I got called for the "B KCKSCO," a baretable going from Kansas City to Long Beach. For some reason our train had 5 motors on the head end. A couple of them were isolated. My engineer and I went to a safety briefing while we wer ewaiting for our train to come in. . (Due to the number of incidents that have occurred lately the BNSF has instituted some safety briefings). The dispatcher called me during the briefing. They wanted us to set out the two lead motors on our train and put them in the roundhouse so they could be used as "helpers." (There were no motors in the roundhouse at the time). My engineer tied down the last 3 motors. I disconnected the MU cable, closed all of the anglecocks, and made the cut. We went over the switch. I just had one switch to throw. Since the roundhouse was wide open we shoved into the track we were lined into. I wish all set outs were that easy. We deparated and it was a good trip up until we got to Troy. They stopped us there for an hour. Then they let us go to Dagget and they held us for an hour there. We were close to going DOL. They told us to tie our train down. My engineer tied the 3 motors and that held us. The van came and took me straight to the hotel. It was too late for breakfast at the hotel, so I went across the street tfor a burrito. I slept good for about 3 hours and then woke up. I tossed and turned for a couple of hours, watched some TV, and finally got back to sleep. I got called for the BARTUL with the same engineer at 10 am. I was asleep when I got the call. I made it down to the depot and the trainmaster said that the yard crew was putting our train together. Our work order said that we were to set out 7 cars in Needles. That was unusual. We got swapped to a stack train that was at the steps because the yard crew had to set out a bad order. The trainmaster gave me a hard copy of our work order and the GTBs but I didn't have time to look at them because our train was at the steps. It was a big train- over 14,000 tons and over 14,000 feet, with 4 motors on the head end and 3 in the middle. We relieved the LA crew and started to pull. We stopped at Dagget. The dispatcher said he was having problems with one of the switches there. I was hoping that he wouldn't tell me to get down on the ground and "take it by hand" as we say. But eventually he did. He recited a script and I repeated it. This switch was connected to a "movable point frog." Just the other day we had a train derail because someone did not liine a "movable point frog" properly. In 7 years on the railroad I have not lined one before. We pulled forrward to the switch and I got out. It had stopped raining but it was cold and wet. I unlocked the swtich and threw the lever to manual. I tied to throw the switch arm- but I couldn't. My engineer came down. He is a larger man than I am and he was able to throw the switch back and forth. The switch was lined for our movement. I unlocked the frog. I thew it back and forth a couple of times. My engineer verified that it was lined the right way. (There was a man in one of our trucks watching us. He said something but we couldn't hear him). I had my engineer pull our train ahead and stopped him when the first truck as over the frog. I took the frog and the switch out of manual and I got back on my train. My job was done. We went over to Main Two and we were making good time. We were almost to Needles when our train went into emergency. I got on the radio and said what I needed to say. My engineer said that he thought someone cut our air hose. "We haven't stopped since we left Dagget," I said. My engineer said that someone may have been riding on our train since we left Dagget. "It's awfully cold and windy," I said. My engineer said that the cartels are "coyoting" some people across the border and forcing them to commit these crimes. He also said that they kidnap their family members and force them to work for them. 3 vehicles passed us, movng east. Two of them were trucks. My engineer said the had noticed them parked by one of our signals- as if they were waiting for us. Another train told us that we had several open containers. We were also told that there was a box on one of our containers that was burning. My engineer said that possibly the culprit was using a grinder to cut one of our hoses and the sparks set something on fire. The fire departement, security, and the rapid responder showed up. The fire department put the fire out. The rapid responder said that there were two hoses that had been cut. He repaired one and said that he "temporarily" repaired the other one. Our air started to come up. We started t pull. The independants would not hold the train. Finally there was enough air in the brakes to stop the train. We pulled into Needles and briefed our outbound about everything. They would have to pull down to East Needles so security could close the containers, and the rapid responder would have to repair that one hose. I didn't stick around to roll them by beause it would be a while. My engineer and I each took a SMART Rest. He said that he was going to do some off roading when he got home. I said, "I've had enough excitement for one day. I'm going to go home and have a good cup of coffee and relax." I'm projected to go to work at 9:28 tomorrow morning. I hope it's a routine trip.