One of Americas most famous desert mountain passes between Bakersfield and Mojave, California built by the Southern Pacific (now UP) but with Santa Fe (now BNSF) trackage rights.
UP SD70ACe 8828 is seen leading a northbound Z train at Sandcut - 16/03/2014 | BNSF 5127 leads a freight downgrade at Ilmon, Ca - 9/08/2005 | UP AC4400CW 5912 is seen leading a northbound stack train at Ilmon, Ca - 14/03/2014 | BNSF 5168 leads a southbound upgrade at Caliente, Ca - 9/08/2005 |
BNSF C44-9W 5095 is seen leading a southbound Z train at Caliente on the way up Tehachapi - 14/03/2014 | BNSF ES44DC 6885 is seen leading a southbound baretable train at Caliente - 14/03/2014 | BNSF ES44DC 7501 is seen leading a southbound manifest at Caliente - 16/03/2014 | BNSF ES44C4 6763 is seen leading autoracks north at Caliente - 16/03/2014 |
BNSF C44-9W 5650 is seen leading a northbound Manifest at Caliente - 16/03/2014 | BNSF 5127 is seen on Tehachapi exiting Tunnel 2 - 09/08/2005 | BNSF ES44DC 7596 is seen leading a northbound Z train into Tunnel 2 - 13/03/2014 | BNSF ES44C4 6748 is seen leading a northbound Manifest into Tunnel 2 - 13/03/2014 |
UP SD70ACe 8614 is seen leading a northbound Z train into Tunnel 2 - 13/03/2014 | UP SD70ACe 8489 is seen leading a southbound Z train into Tunnel 2 - 14/03/2014 | BNSF 4372 is seen leading a southbound downgrade at Bealville, California - August 2001 | UP1920 is seen coming downgrade at Bealville, Ca with a Manifest- August 2001 |
BNSF 4857 is seen leading a southbound downgrade at Bealville, California - August 2001 | BNSF 4444 leads a freight downgrade at Bealville, Ca - 8/08/2005 | UP ES44AC 5449 is seen leading a northbound Manifest M-WCRV at Bealville. The rear DPU can just be seen about to enter tunnel 5 at Cliff - 15/03/2014 | UP SD70ACe 8828 is seen leading a northbound Z train at Bealville - 16/03/2014 |
BNSF ES44DC 7707 is seen leading a southbound manifest past the remains of Tunnel 4 just south of Bealville - 16/03/2014 | UP ES44AC 5401 is seen leading a southbound mainly lumber manifest between Tunnel 3 and 5 just south of Bealville - 16/03/2014 | BNSF 5127 is seen at Woodford, California leading a freight downgrade - 09/08/2005 | UP ES44AC 8076 is seen leading a very short southbound manifest at Woodford - 16/03/2014 |
UP ES44AC 7855 is seen leading a southbound Manifest M-RVWC round the Tehachapi Loop - 15/03/2014 | BNSF ES44DC 7501 is seen leading a southbound manifest out of Tunnel 10 - 16/03/2014 | UP ES44AC 5449 is seen leading a northbound Manifest M-WCRV out of Marcel - 15/03/2014 | BNSF ES44DC 7273 is seen leading a northbound Z train out of Marcel - 15/03/2014 |
BNSF ES44C4 6996 is seen leading a northbound Z train out of Marcel - 15/03/2014 | UP ES44AC 7855 is seen leading a southbound Manifest M-RVWC into Mojave under a soon to be removed SP Signal bridge - 15/03/2014 |
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