BNSF No.7542 with a westbound Grainer rolls through Monolith in Tehachapi after an overnight dusting of snow on the Union Pacific Mojave Sub.

A new UP rebuild leads this southbound MPWWC thru Tehachapi on a cold and windy morning.

SP SD45T-2 9340, SP SD45T-2R 6821, SSW SD45T-2 9287, ex Milw.Rd SD40-2 142 and SSW SD45T-2 9375 heading north near the Town of Tehachapi, California.

A BNSF freight train makes its way round the Tehachapi Loop. I'm told the smokey haze in the background was from wild fires. *drone pic

BNSF 3981 and BNSF 4201 highballing through Summit, CA

SP 8236 and SP 8249 are part of five units up front as they thunder past with the eastbound Southern Pacific Oil Can train. In the distance, a Santa Fe intermodal is approaching. By the time the ... (more)

SP 8311 leads a westbound train around the famous Tehachapi Loop.

As a Santa Fe intermodal train races west on the main line, the helper set, led by Cotton Belt 9355, slowly heads west down the helper spur. On the middle track is SP 9355, which is starting to p... (more)

The hills on Tehachapi are very dry as SP 6817 roars uphill in run 8 at Woodford. Soon the train will be crawling around the famous Tehachapi Loop.

Cotton Belt 9656 leads UP 6302 and a westbound Swift Roadrailer train through Tehachapi.

The sound of the Tehachapi Creek echoing through the deep, shadowy gorge below Cliff, creates a similar feeling of when standing by the Merced River in Yosemite Natural Park, while a north bound B... (more)

A short north bound UP hopper train works up into the Monolith area, on Tehachapi’s eastern slope, in the late afternoon sun of a cold winter day, while a low hanging cloud creates a great big s... (more)

BNSF ES44C4 leads a baretable train through downtown Tehachapi.

Summer may be in the air but for the hills around the Tehachapi Loop this June, they will tell you that spring is still out in force, as they are seen covered in the purple of wildflowers, with a ... (more)