Wrapped around the horseshoe curve at Bealville, the head end of a Union Pacific manifest emerges from behind a hill, as the rear portion of its train can be seen in the distance.
A broken rail up the mountain at Cliff has the Mojave Sub at a stand still. BNSF train M-BAKBAR holds the Main at Bealville as it waits for the line to open.
At Bealville, California, a nice, ecclectic mix of motive power (SD40-2, SD45-2, SD26 and U36C) grind upgrade with an eastbound freight. This train will soon be winding around the Tehachapi Loop ... (more)