EMD demonstrator GP60s lead the hot 991 train eastbound. We followed this train all the way from Richmond to Mojave -- a very productive chase!

Northbound ILCLT heads down through Bealville as its about to enter tunnel #2.

Late afternoon finds a Northbound manifest heading into tunnel #2 at Bealville.

Slowly descending the grade in the last rays of sunshine, a train led by 5206 is rolling into Bealville, seen from the service road just east of the tunnel east of the station

Late afternoon finds a Southbound BNSF Q train rounding the curve on the approach to Tunnel 2.

Union Pacific's ZLALT is making its Northbound run over the Tehachapi mountains at Tunnel #2 on a warm July 4th afternoon.

Dynamic brakes howl as a Union Pacific train squeals through the curves between Tunnel 3 and Tunnel 5 on Tehachapi Pass. The steep grade here is easily visible. It was a refreshing change to find ... (more)

With literally minutes of sunlight remaining, Union Pacific's northbound Los Angeles to Oakland intermodal drops downgrade through Bealville in the Tehachapi mountains.

westbound Santa Fe train climbing Tehachapi at Bealville, CA

A lengthy z-train works up the mainline through Bealville, as a northbound Union Pacific manifest slows on the siding for the meet.

This Pasco, WA to Barstow, CA priority manifest has just emerged from Tunnel 3, as it continues its steady climb through the Tehachapi Mountains. Three Ferromex ES44ACs are assisting with the eff... (more)

Southbound UP Auto train entering Cliff Siding just past Tunnel 5 above Bealville, CA with a new first order General Electric "GEvo" up front. This was my first sighting of what is now a very comm... (more)

BNSF Railway train H-EVEBAR9-10 (High Priority Merchandise - Everett, WA to Barstow, CA) comes to a stop in the siding at Bealville, in Califrornia's Tehachapi Mountains, to wait for UP 9426 north... (more)

A unit train loaded with wind generator assemblies crawls upgrade through the Clear Creek drainage between Bealville and Cliff. The head end has just emerged from Tunnel 5 while the cars in the f... (more)

A BNSF northbound rolls down hill from Bealville and into tunnel 2.