BNSF 7347 leads a Southbound baretable near Sandcut.

BNSF 4516 eases into Caliente.

BNSF 4516 drops downgrade between Cliff and Bealville.

BNSF 4516 rolls across the 4th crossing of the Tehachapi Creek.

The Richmond, CA to Barstow, CA manifest heads upgrade toward Bealville.

BNSF 4925 leads the Barstow, CA to Pasco, WA manifest out of Bealville.

UP 8194 charges upgrade at Tunnel 2 with an empty "Rock" train in tow.

BNSF 7237 leads a Southbound vehicle train through Sandcut, passing under the aging cantilever signal which dutifully stands guard over the crossovers.

3 units lead this Portland Or to Yermo Ca military train through Tehachapi Pass as the trains about to enter tunnel 2 at Bealville.

A Northbound Union Pacific stack train rolls through Sandcut on an unusually cloudy May afternoon.

The setting sun creates colorful drama as BNSF 6035 pulls through Sandcut.

The setting sun glints off the flanks of BNSF's Stockton, CA to Barstow, CA manifest train. The train rolls through Sandcut shortly after the conclusion of the solar eclipse of May 20, 2012.

BNSF 5404 drops downgrade between Tunnels 5 and 3 during the peak of a solar eclipse. Tehachapi Pass only saw a partial eclipse, but the lighting conditions were still quite unique.

BNSF 4198 eases out of Bealville and is about to enter Tunnel 2 on Tehachapi Pass.

With sun visors down, the crew of BNSF 5459 shields their eyes from the late afternoon sun as the train glides through Sandcut.