BNSFs "earthworm" heads westbound through Sandcut in the early morning light, with its standard 4x3x2 power set up. Lead by BNSF 4527 the "worm" has Microsoft Dash 9 4723 & former BN executive SD7... (more)

After tripping the high-wide detector at MP 363.8 (Monolith) & setting out a shifted woodload bulk head flat, the MWCRV 31 is again on its way north. Lead by UP 5444 the train is snaking it's way ... (more)

Aftr cresting the hill a few miles back at Summit, 4696 leads its train down out of the Tehachapi's & towards the Mojave desert, as seen from the Sand Canyon road overpass off Highway 58.

A KCS Southern "Belle" hustles a eastbound BNSF military special up the western slope of the Tehachapi pass. Passing Sandcut, CA in the morning light.

UP 8089 leads a matched set of SD9043MACs & an EB autorack train down the eastern slope of the Tehachapi Pass.

Early in the morning of Dec. 6th 2009 a section of auto-racks on BNSF's MRICBAR straight-lined at Rowen while pulling off the siding. Later in the day UP's MRVWC passes the down autoracks & Rowen ... (more)

2010 production GEVO 7831 battles up hill with a EB stack train at the west portal of Tunnel 2.

BNSF 7773 drags a heavy EB manifest up the Tehachapi pass just shy of the west portal of Tunnel 2 located at MP 337.8 on UP's Mojave Sub.

As the day draws to an end, BNSF 4489 drags it's eastbound manifest up the western slope of the Tehachapi pass just below Bealville. Soon 4489 will pass through Tunnel 2 & then it will be at the w... (more)

UP 4601 nears the Tehachapi Creek crossing at Rowen as it decends the hill with the MWCFR 24 & an all EMD consist.

UP SD70M 4601 leads the MWCFR 24 & an all EMD consist up the Mojave sub near Warren, MP 374.4.

UP 1989 drags the MWCFR 29 up the grade of the Tehachapi's. As the train was leaving Mojave one of the trains 3 motors failed and the crew had to drag the train up the pass with 2 engines.

One of the BNSF's high priority piggyback trains tackles the grade out of Caliente toward Bealville and the summit at Tehachapi.

The BNSF's infamous Modesto, CA to Selkirk, NY manifest train, laden with fine California wine, is in the hole at Bealville while a northbound doublestack drifts downgrade toward Bakersfield.

The "Wine and Cheese" train from the Central Valley of California climbs south toward Tunnel 2 as Railpictures.net members Mojavesubmp347.0 and Southlandwarrior jockey to get the better shot.