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        The ramp for the MoW equipment was interesting and was the first time I've actually seen it being used. In fact, a couple of UP's finest were unloading equipment while I was there.  I explored a bit of the line to the east of Nipton to the siding at Desert, but still no hint of my next train. I can see for 15 miles in either direction, and the scanner was quiet. I figured here's the standard Saturday morning dead time, so I might as well head up to the top of Cima again and see what might be coming from Kelso. I didn't get 5 miles up the paved road out of Nipton, than a westbound came around the tracks at Calada. Wish I had waited at Desert for them instead, but oh well, I headed for Ivanpah instead.