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  1. Far End of the Loop

    Far End of the Loop

    Seen at the opposite end of the loop is the detoured number 11
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    • 11 amtrak coast starlight tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  2. Number 11 at Walong

    Number 11 at Walong

    The Parlour and the 1130 sleeper are seen at Walong, we recieved many friendly waves such as this one.
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    • 11 amtrak coast starlight tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  3. Superliners at Walong

    Superliners at Walong

    Detoured southbound Coast Starlight, number 11 is seen rounding the top curve at Walong
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    • 11 amtrak coast starlight tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  4. Ballasting Tehachapi Loop

    Ballasting Tehachapi Loop

    Taken September 18, 2005 of a Union Pacific work train of Herzog hoppers creating a cloud of dust dropping ballast on the fly as it goes around Tehachapi Loop.
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    • herzog loop tehachapi
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  5. Tehachapi Loop in August

    Tehachapi Loop in August

    BNSF southbound train climbs Tehachapi Loop on August 7, 2005 at about 3:30 in the afternoon. Temperature is about 90 and the little scrub oak tree on top of the little hill make some welcome shade for railfans.
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    • bnsf loop tehachapi
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Western United States
  6. Helpers

    Helpers

    Two BNSF units are seen pushing a manifest down the eastern slope of Tehachapi Pass near Monolith.
    • jkchubbes
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    • bnsf california dpu helpers monolith tehachapi
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Western United States
  7. Cliff

    Cliff

    A view of Cliff from highway 58, if you look you can see a Union Pacific freight sitting in the siding
    • jkchubbes
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    • cliff pacific pass tehachapi union up
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    • Category: Scenic Views
  8. Tehachapi Loop - Looking Up

    Tehachapi Loop - Looking Up

    Looking Up at Tehachapi Loop as BNSF 7727 an ES44DC leads its train down grade with Black Mountain in the background. This was taken on July 10, 2005 at 6:41PM. Much better light in late afternoon, midday sun is directly overhead and is not too good for photography. I like the older cigar...
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    • bnsf loop tehachapi
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Western United States
  9. Two Trains Pass In the Night

    Two Trains Pass In the Night

    Two trains pass in the night in this 6.38 minute exposure on June 18, 2005 at 8:24pm. This is the north end of Bealville siding on Union Pacific's line over the Tehachapi's looking south with a near full moon to illuminate it all. I am standing on top of tunnel number 2. As the southbound (...
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    • bealville bnsf pacific tehachapi union
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Night Photos
  10. Sun Set at Sandcut

    Sun Set at Sandcut

    Taken May 1, 2005 at 6:35PM. Looking west toward Bakersfield, California from Sandcut on the Union Pacific's Tehachapi line. A south bound BNSF train starts it's climb of the Tehachapi's as the sun sets in the west behind it.
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    • sandcut sunset tehachapi
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
  11. Warbonnet on Tehachapi

    Warbonnet on Tehachapi

    A stack train led by a Warbonnet curves around toward Tunnel 2 on Tehachapi.
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    • bnsf tehachapi warbonnet
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Western United States
  12. What Can Brown Do For You?

    What Can Brown Do For You?

    UPS trailer on its way over Tehachapi at 23mph. This was taken on 3/5/2005 at Woodford, California of a southbound BNSF "Z" train of UPS trailers. I took this with my Canon Digital Rebel at 1/8 second exposure, appeture at f18, ISO 200 and 28mm focal length on a 28-105 EF USM Canon...
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    • tehachapi ups
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Freight Cars
  13. Brand new but far from home

    Brand new but far from home

    A brand new CSX SD70MAC leads a BNSF train with a very diverse lashup across the second crossing of Tehachapi Creek at Woodford. The units behind it are CSX SD40-2, ATSF B40-8, BNSF SD40-2, SP SD40T-2, and BNSF DASH 9.
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    • bnsf csx tehachapi
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  14. Pacing the 6936

    Pacing the 6936

    Pacing Union Pacific 6936 as it climbed Tehachapi with a MOW crew train. To be turned in Mojave and sent back to Bakersfeild
    • TehachapiFoamer
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    • 6936 tehachapi up
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Union Pacific
  15. Hot Train in the Hills

    Hot Train in the Hills

    The hottest train on the transcon snakes its way up towards Caliente.
    • ahockley
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    • bnsf caliente tehachapi
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Western United States
  16. Fifth Crossing of Tehachapi Creek

    Fifth Crossing of Tehachapi Creek

    Recreating Donald Duke's 1949 photo of a Santa Fe 3800-class 2-10-2 on the fifth crossing of Tehachapi Creek as seen on page 140 of John R. Signor's book "Tehachapi". Here is today's view of the same place only with diesels. This was taken on February 20, 2005 of a southbound Union...
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    • creek signor tehachapi
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Bridges and Trestles
  17. Up towards Tunnel 1

    Up towards Tunnel 1

    An uphill manifest train pulls out of Caliente, CA.
    • ahockley
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    • bnsf caliente tehachapi
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  18. Impending Meet at Caliente

    Impending Meet at Caliente

    An uphill baretable waits at Caliente for the hot roadrailers to come down the hill for the meet.
    • ahockley
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    • bnsf caliente roadrailers tehachapi
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Western United States
  19. Descending from Cable

    Descending from Cable

    SP Extra 9793 has just left Cable and is descending the grade from Cable (Tehachapi's) and will shortly be entering Tunnel 17.
    • MKTMIKE
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    • cable sp tehachapi
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Western United States
  20. Tehachapi Loop, by Moonlight

    Tehachapi Loop, by Moonlight

    Here is one of the worlds most famous curves, Tehachapi Loop taken on the night of January 22, 2005. With a beautiful near full moon, this is a 19 minute exposure starting at 6:56 PM. This is a southbound train coming up grade. It starts with the bright light in the middle left of the...
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    • loop tehachapi
    • Comments: 32
    • Category: Night Photos


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