BNSF 4814 brings a short manifest into Bakersfield. The searchlight signals are on borrowed time and will be taken out of service shortly.
Three month old ES44DC BNSF 7843 leads an eastbound Z train out of the summer smog of Bakersfield.
Two "Z" trains meet at Bena.
Day breaks as the headlight from a Union Pacific south bound manifest illuminates the cantilever signal at Sandcut.
A BNSF grain train drops into Edison as the "middle" DP consist assists in holding back 15,000 tons of grain. The train has left the Tehachapi Mountains behind and will soon be in Bakersfield.
BNSF 4826 waits for a south bound train at Cable.
BNSF 5179 lugs a "repo" train through Bealville.
BNSF 5179 lugs a "repo" train out of the narrow canyon between Ilmon and Caliente.
A little shaken, but not deterred by a very close encounter with a very angry rattlesnake started this shot of a bare-table dropping down the hill between Sandcut and Bena.
Day begins it's entrance as the DPU of a westbound grain train awaits it's summons for duty at Bakersfield.
The crew aboard BNSF 5276 tackles the last hurdle on their trip from Barstow to Bakersfield as the sun nears the horizon.