Rolling on freshly ballasted mainline, a southbound BNSF mixed freight curves its way into Tunnel 2.
A northbound crosses Tehachapi Creek before coming to a stop at Woodford.
A southbound manifest takes the north side of Tehachapi Loop.
This is not a "going away shot". The train is backing up after removing a engine from it's consist to help another train that had stalled in Marcel. The crew on all trains were extremely friendly ... (more)
Coming out of the loop this southbound continues to Tehacahpi.
A southbound comes out of Caliente along the grade to tunnel #2.
11:12pm, 30 second exposure. A northbound BNSF approaches tunnel #10 and the loop.
A quick engine swapout on a dead/underpowered (UP) train at Bealville.
On their maiden voyage west, BNSF 7751 leads two other GEVO's sporting BNSF's new corporate logo downgrade into Caliente with a hot UPS trailer train bound for northern California.
With part of its train passing down below, BNSF 4517 south pops out of Tunnel 5 at the north end of Cliff siding.
Easily one of the main reasons why SP's and now UP's locomotives are so filthy... the one and only Tunnel 5!
Leading a southbound manifest, UP 4319 and company send exhaust skyward as they exit Tunnel 5 in the Tehachapi Mountains.
After rolling by northbound traffic, BNSF 5424 departs the siding at Caliente for the climb across the Tehachapis on an overcast day in January, 2005.
