With the rainstorms finally pushing east, BNSF 7687 is caught at Sandcut shortly before sunset.

A southbound UP Manifest is only a few miles out of Bakersfield as it climbs the grade out of the valley heading for Tehachapi.

The rear end of the BNSF ZPTLBCA, the southbound Portland-LA Swift Roadrailer train. The train was stopped here for more than 3 hours, waiting for a stalled train to get going further south near ... (more)

with ATSF 841, BN 6784, BN 7123, BNSF 4312.

with ATSF 513, 343 and BNSF 8626.

Santa Fe 539 West powers up the hill from Bena to Sandcut.

A giant 199 train rounds the curve at Sandcut as it climbs out of the plain where SP helpers are parked at Bena.

Under a thick covering of clouds, a Santa Fe eastbound struggles against the grade at Sandcut.

The silhouette of a Santa Fe eastbound manifest belies the struggle its having with the grade at Sandcut late on a June 1973 afternoon.

Santa Fe 7426 East begins the climb of Tehachapi's western grade as it relfects the last rays of the sun.

Santa Fe 5576 West crosses over to No. 1 track as 5585 East waits at Sandcut.