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!
Thanks for watching! | Video and Content by MichaelLovesTrains 2021
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

[@UshaRani-qz1lh]

Hats off to engineer's,they are proved their excellence

[@steverudder3321]

That's like a good day fishing!! 🎣😁👍

[@derrickdonnelly8650]

Great video

[@tropicalrailroadproduction5028]

Great video quality and awesome BNSF trains

[@BNSFRailProductions]

great catches! awesome video

[@fionalover2.0gaming18]

Awesome video

[@dodgemondiesels5125]

Super Video. Roger 😎 UK 🇬🇧

[@ace.iv.m]

This is awesome

[@DianREGIOasis]

¡Nice video, Mike!

[@railfanryan]

Nice catches!

[@Nicola636128]

Great catches, cool video!

[@kaushikahmed483]

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[@rajlocomotive8344]

Nice ! Very Nice film

[@marcosfernandotrens]

Good video. Hugs from Brazil.

[@jacob-hv8wf]

Good train video 👍🏼

[@deauvilledad07]

Nice to see some freight at speed
Super video, well done 🤓 Michael, stay safe 💙

[@conceyullena]

Like 49 beautiful video, greetings 🚂👍🙋‍♂️

[@jschoi5520]

3996 is screaming on east right away

[@deborahmaciak5692]

Team BNSF all the way!!!

[@Atsf1976]

Really enjoyed this video at Daggett. Your video is so crisp and clear, so I have to ask, what video camera do you use to record your content? Thanks and I look forward to more posts.

[@Michaellovestrains]

Sony AX-53 4K. Take care!

[@heatherallan2695]

5 at 1 time are u kidding my lord laviathons

[@pergaard6557]

Are all the locomotives remote operated from the driver in the first locomotive?

[@jamielacourse7578]

Looks like the spraypaint companies are doing well........and great to see that little old fart #179 in there......pulling it's share...

[@AustinWesternRailfan]

9:40 u can see a intermodal in the far background

[@user-kz4ye6lm9v]

🌐

[@stranstudio]

Michael, how can I contact you? I want to do a project together.

[@M1D05_]

Isn't there supposed to be high speed trains

[@pseudosystematic]

no symbols we can see the loco numbers LOL!

[@Bonserak23]

Don't rat out Hobos