BNSF 4321 brings up the rear or BNSF's Barstow, CA - Vancouver, WA manifest.

3 big GE's lead a heavy Roseville to West Colton manifest with lumber from the Pacific Northwest into the late afternoon sun as they round the horseshoe curve at Caliente.

Just before sunset, the Oil Cans' helper set roars into Caliente, its exhaust illuminated by the low sun.

The helper of a huge 971 train pushes for all its worth through the horseshoe at Caliente.

The head end of a 971 train passes through the cut that was once tunnel 6.

A 971 train negotiates the giant horsehoe at Caliente, as seen from Cliff.

Eastbound manifest seen working upgrade at Bealville siding in the early morning light

eastbound Santa Fe train 991

eastbound BNSF train Ilmon

A little hike from the Tunnel 2 overpass leads to this view of an eastbound climbing out of Caliente

Eastbound climbing Tehachapi Pass in the evening. The work crew just finished, and there are 5 trains one right after another climbing the grade.

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Taken from the hill above Caliente, CA

3 SD70M’s lead a UP train through Caliente, while a southbound BNSF train waits its turn to climb up the mountain and through the Tehachapi Loop.