Winding Through the Wind Turbines

Union Pacific intermodal train ILBMN-13 passes the Palm Springs Amtrak station (obscured by the containers) as it descends Beaumont Hill on its ... (more)

Eastbound kicks up some dust passing thru the oasis of Palm Springs.

Beginning its assault on Beaumont Hill is a westbound Union Pacific train, behind SD70M 4243 and Dash 8-40CW 9449, SD70 4224, SD70M 4xxx and SD60 2179 (with UP SD60M 2482 and SD40T-2 2941 [ex-SP 8... (more)

An A-B-B set of E.M.D E-7 units lead Southern Pacific train Number One, the westbound Sunset Limited, up the eastern side of Beaumont Pass, in the early 1950s. It is only a few minutes out of Pal... (more)

An Eastbound Union Pacific intermodal train is seen passing the Amtrak Station in North Palm Springs. The vast field of wind turbines can be seen in the background. The train is traveling down fro... (more)

An extra LAXT to Marion, AR stack train heads eastbound through Palm Springs with a set of NS power behind the UP leader.

A stark contrast from the snowy, wind-swept images we've seen of 4014 on it's final days of running in 2019 - its hard to think it was only a little more than a month ago that the massive 4-8-8-4 ... (more)

Welcome back to California Big Boy 4014! UP's Big Boy 4014 passes through the old SP location of Mons, where a set of double crossovers once were. It truly was an amazing sight to see a Big Boy cr... (more)

Originally built as a coal burning locomotive, now oil-fired Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive 4014 has just left the Los Angeles Basin and is heading downgrade past the Palm Springs Amtrak Station... (more)

UP's Big Boy steam locomotive rumbles through the desert paradise of Palm Springs, CA on its eastbound trip from West Colton, CA to Yuma, AZ. From there, the steam crew will continue on with their... (more)

UP 3073 leads an empty military flats train headed for Yermo thru Palm Springs.

Union Pacific train ILXG4X 17 stretches out for over a mile (6671', to be exact) as it passes the Palm Springs Amtrak station (back in the trees on the left) in Palm Springs (the railroad calls it... (more)

An SD70M, a pair of GE's, and four Tropicana cars lead an easbound stack train at the Palm Springs Amtrak Station

For all the hoopla surrouding Cajon and Tehachapi Pass in Southern California, it should be noted that the UP Yuma sub is no slouch. This particular morning, the Yuma provided non stop action with... (more)