May 2012 - Additional Updates - Mojave

West Colton/Mojave

LOQ91 Mojave Flyer Tues-Thu-Sat
(On duty early AM. Moves manifest freight from West Colton to Mojave. Leaves West Colton before dawn. Heads up the Mojave Sub, over Cajon Pass, arriving at Mojave between 0800 and 1000.)

Mojave (LOP81 is now LOP51, LOP83 is now LOP53)

LOP51 Mojave Local Daily
(On duty 0800. Heads over to the Chaffee siding north of the yard and brings back the LOP 83 when it is left there. Otherwise, work Mojave Yard and run to the cement plant in Creal on the Oak Creek Industrial Lead.)

LOP53 Monolith Local Daily
(On duty 1400. Works the tank farm up the Lone Pine Sub. Goes to Monolith on MWF to work the cement plant east of Tehachapi. Heads south on TuThSa to Antelope Valley with tank cars for the old Great Lakes Carbon Lead as well as the tank car farm just south of Mojave. Sometimes their work will be done by an MMJMJ, especially the Monolith runs.)

LOP82 Lone Pine Local Daily
(On duty 1600. Runs up the Lone Pine Sub to Searles to interchange with the Trona. Most of the time returns to Mojave about midnight. Can run in the morning on Saturday and Sunday if needed. Crew can be used on OTNLB if needed.)

LOP92 Mojave Flyer Mon-Wed-Fri
(On duty early morning. Mojave to West Colton hauler. Originates in Mojave and runs with whatever cars are needed to West Colton. Can be built by an MMJMJ and then be left at Ansel or Fleta for a road crew.)

MMJMJ Mojave Yard Transfer As needed (most days)
(On duty whenever needed. Builds long trains so the road crew will not have to do all the doubling over and air testing for the Flyer LOP92 and takes the train out to Ansel or Fleta. Can also break up inbound LOQ91. Two MMJMJs can work at the same time if traffic warrants.)

Trackmobiles

California Portland Cement – Mojave Shuttlewagon
(Appears to be a Shuttlewagon at the Creal plant at the end of the Oak Creek Lead. Shuttlewagon is past the gate and does not appear accessible.)