A view I had shot a few times before in the early 2000s...getting tougher with the tree growth. Shot at (of course) the famous Tehachapi Loop. No drone here.

The air is thick with wildfire smoke, blocking out much of the view as a BNSF manifest freight roars upgrade at the famous Tehachapi Loop.

Locomotives:
BNSF 6922 ES44C4
BNSF 6041 ES4... (more)

On a sunny spring afternoon, Santa Fe 4035 East roars through the cut below the Loop. The eastbound has just crossed Tehachapi Creek and is headed for tunnel 9. The grade on this part of the line ... (more)

As the Barstow, CA to Richmond, CA manifest lead by BNSF 7974 prepares to come to a stop at North Walong, a southbound BNSF Z Train can be seen in the background approaching Walong Siding on April... (more)

Eight locomotives lead an upgrade Burlington Northern Santa Fe intermodal train through Tunnel 10 just east of Walong, California, on March 5, 2001. This area is a bit different now, as a second t... (more)

On a warm April morning, BNSF 7167 leads a southbound empty grain train through the famous Tehachapi Loop, an engineering marvel built to help trains climb the grade at an easier pace.

Leading this southbound UP train with mixed cars, GE AC45CCTE No. 7372, advance through the tunnel No.9 by the world famous Tehachapi Loop, on the UP Mojave Subdivision in Walong, Southern Califor... (more)

BNSF ES44C4 No.8290 leading a double stack train approaching tunnel No.10, downgrade thru the Tehachapi mountains between the sidings of Marcel and Walong.

On a hot morning in August 1973, Santa Fe 5665 East meets an SP westbound in the hole at the Loop. The SP's conductor, which at this time rode in the caboose, will give the Santa Fe a roll-by. Bot... (more)

Leading this UP train with mixed cars, GE ES44AC No. 7372; And the last locomotive at the end of the train and helping to push on the rise to summit by Tehachapi Loop, GE ET44AH No. 2659.

Wide angle for a long BNSF double stack, with a CSX GE ES44DC locomotive visiting the area, going up the Tehachapi Loop on the UP Mojave Subdivision in Walong, Southern California, the most iconic... (more)

Tehachapi Loop, an unmissable place to know, I admit that for me it is a dream come true. Southbound Union Pacific train with a variety of cars going by the world famous Tehachapi Loop, on ... (more)

UP 8020 slugs a West Colton-bound manifest up the Tehachapi Loop on a cool January morning on the mountain.

A Rough Morning on Tehachapi. Following an extensive delay on the mountain due to broken rail between Woodford and Walong, with a train in every siding between Marcel and Bena (with some p... (more)

An Engineering Marvel of its Time...and Today. You've all heard of it, with many making the trip from far and wide to see it - the Tehachapi Loop. Planned and executed by the Southern Paci... (more)