Four tunnel motors and two SD-45s are in run 8 and they grind uphill over the bridge just below Tehachapi Loop. The Oil Cans train usually required at least 4 units on the point, with 5 to 6 unit... (more)
Mid-train helpers on the "Oil Cans" A Roger Puta Photograph
The new Black Gold for BNSF in the form of Bakken Crude oil glides gracefully along the Columbia River at the base of Wind Mountain
A solid set of T&NO f-units, upgraded by the railroad to F9's entering Newhall Yard, passing under what was then Highway 17, now I-880. No data on the pigeons.
As dusk settles over the Tehachapis, the Oil Cans, led by venerable SD40R 7315, roars upgrade as it slowly makes its way toward the Loop.
A six-unit helper assists in lifting the heavy Oil Cans upgrade at Tehachapi. The helper will continue with the train all the way to Dolores in the LA Basin.
SP 7522 East, the loaded Oil Cans, blast uphill at Tehachapi.
The Oil Cans descend the grade at Cameron down the defile that connects the pass to the Mojave Desert.
SP Unit Oil Train roars uphill through Marcel at sunset.