Having traversed the Tehachapi Loop, a westbound Santa Fe train continues toward Bakersfield, California at Walong. A half-dozed GP30’s and GP35’s are leading the descent of the storied grade.
When a train led by a GP30 went through Walong, we had high hopes of getting a train passing under itse... (more)
A westbound Santa Fe manifest, powered by a half-dozen GP30’s and GP35’s, passes over the track that it will soon occupy after it navigates the Tehachapi Loop.
A westbound Santa Fe manifest descends the Tehachapi grade at Keene, California. GP30/GP35 power was quite common in this era.
Wending its way through multiple reverse curves in Clear Creek Ravine between tunnels 3 and 5, a Santa Fe eastbound with a four-unit helper climbs the steep grade east of Bealville. The helper wil... (more)
A westbound manifest is about to duck into Tunnel 2 as it drifts down the Tehachapi Mountains. The train is in the charge of three GP30r’s and three GP35r’s.
A 46-car westbound rolls out of Caliente with a mix of three GP30's and three GP35's. If only all of those Santa Fe boxcars were bright red.......
