First time at Tehachapi
I was alot happier with this photo when I took it than I am now. There is no great way to photograph a train winding around the entire Tehachapi Loop. And even here damn near the shortest day of the year there is about a 1 hour window of nice, pure light between when the light is on the entire loop and when the light washes out in mid-day color. Luckily at the beginning of the window an eastbound could be heard from my perch. GE's can be a half mile away from you on the PRR over the hill before they are heard but even with the sound of the highway these bitches could be heard about 20 minutes out. There is absolutely no train photo that does this area justice. It's really amazing to think they move freight trains through here. You gotta see this.
First time at Tehachapi
I was alot happier with this photo when I took it than I am now. There is no great way to photograph a train winding around the entire Tehachapi Loop. And even here damn near the shortest day of the year there is about a 1 hour window of nice, pure light between when the light is on the entire loop and when the light washes out in mid-day color. Luckily at the beginning of the window an eastbound could be heard from my perch. GE's can be a half mile away from you on the PRR over the hill before they are heard but even with the sound of the highway these bitches could be heard about 20 minutes out. There is absolutely no train photo that does this area justice. It's really amazing to think they move freight trains through here. You gotta see this.