Saturday mornings will usually find a pair of SJVR engines with no apparent family resemblance tied down in the U.P. Bakersfield yard. GP38-3 3048, ex CEFX 3048, and BL20-2 2122, ex Corp 2122, are... (more)

Near-new Gevo 7706 and two SD70M's, 4397 and 4179, hustle a very late ZBLRC 30 through the signal bridge at Quantico and out of Bakersfield.

Shut down to conserve fuel, San Joaquin Valley (ex-Central Oregon and Pacific) 3829 and fellow GP-38 Minnesota Northern 3806 quietly await assignment in the U.P. yard

Minnesota Northern and RailAmerica subsidiary San Joaquin Valley GP-38's 3806 and 3829 are between assignments in the U.P. yard. When called they will probably take the local to Arvin.

From an easily accessible vantage point near the east end of Woodford, segments of the railroad are visible on three different levels. Long trains such as this one can be seen simultaneously on tw... (more)

Having successfully avoided the eastbound RBB&B "Red" circus train by ducking into the siding at Cliff, a westbound BNSF Track Inspection train deadheads through Bealeville. Consisting of a Geome... (more)

An unusual 8-unit lash-up of Dash 9's consisting of 1056, 5035, 1020, 5251, 5977, 640, 4466 and 4454 heads an eastbound Z-train out of Warren and into Mojave on a 104° summer morning. The extra ... (more)

Caught between excursion assignments, ex-California Zephyr dome-diner "Silver Lariat" is about to depart Bakersfield on the north-bound Amtrak California train #717. The car and her sister, sleepe... (more)

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)

The S-CHIOIG1-08U passes under the signal bridge guarding the crossover at Quantico, MP 315. Utilizing its trackage rights, it will pause at Bakersfield Station to pick-up a fresh crew and contin... (more)

The S-CHIOG1-08U exits the west end of Ilmon on a slow order through the deck girder over Caliente Creek.

After repairs to its dynamic brake and a much-needed bath, the stunning commemorative engine is once again on the point of the ZBLRC 30. It is running about 4 hours late however, as it makes its w... (more)

A colorful consist leads an eastbound manifest through Bealeville into Tunnel 3 on a beautiful spring afternoon.