2026

CPKCS's CP 8931
On Friday, August 9, 2026, at 1:15 p.m., at Caliente, CA, a northbound 3+2+0 BNSF grain train had CPKCS's CP 8931, KCS 4604, BNSF 7624, and swing DPUs CPKCS CP 7037, BNSF 6389 for power.
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Friday, August 7, 2026

On Friday, August 7, 2026, Ken Compton and I were chasing trains between Mojave and Bena, CA.

Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 2026 : Friday, August 7, 2026

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Mojave Area

UP 2641, GE ET44AH

Manifest Near Mojave
On Friday, August 7, 2026, at 9:42 a.m., a Union Pacific 3+2 southbound manifest was north of Mojave, CA. The power on this train was 2641, 7980, 5504 + 7174, 7009.

Tunnel 2

UP 6409, GE/Wabtec C44ACM.

Ex-SP On Tehachapi
On a hot Friday, August 7, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., a former SP unit led a southbound 3+0 Union Pacific (UP) train at Tunnel 2, railroad south of Caliente, CA. The power was UP 6409, 9077, 8411.

Caliente, CA

CPKC CP 8931, GE ES44AC

CPKC Power on BNSF Grain Train
On Friday, August 7, 2026, at 1:15 p.m., at Caliente, CA, a northbound 3+2+0 BNSF grain train had CPKC's CP 8931, KCS 4604, BNSF 7624, and swing DPUs CPKC's CP 7037, BNSF 6389 for power.

Bena, CA

UP 8490, EMD SD70ACe

Manifest at Bena
On a hot Friday, August 7, 2026, at 3:10 p.m. a northbound 3+1 Union Pacific (UP) manifest crossed Bena Rd. at Bena, CA. The power is UP 8490, 6070, 5650 + 9058.

Tunnel 2

UP 7390 GE ES44AC, UP model designation C45ACCTE

UP Southbound Intermodal
On Friday, August 7, 2026, at 5:05 p.m., a Union Pacific (UP) 2+0 southbound intermodal was about to enter Tunnel 2 between Caliente and Bealville west of Tehachapi, CA. Power on this train was 7390 and 8163.

Notes from Day

Mojave Area
Tunnel 2
Caliente, CA
Bena, CA
Tunnel 2

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