BNSF Trains - Needles Sub in 110+ Degree HEAT (June 2024)

The Summer solstice is upon us, which means A VERY HOT desert afternoon on the Needles subdivision between Amboy and Newberry Springs, CA. Temperatures were as high as 114 degrees and as low as 101 degrees between noon and 8:30pm. 0:00 BNSF #8103 leading. 2:52 BNSF #7821 leading. 4:59 BNSF #7040 leading. 7:34 BNSF #6661 leading. 10:42 BNSF #4226 leading. 12:47 BNSF #7604 leading. 14:53 BNSF #4226 leading. 17:05 BNSF #6889 leading. 19:54 BNSF #6639 leading. 21:54 BNSF #6060 leading. 24:26 BNSF #8771 leading. 27:03 BNSF #3694 leading. 27:54 BNSF #7999 leading. 29:18 BNSF #7304 leading. 31:08 Sunset 31:38 BNSF #3998 leading.