Near Homer the tracks curve slightly and then make a bee line for Goffs. The road to the left is the old US 66. If you look closely you can see a set of upper quadrant semaphore signals. The Santa Fe completed the installation of double track and automatic block signals between Needles and Goffs on October 21, 1912.

We top the hill at Goffs, milepost 609. Off to the right it looks like a military staging area. Oops, can I say that? Forget I said that, as it might be classified.

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Goffs