Military train heads west for the base at Needles
A westbound ATSF intermodal train is near Ibis, with an all 4-axle consist of GP60 4019, GP60M 106, GP40X 3803, and another GP60M.
New SD75M 205 leads a westbound manifest with an interesting consist at Bannock on the Needles Sub. Fuji Velvia 50.
Westbound after coming out of Needles.
In the late afternoon we see a westbound heading into Needles along the Colorado River with Arizona in the background.
An eastbound BNSF intermodal train cools its heels in Needles during an evening crew change.
A WB BNSF stack train is working hard at MP 595.1, on the long hard grade between Needles and Goffs, California on the BNSF Needles District.
Four big GEs grind upgrade with a stone train on BNSF's transcon - their exhaust blurs the burnt cliffs of Arizona in the far distance.
Coming into Needles
Eastbound crew change at dawn
Westbound climbing out of Needles with a new crew
ATSF 4-8-4 3751 lays over in Needles, CA on August 30, 1992 on its trip from Los Angeles to Chicago. Lighting assist by Terry Wegmann.
ATSF 510 idles in the Needles, CA yard awaiting its next assignment
A pair of Warbonnets heads up this intermodal stopped at Cadiz. Unfortunately, these units are likely to be repainted with the BNSF Heritage II livery in the near future.
