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)

A trio of Union Pacific EMDs hold back the West Colton to Roseville, CA manifest as they drop down into Caliente. The second unit, UP 3989, is former SP SD70M 9814.

UP 5691 battles up the grade with an empty grain train headed east. Soon the train will swing into Tunnel 5 while the rear of its train continues to emerge from Tunnel 3.

BNSF SD75M 8215 (formerly ATSF 215) glides down the western slope of the Tehachapi mountains with a Z train bound for Stockton, CA. The old warrior is about to enter the east portal of Tunnel 1 at... (more)

UP 5484 heads into the setting sun on the point of the westbound (northbound) LATC to Lathrop, CA Z train. Soon the ZLCLT will cross the Tehachapi creek at Rowen.

A trio of EMDs glide along the curves near Monolith with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus train in tow. The Circus has just finished up in Arizona and is on its way to Fresno, CA.

UP 1996 prepares for the tough climb ahead as it passes through "downtown" Caliente. Soon the Espee heritage unit & the 5 trailing GEs (3 DPUs) will be dragging the 500 + axels of the QRVWCB up th... (more)

Amtrak 161 leads train #11 (13) out of Tunnel 5 and up the Tehachapi's at Cliff.

BNSF 7716 strugles up the 2.24% grade between Cliff and Rowen with an eastbound manifest.

Detouring southbound Coast Starlight train #11 rounds the big curve at Caliente and begins the stiff climb toward the summit of Tehachapi Pass.

Lead by BNSF 1102, a westbound stack train drops down the Tehachapi's passing the north end of Bealville siding. A eastbound manifest lead by BNSF 5166, can be seen in the upper left.