Southern Pacific at Tehachapi Summit, Nov 1993

[@marcelomenendez1971]

the only video i have seen of cutting helpers at summit, tehachapi, thank you

[@mikeflynn1629]

How much thanks to see this I started following SP 1977 cajon pass and tehachapi thank you for showing these places I'll never be able to get to again in my life.

[@Atsf1976]

Love the historical videos like this, so I look forward to you resuming posting some good old SP stuff and stuff on Cajon/Tehachapi. Maybe the rule was instituted after this, but before the mid train helpers cut away from the trailing freight cars, they should have been "tied down" to make sure that they would not roll away when the helpers pulled away.

[@marcelomenendez1971]

brake lines are shut, totally braked

[@marcusc3463]

back during that time.. SP had a uptick in business but they didn't have the motive power to keep up with the demand. They leased from Conrail, CSX, Santa Fe, UP, and others

[@YamahaR1R7]

SD40-2 was such a good looking locomotive

[@nssteampunk4865]

20 years 1993-2013

[@nssteampunk4865]

A Conrail engine in California?

[@carlzipperman6689]

Power from railroads across the country have been known to make their way out to California. Leased locomotives, run through power, etc.. Not so much now days but quite common in the 80s and 90s

[@carlzipperman6689]

Back in the 80s and 90s SP was chronically power hungry and often leased locomotives from railroads from across the country. They also had run through agreements with other roads that they transfered trains to and from as well as other roads " owing horsepower hours", etc

[@jalilmuhammad8270]

Southern Pacific Railroad was gobbled up by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1996.