A Los Angeles to Seattle intermodal exits Tunnel #5 on its descent of the pass.

Extra steamship doublestack train S CLOOIG3 20 exits Tunnel #5, about half way down the 3,600' descent from Tehachapi to Bakersfield.

BNSF coil steel empty U PITKAI1 22 rolls through the curves at the north end of Bealville Siding. Doing the speed limit of 23 mph, he is quickly catching up to QRVWCB ahead and will have approach... (more)

Both the head end and DPU can be seen on the 2nd scheduled Roseville-West Colton manifest. Much of the train is hidden in Allard Curve, making it look much shorter than the actual 6,446' length. ... (more)

Under a psychedelic sky, a precursor of the 5 days of storms yet to come, BNSF Z FRSCHI1 16 curves out of Caliente and into Tunnel #2.

A heavy UP manifest exits Tunnel #3 and winds it's way through the signals between Bealville and Cliff.

BNSF train Z STOWSP8 15 exits Tunnel #3 on it's 3,600 foot climb from Bakersfield to Tehachapi. Running over UP trackage rights as 8ZSTWSJ 15, the dispatcher ran it around a slower UP freight at ... (more)

Southbound ZBRLC works between tunnels 1 and 2 in the Tehachapi's.

Oakland to Houston auto train, AOAHO works through Bealville as its about to enter tunnel #3 in the Tehachapi's.

BNSF 4655 leads a Northbound manifest through Bealville with Ferromex, TFM and NS run through power.

A Northbound Oakland bound stack train heads downgrade in the Tehachapi's at Bealville with NS pool power in the lead.

Southbound ZLTLC works up grade between tunnels 1 and 2 at Bealville.