A fresh dusting of snow, and some low hanging clouds greet Union Pacific's ZBRLC, as it races across the Tehachapi Valley near Monolith.
The ZBRLC is passing through CP Dayton and is lined for the east bank of the Los Angeles river, seen in the background
UP 7611 leads the Brooklyn Z south right on time in the early morning of April 25, 2009.
Union Pacific's Brooklyn Trailers pass through downtown Saugus.
The Portland to Los Angeles hotshot approaches the relocated Saugus depot in Newhall while taking the siding for an Antelope Valley Metrolink commuter train.
The Portland to Los Angeles hotshot is about to enter Tunnel 19 in Soledad Canyon along on the former Southern Pacific Saugus Line. The SP Heritage locomotive is the last motor in today's consist.
Black Mountain provides the backdrop, as Union Pacific's ZBRLC climbs up the last few miles toward the summit at Tehachapi.
Three SD70Ms lead the ZBRLC around the big curve at Warren, as it decends toward Mojave.
Running well behind its normal schedule, the "Brooklyn" climbs the 2.2% grade out of Tunnel #1, between Caliente and Bealville on UP's Mojave Sub.
The two DPUs assigned to the MWCPT slide past UP 1996 on the point of the ZBRLC, as it waits in the hole for two northbounds to pass at Woodford.
UP 1996 leads the ZBRLC on its trip south to Los Angeles, as it works upgrade past the north switch at Marcel.
The UP "Brooklyn" Z train heads south to Los Angeles passing through busy Santa Clarita, CA on this hot afternoon.
With UP 1996 on the Point, the Brooklyn works through Sandcut.
