The sun sets in California's San Joaquin Valley as a UP manifest rolls under the signal bridge at Quantico just north of downtown Bakersfield. A replacement color light has already been installed,... (more)

Following a crew change at the former Southern Pacific depot in Bakersfield, detouring northbound Amtrak train #14 is underway again as it resumes its rare mileage trip via the San Joaquin Valley ... (more)

A pocket of light shines through scattered showers while an outbound San Joaquin train awaits the arrival of a bus from Los Angeles.

SJVR heads down the Arvin Branch to service industries.

Nearing its crew change at Bakersfield, Union Pacific's ILBOA container train passes underneath the ex-SP signal bridge at Magunden. Today's train is pool power friendly as it sports a KCS Gevo on... (more)

Lightning silhouettes empty centerbeam cars as the train rolls across Comanche Drive.

BNSF 5228 leads a two car track geometry train out of Bakersfield as a Union Pacific cement train awaits it's turn at Kern Junction.

A yard job returns from Edison running long hood forward.

CDTX 2012 sits in Bakersfield after it's long trip from Oakland as the 714. This train later turns into AMTK 703.

Storm clouds part at Caliente long enough for BNSF7708 to round the curve on the approach to tunnel 2.

BNSF 7556, silhouetted against an afternoon sky, powers through Sandcut on it's venture towards Barstow.

BNSF 5431 meets a fast setting sun near Edison, seemingly effortlessly attacking the first grade out of Bakersfield.

Northbound stacks pass through a small rise in the tracks as they enter Bakersfield.