BNSF ES44C4 6643 drifts down the Mojave Sub with a westbound double stack train. The train is crossing the Tehachapi creek at Rowen with NS standard cab Dash 9 40C #8883 trailing the consist.

A UP military special drops down out of the Tehachapi's behind Iso cab SD70ACe 8670 and a pair of AC4400's with the last being a former SP unit. The train is starting its final decent into the Moj... (more)

Amtrak Cab-age car 90208 brings up the marks on a northbound Surfliner as it passes the classic Santa Susana station and model railroad swapmeet at track speed. The train will soon arrive into Sim... (more)

Amtrak train 799 chrages passed the old Espee Santa Susana depot as it heads for its next station stop, in Simi Valley, CA. 799 is running with former "Pepsi can" Dash 8 #505 up front while an Amt... (more)

UP 8670 perpares to depart home rails in Mojave to take BNSF rails out to Daggett, CA where it will branch off the BNSF and take UP's Los Angeles Sub to Yermo, CA. The sole EMD and 2 trailing GE's... (more)

With SD60M 2438 and fellow EMD SD70ACe 8356 2nd out UP's LOP53 drops down into the desert after working the Monolith cement plant (east of Tehachapi). The small train will soon tie down in the Moj... (more)

BNSF 7676 and a pair of dash 9s battle up the final few miles before the train reaches Summit. At Summit the train will receive a fresh crew that will take the train down the hill

UP 1983 again on the move, crusies passed MP 358 just up from the Cable X-overs. The 1983 is only a few short miles away from Tehachapi Summit.

After holding at Rowen to allow for some distance between it and the train in front the 1983 was moved up to Woodford to meet the ILBOA.

The Western Pacific heritage ACe glides out of Bealville with hazmat safety bulkhead flat SSW 87679 and Central California Traction bay window caboose #100.

UP 1983 leads a Hazmat safety special out of Caliente and passed MP 336. The bulkhead flat has mock-ups of three types of tank car doms, the bulkhead is an old SSW car. Bringing up the markers on ... (more)

UP 5422 teams with a pair of SD70Ms to drag the QRVWCB up the western slope of the Tehachapi's. The train is throttling up as they prepare to swing their train up the Caliente horseshoe towards Be... (more)

UP 5422 lifts the QRVWCB out of Bakersfield and up the western slope of the Tehachapi pass. The train will soon begin a slight down hill grade into Bena, where a tough uphill grade will begin, one... (more)

BNSF 747 eases its train through the cross-overs at South Mojave crossing from main1 on UP's Mojave Sub to BNSF's Mojave Sub. The colorful consist brings back memories of BNSF consists from the la... (more)

BNSF ES44DC 7396 and a trio of "trash" 9s rumble up the hill near the east end of Woodford siding. The tanks in the background (at left) are those of the Keene Water System.