An eastbound loaded coal train pauses briefly at Minturn on a clear summer morning. The train will add helpers which will assist in assaulting the 3% grade to the summit at Tennessee Pass.

Eastbound Southern Pacific #8136 rounds the curves of Bealville as it climbs to the top of Tehachapi Pass.

Eastbound Southern Pacific 8136 charges uphill around the loop to the top of Tehachapi Pass and the town of Tehachapi.