Amtrak heritage unit 156 leads a 10 car PRS special through Bakersfield, as it passes under one of the old SP signal bridges that still stang guard along the Mojave Sub.

As BNSF Railway train Z-KCKNBY1-11A (Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal, Kansas City KS to North Bay CA) arrives in Bakersfield the headlight of Union Pacific train ZLCLT 13 (UPS Expedited Intermodal, Lo... (more)

Here is a unit train of wind mill blades for more of the wind farms that line the mountainsides near Tehachapi, CA. Each pair of blades is loaded on a 5-unit spine car with a special mounting on ... (more)

A north bound BNSF double-stack crosses what I call the "Bena Bridge" (does it have an official name?) as it finishes it's desent down Tehachapi Pass. The rear of this train is still in the old I... (more)

A north bound BNSF hotshot rolls past the "S" curve at Sandcut after finishing it's long desent down the Tehachapi Pass. Bakersfield is it's next major town and it is almost straight running with... (more)

I climbed the cliffs next to Bena Road for this overhead photo. I am just past the "Bena Bridge" in the early morning. This south bound offers a nice touch with the KCS unit and the 9-44CW still... (more)

2 crewman walk back to the head end, as the train will continue down the Buttonwillow branch switching local industries.

2 cleen RailAmerica GP38's lead there train down the ex Southern Pacific Buttonwillow Branch just west of Kern Junction.

Some people found this engine a little bit too dirty

BNSF's "earthworm" rolls by Bena.

A southbound Z-Train heads up the grade on Tehachapi Pass.

BNSF 4613 drops down through Caliente.