During a pause in the heavy snowfall, a mid-train helper blasts out of tunnel 9 as it assists in lifting a heavy SP drag up and around the Loop. The train, which originated in the Pacific Northwes... (more)
Just below Tehachapi Loop, an eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe piggyback train curves over the fifth crossing of Tehachapi Creek between Woodford and Walong, California, on March 8, 2001.
Powered by a pair of Union Pacific EMD SD90MAC-H 6,000 hp locomotives, a long southbound UP freight grinds upgrade out of Walong, California, climbing Tehachapi Pass on March 28, 2001. This area i... (more)
Fog and clouds break, illuminating just enough of the train to make an interesting scene. Was nice to get a different perspective of a line I have shot nearly my whole life.