Bob Gottier photo
David R Busse photo
A colorful consist on this westbound train of stacks and pigs.
Westbound stacks and pigs climbing to Goffs behind a rather faded warbonnet Dash-8.
The infamous 666 was later renumbered to BNSF 599.
Westbound stack train climbing the grade between Ibis and Goffs on the Needles sub.
More stacks and pigs working upgrade between Ibis and Goffs on the Needles sub.
BNSF Eastbound Freight Train passing through Ibis, Ca.
Bryan Copple photo
BNSF Westbound Intermodal Train passing through Ibis, Ca.
BNSF Westbound Freight Train passing through Ibis, Ca.
Brian Walker photo
BNSF Needles Sub
telephoto
Quite a consist!
On the EB track with a WB in the background
BNSF C44-9W 5292 meets ES44DC 7472 west of Needles near Ibis just past the Hwy 95 crossing.
A WB BNSF train does its thing west of Ibis Ca.
To the left of the highway photovotaic and contol/battery box for the block signals. On this side are wind gauges, and battery and control boxes for the grade crossing signals/gates. The propane tank is probably for heating the control box and batteries in the winter.
The train is on Track 1 (westbound) makes a big looping S-curve (Track 2 does not) no doubt to reduce this portion of the grade up from the Colorado River to the high (Mojave) desert. This is a hugh (probably empty containers) train with two DPU pushing. You can see the rear part of the train to the far right.
The train is on Track 1 (westbound) makes a big looping S-curve (Track 2 does not) no doubt to reduce this portion of the grade up from the Colorado River to the high (Mojave) desert. This is a hugh (probably empty containers and pigs) train with two DPU pushing. You can see the parts of the train to both sides of the picture. See: http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/editPicture1.aspx?id=1832766
See: http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1832756
Route 66
Climbing up from the Colorado River.
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