Desert Railfanning: High Speed Freight Trains on the BNSF Needles Sub

The BNSF Needles Subdivision is located in the heart of the Mojave Desert, between Barstow and Needles, California. As a part of the Southern Transcon between Los Angeles and Chicago, freight action is plentiful and never disappoints! In addition, Union Pacific trains have trackage rights on a portion of the line, between Barstow and Daggett. Once at Daggett, they then continue onto the UP Cima Subdivision towards Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.

In this video from January 2019, I spent an afternoon/evening along the Needles Subdivision in Daggett, CA. Plenty of action this particular afternoon!

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Timeline:
BNSF 8451 WEST: 00:00​
BNSF 7811 WEST: 01:19​
BNSF 4040 WEST: 03:22​
BNSF 4137 EAST: 04:48​
BNSF 3996 EAST: 06:14​
UP 7286 WEST: 07:23​
BNSF 4239 EAST: 08:17​
BNSF 4137 EAST: 09:36​
BNSF 5942 WEST: 12:19​
BNSF 8125 EAST: 13:22​
BNSF 7337 WEST: 15:10​
BNSF 7941 EAST: 16:58​
UP 7286 WEST: 17:46
BNSF 3926 WEST: 18:47
BNSF 3872 WEST: 20:28
BNSF 4188 EAST: 22:05