Western Railroad Discussion > Sunset at Arrowhead Junction

I've shot so many sunrises and sunsets from this location and they all seem to have their own "character" This is the closest point on the Needles Sub to my home in Lost Wages, so it is natural for me to either begin or end (and sometimes both) here when ever I spend a day on the Needles Sub. It fits right in with my railfanning MO --- Shoot from "can see" to "can't see", be trackside at "first light" and don't quit until the light goes away!

Old Bob out in Lost Wages

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Couple of very good pics!

David Mitchell
Arkansas City, KS

That first image is spectacular! Thanks for sharing.

Kit Courter
Menefee, CA
LunarLight Photography

Very nice pictures, thanks for posting.

Awesome pair! That first shot is Phenomenal!

This is the closest point on the Needles Sub to my home in Lost Wages,

So Bob - are shooting near the US 95 crossing? Is that crossing still at grade?(guessing it is). Also is US-95 4-lane all the way to the Laughlin Jct? Thanks.

BB

NIICE..!!

bmarti7 Wrote:
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> This is the closest point on the Needles Sub to my
> home in Lost Wages,
>
> So Bob - are shooting near the US 95 crossing? Is
> that crossing still at grade?(guessing it is).
> Also is US-95 4-lane all the way to the Laughlin
> Jct? Thanks.
>
> BB

Yes, taken right next to the crossing, yes it's at grade.

Yeah Bob. I used to shot Santa Fe Fs there back in my teens. Great spot. Lotsa trains.

We are going to have to do a better job of checking your papers, herr Nevada man.

Out

Ooooohhhhh... Those are gorgeous photos! You really did a superb job!! IOTD candidates, both of them!! Thanks so much for posting thee gems here.

bmarti7 Wrote:
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> This is the closest point on the Needles Sub to my
> home in Lost Wages,
>
> So Bob - are shooting near the US 95 crossing? Is
> that crossing still at grade?(guessing it is).
> Also is US-95 4-lane all the way to the Laughlin
> Jct? Thanks.
>
> BB

US-95 x'ing is at grade. 95 from Boulder City to Laughlin Jct. is 4 lane but current construction has it down to 2 lanes from laughlin Jct to Searchlight. It looks like they are completely rebuilding the southbound side. I don't know why?? It isn't that old??

The 95/515/I-11 crossing is no longer at grade though the new road North from the Casino will have an at grade crossing.
The new crossing is in, is signalled and they were working the ballast on the bridge over I-11 last week, new connection
should be done shortly. As for the 95 paving project, oh hell yes, do it or lose the funding, it really didn't need it.
What's really needed is a bypass aroound that speed trap town of Searchlight!!

Out

callum_out Wrote:
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> The 95/515/I-11 crossing is no longer at grade
> though the new road North from the Casino will
> have an at grade crossing.
> The new crossing is in, is signalled and they were
> working the ballast on the bridge over I-11 last
> week, new connection
> should be done shortly. As for the 95 paving
> project, oh hell yes, do it or lose the funding,
> it really didn't need it.
> What's really needed is a bypass aroound that
> speed trap town of Searchlight!!
>
> Out

I think he was asking about the 95 crossing on the Transcon!

Oh that, 10 mph road speed (about the same as an WB M train).

Out

Wow, Bob, you are really hitting them out of the park lately. Super work!

Paul Brennecke
Golden, CO

Xlnt Photos. Hard to beat the Needles Sub for sunset photos.

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads

Awesome shots!

Congrats Bob on the IOTD! Well deserved. And thanks to all for the grade crossing/US-95 info. When we first moved to Vegas, US-95 was 2-lane south of Boulder City. We would go that route in the motor home to visit relatives in Texas and almost always got stopped by a train, sometimes 2, with an opposite coming before the first train cleared. Our dogs loved it as they loved to bark at moving trains."Where's the train?" woof-woof.

BB

Outstanding!

Ron