On June 7th, 1998, a pair of former Southern Pacific SD70Ms, 9820 and 9807, along with a Union Pacific SD60M, ease a UP freight downgrade at Bealville, in southern California's Tehachapi Mountains... (more)

A Union Pacific stack train decends Tehachapi Pass at Bealville led by SD70AH No. 8910, SD70M No. 5028, and ES44AC No. 7975.

Union Pacific's Rio Grande heritage unit leads the MWCFR, as it swings into tunnel #2 at the north end of Bealville.

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Two of GE's Tier 4 demonstrators lead a Pasco, WA to Barstow, CA manifest, as it approaches tunnel #2 in the Tehachapi Mountains.

BNSF SD70ACe No. 8534 and ES44C4 No. 8001 bring up the rear of a stack train as it ascends Tehachapi Pass at Bealville.

UP's Northbound ZLCLT intermodal makes a late afternoon run over Tehachapi Pass as it passes Bealville on its journey to Lathrop.

Two of SP's Daylight-painted diesels, SD45R 7399 and SD40E 7342, help the 4449 as it climbs to Bealville.

The World's Fair Daylight Has begin the attack of the Tehachapi's as it climbs between Caliente and Bealville. Lending an assist for the upgrade struggle are two of SP's Daylight-painted diesels, ... (more)

A pair of SD40-2s grind upgrade on an eastbound Union Pacific freight approaching Tunnel 2 at west Bealville, California, on March 10, 2002.

On a beautiful spring day in the Tehachapi Mountains, a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight snakes through Bealville, California, on March 14, 2005. A pair each of GE C44-9Ws and EMD SD... (more)

BNSF 743 shoves hard on the rear of an eastbound manifest as it climbs out Bealville.

About to crawl into tunnel 2, a 3-pack of abnormally clean gevos claw up the 2.2% grade with the characteristic lumber loads that are ever so common on this train.

A BNSF stack rolls into Bealville, following very closely behind the UP QRVWC, which was at Cliff at the time of the capture. The stack then proceeded to stop and wait for an upgraded signal indic... (more)