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Arizona Desert Photo Collection
Topock - Kingman Canyon - Hackberry - Valentine
November 4-7, 2014
by Michael Frei, Switzerland

I am very pleased to show some exclusive photos of Michael Frei (MIF).

A big thank you for sharing these excellent pictures with us.
Note: The copyright belongs to this gentleman. Do not use any photos without written permission.

Photos are sorted by location from West to East (not by date, number or railroad):
Topock, Kingman Canyon, hackberry, Valentine, AZ

Abbreviations found on this page: EB = East Bound, NB = North Bound, SB = South Bound, WB = West Bound, MP = Mile Post,
MT-1 = BNSF Main Track 1, MT-2 = BNSF Main Track 2, MT-3 = BNSF Main Track 3, UPT = UP Track (Colton-Palmdale Cutoff),
DPU = Distributed Power Unit (Helpers), EOT = End of Train, DBS = Double Stack Train, TOFC = Trailer on Flat Car (Piggy Back),
This time, we are going to show all photos and not only the best. Because of being in the digital age of photography, we can shoot as many as we want. Therefore, you can see the different positions of each train.
This is real modern railfanning - enjoy !

For bigger size photos - please click on the 4-digit number below each photo.

November 6, 2014 (Thursday) - Topock Day 1 (first location is still in California)
Topock is at the East side of the Colorado River in Arizona. Here famous Route 66 will continue to the East.
On the West side of the Colo River, which is already in California, is a nice location for taking pictures of the trains.
11/06/14 BNSF EB DBS Train 1 - 1701 11/06/14 Train 1 is coming from Needles - 1702 11/06/14 - 1703
11/06/14 - 1704 11/06/14 - 1705 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 1 - 1706
11/06/14 BNSF EB DBS Train 2 - 1707 11/06/14 - 1708 11/06/14 - 1709
11/06/14 - 1711 11/06/14 - 1712 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 2 - 1714
11/06/14 BNSF WB Manifest Train 3 - 1715 11/06/14 - 1716 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 3 - 1717
11/06/14 BNSF EB DBS Train 4 - 1718 11/06/14 - 1719 11/06/14 - 1720
11/06/14 - 1721 11/06/14 - 1722 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 4 - 1724
11/06/14 WB Auto Carrier Train 5 - 1725 11/06/14 Train 5 has 2 Locos - 1726 11/06/14 WB Auto Carrier Train 6 - 1727
11/06/14 Train 6 has 3 Locos - 1728 11/06/14 WB DBS Train 7 - 1729 11/06/14 last photo of Train 7 - 1730
11/06/14 BNSF EB DBS Train 8 - 1733 11/06/14 - 1734 11/06/14 - 1735
11/06/14 - 1736 11/06/14 - 1737 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 8 - 1738
The huge bridge (built in 1945) over the Colorado River can be seen from the Topock side. In other words, we are standing now in Arizona and looking to the California side.
11/06/14 BNSF EB DBS Train 1 - 1739 11/06/14 - 1740 11/06/14 - 1741
11/06/14 - 1742 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 1 - 1743 11/06/14 BNSF EB DBS Train 2 - 1744
11/06/14 - 1745 11/06/14 - 1747 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 2 - 1748
11/06/14 BNSF EB DBS Train 3 - 1749 11/06/14 - 1751 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 3 - 1752
11/06/14 CP EB Grain Train 4 - 1753 11/06/14 All CP Rail Power - 1754 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 4 - 1755
11/06/14 BNSF EB Helper Set Train 5 - 1756 11/06/14 - 1758 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 5 - 1760
11/06/14 BNSF WB DBS Train 6 - 1761 11/06/14 WB DPU's on Train 6 - 1762 11/06/14 Last photo of Train 6 - 1763

 

