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Dawn at Basin Siding |
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UP's original LA&SL mainline lies supine at Basin Siding in California. Desert winds are creating a sand storm that will soon envelope the area. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 7:57:23 AM |
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Basin, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Title: |
Infernal Desert Winds |
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UP 8462 West runs into 50-mph sustained winds at dawn, leaving a sand storm behind as it passes Basin siding on the LA&SL. Afton Canyon, Barstow, and Cajon Pass all are yet to come for this train. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 8:00:47 AM |
| Location: |
Basin, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 8462(SD70ACe) |
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653 Comments: 1 |
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Afton Canyon |
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Ethanol empties come east out of Afton Canyon past the dry Mohave River, approaching Basin Siding. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 8:05:05 AM |
| Location: |
Basin, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 5269(AC45CCTE) |
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410 Comments: 1 |
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Mohave River Bridge |
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UP 5269 East leads two GE cousins and ethanol empties across the Mohave River Bridge at the east end of Afton Canyon on the LA&SL. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 8:08:32 AM |
| Location: |
Basin, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 5269(AC45CCTE) |
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537 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Legendary Location |
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Downtown Cima, CA...not much besides a few abandonded structures, the railroad, and open desert. While the sign says 'cold beer' all we found was a sun-bleached, abandoned store, and a quiet ramshackle ranch house...glad we brought our own cold beer! |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 8:11:09 AM |
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Cima, CA |
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David Abeles |
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330 Comments: 0 |
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Draped over the Summit |
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In the desert, even April has high, harsh light. But that makes sense out here - the sun and the wind are the keepers of the desert, and will have their way. UP 8040 West eases down the 2.2% at the west end of Cima Siding. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 8:49:04 AM |
| Location: |
Cima, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 8040(SD9043MAC) FXE 4673(ES44AC) UP 5058(SD70M) |
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644 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Echo of the Past |
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An LA&SL boxcar, turned UP camp car, turned private shed. Things get re-used in the desert. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 8:49:40 AM |
| Location: |
Cima, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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252 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Former Post Office |
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Kelso is not a big town, and it's a lot smaller than when it needed its own post office. Still the structure stands, well-weathered by years in the desert. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 9:33:19 AM |
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Kelso, CA |
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David Abeles |
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196 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Same Deal, Better Light |
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Stacks bound for the LA Basin follow elephant-style locomotives past the Joshua Tree forests of Cima, CA. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 8:50:30 AM |
| Location: |
Cima, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 7756(AC45CCTE) UP 4907(SD70M) |
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413 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Climbing Cima Hill |
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UP 8207, 4287, and 6 other locomotives put on a show climbing Cima Hill eastbound. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 9:33:44 AM |
| Location: |
Kelso, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 8207(SD9043MAC) UP 4287(SD70M) |
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398 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Kelso Depot |
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Saved from demoltion by local residents, the US Park Service has restored the Kelso Depot (and the beanery inside) for us to enjoy. It's a great museum and a nice place to grab lunch while waiting for trains on Cima Hill. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 9:32:59 AM |
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Kelso, CA |
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David Abeles |
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| Title: |
EMD Power at Speed |
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UP 8207, an SD9043MAC, works up Cima Hill with a manifest freight in the Mohave Desert. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/15/2011 9:42:42 AM |
| Location: |
Cima, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 8207(SD9043MAC) |
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593 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
UP Signals - Before the Sunbonnet! |
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UP 8040 coasts downhill past signal 248.8, towards Kelso and Afton Canyon. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/18/2011 7:33:23 AM |
| Location: |
Kelso, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 8040(SD9043MAC) |
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355 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Like a Snake in the Grass |
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Trains in the Mohave Desert can sometimes be seen for 30 minutes working their way towards your vantage point. UP 8207 climbs Cima Hill amist a vast forest of Joshua Trees. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/18/2011 7:33:49 AM |
| Location: |
Cima, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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UP 8207(SD9043MAC) |
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384 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Climbing the 2.2% |
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UP 8207 leads six UP cousins and an eastbound manifest, seen here climbing the last of the 2.2% grade to Cima Summit. |
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4/3/2011 Upload Date: 4/18/2011 7:34:09 AM |
| Location: |
Cima, CA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 8207(SD9043MAC) |
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364 Comments: 2 |
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