Having tackled the Tehachapi Pass, BNSF 5019 glides passed Monolith with ease as this fairly long Chicago, IL bound Z Train prepares to head east to Barstow, CA.

Only minutes after cresting the Summit of Tehachapi Pass, BNSF 5019 glides through the curve at Monolith with ease.

A manifest enters the city of Tehachapi.

BNSF S ALTOIG1 02A (running as JALOAJ on UP) heads west in the late afternoon with a sweet set of ATSF painted Dash 9s for power. Getting two of these together is rare enough, but finding two that... (more)

The Portland Cement company's massive plant outside Tehachapi. The plant is located onto of a massive limestone deposit and has been in use since the building of the LA Aqueduct.

Running hot on the heels of another BNSF Northbound, UP 8092 passes through Monolith as it nears Tehachapi Summit.

With its journey across the Tehachapi's finished, UP 4887 heads south towards West Colton near Monolith.

A southbound ethanol train rounds the curve at Monolith as the morning sun greets the crew as they were already 7 hours on duty.

As the morning sun start to peak over the hills of Tehachapi, a GE Dash 9-44CW leads a southbound ethanol train through Monolith knocking down the green signal as it heads to Barstow.

Rounding the curve and popping out of the fog just east of Monolith, California, is BNSF Railway train M-RICBAR1-09A (Regular Merchandise, Richmond CA to Barstow CA). There is a nice variety of p... (more)

A northbound BNSF intermodal train was passing Monolith, CA as the sun rose on a hazy March 8, 2005.

Santa Fe SD45 5393 heads Westbound with a combination of Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific power. Seeing these three railroads in the same consist was something that you did not see ver... (more)

With the Monolith Cement plant in the background, BNSF 1075 leads a Northbound manifest out of the early morning glint as it speeds the last mile to Tehachapi Summit.

Just after cresting Tehachapi Summit a couple of miles back, BNSF 4318 now has its train up to track speed as it coasts down the eastern slope of the mountain. The train is nearing MP 364.5 just w... (more)

NB stack train in the last hour of light.