2026

massive train at Tunnel 2
On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, a northbound massive 5+2+0 BNSF grain + manifest was winding its way from Allard toward Tunnel 2. The power was BNSF 6058, 7632, 6257, 4339, 4110 + 7524, 5086.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

In August 2026 my great friend Ken Compton and I took a trip to the Tehachapi Mountains between Bakersfield and Mojave, California. On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, we drove south.

Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 2026 : Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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Sidding Rd., Bakersfield, CA

SJVR 3818, EMD GP38-2

SJVR on Buttonwillow Branch
At 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, San Joaquin Valley Railroad (SJVR) 3818 and 3033 were leading a train heading eastbound near Sidding Rd. on the west side of Bakersfield, CA, on the old Buttonwillow Branch.

Tunnel 2

BNSF 6058, BNSF GE ES44AC

Massive BNSF Train at Tunnel 2
At 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, a northbound massive 5+2+0 BNSF grain + manifest was winding its way from Allard toward Tunnel 2. The power was BNSF 6058, 7632, 6257, 4339, 4110 + 7524, 5086.

Notes from Day

Sidding Rd., Bakersfield, CA
Tunnel 2

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