November 7, 2014 (Friday) - Topock Day 2 (we are again on the Californian side)
11/07/14 WB and EB Trains are meeting - 1802 11/07/14 BNSF EB DBS Train 1 - 1803 11/07/14 - 1804
11/07/14 - 1805 11/07/14 - 1806 11/07/14 Last photo of Train 1 - 1808
11/07/14 BNSF WB DBS Train 2 - 1809 While Train 2 is rolling comes EB Train 3 - 1810 11/07/14 - 1811
11/07/14 EB Train 3 = Manifest - 1813 11/07/14 - 1814 11/07/14 Last of Train 2 and 3 - 1816
11/07/14 BNSF EB DBS Train 4 - 1819 11/07/14 - 1820 11/07/14 Last of Train 4 - 1821
11/07/14 BNSF WB DBS Train 5 - 1825 11/07/14 - 1826 11/07/14 DPU's of Train 5 - 1827
11/07/14 BNSF EB DBS Train 6 - 1828 11/07/14 - 1829 11/07/14 - 1830
11/07/14 - 1831 11/07/14 - 1832 11/07/14 Last of Train 6 - 1833
11/07/14 BNSF EB 4-unit DPU's Train 7 - 1834 Or maybe it is just a power transfer - 1835 11/07/14 Last of Train 7 - 1836
Once again, we went to Topock to catch more trains rolling over the Colorado River on the Topock Bridge.
11/07/14 BNSF EB Manifest Train 1 - 1838 11/07/14 - 1840 11/07/14 Last of Train 1 - 1841
11/07/14 BNSF EB Reefer Train 2 - 1842 11/07/14 - 1844 11/07/14 Last of Train 2 - 1845
11/07/14 EB Auto Carrier Train 3 - 1846 11/07/14 Train 3 - 1848 11/07/14 Last of Train 3 - 1849
11/07/14 WB Train 4 and EB Train 5 - 1851 WB Train 4 = Bare Table - 1852 11/07/14 EB Train 5 = Ethanol - 1854
11/07/14 WB Manifest Train 6 - 1856 11/07/14 - 1857 11/07/14 Last of WB Train 6 - 1858
11/07/14 EB Grain Train 7 - 1859 11/07/14 3rd unit = Warbonnet - 1861 11/07/14 Last of Train 7 - 1862
11/07/14 WB Ethanol Train 8 - 1863 11/07/14 WB DPU's on Train 8 - 1864 11/07/14 Last of WB Train 8 - 1865
11/07/14 WB Train 9 and EB Train 10 - 1866 Both trains are crossing each other - 1868 11/07/14 Last of Trains 9 + 10 - 1870
11/07/14 WB Train 11 and EB Train 12 - 1871 Yes, two other trains meet on the bridge - 1873 11/07/14 Last of Train 11 + 12 - 1874

 

November 4, 2014 (Thursday) - from Topock to Kingman thru Kingman Canyon - Day 1
11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 1 - 1901 11/04/14 - 1902 11/04/14 - 1903
11/04/14 - 1904 11/04/14 - 1905 11/04/14 Last of Train 1 - 1906
11/04/14 BNSF Manifest Train 2 - 1908 11/04/14 - 1909 11/04/14 - 1910
11/04/14 - 1911 11/04/14 - 1912 A GE Warbonnet on pos. 2, last of T-2 - 1913
11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 3 - 1921 11/04/14 - 1922 11/04/14 Train 3 - 1923
11/04/14 BNSF DPU's Train 3 - 1924 11/04/14 - 1925 11/04/14 Last of Train 3 - 1926
11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 4 - 1931 11/04/14 - 1932 11/04/14 - 1933
11/04/14 - 1934 11/04/14 DPU's of Train 4 - 1935 11/04/14 Last of Train 4 - 1936
11/04/14 - 1937 11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 5 - 1938 11/04/14 - 1939
11/04/14 - 1940 11/04/14 - 1941 11/04/14 Last of Train 5 - 1942
11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 6 - 1943 11/04/14 - 1944 11/04/14 Last of Train 6 - 1945
11/04/14 Train 7 - 1946 11/04/14 - 1947 11/04/14 last of Train 7 - 1948
11/04/14 Trains 8 and 9 - 1949 11/04/14 - 1950 11/04/14 - 1951
11/04/14 - 1952 11/04/14 - 1953 11/04/14 - 1954
11/04/14 - 1955 11/04/14 - 1956 11/04/14 Last of Trains 8 and 9 - 1957
11/04/14 Train 10 - 1958 11/04/14 - 1959 11/04/14 Last train of the day - 1960

 

