UP 4218 and 4562 prepare to depart from Monolith and head back to Mojave after switching out the Monolith cement siding

3,967 Feet Above Sea Level

At 1.2 kilometers of elevation, snow at the town of Tehachapi is not too unusual. Thus, it was no surprise to find snow here on this day. (Alt... (more)

UP 6230 North nears the Hwy 202 overpass as it passes through Tehachapi.

Unfortunately a little bit to short..., with the Caboose already disappearing in the tunnel.

A pair of AT&SF SD45u, 5325 and 5393, lead a bare table train through Tehachapi in April 1988.

BNSF train heads towards Mojave.

On June 22, 2008 Amtrak detoured both Coast Starlights through Tehachapi in order to work around a bridge replacement project on the Coast Line. For the southbound train #11, I moved to the same h... (more)

A UP manifest snakes northbound on the Mojave Sub with UP 6900 as rear DPU. UP 6900 was originally built as an AC4460CW before being down graded to an AC44CW. The UP 6900 number may also be fami... (more)

A UP manifest winds its way south on the UP Mojave Subdivision, seen here on the single track between the Tehachapi Loop and Cable.

As the morning sun pokes through the clouds, a UP manifest winds its way through the Tehachapi Loop as it heads northbound toward Bakersfield.

Although I had seen pictures of the mountain railroading around Tehachapi but it was truly amazing to see in person just how steep the grades are. The dynamics are screaming to hold back this rack... (more)

Traveling westbound, but while on the Union Pacific's Mojave Sub, northbound, BNSF Railway ES44C4s 6629 and 7995, with a combined 7700 horsepower pulling 67 loaded autoracks, depart the town of Te... (more)

Westbound train with a nice clean unit.

Heading to Los Angeles, Southern Pacific GS-4 4449 makes a service stop in Tehachapi after climbing out of the San Joaquin Valley. The low sun this morning creates a mood similar to a plein ai... (more)

No shortage of horsepower for this eastbound BNSF intermodal train as it's arriving to the town of Tehachapi. From there, tracks will go downhill until Mojave, where BNSF line will turn toward Bar... (more)