I got called for the S LPKLBE7. Our work order said that we were supposed to split the train in Barstow. On duty time was 3:30 pm. When we got to East Barsstow we were told that we would have to split our train on oour own. It had 3 motors on the head end and two in the middle. A van sowed up to give me a ride to the middle of the train. The rapid responder was there and had dropped off an ETD. The van could not take me to the safe side of the train. I had to cross over two mains to get to it. I tied the brakes on the two motors and then 5 handbrakes. I made the cut and had the engineer pull the first half of the train ahead. I hung the ETD and did the rwo way. The van ran me to the head end. The engineer was nice enough to tie the head end of our train down while I was gone. We grabbed our stuff and the van ran us to the rear train. My engineer got on the lead motor and set it up. The van took us to the hotel. When we got there we had been on duty for 10 and half hours. I looked in my cell phone and saw a deadhead ticket. They were going to flip us home. My engineer said that he was exhausted and didn't want ot ride in a van back to Needles. I was exhausted too. We tied up and checked in the hotel. I slept a couple of hours, went down to breakfast, and slept until about a half hour before I got my call. I got called fo a stack train. On duty time was 3 pm. The trip was uneventful. The next day I got called for another stack train. On duty time was 11:01 am. It was a small train with head end power only. When we got to Barstow they told us to tie it down on Main 1. I only had to tie one brake. The next day I got called for another stack train. On duty time was 11:01 am. I was ready when I got my call. Myself and the other two men in the van all stopped by Lola's for food. On the way to the depot I heard that two trains ran into each other in the storage yard. No one was hurt. It was a routine trip back home. We saw them repairing the damaged track in the storage yard where the accident took place. I took a SMART Rest and I should go out this evening. I have attached a picture of what Cadiz looks like from the conductor's window. We were stopped when I took this picture.