Mojave Northern Railroad

The Mojave Northern Railroad is a private carrier owned by Cemex USA, an American subsidiary of the Mexican multinational supplier of concrete and building materials.

[1] Southwestern Portland Cement Company was absorbed by American subsidiary Cemex USA.

For many years, the railroad operated saddle-tank steam engines pulling trains of side-dump cars.

In the diesel era, the railroad operated three of the unusual Fairbanks-Morse FM H-20-44 model opposed-piston locomotives.

The railroad now operates conventional diesel engines pulling open-top hopper cars.

SMojave Northern RR #2 at the Southern California Railway Museum
A Mojave Northern train of hoppers on its way to the cement plant at Leon