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.