Eastbound Santa Fe Bay Area to Kansas City perishable train climbing towards Tehachapi at Cable crossover

A new tier 4 unit leads a BNSF coil train through Tehachapi.

BNSF's "Earthworm" grain train passes the depot in downtown Tehachapi.

A 53 car eastbound (southbound) grain load climbs thru the twisting curves at Cable. These curves are in 'suburbs' of Tehachapi, California. Most grain over Tehachapi moves westbound. However thi... (more)

Southbound UP empty stack car train Cable Xover.

BN 8073 has rolled over, the result of a derailment as the eastbound helper set exited tunnel 10 near the Tehachapi Loop. BN 6779 and BN 6846 also derailed, but remained upright. Freight cars der... (more)

UP Tier4 2615 brings up the rear of this West Colton to Roseville manifest. A recent cold pacific storm dropped a few inches of snow at Tehachapi.

A BNSF double stack train negotiates the curve at Caliente with a colourful combination featuring a Citirail ES44AC and a former Santa Fe SD75M, not long before it was sent into storage.

With the climb up Tehachapi complete, BNSF 7965 south will be in dynamic's for the downhill decent to Mojave.

Daylight at sunrise. SP 4449, and its short train, had departed Bakersfield, CA and led a predawn chase over the narrow roads below Tehachapi, before encountering full sun east of Monolith. This ... (more)

BNSF 3974 North tops Tehachapi Summit with a MBARBAK in tow.

CREX 1205 tops Tehachapi Summit and begins the downhill run to Mojave.

Several TOFC loads emerge from Tunnel 10. A cut is being made next to the tunnel to allow for double tracking, thankfully it looks like they won't "daylight" this tunnel!