A riprap work train heads along the beach in San Clemente.
A crew-member riding point (this engine is actually at the rear of the train at this point) waves at some locals as a riprap train that has gained a lot of local attention moves farther north up t... (more)
A rock train passes the cliffs at San Clemente as they head along one of the nicer trackside views in SoCal.
The rock train crew changes ends as they pause in San Clemente. Certainly not the worst place to be stopped at!
With their work complete, the rock train shoves back west to let the trucks at the work site spot the material they dropped. Quite a crowd is on hand to observe the work.
A BNSF freight works uphill around Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass
An eastbound BNSF auto rack train easily makes the 2% climb up Cajon Pass with three units on the point and one DPU on the rear.
Two trains make their way through the Old Keenbrook section of Cajon Pass. A westbound BNSF on lower track and a northbound UP on the upper track.
With plenty of power this intermodal screams through town, but soon the speed will be reined in crossing Cajon Pass.
BNSF 7551 West skirts the sandy wash of the Mojave River as it enters Barstow Yard.
A GE does its imitation of an ALCO getting away from a restrictive signal with an eastbound starting the climb to Summit.
High priority merchandise from Pasco, WA heads west for Conway, PA via the Norfolk Southern in Chicago.
Passing new track construction before rolling to a stop in Princeton.
Definitely worthy of a chase west, passing through a tunnel of trees near Francisco coal mine.
A new BNSF is a rare treat for southern Indiana. Passing the AWW main.