A BNSF freight destined for Vancover, Washington charges off out of Bakersfield as the engineer gives a friendly wave, shortly before he and I were talking.

My dad checks the fuel guage on grain power to figure out which locos need fuel.

Both the east and west bound stopped to let another west bound pass the dead crew stopped on the curve at Sandcut.

NS9921 in undercoat passes Sandcut with northbound BNSF stack train

Union Pacific Y623 is the former UP 1623, originally Missouri Pacific 1623.

BNSF4400, SF697, BNSF4876 pass through Bealville, northbound intermodal. 15.01Hrs

Derailed tank car awaiting recovery from Caliente mounted on purpose built flat

A San Joaquin Valley Railroad local has 2 CEFX GP38-3's (rebuilt from DRGW GP35's) for power, facing east while paused on UP's Mojave Sub just east of Kern Junction in Bakersfield.

This train is waiting on the flatland waiting its turn to climb up into the Tehachapis.

As an Amtrak San Joaquin prepares to depart Bakersfield for San Jose, a Santa Fe westbound's crew off-boards before it proceeds into the yard.

Santa Fe Alligator 9838 and a sister idle at the Bakersfield engine facility before their next assignment over Tehachapi Pass.

UP4343, UP5103, UP4263 pass Sandcut, northbound intermodal, 12.11Hrs

BNSF4130, BNSF4914, CSX7394 pass Sandcut, northbound manifest. 11.41Hrs

BNSF4471, SF947, CN2680 pass Sandcut with northbound manifest, 13.15Hrs