Faded glory. Former ATSF 645 leads an Eastbound out of Wasco, CA.
SVGX 8611, built in October of 1952 for the Santa Fe Railway, rolled out of EMD's shops as the ATSF 2797. Following its renumbering by the Santa Fe to 2156, the unit was purchased by Savage and ke... (more)
Amtrak train #712 hustles towards Bakersfield.
Amtrak 717 slows on its approach to its first station stop, Wasco, since it originated at Bakersfield on a cool, fall afternoon. As the lower-level train of mostly ex-New Jersey Transit cars is de... (more)
Tickle Me ElmoA short eastbound Santa Fe freight wobbles as it enters the siding at Elmo, just north of Wasco, in California's Central Valley, in May 1993. This siding is the scene... (more)
"Savage" with a Native American Logo? Not Cool...Wearing an attractive metallic-blue paint job is Savage Coal Services Corporation GP7 2156. This engine, the former Santa Fe GP7u ... (more)
CitiRail ES44AC #1205 leads the Z LPKRIC through Allensworth.
BNSF C44-9W #4611 and 2 more C44-9W's lead the Bakersfield, CA to Pasco, WA Manifest (H-BAKPAS) through Wasco.
With a thick smell of pollination and the sound of numerous bees buzzing overhead, Amtrak train #715 passes one of the many orchards it would pass on its route towards the Bay Area after making it... (more)
BNSF 1073 leads an eastbound military train between Wasco and Shafter on the Bakersfield Sub.
A Eastbound manifest loaded with power heads for Bakersfield as it passes through Wasco.
After meeting Amtrak San Joaquin #715, BNSF train Z-NBYWSP1-13 (in the charge of BNSF 7620, BNSF 5088, CSX 476 and NS 9435) accelerates out of Elmo Siding, four miles north of Wasco, Califo... (more)
