Trona Railway SD40T-2 #2005 leads three SD40-2s past the Trona Pinnacles, as they bring a cut of loaded coal hoppers down the hill.

Trona Railway's "Daily Run" crosses Searles Station Rd on it approach to Searles, where the crew will interchange with the Union Pacific before returning to Trona.

Fading light and aging EMD locomotives combine to create a sense of nostalgia as the Trona Railway delivers the day's interchange to the Union Pacific at Searles.

TRC's afternoon train to Searles glides through the high desert near the Trona Pinnacles. Moments like this, watching SP SD40s roll through beautiful scenery while the purr of the 645 diesels mixe... (more)

After turning their power around on the wye, TRC puts together their outbound train. Most of the train is comprised of empty mineral hoppers, with a few chemical tank cars, and one Department of D... (more)

Trona A nice lash-up of second generation six-axle locomotives blast upgrade out of the Searles Valley. The train heavy in Trona (Soda Ash) was loaded in Trona, CA at the huge chemical p... (more)

The Searles Turn runs around their inbounds at the UP interchange.

The empty return train to Trona rolls past the dry lake beds and Trona Pinnacles.

The empty return train to Trona rolls past the dry lake beds and Trona Pinnacles.

The empty return train to Trona with 3 former SP motors on point.

Trona Railway SD40T-2 leads a short train downgrade at the Trona Pinacles with 3 of its fellow EMD counterparts. An early departure from Searles station enabled some great evening shots of the ret... (more)

An afternoon interchange train for the Union Pacific is somewhere midway on its run to Searles.

An afternoon interchange train for the Union Pacific heads west of Pinnacles as the late afternoon light beings to fade.

An afternoon interchange train for the Union Pacific passes the world famous Pinnacles in the Searles Valley.

An afternoon interchange train for the Union Pacific leaves the Searles Valley Mineral plant and heads into the desolate land between Trona and the yard in Sealres.