DPU's of a heavy VAWBAR push through the lush green hillsides, on their way up the famous Tehachapi Pass.

The Oil Cans roar through the east end of Rowan with an all-EMD helper adding its power to the train.

A load ballast train moves up the hill for Cameron where they'll be laying down new ballast during the next day 6 hour work window.

Thank you BNSF...See that warbonnet behind that C4? Yeah, well it was leading the train till it got into Barstow. The "line up" showed it on the point and the C4 as the fourth unit. Well at least ... (more)

A reincarnation of the springtime specials once run by the Pacific Rail Society. "Retro" unit #145 leading as the train passes on the Tehachapi Loop on its way to an overnight stop in Bakersfield.... (more)

Holding in the siding at Woodford, this UP stack train will not be getting a green for several hours due to a BNSF northbound in UDE on single track at Marcel.

The daily Bakersfield to Barstow manifest charges up Tehachapi Pass as it round the curve at Woodford under the 58 freeway.

KCS Southern Bell 4692 is working as the rear DPU on a 1x1 ILBOA stack train seen in the siding at Woodford, holding for a southbound UP manifest.

A Bakersfield to Barstow manifest heads up Tehachapi Pass with its only tow units on this short train. This would be the last train for a while and the last train of the day.

In the dying desert light, power on a westbound.

They're really leaning into the grade now, sanders are kicking in and a exhaust haze shoots high into the air. There is much more to the loop than the look.

They're really leaning into the grade now, sanders are kicking in and a exhaust haze shoots high into the air. There is much more to the loop than the look.

It's crossing over itself but it's shot from the north face of the tunnel. I like that matched motive power consist.

An eastbound train is climbing up the loop.

Some of the great scenery on Tehachapi is not at the loop. This bridge is geographically north of the loop.