Some Cotton Belt heritage is approaching Bakersfield.

The end of double track at Bena, CA finds the conductor of a stopped southbound BNSF intermodal train on the ground to give a roll by to a northbound BNSF freight shortly after sunrise on a cool a... (more)

In the early morning light, a quartet of BNSF wide cabs pull a high priority Z train toward Bakersfield, after successfully traversing Tehachapi Pass.

Looking back towards Bena, this BNSF Northbound is leaving the Tehachapi's behind as it races towards Bakersfield. Note the bridge replacement on Bena road to the right of the photo.

After holding for northbound traffic, BNSF 7696 leads a southbound steel coil train into the Tehachapi's at Bena.

The 1979 Pacific Railroad Society "Mountain Outin" passenger special, with Amtrak SDP40F 518 and 517, is coasting down the short hill from Sandcut as it heads eastbound up Tehachapi Pass. Cotton ... (more)

As an SP engineer inspects and makes ready his helper power in the spur at Bena, a Santa Fe eastbound comes down the hill from Sandcut behind his locomotives in the fading light.

A Santa Fe 975 train passes fields of beautiful but poisonous Lupines as it climbs through Bena.

Northbound on the Tehachapi Pass near Bena, a UP mixed freight has completed its run over the famous Tehachapi loop and scenic pass, now gliding over a dry creek bed on its final run into Bakersfi... (more)

BNSF 5320 leads a Northbound intermodal through Bena as it hits the start of double track to Bakersfield.

Westbound at track speed, BNSF 7399 leads a Z train down Tehachapi Pass into Bakersfield. The vintage Southern Pacific code line is still in use, with the SP Searchlights still guiding trains over... (more)

Along the high desert, an eastbound Z train with the standard consist of a quartet of BNSF GE's operates at track speed over the beginning of the Tehachapi Pass. The train will soon begin the scen... (more)

Passing under the former SP Searchlights at 'Sandcut', an eastbound Z train makes track speed near Bena. It'll soon begins its climb over Tehachapi Pass before descending into Barstow and essentia... (more)

Passing the classy ATSF Searchlights at Sandcut, a westbound Bakersfield destined manifest operates at track speed after successfully making it over Tehachapi Pass.

The conductor of an eastbound high priority Z train prepares to give a rollby to a westbound manifest that has just successfully made it off of Tehachapi Pass. The eastbound Z will soon receive a ... (more)