With the rear half of the train negotiating the Caliente horseshoe, a southbound BNSF intermodal makes the climb up to Tunnel 2 and Bealville in the Tehachapi mountains.
Four BNSF Dash 9's march a doublestack train up the Tehachapi Mountains by the siding at Bealville.
Amtrak's "Tehachapi Starlight" winds through the curves at Rowen as it nears the sound end of the siding.
With the Tehachapi Mountains now behind it, the Starlight rolls downgrade at milepost 377 approaching the town of Mojave.
Amtrak's "Tehachapi Starlight" works its way out the Cable area as it approaches the town of Tehachapi.
The "Tehachapi Starlight" about to pass through Tunnel 3, just around the corner from Bealville.
Amtrak President David Gunn's business car, "Beech Grove", brings up the rear as the "Tehachapi Starlight" crosses Tehachapi Creek at Rowen.
Amtraks "Tehachapi Starlight" is making good time as it works through the s-curves just west of Caliente.
The "Tehachapi Starlight" rounds the big curve before entering Tehachapi's famous Tunnel 2.
A BNSF manifest heads out of Tunnel 5 and by the north switch at Cliff siding.
Still looking sweet in red and silver, BNSF 700 blasts out of Tunnel 5 on the southbound climb through Cliff.
UP 4319 leads manifest bound for West Colton blasts out of Tunnel 5 and by the north switch at Cliff siding.
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Northbound BNSF intermodal train winds its way down from Bealville and is about to enter Tunnel 2 in the Tehachapis.
Dropping down from Cliff a northbound snakes its way toward Bealville.
