomotives lead a westbound train of 26 loaded hoppers through the facilities at West End on their trip to Searles where they will interchange with the Union Pacific... (more)

The inbound Searles Turn passes a holdover from the steam era in the form of a water tank at Searles. This location was once a bustling interchange between the Southern Pacific and Trona Railway. ... (more)

The Trona Railway's Searles Turn departs Trona behind four EMDs, including three still in SP paint. Trona is an interesting place, the area contains 98 of the 104 known chemical elements, making i... (more)

Inbound train arriving Trona

A set of Trona power was heading west away from Trona

Trona Railroad Baldwin AS616s 54 & 52 switch the plant in Trona.