RailPictures.Net Photo: AMTK 188 Amtrak GE P42DC at Woodford, California by Alex Gillman

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» Union Pacific Mojave Subdivision
» Woodford, California, USA (more..)
» October 26, 2017

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» AMT14-26 (more..)

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With the engineer and pilot giving a wave from the cab following their journey over the world famous Tehachapi Loop, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight drops downgrade in Woodford as it crosses the dry bed of the Tehachapi Creek. Forced to detour from its normal route along the coast for one day, both Starlights took a trip through the Central Valley and over Tehachapi as Union Pacific maintenance of way crews worked to replace bridge spans north of Ventura. In the background, the hillside to the left gives the appearance of being more light-colored as smoke from a nearby wildfire passes in front of it.

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