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Updated: March 7, 2010

Tehachapi Pass Aerial Photos
incl. on site photos
by Dave Crammer, USA

I am very pleased to show some exclusive aerial and on site photos of Dave Crammer.

A big thank you for sharing these excellent pictures with us.
Note: The copyright belongs to this gentleman. Do not use any photos without written permission.

Photos are sorted by location from East to West (not by date, number or railroad):
Mojave, Tehachapi, Cable, Marcel, Walong (The Loop), Woodford, Rowen, Cliff, Bealville, Caliente, Bakersfield

Abbreviations found on this page: EB = East Bound, NB = North Bound, SB = South Bound, WB = West Bound, MP = Mile Post
 

For bigger size photos - please click on the 4-digit number below each photo.

Mojave (looking North) - DC-55 Mojave, BNSF enters from right side - DC-56 Mojave (looking South) - DC-57
Leaving Mojave towards Tehachapi - DC-58 Coming down from Tehachapi - DC-59 Below Tehachapi at Cable downhill - DC-60
Looking West to Cable and Marcel - DC-62 Looking East w/Tunnels 14-17 - DC-61 From Marcel to Cable - DC-64
One of Tunnel 14-17 - DC-63 Tunnel 10 adn Marcel (East) - DC-66 Marcel (looking toward Tunnel 10) - DC-69
Marcel as seen from Tunnel 10 - DC-70 Same location looking Aast - DC-68 Marcel w/SF Warbonnets - DC-71
Tehachapi Loop and Marcel - DC-65 Marcel - Loop - Walong (West) - DC-80 Tunnel 9 - Loop - Tunnel 10 - Marcel - DC-79
Loop Walong (looking North-East) - DC-67 UP NB train coming around Loop Hill - DC-72 BNSF EB going uphill toward Tunnel 10 -DC-73
Inside the Loop (Loop Ranch left) - DC-74 The TOFC cars belong to the same train - DC-76 Siding ends after signal bridge at Tunnel 9 - DC-75
Inside Loop - DC-78 Tunnel 9 from below (built 1918) - DC-77 Keene between Hwy 58 and UP tracks - DC-81
Above Bealville w/Tunnel 3 + Tunnel 5 - DC-83 Tunnel 5 - DC-82 Corner clearance for double stacks - DC-84
Looking down from Bealville to Caliente - DC-85 Looking up from Caliente to Bealville - DC-86 Train emerging from Tunnel 1 to Caliente - DC-87
On top of Tunnel 2 heading for Bealville - DC-88 Bealville with cattle - DC-89 Bealville looking East - DC-90
Bealville looking West - DC-91 Bealville Siding - DC-92 Tunnel 2 again with clearence corner - DC-93
Helpers going downhill from Tunnel 2 - DC-94 This train will enter Tunnel 2 shortly - DC-95 Coming down for Caliente Horseshoe - DC-96
View from the cab to Calienete Horseshoe - DC-97 Crossing Bealville Road in Caliente - DC-53 Going uphill from Calienete - DC-98
Same train climbing the grade - DC-52 Unique view to the back from the loco - DC-54 BN unit is leading this train from Caliente - DC-99
This train will soon reach Calienete - DC-100 Between Bena and Ilmon - DC-102 Between Ilmon and Caliente - DC-103
Between Bakersfield and Sandcut - DC-101 Entering Bakersfield - DC-104 Bakersfield from the Air - DC-51

below are some infos about Tehachapi

Great movie (4 1/2 min.) of the Tehachapi Loop taken by a quadcopter:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLb_99f_JSE
We recommend the book: Tehachapi Today by George & Katherine Melvin - click here
For some infos about Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Calendar you may visit the website of Trains etc. - click here
Tehachapi Loop photos by Greg Hewgill - http://hewgill.com/photo/trips/tehachapi-loop/ 
Tehachapi photos by Christopher Muller (scroll down and click on Tehachapi Loop) - http://www.steamphotos.com/
Tehachapi Photos by Santiago Homsi jr. - http://www.tehachapirails.com
Tehachapi Depot Historical Museum - http://www.tehachapidepot.com/

Did you see the Aerial Photos of Cajon Pass by Dave Crammer ? - click here

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