SP's Oil Cans make their way through the tight 10-degree curve at Caliente.
UP 8655 leads this Portland, OR to Yermo, CA military train around the horseshoe curve of Caliente. Thank you to ALL of our troops that have served this great country!
A train dropping down grade in the distance will soon be meeting BNSF 7211 which waits patiently in the siding at Caliente California.
What looks to be a westbound intermodal train detoured from the Coast Line to the Valley Line makes its way down the severe reverse curves at Caliente.
UP 8362 leads a QRVWC past the south switch at Caliente. The searchlights are soon to fall here, along with others that already have on the Tehachapi Pass route.
Though near the bottom of the grade, BNSF Z STOWSP6 06 is climbing one of the steepest areas of the pass through the aptly named Narrows, also nicknamed the Bermuda Triangle by crews for it's lack... (more)
After waiting for a northbound to descend from Bealville, a southbound empty coil train with a blue/yellow Santa Fe unit starts its assault on Tehachapi.
The dynamic brakes are whining to hold this long stack train to the posted speed as it drops towards the horseshoe curve at caliente
Green hills and evening light. Even with all the trespassing restrictions Tehachapi in the spring is a nice place for train watching. I'm a sucker for the gentle pastel colors of a scene like thi... (more)
A detoured #11 climbs Tehachapi Pass at Tunnel #2.
A loaded westbound grain train wraps around Caliente. The mid-train and rear end power can been seen in this shot
A northbound BNSF intermodal train was dropping downgrade, out of Tunnel 2 and about to enter Tunnel 1, near Caliente, CA on March 8, 2005.
Three pumpkins, assisted by a venerable Warbonnet, march a southbound intermodal up the Tehachapi Pass toward Mojave, Barstow, and points eastward. As is typical in the spring months, the pass is ... (more)
