The rear of a Z8 finishes its trip around the loop at Tehachapi as the train slows to hold for some northbound traffic.

A single GE is the rear DPU on a Stockton to Willow Springs Z train as they round the Tehachapi Loop. The reefer block of the train is seen in the foreground.

Z-STOWSP8 heads out of Walong as the rear of their train enters Tehachapi Loop.

After holding for a low on time Q-CHISTO, an SD70ACe leads the Z-STOWSP8 around Tehachapi Loop.

Q-CHISTO6 wraps around the Tehachapi Loop on a cold and windy morning.

The Q-CHISTO6-04L rounds Tehachapi Loop as the crew attempts to make it to Bakersfield with just a couple hours left to work. The crew, operating as the "IMJKJJ 07" while on UP, actually started t... (more)

A Stockton to Barstow manifest nears the summit at Tehachapi just before sunset as they head south towards the Mojave Desert and Barstow.

An overnight snowfall covers Tehachapi pass summit. With the sun just beginning to rise, a Union Pacific manifest breaks the silence of the new day.

A Perfect Railroad Sunset - An eastbound manifest, led by UP 7180, crawls to a stop just before tackling the world famous, Tehachapi Pass. All rail traffic was halted along the entire pass due to ... (more)

Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8300 leads an eastbound freight past the depot in Tehachapi, California – at milepost 360.5, just 1.9 miles from the summit of the SP’s crossing of the Tehachapi Mount... (more)

BNSF No.5526 pulls the Tehachapi Summit with it's string of Auto Racks. The snow is melting away rapidly in these lower latitudes. Fun while it lasts.

Reaching the Snow Level as it approaches Tehachapi, Union Pacific No.7493 pulls a manifest up through Cable Block.

Eastbound BNSF No. 7954 lifts a stack up the west slope of the Tehachapi Mountains through Cable to the Summit in Tehachapi. A dusting of snow has fallen overnight on the Union Pacific Mojave Sub.

Eastbound Union Pacific No. 7926 pulls Auto Racks up the west slope of the Tehachapi Mountains through tunnel 10 to the Summit in Tehachapi. A dusting of snow has fallen overnight on the Union Pac... (more)

BNSF No.5526 pulls Auto Racks eastbound up the west slope of the Tehachapi Mountains to the Summit in Tehachapi. A dusting of snow has fallen overnight on the Union Pacific Mojave Sub.