A heavy, Southbound manifest, lead by Warbonnet 4714 climbs upgrade at Tunnel 2 on a nice clear afternoon.

BNSF 4901 drops downgrade through Bealville. The train is about to enter Tunnel 2 on Tehachapi Pass.

Union Pacific 2010, sporting markings to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, drifts downgrade through Caliente.

BNSF 5459 crosses the Caliente Creek while negotiating the horseshoe curve at Caliente.

BNSF 4714 slowly climbs into Caliente under a late afternoon sun.

BNSF 5118 leads an intermodal train downgrade throught Tunnel 2 hading towards Caliente

A UP freight exits Tunnel two as it decends Tehachapi Pass

UP 8727 is the lone DPU unit on this UP stack train that has just crested the summit at Tehachapi

The mix of sunlight and haze encases the signals at Sandcut as the sun sets over the Temblor Range on the West side of the San Joaquin Valley.

BNSF 5041 climbs through Rowen on spring morning.

BNSF 4353 glides up Tehachapi Pass, closely following two other trains. The train is handling extra power to offset what Chicago sent west days before.

The thunder of four GE's echos off the canyon walls as BNSF 5041 struggles upgrade at Cable.

BNSF 6924 crosses the Tehachapi Creek on the approach to the Tehachapi Loop.

BNSF 5273 works up the western slope of the Tehachapi Pass between tunnels 1 & 2. Trailing behind the 5273 is SD70MAC 8976, ES44AC 6128, & GP60 8702 (ex ATSF 4002).

Deep in the heart of Caliente creek canyon, BNSF 4544 swings its westbound stack train into a deep cut known as Tunnel 1/2. Tunnel 1/2 is located (roughly) half way between Caliente and Ilmon on t... (more)