An eastbound 40-car Santa Fe TOFC train climbs the Tehachapi grade approaching Marcel, California. The rear of the train is in Tunnel 10, just above the Tehachapi Loop.
A westbound on the Colorado River Bridge at the Arizona/California border in January 1983. The closest town is Topock, AZ. In maybe 20 minutes the train will be in Needles, CA. A Roger Puta ... (more)
Climbing through the seemingly endless wilderness that is Tehachapi, a dog pack of Santa Fe power hauls a 40-car TOFC train eastbound, about to enter Tunnel 2.
With plenty of horsepower up front and a single-unit helper cut in, Santa Fe 5150 East keeps its speed up through the multiple reverse curves between tunnel 10 and Marcel.
Santa Fe 5150 leads a long pig train up the main at Woodford on a beautiful spring morning.
