Helper service out of Needles in the form of BNSF ES44C4 6398 and ES44DC 7755 speed west through the desert chasing down the Q CHISTO6 10 which will need a shove over Ash Hill.
The conductor of a Westbound empty flatcar train climbs back onto his power as the DPU of a loaded coal train passes on the main.
Modern coal empties rush westward past Manitoba Junction. As the name implies, the line running north from here was once Northern Pacific's route to Winnipeg, MB. Today, it is just a spur to a shu... (more)
An all EMD lead grain train passes by Forest Hills Golf Course.
This ethanol train heads down the Mississippi River.
Two SD40-2's come to a stop in the storage track in Sealy, where the crew will tie down their train on this congested afternoon.
A matched set of H1 SD40-2's leads the Warm Springs local towards the NUMI auto assembly plant in Fremont.
A colorful lashup heads west on the IC through Hillside.
A heavy Laurel-Pasco (9200 tons) crosses Greenhorn Trestle on the 2.2% climb to the summit of Mullan Pass. This is MRL country at its best!
BN 6398, a pleasent supprise leads todays M338 on the CN. Second unit is an IC GP40.
BNSF 6398 idles in the BNSF's Clyde Facility.
