Exiting tunnel 2, of Tehachapi Pass, and into a pocket of sunlight on this perfect spring afternoon.

Under a misty sky, a southbound UP auto rack train breaks the silence as it sounds for the crossing in Bealville on a late winter afternoon.

Early morning sun lights the hills of the western Tehachapi's while trains continue to navigate up and down the ridges. A UP manifest bound for Roseville, CA's J.R. Davis classification yard, poke... (more)