Our wait was over as we started hearing motive power coming through Tunnel 2.
BNSF 4437 West at Tunnel 2 heading down the grade. Finally, Union Pacific 5372 East started up the grade towards our photo location.
Union Pacific 5372 with the new DPUs 5874 and 5431 climbed the grade, after which we relocated back up on the hill above Tunnel 2.
BNSF 5361 East with Kansas City Southern 4050 climbed the grade up to Tunnel 2.
BNSF 6849 East. From here we went to Woodford to wait for those two BNSF trains.
BNSF 5361 East with Kansas City Southern 4050 climbed up the grade at Woodford.
BNSF 6849 East climbed up the grade and stopped so we moved over to right below the Tehachapi Loop.
Union Pacific 8697 headed down the grade towards Woodford. We then drove east.
Union Pacific 8697 taken from the moving car as we crossed the track on California Highway 58 as the train went through Woodford. From here we drove east through the town of Tehachapi then made our way almost to Mojave where we stopped for a picture I always wanted.
The remaining signal bridge just west of Mojave. We knew the eastbound Union Pacific train should be here in a few minutes.
That signal then came on with a westbound green signal and upon looking east, saw a train approaching. Now, which train would get here first?
BNSF 5195 West arrived first at this signal bridge.
Union Pacific 5372 East.
Union Pacific 6465 East sitting on the Ansel siding. We stopped at Carl's Jr for a dinner to go and then raced Union Pacific 5372 East through Lancaster to near Palmdale. We then headed back to Fullerton, fighting the traffic on Interstate 5 to drop off Richard before Bill drove me home, ending an excellent rail adventure to the Tehachapi Mountains for some train photography today.
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