USG 111 makes one last run to the mine as the shadows from the mountains creep onto the tracks. To the right are some old codeline poles somehow still standing. Five minutes later this scene would... (more)
One of the better locations on the USG is the big bridge about halfway between the mine and the plant. It's a common place for offroaders to meet and take a break for a little bit. Here we see USG... (more)
After a few hours of loading, USG 111 pulls loads back towards Plaster City. To the right is the openness of the desert that has been conquered by offroaders.
The USG makes its first run of the day up to the mine with USG 11 leading the way. It's all remote desert running along sand roads from here.
US Gypsum DL-535 #11 rolls across the Carrizo Creek Trestle on it's way to the gypsum plant at Plaster City. This is the only freight narrow gauge railroad operating in the United States, running ... (more)
USG# 111 crosses the heavily tagged Carrizo Wash Bridge with the afternoon gypsum train bound for the quarry in the Fish Creek Mountain Range.
Looking sharp in new paint, one of US Gypsum's two narrow-gauge DL535Es backs to its train of empty gons as it builds the morning mine run.
It's a toasty 106 degrees and F-18's roar in the distance as the USG 111 with its new paint scheme departs Plaster City and heads north to the US Gypsum Mine. This must be one of the last freight ... (more)
The next mine run is about to begin as USG's rail crew heads light towards their train on a warm November afternoon.
One of USG's rare narrow gauge DL535Es heads light through the aggregate unloader on its way to pick up a train of empties for a mine run.
Switch job in Plaster City in order to add the water tank car on the next trip to the mine
The quarry train returns to Plaster City about an hour later than expected. The water tank on the rear of the train is in the background. This is the last industrial narrow gauge railway in the Un... (more)
