Tehachapi Mountain helpers, heading back west to Bena for another assignment

Making the slow climb towards Tunnel 2 near Caliente.

Tehachapi Summer. From miles away I hear it coming, nearer ever so nearer. Sound escalating than softening, running through heat rising. It runs by me with whining turbochargers and barking exhaus... (more)

Eight General Electric locomotives - 7539 (GEVO ES44DC), 608 (ex-Santa Fe C44-9W), 991 (C44-9W), 1102 (C44-9W), 5338 (C44-9W), 930 (ex-Santa Fe C40-8W), 5256 (C44-9W) and 4959 (C44-9W) - lead a w... (more)

On June 13, 2008, the 1904-built Southern Pacific depot in Tehachapi, California, burned to the ground. At the time, the station was undergoing an extensive restoration. But the good news is tha... (more)

Eastbound train, mostly of wood products

Passing the famous factory of Monolith, near Tehachapi village

Rolling westbound through historic Tehachapi in late afternoon.

A BNSF intermodal highballs through the high desert east of Tehachapi. They received 2" of snow the previous night and there is still ample evidence at Noon.

Light power found at Tehachapi, California, includes both Burlington Northern and Santa Fe power, as well as a Canadian National unit.

BNSF Train S CLOOIG3 20 rolls through the clouds & steam as it crests the eastern slope of Tehachapi. While not as long or scenic as the western grade, the east side of Tehachapi Pass still prese... (more)

Lathrop-Los Angeles domestic intermodal drags up the last few miles of grade at Cable Crossover. This train is a recent addition hauling containers for connection to Dallas, Houston, Memphis & At... (more)

With a light snow on the ground, BNSF 7731 grinds up hill through Downtown Tehachapi with a heavy manifest.

Southbound HEVEBAR works the last miles to Tehachapi Summit as it is about to pass under the Hwy 202 overpass.