Hot desert at the bottom, snow on top of the mountains. That was the scenery through which UP 2586 and UP 3845 took a southbound double-stack container train (with UP 8048 in the middle and with UP 7620 bringing up the rear)
at Mecca on 3 March 2020.
A bit later the desert ruled when UP 2586 and UP 3845 took the same southbound double-stack container train (with UP 8048 in the middle and with UP 7620 bringing up the rear) at Durmid along the Salton Sea on 3 March 2020.
Zoomed out 2586 and UP 3845 still took the same southbound double-stack container train (with UP 8048 in the middle and with UP 7620 bringing up the rear) at Durmid along the Salton Sea on 3 March 2020.
Some time later UP 8412 + UP 6005 appeared with another southbound intermodal train at Durmid on 3 March 2020.
UP 8412 + UP 6005 haul a southbound intermodal train at Durmid on 3 March 2020.
UP 9087 + UP 5606 + UP 8255 head a double-stack container train at Durmid on 3 March 2020.
UP 9087 + UP 5606 + UP 8255 head a double-stack container train at Durmid on 3 March 2020.
UP 8953 + UP 6706 (still in C&NW livery) + UP 4961 haul a northbound double-stack container train with the help of UP 2526 in the middle at Ferrum on 3 March 2020.
UP 8953 + UP 6706 (still in C&NW livery) + UP 4961 haul a northbound double-stack container train with the help of UP 2526 in the middle at the S-curve at Mortmar on 3 March 2020.
UP 5724 + UP 5510 + UP 7967 just departed Niland with a northbound freight train consisting of autoracks and container well cars on 3 March 2020.
UP 8357 + UP 6963 + UP 4012 + pull a double-stack container train out of Niland on 3 March 2020.
The Apache Railway 98 and 81 storm uphill with a string of cars out of storage and a couple of empty cattle feed cars south of Holbrook on 5 March 2020.
The Apache Railway 98 and 81 run with a string of cars out of storage and a couple of empty cattle feed cars through the desert south of Holbrook on 5 March 2020.
The Apache Railway 98 and 81 drop downhill with a string of cars out of storage and a couple of empty cattle feed cars south of Holbrook on 5 March 2020.
The Apache Railway 81 and 98 shunt freight cars at Holbrook on 5 March 2020.
The Apache Railway 81 and 98 shunt freight cars and during doing that pass the river protection dam at Holbrook on 5 March 2020.
With an enjoyable amount of smoke The Apache Railway 81 and 98 accelarate out of Holbrook with a string of loaded cattle feed cars and cars for storage on 5 March 2020.
The Apache Railway 81 and 98 round a curve with a string of loaded cattle feed cars and cars for storage in the emptiness south of Holbrook on 5 March 2020.
After having dropped of the loaded cattle feed covered hoppers at a farm en route The Apache Railway 81 and 98 run through the S-curve with only cars for storage at Heber on 5 March 2020.
After having dropped of the loaded cattle feed covered hoppers at a farm en route The Apache Railway 81 and 98 run through the S-curve with only cars for storage at Heber on 5 March 2020.
Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) 2322 + AZER 4005 take the first part of the freight train from Clifton to Lordsburg south of Clifton on 6 March 2020.
Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) 2322 + AZER 4005 take the second part of the freight train from Clifton to Lordsburg south of Clifton on 6 March 2020.
Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) 2322 + AZER 4005 take the second part of the freight train from Clifton to Lordsburg south of Clifton on 6 March 2020.
Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) 2322 + AZER 4005 take the second part of the freight train from Clifton to Lordsburg south of Clifton on 6 March 2020.
Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) 2322 + AZER 4005 take the second part of the freight train from Clifton to Lordsburg south of Clifton on 6 March 2020.
Freeport McMoran 57 + 52 + 49 + 58 + 55 haul the first part of the freight train from Morenci to Clifton at Morenci on 6 March 2020.
Freeport McMoran 57 + 52 + 49 + 58 + 55 haul the first part of the freight train from Morenci into Clifton on 6 March 2020.
Freeport McMoran 57 + 52 + 49 + 58 + 55 reach the end of the line in Clifton with the first part of the freight train from Morenci on 6 March 2020.
Freeport McMoran 57 + 52 + 49 + 58 + 55 haul the second part of the freight train from Morenci into Clifton on 6 March 2020.
Freeport McMoran 57 + 52 + 49 + 58 + 55 depart Clifton with two copper ore gondolas for the copper ore mine at Morenci on 6 March 2020.
Freeport McMoran 57 + 52 + 49 + 58 + 55 leave Clifton with two copper ore gondolas for the copper ore mine at Morenci on 6 March 2020.
UP 2661 + UP 6930 + UP 8180 decelarate a mixed westbound freight (with help of UP 5640 + UP 6867 at the rear) toward Los Angeles at Cajon Pass on 7 March 2020.
At the rear of a freight train (headed by UP 2661 + UP 6930 + UP 8180) UP 5640 + UP 6867 decelarate a mixed westbound freight toward Los Angeles at Cajon Pass on 7 March 2020.
BNSF 4172 brings up the rear of a westbound double-stack container train headed by BNSF 4535 + BNSF 6834 toward Los Angeles at Cajon Pass on 7 March 2020.
BNSF 5043 + BNSF 8320 haul a westbound double-stack container train (with BNSF 7429 + BNSF 6758 in the middle and BNSF 7132 + BNSF 7283 at the rear) at Cajon Pass on 7 March 2020.
This is the rear of the same train. BNSF 7132 + BNSF 7283 try to decelarate the train at Cajon Pass on 7 March 2020.
BNSF 7882 + BNSF + 6119 + BNSF 5125 + BNSF 3806 + BNSF 9188 thunder uphill with an eastbound double-stack container train at Cajon Pass on 7 March 2020.