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  1. Cloudy Day at the Loop

    Cloudy Day at the Loop

    While on a family day trip, we stopped by the Tehachapi Loop and were able to capture a photograph of BNSF 7430 leading a train up and around the loop.
    • KenSz
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    • bnsf loop thehachapi walong
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Western United States
  2. Southern Pacific Around the Loop

    Southern Pacific Around the Loop

    Westbound Southern Pacific SD40R #7374 leads a manifest freight around Walong's main track at Tehachapi Loop in 1984.
    • Huskerherb
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    • loop pacific pass southern tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  3. Santa Fe - Around the Loop

    Santa Fe - Around the Loop

    Santa Fe SD40-2 #5096 east emerges from Tunnel #9 at Walong for the trip around Tehachapi Loop in 1984.
    • Huskerherb
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    • #5096 fe loop santa tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Western United States
  4. Oil Around the Loop

    Oil Around the Loop

    With plenty of SP power distributed throughout this remarkable unit train, the loaded "Oil Cans" heads east around the Tehachapi Loop at Walong in Tehachapi Pass in 1985.
    • Huskerherb
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    • loop pass tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Western United States
  5. BNSF Climbs the Loop

    BNSF Climbs the Loop

    BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4690 leads an eastbound train of autoracks at Walong on Tehachapi Loop in 2000.
    • Huskerherb
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    • loop tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Western United States
  6. Blue and Yellow Warbonnets on the Loop!

    Blue and Yellow Warbonnets on the Loop!

    Santa Fe GP30u #2751 leads a long string of blue and yellow freight power on this eastbound train around the Tehachapi Loop at Walong in 1984.
    • Huskerherb
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    • loop tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  7. SP light engines @ the "Loop"

    SP light engines @ the "Loop"

    Returning light engine "helper" power led by SP SD40T-2 #8555 drifts westbound at the east switch Walong on the Tehachapi Loop in 1984.
    • Huskerherb
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    • loop tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Western United States
  8. 10001 bringin up the rear

    10001 bringin up the rear

    My last shot of the chase, 10001 beings up the rear of the train at Walong
    • jkchubbes
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    • 10031 11 amtrak coast starlight tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  9. Number 11 rouding the loop

    Number 11 rouding the loop

    Detoured Coast Starlight number 11 is seen rounding the Tehachapi Loop, notice all the foamers seen at left, thats not even half of them.
    • jkchubbes
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    • 11 amtrak coast foamers starlight tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  10. Far End of the Loop

    Far End of the Loop

    Seen at the opposite end of the loop is the detoured number 11
    • jkchubbes
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    • 11 amtrak coast starlight tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  11. Number 11 at Walong

    Number 11 at Walong

    The Parlour and the 1130 sleeper are seen at Walong, we recieved many friendly waves such as this one.
    • jkchubbes
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    • 11 amtrak coast starlight tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  12. Superliners at Walong

    Superliners at Walong

    Detoured southbound Coast Starlight, number 11 is seen rounding the top curve at Walong
    • jkchubbes
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    • 11 amtrak coast starlight tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  13. Highball the Rollbye

    Highball the Rollbye

    a BNSF Crew memeber Gives a rollbye at Walong
    • TehachapiFoamer
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    • rollbye tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  14. Flying Down the Loop

    Flying Down the Loop

    General Electric Dash 9 with radiator wings outstretched is flying down Tehachapi Loop on 8/7/2004 about 6:45 PM. These are the DPU's of a northbound BNSF train at Walong.
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    • bnsf dpu loop tehachapi walong
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States


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