Amtrak's detouring Coast Starlight works its way through the golden Tehachapi hills as it approaches the west portal of Tunnel 2. The Starlight is detouring due to bridge work on the coast line.

BNSF 787 drops down the eastern slope of the Tehachapi's on the head of an eastbound Z train. The toughest down hill section on the ill still lays ahead of the 787 east, and that is the decent fro... (more)

Looking right at home in the green Tehachapi hills, Amtrak's detouring Coast Starlight climbs the grade at the west (north) end of Woodford siding. Several Starlight detours (southbound #11 only) ... (more)

A seemingly endless eastbound empty ethanol train takes in the morning sun as it rolls off of Ash Hill on main 2. Main 1 splits from main 2 just east of this location and swings off towards Klondi... (more)

A pair of big SD9043MAC's and a pair of SD70ACe's team up to assault the grade of Cajon's western slope. The brace of EMDs are passing MP 58.2 on main 1, location of a well known railfan hangout. ... (more)

Early morning light finds UP 5394 and the MWCRV cresting Ansel hill, north of Rosamond, CA. The 5394 west is passing the east (south) end of Ansel siding, which is still guarded by old target sign... (more)

A trio of BNSF GEs, led by ES44DC 7692 roll through Cadiz with a westbound manifest. Normally trains fly through Cadiz, but on this sunny October afternoon there is a slow order in affect due to t... (more)

Sporting the legendary red & silver warbonnet, BNSF Dash 9 744 drops a westbound loaded vehicle train down into Caliente. The autoracks can be seen at two levels above the power showing just how m... (more)

A solid EMD consist heels to the curves just east of Monolith with the West Colton to Fresno, CA manifest. On the point of today's train is C&NW heritage unit #1995.

"K" Line on the move. A UP double stack crawls up main 1 on Cajon Pass, just before passing under the 138.

BNSF 7555 snakes its way down the western slope of the Tehachapi pass between Tunnels 5 & 3. Whats left of Tunnel 4 can be seen to the right of the train. The 7 car officers special is en route to... (more)

Western Pacific GP7 707, sporting the classic orange and silver paint of the WP is displayed at Portola railroad days. Just down from the 707 is WP FP7 805A. The classic EMDs are both parked in fr... (more)

The well known sound of WP's Nathan M5s returns to Keddie, CA as the WP 2001 and the returning Feather river express charge through the former resort town.

Western Pacific still lives in the famed Feather river canyon. Here WP 2001 skirts the waters of the Feather river as it makes its way to Oroville. Again the calm, windless morning provides a calm... (more)

The Feather River express is nearing the end of its run through the Feather river canyon as it snakes along side the famed river at the west end of Pulga siding. This famous location is where US70... (more)