This four unit helper set is heading back to Bena for another trek up the mountain.

A westbound manifest led by six B-Bs all still in the pin-stripe paint scheme passes an SP in the hole at the west end of Bealville siding.

A westbound beet train winds through the curves of Clear Creek Ravine on a hot summer day in 1973.

The grade's steepness is readily apparent as a westbound slips through Tunnel 5.

A clean ES44 brings up the rear of this UP grain train while a BNSF pig train waits in the distance.

One week later, and I'm still pulling yellow grass seeds out of my shoes...

A stacktrain snakes through the curves near Tunnel 2 while an eastbound UP grain train tackles the grade in the background.

Evening shadows creep across the tracks as a pig train rolls through Bealville.

UP's Armour Yellow is a perfect complement to the Tehachapi's golden hills.

This was one of the best days of railfanning I've ever had. The only thing missing was a UP heritage engine!

5403 and a sister ES44 are about to get a breath of cool air as they enter Tunnel 3, near Bealville.

The effects of many hot, sunny days in the west have taken a toll on the 625's formerly shiny paint job. Even so, it's always nice to see a Warbonnet in '07!

Loaded grain trains such as this one are a lot of fun to watch as they do battle with the Tehachapi Mountains. Mid and rear DPU helpers are employed to ensure that the railroad wins the fight agai... (more)

An impressive four unit set of DPUs wheels through the numerous curves between Caliente and Bealville. Surprisingly, a pig train can be seen waiting in the siding for this grain train.

I found it amusing that over 2,000 miles away from home, one of the first trains I saw on Tehachapi had two CSX units trailing.