Bill Compton and I decided to drive out to the Needles Subdivision over the weekend. He met me at my new apartment and we made our way to Barstow then Daggett. Following National Trails Highway, it did not take long to find a train.
BNSF 7387 West near Daggett.
BNSF 8104 West near Coolwater.
BNSF 8193 West of Newberry Springs.
BNSF 8318 West of Newberry Springs.
Pisgah Crater.
BNSF 6744 West with DPU BNSF 6103 at East Pisgah.
BNSF 7558 West near East Ludlow. We changed our location to Ash Hill.
BNSF 7177 East at Ash Hill.
BNSF 7505 East.
BNSF 3982 East.
BNSF 7407 East.
BNSF 7882 East.
BNSF 6600 East. We next drove to East Siberia were we spotted a westbound train.
BNSF 7241 West at East Siberia. We next headed to Cadiz.
A dust devil near Cadiz. We took the road to the east of the tracks.
BNSF 7648 West east of Cadiz.
BNSF 9068 West near Danby. We took that road to Essex and back to the paved road.
BNSF 8350 West near Essex. The two of us next made our way to Goffs.
BNSF 7769 West near Goffs.
BNSF 6600 East.
BNSF 6807 West.
BNSF 6579 West.
BNSF 5230 West near Homer.
BNSF 7243 West near Bannock.
A train meet near Bannock.
BNSF 7243 West.
BNSF 5117 West near Ibis.
BNSF 8172 West, also near Ibis. From here we drove to Needles.
BNSF 5647 West, after which we checked into the Motel 6 then went to Carl's Junior for dinner before spending the night in Needles.
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