BNSF Railway C44-9W, BNSF 4358, leading an eastbound manifest out of tunnel 3 between Bealville anc Cliff.

Union Pacific SD70M, UP 4569, leading a small manifest out of tunnel 3 between Bealville anc Cliff.

Highball at Bealville shortly before sunset

Ubiquitous locomotives on a ubiquitous western railroad, BNSF 4713 takes the siding as an eastbound pig waits on the main.

The sound of GE dynamics hum as a westbound meets a holed-up EB Z with lots of Dole reefers in the consist. Tehachapi really is a great place to watch trains, even if the SP tunnel motors are (ve... (more)

An eastbound crawls up to the east end of the siding to meet a few westbounds, the first one is seen coasting downhill approaching the west switch at Cliff. Track work has finally ceased and the ... (more)

Part of the evening's traffic jam. Missed the symbol.

Chugging uphill at a crawl on an approach signal, the Z prepares to stop at the west end of the siding, still waiting on track gangs to clear. Missed the symbol, but probably a Richmond Z.

513 second exposure, F10 at 80mm; shot at Bealville as a southbound UP train ascended towards Tehachapi. The headlight streaks in the upper left are from the lead units exiting Tunnel 5.

Taking the main after a meet, BNSF 4616 hits the south switch as it accelerates out of Bealville.

Parting shot for March 23, BNSF 4574 and sister work the back end of this unit train as it heads into the setting sun.

BNSF 5841 leading WB stacks into the evening sun at Bealville.

BNSF 767 on DPU duty with 4383 has cleared Tunnel 2 and the north switch at Allard.

BNSF 5456 continuing its climb of the Tehachapi Mountains as it emerges from Tunnel 3.

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