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  1. Tehachapi's First Snow

    Tehachapi's First Snow

    Snow finally came to the Tehachapi's 12/28/2003. BNSF very red warbonnet coming up grade at Woodford milepost 349. Taken with Canon Digital Rebel with Canon EF 75-300mm lens. (This is on Union Pacific's Tehachapi line in California, USA)
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  2. Caliente in Bloom

    Caliente in Bloom

    ON a trip to the area in March 2003, I was blown away. After weeks of rain, the area was in full bloom. Grass was green, the sky was a bright blue, and the flowers were blooming everywhere, no more effident than at Caliente, taken from tunnel 1, as a BNSF intermodel heads west. 10 months out of...
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  3. The Narrows

    The Narrows

    A eastbound BNSF intermodel powers up through the 2% Ilmon narrows, some 25 miles below Tehachapi Summitt. More photos at www.tailsnrails.com
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  4. Leaving the Loop

    Leaving the Loop

    A BNSF frieght heads east at Tehachapi Loop. More photos at www.tailsnrails.com
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  5. Among the wildflowers

    Among the wildflowers

    A somewhat rare site on Tehachapi, as a BNSF glides past fields of colorful flowers at Caliente. More photos at www.tailsnrails.com
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  6. Dim the lights!

    Dim the lights!

    The last photo of the day at Tehachapi, as a eastbound intermodel rounds the loop.
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  7. Bealville

    Bealville

    A eastbound intermodel at Bealville Ca. near Tehachapi.
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  8. Tunnel 10

    Tunnel 10

    A slow moving BNSF manifest peeks its nose out of the west portal of tunnel 10 at Tehachapi.
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    • Category: Tunnels
  9. Tehachapi Sunset

    Tehachapi Sunset

    One of my favorites, taken in July 2003. The sun sets over tehachapi, on the last day of my final trip there. The day was capped off with a cabride aboard a UP manifest over the mountain.
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    • Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
  10. Tehachapi Loop

    Tehachapi Loop

    On a trip to the loop in Oct. 2002, I stopped off at the marker before making my way to the interior of the loop. It wasn't long before a UP Intermodel was traversing the loop.
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  11. Caliente, Ca

    Caliente, Ca

    A westbound BNSF manifest rolls past the big oak tree at Caliente in July 2003
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  12. Tehachapi Loop

    Tehachapi Loop

    A BNSF rounds Tehachapi Loop, as the helpers are about to enter tunnel 9.
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  13. BNSF 4788 east at tunnel 2

    BNSF 4788 east at tunnel 2

    In June 2003 BNSF 4788 leads east an eb freight at tunnel 2 on Tehachapi Pass.
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  14. Monolith cement plant and the RR crossing signal

    Monolith cement plant and the RR crossing signal

    the cement plant at Monolith looms in the background and is witness to the trains coming up and down the tehachapi mountains in California.
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  15. BNSF 4643 on the loop

    BNSF 4643 on the loop

    In the heat of June 2003, BNSF 4643 leads an intermodal north towards Bakersfield.
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  16. Monolith June 21 2003

    Monolith June 21 2003

    shot at 7:40pm on June 21 2003 (longest day in the year) with 420 mm (300mm+teleconverter x1.4) and Provia 400ISO. Inspired by a Steve Schmollinger photo posted on his web site
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  17. Exiting Tunnel 3

    Exiting Tunnel 3

    A UP freight comes out of Tunnel #3 at Bealville in its climb towards the summit on Tehachapi.
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  18. Descending Caliente

    Descending Caliente

    A BNSF freight is nearly done with the steepest part of its descent as it rounds the horseshoe at Caliente, CA.
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  19. BNSF 663 at Bealville

    BNSF 663 at Bealville

    A BNSF freight heads downgrade between Tunnels #5 and #3 on Tehachapi.
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  20. BNSF 4127 Heading towards Bealville

    BNSF 4127 Heading towards Bealville

    BNSF # 4127 leads a mixed manifest train out of Cliff and towards Bealville,CA on a sunny June day.
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