After a tough battle up hill, the 1989 now faces a tough decent down into Mojave. This is the final decent (2.3%) down into the Mojave "sink". UP 1989 has just rolled under the MP 377 signal bridg... (more)

The trio of EMD's work hard up the 2.36% grade found between Cable and the city of Tehachapi, the train is also passing the Cable X-overs. Only a few miles remain before the train crests the Summi... (more)

Amtrak's detouring Coast Starlight rolls through Ravenna, CA on Metrolink's Valley Sub. The Starlight is detouring due to track work on the trains normal coast route.

Amtrak 132 charges up the final grade to Sandcut, after meeting an eastbound BNSF stack train which held at Bena (end of single track).

After the UP pilot crew change at Bakersfield, AMT14 (04) accelerates out of Bakersfield and begins the race up the San Joaquin Valley.

After a brief delay at Sandcut, MP 325 on the Mojave Sub, the "San Joaquin" Starlight is back on the move.

Just after cresting the Summit of the Tehachapi pass, the Coast Starlight coasts into Tehachapi, passing MP 361.2 on the Mojave Sub..

The "San Joaquin" Starlight works through Ravenna, CA.

Amtrak 4 leads heritage P42 184 and the northbound Coast Starlight through Soledad Canyon. Train 14 will soon pass under Soledad Canyon road as it heads for Union Pacific's Mojave Sub and the Teha... (more)

The return of the San Joaquin Starlight to the Tehachapi Pass. Northbound Coast Starlight, AMT 14 (02) rounds the curves at Warren (MP 375.5) on UP's Mojave Sub as it climbs the western slope of t... (more)

San Joaquin Starlight across the creek. Northbound Coast Starlight, AMT 14 glides across the Tehachapi creek at Rowen MP 347 on the Mojave Sub. #14 is detouring due to track work on the southern e... (more)

Having just cleared the South Mojave Jct, BNSF 7604 accelerates its train up to track speed as it begins the long race across the desert to Barstow. The train is passing MP 812.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief carefully glides through the switches as it backs out of LAUPT. The deadheading train set is heading over to Amtrak's 8th street coach yard for service, it would head out ... (more)

UP 7846 works its way out of Caliente and up the caliente horse-shoe on the point of the AOASPX (Oakland, CA to Spring, TX autos).

Wearing the Santa Fe inspired red & silver warbonnet paint scheme, BNSF Dash 9 #747 drops down out of the Tehachapi pass and down into the Mojave sink. 747 is passing MP 377 north of Mojave and is... (more)