John Oram's photos with the keyword: Cabazon

I had to give some thought about whether this shot was worth posting. This Union Pacific hauled mixed consist had a long wait at Cabazon even after it had been passed by the double-stack documented earlier in my photostream. So long, in fact, that I thought the better of standing for longer than I already had in the October sun. In a very long shot, the train is nearly lost in the haze but the composition does give some idea of the setting. 200_2_P1140253CM_F

I had to give some thought about whether this shot was worth posting. This Union Pacific hauled mixed consist had a long wait at Cabazon even after it had been passed by the double-stack documented earlier in my photostream. So long, in fact, that I thought the better of standing for longer than I already had in the October sun. In a very long shot, the train is nearly lost in the haze but the composition does give some idea of the setting. 200_2_P1140253C

I am not an unqualified fan of the US rail scene and I find the locomotive designations hard to grapple with especially when 'road numbers' are re-used. However, I like to add a few pictures to my collection as the combination of subjects and scenery can be hard to resist. Here, the double-stack train seen in my earlier picture makes good speed eastbound through Cabazon as it approaches the Apache Trail at grade crossing. The long consist is led by GE ET44AC no. 2614 with EMD SD70AH no. 8971, GE AC4400CW no. 5768 and EMD SD70M no. 40x3 (in all the furore, I missed whether it was 4003 or 4033). 200_2_P1140248C

I was waiting at Apache Trail, Cabazon for the train on the right in this picture to pass. It had already held for some time when it was passed by a long double-stack train led by four locomotives headed by Union Pacific GE ET44AC no. 2614. 200_2_P1140246E