Bill Compton and I picked Saturday December 10, 2016 for our next train photo trip. We would return to Beaumont Hill for a day of railroad photography so I arose at 4:30 AM and fixed my breakfast before checking the Internet prior to Bill's arrival at 5:30 AM to pick me up.
12/10/2016 We left Santa Ana and took California Highway 22 to California Highway 55 to California Highway 91 out to Corona where we found it closed, so we detoured north on Interstate 15 to Interstate 10 east to Pepper Street in Colton. A few minutes later, a westbound train arrived but not what we expected.
BNSF 7763 West arrived at Union Pacific's West Colton Yard. We returned to Interstate 10 and exited at California Street, then took Barton Road to San Timoteo Canyon Road, driving east through the canyon before catching up to an eastbound train. We drove to Desert Lawn Road and quickly set up as we had a westbound approaching.
Union Pacific 8825 West came by our photo location at Nicklin.
Union Pacific 7375 East. From here we drove east to Cabazon to the grade crossing at Broadway Street.
Union Pacific 7375 East, after which we drove east to the end of Railroad Avenue and set up again.
Union Pacific 7375 East. It was then back on Interstate 10 to California Highway 111 to the grade crossing at Tipton Road.
Union Pacific 7375 East. The power for this train was Union Pacific 7375, Union Pacific 7271, CSX 3358 and CSX 606 as well as DPU Union Pacific 7427.
Union Pacific 4345 East.
Union Pacific 5703 West.
Union Pacific 7933 East with DPU's Union Pacific 8553 and 7927.
Union Pacific 8183 West with DPU's Union Pacific 361 and 8175 meeting an unknown eastbound at Tipton Road.
Union Pacific 2574 West with DPU Union Pacific 8712.
Union Pacific 8061 East. We left here and went to Carl's Junior in Beaumont to pick up some lunch before driving to Potrero Boulevard and parking just south of the bridges, then walking back to the bridge over the Union Pacific mainline and waited. The first train did not take long to arrive.
Union Pacific 7374 East with Southern Pacific Heritage Unit 1996 and DPU Union Pacific 6380 at Potrero Boulevar.
Union Pacific 8834 West with the gravel train with DPU 8114.
Union Pacific 7626 West. We then made our way west to El Casco for one more train.
Union Pacific 8917 East meeting autumn colors. From here we took Redlands Boulevard south to California Highway 60 West to California Highway 57 south back to Santa Ana.
It had been another fantastic railfanning trip with Bill Compton. I went to the Habit to pick up dinner for my mother and I before watching the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 with Kris Letang having three assists in the game. Tomorrow, my Tioga Pass private car trip.
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