With the pass covered in snow and temperatures still well below freezing even at lower elevations, Santa Fe 156 East negotiates the final approach to the Loop.
100 East, with two brand-new GP60Ms making their first eastbound trip, makes a crew change at Needles as operating employees discuss the new EMD power.
143 East, a long stack train out of the Port of Long Beach, drops down over hogbacks from Sunshine toward Winslow on a beautiful day on the Arizona Plateau.
At dusk, a Santa Fe westbound approaches Sandcut with headlights glaring, while beyond the subtle hues of the mountains become more obvious than during bright daylight.