Sunset from home in Old Pasadena the evening before an early morning departure. I hope this foreshadows many trains and some glint.

I arrive at East Siberia along old Route 66 in the Mojave Desert to find an orange chrome sky and a green signal for an eastbound. Something has built a nest on the signal bridge.

First train of the day is a westbound.

The sun peeks over the horizon.

Eastbound finally arrives into the dawn light at East Siberia.

Signal turns red.

EB past the signal toward Cadiz. Need for some early morning Needles Sub glint satisfied.

Westbound up and out of the Cadiz sink.

Great to see Roy's service station open. Roy's: a Route 66 icon in Amboy. http://www.rt66roys.com

Roy's is selling gas. A welcome sight in the vast Mojave Desert.

Front side of a Roy's postcard courtesy Roy's.

Back side of a Roy's postcard.

Westbound stacks at Essex.

Westbound stacks west of Goffs.

Encountered Red & Silver pulling baretables west of Goffs.

Westbound headed for Needles just west of the Colorado River.

Westbound east of Yucca, Arizona.

Westbound stacks at West Crookton.

Another railfan adventure begins to wind down at Darling.

One last shot east of Flagstaff at Darling.