A long way from home, CP 7032 leads a Westbound oil train through California's Mojave Desert at Jimgrey, 25 miles West of Barstow.

BNSF 7691 approaches Tunnel 2 on the train's trek up Tehachapi Pass.

As spring reaches it's peak, BNSF 8368 drags a train of empty grain hoppers up Tehachapi Pass near Bealville.

A Northbound "Z" train drops downgrade at Bealville.

UP 6327 climbs around the Tehachapi Loop on a cold January morning. Shot on Fuji Provia 100F.

BNSF 5111 climbs upgrade towards Bealville. Shot on Fuji Velvia 50 and is the film companion shot of photo 828821.

A Northbound stack train, lead by BNSF 8178 descends the pass at Bealville.

Helper power, attached to the rear of a loaded grain train, descends around the horseshoe curve at Caliente, crossing the seasonal Caliente Creek.

BNSF 6621 leads a Southbound priority "Z" train into Woodford.

Having just traversed the famed Tehachapi Loop, BNSF 4271 climbs through the cut around Tunnel 10 that allowed for the connection of Walong and Marcel sidings.

BNSF 4245 is about to plunge through Tunnel 2, just prior to Bealville.

Rays from the setting sun find a few leaks in the cloud cover as BNSF 5960 makes it's way through Sandcut.

With the moon making it's nightly appearance over the Tehachapi Mountains, a Southbound intermodal train rounds the curve at Sandcut, while it's Northbound meet can be seen in the distance approac... (more)

UP 8044 brings up the rear of a Northbound manifest train under spotty light conditions.

UP 9085 crawls upgrade through Marcel on a spring morning.