Cajon Pass - Tehachapi 2-12,13-90

2-12-09 Sullivan's Curve, Cajon Station (Note the 2nd and 3rd units on the Santa Fe westbound are an SDF40-2 (Former Amtrak SDP40F) and an SD45B-2.
2-13-90 Woodford Siding, Walong Siding (Tehachapi Loop), West Tehachapi, Cable, West of Mojave
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[@mtrrnick]

I love the locomotive lash-up at 2:15. I think the bnsf now, would drop a nut if they had that many locomotives running on one train.

[@dfwrailvideos]

hmm, you should see some bnsf trains, i've seen ones with 8 or so locomotives.

[@ferrotren100]

very good catch.

[@Fitch721]

:38 wicked cool! Cabless 6 axle power! As far as railfanning goes these are the finest days of r/r action right here! The mixed consisting is truly a sight to behold. Today all we see are the same consists over and over and over... boring! Thanks for sharing, yank!

[@russellgxy2905]

Question, what in that Conrail at 1:27 doing in Cajon?! I thought Conrail was an Eastern system.

[@yankinga]

+Russell Streak Units from one railroad often appear on another carrier's lines, either as temporary leased units or as "run-through" power. In this case the Conrail power had run through from the eastern US. Work provided by the run-through units is tracked in horsepower hours by metering the kilowatt hours in electricity generated by the locomotive. Then a corresponding number of horsepower hours or other compensation would be provided to that locomotive's owner in return. I see plenty of both BNSF and Union Pacific units on Norfolk Southern and CSX rails here in Georgia.

[@russellgxy2905]

Oh, okay. That would explain the BNSF hood trio I saw down in Maryland a few months ago. Also, you get Union Pacific diesels? Lucky, I'm tired of seeing CSX whenever a freight goes by. I wish the Santa Fe would've kept their Bluebonnet scheme. It looks league better to me.

[@ChachaChapati]

+yankinga NS power is unusually abundant on UP lines here in Cali, so a little quid pro quo, as you said.

[@russellgxy2905]

ChachaChapati Really?

[@ChachaChapati]

Russell Streak Yeah, watch any UP video in the L.A. area.