Back when freight moved on this grade a northbound train is preparing for the climb. Excuse me if I don't show up to see the bicycles. Photo by Leroy Robl. From my collection.
Crossing Tehachapi Creek between Woodford and Walong, the engineer of an eastbound Southern Pacific freight gives a friendly wave as the train climbs over the Tehachapi Mountains, with a typically... (more)
ACL>SCL>SBD>CSX unit demoted to yard duty but it did not have to suffer the indignity of losing the turbo and dynamic brakes. There's a shot of the other side somewhere in here.
7436 was one of the side bonuses on last February's TRAINS charter....and I am told it hasn't turned a revenue wheel since, having broken down with computer issues on the charter. The other unit,... (more)
On April 17, 1979, my friend Paul Wester and his dad Pete Wester took me on a roadtrip to Horseshoe Curve. Back in those days, climbing over and around the hills there was far more acceptable. Her... (more)