Bill Compton and I planned to go out to take some train pictures and decided on Beaumont Hill, planning to leave my house at 5:30 AM. He arrived on time and after a stop at 7-11, we headed out of town with our first stop being the empty departure yard at West Colton. From there, we drove into San Timoteo Canyon and found Track 1 out of service due to maintenance work from Redlands to Hinda. We caught our first train near El Casco and knew this was going to be an interesting day of photographing trains.
Union Pacific 7420 West. We proceeded to Hinda and stopped with a red-over-green signal.
Union Pacific 5941 East. We drove east after this train, finding a westbound stopped, so returned to Hinda.
Union Pacific 7381 West. The two of us made our way east to Desert Lawn Drive and quickly stopped.
Union Pacific 7456 West with DPUs 8688 and 8813.
Union Pacific 7981 West with DPU 7742.
Union Pacific 8034 East.
Union Pacific 8030 West. From here we headed east to Cabazon for our next picture.
Union Pacific 8034 East. Our next location was Railroad Avenue and Haugen Lehman Way. I called Let's Talk Trains, the Internet radio program, and talked with my good and dear friend Skip Waters who was hosting this week.
Union Pacific 8034 East.
Union Pacific 7945 East.
Union Pacific 6745 West.
Union Pacific 4489 East. We headed to Tipton Avenue in West Palm Springs.
Union Pacific 7937 East.
Union Pacific 5956 West with DPU 5779.
Union Pacific 6030 West. While he was passing, an eastbound train with two Norfolk Southern engines passed so we went chasing east after it, taking California 111 to Interstate 10, back to Haugen Lehman Way where we reversed to Interstate 10 to Date Palm Drive where Bill stopped, and I climbed down to the tracks.
Union Pacific 7932 East. We returned to San Timoteo Canyon, passing four westbound trains waiting to get by the track work.
Union Pacific 7352 West at El Casco. We drove west and near Redlands, found another eastbound.
Union Pacific 4680 East.
Christopher Dean Guenzler, taken by Bill Compton. We again drove west and near Redlands, found a second eastbound there.
Union Pacific 5444 East. We headed home but decided to follow the former Union Pacific route from Riverside to Pomona.
Union Pacific 7443 East at Pomona. Bill returned me home, ending another excellent Railfan adventure!
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