Caught between excursion assignments, ex-California Zephyr dome-diner "Silver Lariat" is about to depart Bakersfield on the north-bound Amtrak California train #717. The car and her sister, sleepe... (more)
The S-CHIOIG1-08U passes under the signal bridge guarding the crossover at Quantico, MP 315. Utilizing its trackage rights, it will pause at Bakersfield Station to pick-up a fresh crew and contin... (more)
Southern Pacific 3886 (ex-3716, nee-5880) is one of two GP9 helpers shoving on the rear of a freight heading east and over the Tehachapi Mountains on a stormy April 18, 1981. This was built with ... (more)
About 20 or so minutes after sunrise and after a 2 hour stop in the hole at Saco, the UP1996 is on the move again. The ZBRLC30 is headed into town for it's scheduled crew change.
Grape vines, a single searchlight, and combined black widow and daylight colors make for a classic SP scene just south of Bakersfield, CA.
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad paint shop in Horicon , WI should be very proud of how this unit turned out !
At the San Joaquin Valley's yard adjacent to the BNSF yard in Bakersfield, CA, sits Rail Link BL20-2 2121, one of only three BL-20-2s built by EMD. These engines were built on old BN GP9 frames.
Like a Centurion or Guardian, there is a cantilever signal bridge at each entrance into the Tehachapi Railroad Pass. They stand guard, day and night, anchoring the entrances to the Tehachapi Pass ... (more)
Awaiting service at the turntable
Originally built in 1900, it will be torn down 3 years later.
Must be Hawaiian shirt day at the office!
A crew member stretches as a crew change takes place on the ZBRLC at Bakersfield, CA
UP 4316 poses in front of a full moon at UP's Bakersfield yard.
Having just conquered the Tehachapi Mountains (on trackage shared with the SP), Santa Fe SD45-2 5596 passes the Kern Junction Tower and is back on home rails as the train heads west.