Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Travel to California and the beautiful Mojave Desert where you will enjoy big-time railroading along BNSFs old Santa Fe mainline between Needles and Barstow.
With over 60 trains a day, there is plenty of action here! If you think of the desert as flat, then think again! This route features long grades and dramatic changes in elevation, from a low of 488 feet above sea level to a high of 2,600 feet! Many trains have locomotives both front AND rear.
You will enjoy the action at all the classic places, including Needles, Ibis, Goffs, Siberia, Ludlow and Barstow, as well as many places in-between. Beautiful scenery, and great railroading action!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
05:20 Needles to Goffs
28:36 Goffs to Amboy
42:10 Amboy to Klondike
1:00:27 Klondike to Ludlow
1:09:59 Ludlow to Barstow
Travel to California and the beautiful Mojave Desert where you will enjoy big-time railroading along BNSFs old Santa Fe mainline between Needles and Barstow.
With over 60 trains a day, there is plenty of action here! If you think of the desert as flat, then think again! This route features long grades and dramatic changes in elevation, from a low of 488 feet above sea level to a high of 2,600 feet! Many trains have locomotives both front AND rear.
You will enjoy the action at all the classic places, including Needles, Ibis, Goffs, Siberia, Ludlow and Barstow, as well as many places in-between. Beautiful scenery, and great railroading action!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
05:20 Needles to Goffs
28:36 Goffs to Amboy
42:10 Amboy to Klondike
1:00:27 Klondike to Ludlow
1:09:59 Ludlow to Barstow
