A long string of empty lumber cars returning to the northwest bring up the rear of this westbound near Caliente.

Elephant style GEs lead a westbound through Caliente.

In this view from above Caliente, UP 5368 negotiates the sharp horseshoe curve in the valley below.

Looking at the lumber cars is a good way to tell which direction trains on Tehachapi are headed. Loads are usually on eastbounds, empties on westbounds.

Warm evening light fills the valley as a westbound doublestack train rounds the horseshoe at Caliente. Third engine is a rare GP60B.

A quintent of UP engines descend Tehachapi, between Tunnel One and Two.

After numerous degrees of curvature and several direction changes, 625 has reached Caliente and will be enjoying the fast tangent track west of Bena in a few more minutes.

With a green signal after a meet at Caliente, 7525 makes a run for the hill. In a few minutes the train will reach the track visible in the background.

Almost like shooting fish in a barrel, an early AM fleet provided near constant activity on Tehachapi.

UP 5454 drops downgrade as he approaches Caliente while a few cows graze in a field.

BNSF conductor gives the UP a roll by as the DPU units sail on by.

A southbound climbing out of Caliente and approaching Tunnel #2.

A perfectly assembled set of cookie-cutter H2 Dash 9's eases a long westbound stack train through Caliente's horseshoe curve, while a U.P. work train avoids confrontation in the bad-order spur. T... (more)

Westbound Dash 9 BNSF 4870 and teammates are in full dynamic to maintain control of a long manifest as they descend into Caliente's horseshoe curve. The Geeps are delighted to be helping their bi... (more)