BNSF 7705 begins the final decent into Mojave as it passes MP 377.0 with an eastbound manifest. It's battle with Tehachapi is almost over, which will soon turn into a race across the desert to Bas... (more)

BNSF 5198 drifts down into Mojave with an eastbound manifest in the early morning light.

BNSF 5123 east drops into Mojave at MP 380 with the empty "worm" in tow. BNSF SD75I 8293 is 3rd out.

BNSF 1008 drops a short Z train down into the Mojave desert, while passing MP 377.0 & the classic SP signal bridge which can be see in the distance.

No two paint schemes alike.... BNSF 1008 guides its train through the cross-overs at South Mojave, branching off onto BNSF's Mojave Sub. The colorful consist includes; BNSF 1008/FXE 4614/BNSF 709/... (more)

As the sun rises over the Mojave desert, a northbound BNSF stack train approaches Mojave where it will transfer off home rails to make its way over Tehachapi Pass.

"Welcome to Mojave", UP 8527. The Brooklyn rolls off the last portion of the eastern Tehachapi slopes & down into Mojave where it will begin a race across the high-desert.

Union Pacific's hot Brooklyn, OR to Los Angeles, CA Z train rolls under the old SP signal bridge at MP 377.0 as it drifts into Mojave, CA on its way to LATC. Note UP 1996 3rd out.

With the town of Mojave in the distance, a southbound UP manifest heads toward West Colton as it passes Fleta on an early Fall morning in the high desert.

About a mile north of Mojave on UP's Lone Pine Sub finds empty wind turbine flats ready to depart on a cold afternoon in the Mojave Desert.

Showing some Santa Fe pride on 10-10-10, BNSF 4714 & 8204 (former Santa Fe SD75M 204) drop an eastbound "rack" train out of the Tehachapi's & into the Mojave desert at MP 377.

BNSF 4069 drops down out of the Tehachapi's with an eastbound manifest bound for Barstow, CA. The train is north of Mojave at MP 377.0 on UP's Mojave Sub. MP 377.0 is home to one of 3 full signal ... (more)

Dropping down grade leaving the Tehacapi Mountains behind, a BNSF train rolls under the classic SP signal bridge just north of Mojave California.

A BNSF mixed train is about to roll off of the UP Mojave Sub and onto home rails at Mojave California as the Tehachapi Mountains loom in the distance on a beautiful late summer morning.

far from the coal fields of the Midwest finds a BNSF SD70ace leading a Stockton to Barstow manifest as it drops out of the Tehachapi's into Mojave.