Climbing up the western side of the Tehachapi Mountains is Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Highest Priority TOFC/COFC train 7-991-07, 300-or-so miles into its journey from northern California... (more)

UP 8510 south snakes through Bealville

This Train is the BARSTO. Does BNSF Not Know How to Spell "Barstow"?

On a cold, rainy day in the Tehachapi Mountains (along with snow at the summit), BNSF Railw... (more)

BNSF 5282 leads a southbound grain empty out of the siding at Bealville as it nears Tunnel #3.

Early morning at Bealville road finds UP 5712 south leading a MRVEP.

UPs attractive SP heritage unit leads a manifest threading the myriad curves of the railroad's ascent of Tehachapi Pass at Bealville, CA. The SP heritage searchlight signal is lamentably long gone... (more)

UP 6210 brings up the rear of a Northbound Z having just exited Tunnel #2 at Bealville.

Late afternoon at Tunnel #2 finds BNSF 5545 leading a southbound manifest.

Pushing a Union Pacific auto rack train up in to Bealville, CA.

A Union Pacific manifest weaves its way around the curves at Bealville as it approaches the Tehachapi loop.

About to enter Tunnel 2 as it climbs up the Tehachapi Mountains to the summit is Union Pacific UPS Expedited Intermodal train Z LTLA 07 (Lathrop CA to Los Angeles CA). A pair of EMD SD70Ms lead t... (more)

Beauty In Bealville. Union Pacific Railroad ZLCLT-21 (UPRR 1989, DRG&W heritage, SD70AH leading) was passing CP SP341 in Bealville, California on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 as it headed towards... (more)

Rounding the curve into Bealville as it climbs over the Tehachapi Mountains, BNSF train Z-NBYWSP1-10U (UPS/LTL Intermodal Train; North Bay CA to Willow Springs IL) is slowing for a stop … even ... (more)

Descending from Tehachapi (at an elevation of 3,970 feet [1,210 m]) down to Bakersfield (at 404 ft [123 m] of elevation) is BNSF Railway train U-PADHLG1-01, a unit train of DODX flats carrying M1 ... (more)

A coal train bound for Searles highballs Bealville siding in the Tehachapis.