Recent winter storms have brought a pleasant shade of green to the surrounding hills as one of Union Pacific's many daily West Colton - Roseville manifests drifts downgrade near the south end of W... (more)

Eastbound SP train climbing Tehachapi's through Woodford

On the first day of the new year, a solid set of NS units grace the front of an empty rail train bound for Port Stockton as they drift downgrade through Woodford amiss spotty snow blanketing Tehac... (more)

BNSF 8143 leads a Barstow to Vancouver drag across Tehachapi Creek at Woodford on it's way west.

A Roger Puta Photograph

UP 8999 leads a loaded rack train down the main at Woodford preparing to head around the Tehachapi Loop.

UP ES44AC 7358 leads a 2nd section Roseville-West Colton manifest over Tehachapi Pass. A correction has been submitted for the operating railroad portion of the form.

A pair of BNSF Dash 9s sandwich a CSXT AC4400CW, climbing over the Tehachapi Mountains with a Stockton-Chicago stacker.

BNSF 7621 leads a colorful motive power consist and the daily Vancouver, WA - Barstow, CA manifest over Tehachapi Pass, running down the main track at Woodford.

SD9 No. 4360--a frequent sight on Tehachapi--leads a westbound SP manifest down the steep grade at Woodford.

Not long after being delivered from EMD, SD40T-2 No 8356 leads an eastbound manifest uphill at Woodford.

A manifest powers upgrade through Woodford Siding heading east. Note that the power is all elephant style and the third unit is a warbonnet SD75.

3 UP tier4's lead a West Colton to Roseville manifest past a waiting BNSF train at Woodford.

Spring in the Tehachapis

Rolling through Woodford in California's Tehachapi Mountains is Union Pacific train QRVPX 11 (Quality Mainfest; Roseville CA to Phoenix AZ), led by AC4400CW ... (more)

Union Pacific EC-4, a track inspection vehicle built by Plasser & Theurer, tests track through Woodford, California, on the line over Tehachapi Pass on March 7, 2001. The unique car is passing BNS... (more)