A Stockton bound Z train rounds Tehachapi Loop.

Z-WSPSTO8 and G-SJOCNJ3 meet at Walong.

A Z8 snakes towards Tehachapi Loop as they meet an extra grain train.

The WSPSTO passes a grain train between Marcel and Walong.

ZLCLT runs around itself as they round Tehachapi Loop. Note the derailed boxcar that now serves as a shed on the right.

A 2 unit ZLCLT snakes north as they run around a grain train.

ZLCLT passes a grain train as they head downhill.

After a pause, a grain train is back on the move as they snake down the Tehachapi Pass.

Grain loads with 3 elephant style GEs hold above Tehachapi Loop on a nice spring afternoon in the Pass.

A grain train holds above Tehachapi Loop for a few higher priority BNSF and UP movements.

3 GEs lead a grain train as they snake their way through Tehachapi Pass.

A grain train heads downgrade as they slowly approach the Tehachapi Loop.

All 3 sets of power on a loaded grain train are visible as they descend around the Tehachapi Loop. These 3x3x2 grain trains are some of the coolest to watch traverse the loop, and allow for some u... (more)

BNSF 5228 heads up the pass out of Bakersfield passes through Bealville. To the side are cars from a derailment that are in the process of being scrapped.