BNSF 4353 glides up Tehachapi Pass, closely following two other trains. The train is handling extra power to offset what Chicago sent west days before.
BNSF 6796 dodges shadows on the climb out of Caliente. Code line and Searchlight signals, a staple of Tehachapi since the days of steam, will soon succumb to technology and be scribed into the pa... (more)
BNSF 4197 pulls out of Caliente with 26 miles of 2.3% grade ahead. The 4197 would later suffer a piston failure at Walong, forcing the crew to back the train to Woodford to wait for another locom... (more)