Silver and red warbonnet all alone in the siding.
Engines huffing with black exhaust smoke.
Eastbound BNSF rounding the horseshoe curve at Caliente.
Triple meet. SF8250 leading a southbound manifest is overtaken by a southbound baretable headed by UP4042, while on the hill by Tunnel 1 is the rear of the previous southbound manifest with UP5864... (more)
Did anyone lose a boxcar?
Emerging from the tight canyon walls around Ilmon, a UP TOFC approaches Caliente. Twenty seven uphill miles of 2% plus grades to go before reaching the summit at Tehachapi.
Ex GECX 3000
BNSF 5132 south climbs towards Bealville after rounding the horseshoe at Caliente,CA
BNSF927, BNSF4580 await a line up at Caliente, southbound unit coal train (empty), 10.40Hrs
An SP train headed for Bakersfield rounds the Caliente horseshoe.
A five-unit swing helper assists the oil cans as they attack the grade at Caliente late in the day.
An SP light helper drops downgrade through Caliente on No. 2 track as a Santa Fe uphill prepares to attack the grade eastward.
A Santa Fe freight drops down into Caliente through fog that has intruded into the pass from the San Joaquin Valley.
A long westbound manifest snakes through the curves at Caliente and heads for Caliente Creek Canyon on its way to Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley.
An eastbound freight waits at the end of double track in Caliente for 525 West to clear before proceeding up the mountain.
