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Tehachapi, 23 March 1982
My Air National Guard unit's "summer camp" for 1982 was support for Gallant Eagle 82 at George AFB in Victorville, California.
I was allowed to drive my own car, and en route, I spent a few hours watching trains on Tehachapi Pass, between Bakersfield and Tehachapi, California.
From the photos, it appears I chased 2 eastbound (southbound SP trains from Sand Cut to Walong (the Loop), catching them at different locations. SP 8340 was leading a pig train that was ahead of a manifest led by 8554. 8304 met a westbound Santa Fe train at Bena.
SP 8554 was seen looped around the Caliente horseshoe curve and at Bealville, both at Bealville and coming out of Tunnel 4 and then climbing at Cliff before the Loop at Walong.l
SP 8340's lead power and helpers are seen broadside on a fill between Tunnel 1 and Tunnel 2, then approaching Walong.
After following the SP trains to the Loop, I stopped there for a bit and saw westbound and eastbound Santa Fe trains. I followed the eastbound, getting ahead of SP 8554 as well as ATSF 5701 before ending the day of train watching and heading to Victorville.
aaimage033-Bena-8306-midtrain
Tehachapi, 23 March 1982
My Air National Guard unit's "summer camp" for 1982 was support for Gallant Eagle 82 at George AFB in Victorville, California.
I was allowed to drive my own car, and en route, I spent a few hours watching trains on Tehachapi Pass, between Bakersfield and Tehachapi, California.
From the photos, it appears I chased 2 eastbound (southbound SP trains from Sand Cut to Walong (the Loop), catching them at different locations. SP 8340 was leading a pig train that was ahead of a manifest led by 8554. 8304 met a westbound Santa Fe train at Bena.
SP 8554 was seen looped around the Caliente horseshoe curve and at Bealville, both at Bealville and coming out of Tunnel 4 and then climbing at Cliff before the Loop at Walong.l
SP 8340's lead power and helpers are seen broadside on a fill between Tunnel 1 and Tunnel 2, then approaching Walong.
After following the SP trains to the Loop, I stopped there for a bit and saw westbound and eastbound Santa Fe trains. I followed the eastbound, getting ahead of SP 8554 as well as ATSF 5701 before ending the day of train watching and heading to Victorville.