Pointing its nose into the morning light, BNSF 7223 drifts downgrade from Tunnel 1 and into Caliente with a Willow Springs, IL - North Bay, CA intermodal train. Making good time on the mountain th... (more)
A Southern Pacific intermodal train is stretched around the horseshoe curve at Caliente, California. A single SD40T-2 is pushing the rear of the train,... (more)
Three Southern Pacific tunnel motors lead an eastbound 62-car intermodal train into Caliente, California. Just ahead they will begin the laborious climb to Tehachapi.
Tehachapi
A SD70ACE leads a southbound stack up the 2%+ grade near Caliente, CA. There have been several proposals to to build a new alignment to by-pass the severe grades of Tehachapi ... (more)