Climbing upgrade toward to cross the Tehachapi Mountains, the grade is about to get a bit steeper in a mile or two. British Columbia "Royal Hudson" 2860 (ex-Canadian Pacific 2860) is on... (more)
A colorful BNSF grain load bound for Guernsey, CA drops into Caliente.
A north bound BNSF intermodal drops down grade between Allard and Caliente and through tunnels 1 and 2 as the head end pops out of tunnel 1 on a warm summer morning.
With fluffy white clouds slowly drifting through the sky above and casting big shadows across the green landscape, the DPU of a south bound UP intermodal slowly pushes up through the Caliente cany... (more)
2 BNSF DPUs bring up the rear of a north bound manifest as it slowly drifts by a holding BNSF south bound, down and out of Caliente and into the canyons just west of town.
A south bound UP manifest is seen slowly climbing its way up and out of the Caliente area in the early, spring morning light.
Moments after the summer morning sun peaked the eastern Tehachapi hills, a south bound UP manifest is seen slowly climbing it’s way up and through the Caliente area.
On a wet, misty winter morning, in the highly saturated lower Tehachapi foothills, a north bound BNSF intermodal drifts down the steep grade between tunnels 1 and 2, as the rear portion of the tra... (more)
Rail action is at it’s best in Caliente, CA on a cool spring morning, as a south bound UP manifest begins it’s climb out of town and around the horseshoe curve, while another south bound BNSF ... (more)
A BNSF intermodal glides down the Tehachapi grade between tunnels 1 and 2 on a warm summer morning.
UP 6649 brings up the back of a southbound manifest as it climbs out of Caliente.
BNSF 725 leads a southbound empty unit train out of Caliente in the late evening.
Burlington Northern 7130 leads a colorful consist towards Tunnel 2 on Tehachapi Pass a few days after Thanksgiving.
The engineer on SP 9160 opens the window to get some fresh air after exiting tunnel 3. His manned helper set is pushing hard on an eastbound loaded manifest as they climb the steep grade on Tehac... (more)
UP 8587 descends aroung the horseshoe curve at Caliente, near the bottom of Tehachapi Pass.
