2019

BNSF Z train at Cable - BNSF 3985 (a Tier 4 ET44C4) leads 3940, 4458, 4228 on a southbound, BNSF 4+0 Z-train at the Cable Cross-overs at 5:09pm on Friday May 24, 2019. BNSF 3985 was built in 2015 by GE as BNSF 3985 a model ET44C4 (Tier 4), builders number 63238.
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Friday, May 24, 2019

I spent the first part of this day trackside in Mojave. After Steve and Sol got up, we went to breakfast then went to Trona. No trains were running so we did exploring and reconnaissance for future trips. One of the fun places we went was the Trona Pinnacles. Sol was a little sick so we took it mellow. Steve used his 4WD on some back roads. The days were long so after we returned we had plenty of light left so we went to Tehachapi and hung out watching and photographing trains near the Cable Crossovers. We had dinner that evening at a Thai restaurant.

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Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 2019 : Friday, May 24, 2019

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Mojave, CA

Arroyo Ave. & Business 58 N

BNSF 5727, GE ES44AC

BNSF 5727 at Mojave
On Friday May 24, 2019 at 7:55 a.m. a northbound BNSF 3+2 Manifest at Mojave, CA, has BNSF 5727, 4304, 5154 + 6816, 5491 for power.

UP 6272 GE AC4400CW, 6147-6420 series

UP 6272 leading a manifest at Mojave
On Friday May 24, 2019 at 8:17am a southbound Union Pacific 3+0 manifest in Mojave, CA had UP 6272 (former SP 301), 7511, 8348.

BNSF 7151, BNSF GE ES44C4

BNSF 7151 at Mojave
At 9 am on Friday, May 24, 2019 BNSF ES44C4 7151 leads a BNSF southbound (EB) 4+0 Z-train at Mojave, CA. The power for this train was 7151, 7801, 6530, 8061.

BNSF 4133, GE Dash 9-44CW

BNSF 4133 Leading a grain train at Mojave
At 10am on Friday, May 24, 2019 a BNSF northbound, 4+3+2 Grain Train is at Mojave, CA. Power on the train was BNSF 4133, 3811, 7760, CN 2262 + 4753, 3856, 4694 + 5156, 8126.

Trona, CA

Trona 101, Caboose

Trona Caboose at Museum
The Trona History house at the The Searles Valley Historical Society in Trona, CA has caboose 101. Photographed on Friday May, 24, 2019 in Trona.

Tehachapi Pass

Monolith, CA

UP 7463, GE ES44AC, UP model designation C45ACCTE

UP 7463 on local at Monolith
At 4:15p on Friday May 24, 2019 a southbound Union Pacific local at Monolith, CA has UP 7463, 8820.

Cable Crossover, CA

BNSF 3985, ET44C4 (Tier 4)

BNSF stack train at Cable
BNSF 3985 (a Tier 4 ET44C4) leads 3940, 4458, 4228 on a southbound BNSF 4+0 stack train at the Cable Cross-overs at 5:09pm on Friday May 24, 2019. BNSF 3985 was built in 2015 by GE as BNSF 3985 a model ET44C4 (Tier 4), builders number 63238.

BNSF 7097, GE ES44C4, BNSF Series 7055-7099

BNSF 7097 leading a manifest
BNSF 7097 (an ES44C4) leads 7236, 8382, CN 5445 (SD60) on a SB (EB), BNSF 4+2 manifest at the Cable Cross-overs at 5:35pm on Friday May 24, 2019. The DPUs were BNSF 6970, 4833.

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Trip Notes

Mojave, CA morning:

7:55a
BNSF WB (NB) 3+2 Manifest
BNSF 5727, 4304, 5154 + 6816, 5491

8:17am
UP SB (EB) Manifest 3+0, 8:17a
6272, 7511, 8348

9:00am
BNSF EB (SB) Z-train, 4+0
7151, 7801, 6530, 8061

10:00am
BNSF WB (NB) Grain Train, 4+3+2
BNSF 4133, 3811, 7760, CN 2262 + 4753, 3856, 4694 + 5156, 8126

--- Trona Drive ---
Trona Caboose in Museum

Monolith, CA

4:15p
EB (SB) Local
UP 7463, 8820

Cable X-over

5:09p
EB (SB), BNSF Z-train, 4+0
BNSF 3985, 3940, 4458, 4228 +

5:35p
EB (SB) 5:35p
EB (SB) @ ISO 400, BNSF Manifest 4+2
BNSF 7097, 7236, 8382, CN 5445 (SD60) + BNSF 6970, 4833

6:05p
WB (NB), Manifest, 3+0 @ ISO 400
BNSF 6534, CN 2178, BNSF 718 (WB)

6:20p
WB (NB) UP 3+0 Manifest
UP 7441, 6463, 8727

6:30p
EB (SB) BNSF 4+0, Z-train
BNSF 6890, CREX 1424 (ES44AC), BNSF 4703 (WB), 7410

6:45p
WB (NB) UP 5+0 Manifest
UP 8977, 5136, 5444, 7980, 6023

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