It's the first day of spring along Tehachapi Pass and the hills are green while a rain storm dumps water over the pass. Yet, this doesn't some trains from moving; only the dispatcher does! Which i... (more)
After running a few hours late, the crew of the southbound Brooklyn, OR Z train moves out of the town of Tehachapi as a snow storm starts up along the pass. The sounds of all four GEs chugging ech... (more)
A late ZBRLC stops at Monolith because they got a defect on the last detector. This was a great photo shoot with snow fall all over if I had some clothes to keep me warm! The weather report said s... (more)
UP 2010 leaves it train as it will get a unit that was brought from Bakersfield because the third unit on the Brooklyn died and wouldn't make it up the pass.
UP 2010 leads its Z train out of Caliente up the pass to Tunnel 2.
While waiting under the 58 freeway under pass from the snow, I wait for UP 2010 to come out of the pass and through the town of Tehachapi. I wasn't ready for the snow since all I had was a sweater... (more)
UP 7352 sails across the floor of the Antelope Valley with the ZBRLC 18. Snow/frost still clings to the big GE's nose after a run over the snow covered Tehachapi's.