Looking right at home in the green Tehachapi hills, Amtrak's detouring Coast Starlight climbs the grade at the west (north) end of Woodford siding. Several Starlight detours (southbound #11 only) ... (more)

Sporting the legendary red & silver warbonnet, BNSF Dash 9 744 drops a westbound loaded vehicle train down into Caliente. The autoracks can be seen at two levels above the power showing just how m... (more)

A solid EMD consist heels to the curves just east of Monolith with the West Colton to Fresno, CA manifest. On the point of today's train is C&NW heritage unit #1995.

BNSF 7555 snakes its way down the western slope of the Tehachapi pass between Tunnels 5 & 3. Whats left of Tunnel 4 can be seen to the right of the train. The 7 car officers special is en route to... (more)

3 SD70 make easy work of this empty well car train twisting between tunnel #10 and Marcel.

late afternoon finds this Southbound working towards Bealville as its about to enter Tunnel 2. Interesting to note the BN geep fifth in the concest that has found its way onto this hot train today... (more)

With only a few miles to go before Tehachapi Summit is reached, the ZLCLT heels to the curves east of Monolith.

UP 2001 drifts down the Tehachapi pass and into the setting sun, passing MP 347. Soon the 2001 will roll its train across the Tehachapi creek at Rowen.

The "Olympic Torch" UP 2001 charges through Cameron, MP 370 on UP's Mojave Sub. With the hardest part of its up hill battle behind it, the crew will soon be faced with breaking it down the western... (more)

UP 4928 leads a Lathrop to Los Angeles stacker up grade as its about to enter tunnel #2 at Bealville.

With Bear Mountain looming in the background, Northbound stacks head downgrade between Tunnels 1 and 2.

After holding the main at Rowen for a disabled train to back down in Woodford siding, BNSF 7561 east is again on the move. The train is starting to round the Woodford horseshoe that swings trains ... (more)

Still sporting its 17 year old warbonnet, BNSF 619 battles up the western slope of the Tehachapi's on the point of the Fresno to Chicago Z. BNSF 710 and 8235 are also sporting the famous warbonnet... (more)

A trio of GE trash 9s continue their battle up the eastern slope of the Tehachapi pass. The long manifest is passing through Cameron, MP 370 on UP's Mojave Sub.

UP 8219, a big SD9043MAC slowly decends the Tehachapi Pass rolling past the golden hills at the west end of Bealville. BNSF 4024 (M MODBAR) is still holding at the east end of Bealville, waiting o... (more)