UP 3946 and UP 7741 lead an empty cement train upgrade at the west end of Woodford siding. Above the 2nd locomotive is the remnant of a foundation for an SP water tank that once stood here. Lead... (more)

The view of Woodford Siding and the Tehachapi Mountains from above Keene is fantastic.

Barstow to Bakersfield manifest at Keene

Passing under 58, this warbonnet still looks great.

A seven-unit helper helps lift the 10,000-ton Unit Oil Train up the stiff grade at the east end of Rowan.

Underneath a brilliant blue sky, a DPU set lends a hand to an eastbound climbing upgrade towards the loop.

Empty grain train snakes through tunnels 7 & 8 between Cliff siding (lower right) and Rowen siding (upper left) on a section of mountain railroading seldom seen by railfans. This topography gen... (more)

Empty grain train wraps around one of the several "Horseshoes of Tehachapi", this one between the sidings at Rowen (right side of picture) and Woodford (left side of picture). The National Chav... (more)

A southbound empty grain train coils around the Tehachapi Loop on its ascent from Bakersfield to the high desert. This is simply another perspective of the same train in a May 9 post.

Snow in the Tehachapi Mountains is a relatively rare treat. This February morning saw upwards of 6 inches in downtown Tehachapi, but a mere 10 railroad miles away, the tracks have dropped signific... (more)

Following shortly after the UPS trailers led by 7779 (183574), 7761 leads another BNSF trailer train up the loop at Walong.

I was tired of shooting this ugly thing by the time we parted ways at Walong.

This BNSF manifest is northbound (westbound) between the north switch at Marcel and tunnel 10.

The head end of this bare table train is winding around the loop and is about to cross over itself, while the end of the train can be seen crossing the trestle over Tehachapi creek in the middle r... (more)

A clean SD70M is on the point of the Brooklyn trailers as it rounds the top half of the loop.