As the sun gets low in the Tehachapis a Union Pacific West Colton to Fresno manifest battles the 2.2% grade though Cameron Canyon between Mojave and Tehachapi. Even with five large locomotives on... (more)

A long BNSF freight has just climbed the Tehachapi loop and is passing through Tunnel 10 in the background while the head end is at Mescal siding switch

Two DPU's on the tail end of BNSF's grain train a.k.a "The Earthworm" clear the north end of Marcel siding under dynamic braking. Three mid-train DPU's can be seen in the background about to enter... (more)

While waiting under the 58 freeway under pass from the snow, I wait for UP 2010 to come out of the pass and through the town of Tehachapi. I wasn't ready for the snow since all I had was a sweater... (more)

As fog envelops the town of Tehachapi, BNSF train M-RICBAR1-09A (Richmond CA - Barstow CA merchandise) rolls to a stop near the summit of the crossing of the Tehachapi Mountains. Celebrating the ... (more)

An odd start to our annual Winterail trip - the best consist of the weekend, but also the worst weather. However, the fog broke just long enough for the sun to illuminate BNSF eastbound train M-RI... (more)

The loop, in all its splendor.

UP 1989 drags the MWCFR up the final few yards to the Summit. One of the trailing GEVO's died while climbing out of Mojave making the climb somewhat tougher.

BNSF's empty Wasco coal train heads south as it leaves Tehachapi Summit behind and heads for Mojave where it will hit home rails to Barstow.

This westbound has no meet here today and heads around the loop. We were fortunate to find a cowl unit in charge.

the first section of Santa Fe's hottest train, Bay area to Chicago UPS train 991, is almost to the top of the climb up the Tehachapi Mountains at Cable crossovers near the town of Tehachapi, CA

BNSF 732 is seen leading the last of 5 Southbounds in a row at the Summit of Tehachapi Pass, about to go under the Highway 58 Bridge.

2 UP SD70M's haul a large Baretable train up the last stretch of the nearly 50 mile climb to the Summit from Bakersfield.

Burlington Northern SD40-2 6801, one of a handful of BN SD40-2s on loan to the Southern Pacific for Locotrol testing, hustles through the town of Tehachapi on March 19, 1978.