2. Trains

BAKERSFIELD TO MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA.

A photographic journey over this amazing line. Bakersfield is 400ft above sea level and in 50 miles the line climbs to Tehachapi Summit at a height of 4,028ft then in 18 miles it drops 1,279ft down to Mojave. The 3,628 foot climb on the north side is achieved by horseshoe bends and clinging to the sides of the mountain and of course the famous Tehachapi Loop (which is actually near Woodford) where the front of a train will pass over the rear of the train at a height differential of 77 feet. It is interesting to note that the height of the summit is only 381ft lower than Ben Nevis! It is a line that every railway enthusiast should visit at least once to marvel at the spectacle.
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    BNSF 4361, BNSF 4624, BNSF 4124 & BNSF 5345 (all C44-9W-s) are on the main at Woodford passing the autorack train with a northbound/westbound manifest train. The train has just negotiated the Tehachapi Loop a level of which can be seen in the background towards the top of the picture. 28/04/2007.
    UP 5450 (C45ACCTE), UP 4956, UP 3995 (both SD70M's), UP 5368 (C45ACCTE), UP 4908 & UP 4572 (both SD70M's) with a northbound manifest pass Woodford on the main, the autoracks would eventually be released after the passing of this train. 28/04/2007.
    UP 5199, UP 4728 & UP 4871 (all SD70M's) pass the still waiting autorack train with an uphill bare table train at Woodford. 28/04/2007.