November 5, 2014 (Friday) - from Topock to Kingman thru Kingman Canyon - Day 2
11/05/14 BNSF Train 1 - 2001 11/05/14 Train 1 - 2002 11/05/14 Train 2 - 2003
11/05/14 Train 2 - 2004 11/05/14 BNSF Manifest Train 3 - 2005 11/05/14 - 2006
11/05/14 Train 3 - 2007 11/05/14 - 2008 11/05/14 Last Train 3 - 2009
11/05/14 BNSF DBS Train 4 - 2010 11/05/14 - 2011 11/05/14 Last Train 4 - 2012
11/05/14 BNFS DBS Train 5 - 2013 11/05/14 - 2015 11/05/14 - 2016
11/05/14¨BNSF DPU's Train 5 - 2017 11/05/14 - 2018 11/05/14 Last Train 5 - 2019
11/05/14 Train 6 on bridge - 2020 11/05/14 Train 7 - 2021 11/05/14 - 2022
11/05/14 - 2023 11/05/14 Train 7 - 2024 11/05/14 - 2025
11/05/14 - 2027 11/05/14 - 2029 Citirail Loco, last photo of Train 7 - 2030
11/05/14 BNSF DBS Train 8 - 2031 11/05/14 - 2032 11/05/14 - 2033
11/05/14 - 2034 11/05/14 BNSF DPU's of Train 8 - 2035 11/05/14 Last of Train 8 - 2036
11/05/14 BNSF DBS Train 9 - 2038 11/05/14 - 2039 11/05/14 Last of Train 9 - 2041
11/05/14 Rail Train 10  - 2042 11/05/14 - 2044 11/05/14 - 2045
11/05/14 - 2046 2 Warbonnets in Santa Fe lettering - 2047 11/05/14 - 2048
11/05/14 last of Train 10 - 2049 11/05/14 Train 11 - 2050 11/05/14 Last of Train 11 - 2051
11/05/14 BNSF Manifest Train 12 - 2052 11/05/14 - 2054 there is an unusual load on a flat car - 2055
11/05/14 - 2056 11/05/14 - 2057 11/05/14 Last of Train 12 - 2060
11/05/14 Auto Carrier Train 13 - 2061 11/05/14 - 2062 11/05/14 Last of Train 13 and this location - 2064

 

November 4 and 5, 2014 (Thursday & Friday) - Hackberry, AZ
11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 1 - 2101 11/04/14 - 2102 11/04/14 Last of Train 1 - 2103
11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 2 - 2104 11/04/14 BNSF DPU's on Train 2 - 2105 11/04/14 Last of Train 2 - 2107
11/04/14 BNSF Intermodal Train 3 - 2109 TOFC on Train 3 (last photo) - 2110 11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 4 - 2111
11/04/14 - 2112 11/04/14 - 2113 11/04/14 Last of Train 4 on Day 1 - 2115
11/05/14 Train 5 on Day 2 - 2201 11/05/14 - 2203 11/05/14 Last of Train 5 - 2204
11/05/14 Citirail is leading Train 6 - 2205 11/05/14 - 2206 11/05/14 Last of Train 6 - 2207
11/05/14 BNSF DBS Train 7 - 2208 11/05/14 - 2209 11/05/14 Last of Train 7 - 2210
11/05/14 - 2211 11/05/14 - 2212

 

November 4 and 5, 2014 (Thursday & Friday) - Valentine, AZ
11/04/14 BNSF Intermodal Train 1 - 2301 11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 2 - 2302 11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 3 - 2303
11/04/14 Train 3 in the foreground - 2304 Train 2 is coming round the curve - 2305 11/04/14 - 2306
11/04/14 - 2307 Trains 2 and 3 are passing each other - 2309 11/04/14 - 2311
11/04/14 - 2312 3 BNSF Locos of Train 2 - 2313 11/04/14 Last of Trains 2 and 3 - 2314
11/04/14 BNSF DBS Train 4 - 2315 11/04/14 - 2316 11/04/14 - 2317
11/04/14 - 2318 JB Hunt and Schneider Containers - 2319 11/04/14 Last of Train 4 and Day 1 - 2321
11/05/14 Train 5 on Day 2 - 2401 11/05/14 - 2402 11/05/14 Last of Train 5 - 2405
11/05/14 DBS Train 6 - 2406 11/05/14 - 2407 11/05/14 - 2408
11/05/14 - 2409 11/05/14 - 2410 11/05/14 Last of Train 6 - 2411
11/05/14 Next DBS Train 7 - 2413 11/05/14 - 2414 11/05/14 - 2415
11/05/14 - 2417 Note: NS and KCS diesel on pos. 3 + 4 - 2418 11/05/14 - 2419
11/05/14 - 2421 11/05/14 - 2422 11/05/14 Last of Train 7 - 2423
11/05/14 last DBS Train 8 - 2424 11/05/14 - 2425 Last photo of Train 8 and this location - 2427

All photos copyright by Michael Frei (0ver all copyright by Werner Meer)

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