May 15, 2013
Wednesday
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This was a travel day and I did not arrive in the Tehachapi mountains until very late. That night I stayed in Motel 6, east Bakersfield.
Mileage leaving home: 92,521
Bakersfield: 92,760 (gas)239 miles!
Caliente
Curve
BNSF 4851, GE C44-9W
- BNSF Intermodal at Caliente
- On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, BNSF Railway (BNSF) 4851 was leading a northbound intermodal train at around the horseshoe at Caliente, CA.
- Analog Image, Nikon F100, Fuji Astia film,
Click to view machine scan: 2013.6.3.3.38-ph
- Analog Image, Nikon F100, Fuji Astia film,
WB (SB) Baretable
Missed - no notes
Tunnel 2
At tunnel
6:45 pm
BNSF Double Stack - 5289, 782 EB (SB), 5301, 1099 - First shots of a train with D600!
- BNSF 5289 GE Dash 9-44CW
- At 6:45 pm on May 15, 2013 an EB (SB) BNSF Double Stack with 5289, 782 wb, 5301, 1099 exits Tunnel 1 and approaches Tunnel 2 in the Tehachapi mountains. east of Bakersfield, CA.
- Train exits Tunnel 1 and approaches Tunnel 2.
Nikon D600 Digital Image: 2013052002ph.5 - The classic Tunnel 2 shot.
Nikon D600 Digital Image: 2013052002ph.14 - BNSF 5289 roster shot.
Nikon D600 Digital Image: 2013052002ph.16 - Overhead roster shot of warbonnet 782
Nikon D600 Digital Image: 2013052002ph.17 - Going away shot. Headed toward Bealville and the curve at Allard.
Nikon D600 Digital Image: 2013052002ph.20
- Train exits Tunnel 1 and approaches Tunnel 2.
7:41 pm (last light)
Leaving Caliente - BNSF 6581 (new), 6583 (new), 5136, 4009, 5604, 5035 EB (SB) manifest, no DPU
- BNSF 6581 GE ES44C4
- At 7:40 pm on May 15, 2013 BNSF 6581 (new), 6583 (new), 5136, 4009, 5604 and 5035 lead an EB (SB) manifest climb out of Caliente, CA in the Tehachapi mountains.
Nikon D600 Digital Image: 2013052002ph.28 - At 7:41 pm on May 15, 2013 BNSF 6581 (new), 6583 (new), 5136, 4009, 5604 and 5035 lead an EB (SB) manifest out of Caliente, CA and are approaching Tunnel 1 in the Tehachapi mountains.
Nikon D300s Digital Image: 2013052001ph.4
- At 7:40 pm on May 15, 2013 BNSF 6581 (new), 6583 (new), 5136, 4009, 5604 and 5035 lead an EB (SB) manifest climb out of Caliente, CA in the Tehachapi mountains.
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