I was hoping to shoot the approaching UP manifest in the distance as it passed under the SP signal bridge, but my plans were spoiled as a BNSF stack train came up from the south. It did help crea... (more)

BNSF DPU power on a manifest seen heading west near Monolith.

A clean SD70M is on the point of the Brooklyn trailers as it rounds the top half of the loop.

After waiting for a westbound container train at Bena, 4493 is on the move and beginning the climb up the Tehachapi mountains.

Headshot of 4767 descending at Bealville in the late afternoon.

BNSF 5306 east works through the cut just south of the south switch for Marcel siding. I believe that this is one of the day lighted tunnels. (Tunnel 12 or 13?)

Uncle Pete could probably sell the videos off these things to make a little extra cash.

Great visibility, S curves and a nice hill to oversee the action made Ludlow a worthwhile stop on my trip this spring.

5362 approaches Mojave after traversing the pass.

Winding through the S curves east of Monolith on a clear spring morning, 4118 has crested the Tehachapi Mountains and is now descending towards Mojave.

Climbing the loop, 7779 has just crossed over its long train of trailers.

The conductor of an extremely faded 4493 gives the roll by at Bena as they wait to head east on the single track at Ilmon.

Class 1 railroading in Class 3 shortline style; this OIG stack train is coming off the UP at CP Stege and making the transfer back to the BNSF in Richmond via the Richmond Pacific.

BNSF 4953 and thee other dash 9's have brought the UPS trailers into San Pablo. They are now making the reverse move off the main to shove the trailers below the transfer crane and into the UPS N... (more)

Having conquered Tehachapi pass, this long stack train is working its way out of Mojave and will take the siding at Sanborn to let a Z-train that is following it by.