Trona Railway's potash train begins its trip towards Searles, Calif. to interchange with the Union Pacific as dust sets over the Mojave Desert. With air crisp and cold, the sounds of former Southe... (more)
From a lonely vantage point on top of a pile of rocks, seven classic EMD's are seen guiding Trona Railway's daily outbound train of hoppers winding up the grade through the desert approaching The ... (more)
The rumble of classic EMD 645 power reverberates across the Searles Valley on a late summer afternoon as a Trona Railroad turn brings in another load of soda ash for processing. The train is passi... (more)
The shadows grow long in the desert as seven vintage EMD's lead the Trona Railway's daily train to Searles up the grade past the spectacular rock formations known collectively as the Trona Pinnacl... (more)
An ailing turbo has this aging set of Trona Railway EMDs down to a crawl, as they lug their train loaded with soda ash toward Searles.
The tranquil silence of a late afternoon in the Searles Valley is suddenly broken as seven veteran Trona Railway EMD's notch up at Pinnacles for the continuous 1.6% grade to Searles. Upon arri... (more)
As this is posted the Southern Pacific has been a part of the Union Pacific for over 18 years, however the once familiar scarlet and grey livery of the once mighty SP can still be found being put ... (more)
The weekday Trona turn to Searles is seen departing its namesake town (and mine) as it begins it trek through some of the most desolate areas in the USA.
Four Trona Railway SD40 based locomotives lead a westbound train of 26 loaded hoppers through the facilities at West End on their trip to Searles where they will interchange with the Union Pacific... (more)
The Trona Railway's Searles Turn departs Trona behind four EMDs, including three still in SP paint. Trona is an interesting place, the area contains 98 of the 104 known chemical elements, making i... (more)
Inbound train arriving Trona
A set of Trona power was heading west away from Trona
Trona Railroad Baldwin AS616s 54 & 52 switch the plant in Trona.
From my slide collection by an unknown photographer.
Trona train arriving Trona, CA
