UP 6327 climbs around the Tehachapi Loop on a cold January morning. Shot on Fuji Provia 100F.

UP 9085 crawls upgrade through Marcel on a spring morning.

UP 6294 leads a southbound at Ansel in the late evening.

UP Tier4 2623 leads a southbound Q train down the Palmdale Cutoff above Blue Cut.

With 426 axles of train to work with, UP 8083 throws everything it has at the grade through Woodford.

The QRVWC grinds upgrade through Bealville under moonlight.

UP 5458 approaches the Tehachapi Loop on a cold, winter afternoon.

Early in the morning of Dec. 6th 2009 a section of auto-racks on BNSF's MRICBAR straight-lined at Rowen while pulling off the siding. Later in the day UP's MRVWC passes the down autoracks & Rowen ... (more)

Wrapped around the horseshoe curve at Bealville, the head end of a Union Pacific manifest emerges from behind a hill, as the rear portion of its train can be seen in the distance.

A heavy manifest works up the #2 main at Caliente, as the temperature begins to rise on a summer morning.

A heavy Union Pacific manifest slowly winds its way through Cable on a cold December morning.

Shortly after the passing of a winter rain storm, a Union Pacific manifest works upgrade past the spur track at Rowen.

A mix of EMD and GE power lead the QRVWC as it rolls down the #1 track at Warren. This heavy manifest also has an additional 3 units cut in as DPUs to assist this train over the steep grades of t... (more)

BNSF's "Rapid Responder" assists the S-CHIOIG which is stopped on the #2 track after tripping the hot box detector at MP 364, as Union Pacific's QRVWC rolls by on main #1 at Tehachapi Summit.

Having just passed through the crossover at Cable, UP 5308 leads the QRVWC, a Roseville to West Colton, manifest, as it struggles up the last few miles toward the summit at Tehachapi.