Three Southern Pacific tunnel motors lead an eastbound 62-car intermodal train into Caliente, California. Just ahead they will begin the laborious climb to Tehachapi.
Rio Grande EMD SD40T-2 No. 5382 and EMD SD50 No. 5515 wait for a call to duty in front of the small enginehouse at Minturn, Colorado, at the foot of the famed grade over Tennessee Pass.