With a fresh crew on board, an eastbound Z-train departs Needles, CA as it heads into Arizona to traverse the 300 mile journey over the Seligman Subdivision to Winslow, AZ.

A pair of Z-trains head east at Park Moabi towards the Arizona/California state line as they begin their nearly 300 mile journey from Needles, CA to Winslow, AZ. On main 1, the tail end of the Z-S... (more)

CP power has just entered California leading westbound symbol QMEMSTO towards Needles for a crew swap.

FXE 4615 brings up the rear of a westbound HBELBAR as it nears Needles.

The lone DP motor shoves the rear of a Barstow, CA to Tulsa, OK manifest train through Park Moabi as a thunder storm hits the Mohave Valley area.

A Barstow to Tulsa manifest train leaves the Needles area as spring rain shower forms over the Mohave Valley area; seen from Park Moabi. With the division point changing to the state line, is sect... (more)

The hot North Bay, CA to Willow Springs, IL UPS train races out of Needles, CA towards the Colorado River where it'll begin the nearly 7,000 ft elevation climb over the Arizona Divide.

A work train slowly makes its way out of Needles as it brings up the rear of a pack of eastbound trains through Park Moabi, Calif. to start the near 300 mile trip across the Arizona Divide.

A westbound BNSF military train led by a sharp looking BNSF SD75M (and not common out west) has just crossed into California as it rolls through Park Moabi and toward an eventual crew change at Ne... (more)

BNSF 284 leads a westbound Ft. Hood to Barstow military train at Park Moabi in the late afternoon.

In the early days of the BNSF Railway, a Santa Fe B40-8W leads a westbound stack train at Park Moabi, CA, not far from the Arizona-California border. This is a very desolate but starkly beautiful ... (more)

BNSF 793 repainted into H3 colors leads a westbound grain train at Park Moabi, minutes from a crew change at Needles.

A trio of brand new 3700 class ET44C4's lead this westbound SALTSCO at Park Moabi just east of Needles.

BNSF 3920 "Tier 4" leads an 18 car Officer Special east over the Seligman Sub bound for Topeka. This train will soon leave California and cross the Colorado River, entering Arizona.

BNSF 8358 leads a Los Angeles to Memphis Z train near the CA/AZ border at Topock.