A colorful consist which includes a CN, Citi Rail and a repainted BNSF GP-38 are part of this southbound manifest as the mix sound of GE and EMD motors roar with life as they enter Tunnel 2.

The hogger of a Barstow-bound manifest throttles out of the siding at Bealville, just as the sun sets over the Tehachapi Mountains.

Military freight on Memorial Day!

BNSF 743 leads a nice mix of power on this Northbound intermodal as it heads into tunnel 3 at Bealville.

With BNSF seemingly suffering a motive power shortage,an interesting array of locos are appearing on some of their trains. Here we find a CN SD70M-2 and a CSX AC6000 powering up hill out of Calien... (more)

Decending the grade at Bealville with a Southern Pacific AC 4400 in the consist towards tunnel 2.

Working up the hill out of Caliente towards tunnel 2.

UP 8425 heads up the northbound daily Z train from Los Angeles, CA to Lathrop/Manteca, CA. A new CSX Gevo is hitching a ride. Foreign power on this train is extremely rare so this is a treat.

Brand new GE ES44AH 8132 leads UP's Los Angeles to Lathrop intermodal through Bealville in the late afternoon.

Due to track work on along the coast, Amtrak's Coast Starlight detour over the Tehachapi Mountains. AMTK 83 pulls the northbound Starlight down Tehachapi Pass as it approaches Tunnel 2 at Bealvill... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe tank car No. 99911 is a training car used within BNSF’s Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER) program across the railroad’s system.... (more)

KCS 4807 leads this northbound unit steel train through Tehachapi Pass as it passes a waiting southbound at Bealville.

Union Pacific ES44AC #7942 leads the LATC, CA to Lathrop, CA Z-train (ZLCLT-29) down Tehachapi Pass at Bealville.

BNSF trains meet at Bealville during the evening time. BNSF 5301 awaits for BNSF 7721 to clear with the coil train to continue on its journey in the other direction. Guillermo Sanchez © 2014