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Tehachapi Pass Photo
Collection May 1989 |
| by Werner Meer, Switzerland |
| Bonus Photos: Barstow (122 photos) |
Note: The copyright belongs to this gentleman. Do not use any photos without written permission.
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Back in 1989 digital photography did not
exist. Therefore, a good friend of mine took the time to scan my old
negatives. A big thank you goes to Marc Rossire. Well, colors and quality
are sometimes not the best but on the other hand, I can show what happened
back in the old days in and around Tehachapi Pass. My Minolta SLR Camera had a problem with the shutter and we got sometimes dark at the right side. This could only be seen, once the films have been developed at the lab. |
| This trip, my classmate (school friend) Balz Lehmann came along. While I was taking photos, he was responsible for video filming on super VHS. |
For bigger size photos - please click on the 3- or 4-digit number below each photo.
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Abbreviations found on this page: EB = East Bound, NB =
North Bound, SB = South Bound, WB = West Bound, MP = Mile Post, DPU = Distributed Power Unit (Helpers) |
Barstow
| Part 1: Barstow | |
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| WM-072 - SF EB leaving Borstow | WM-073 - it is an intermodal train w/TOFC |
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| WM-074 - SF EMD SD45 | WM-075 - SD EMD SDF45 |
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| WM-076 | WM-077 - last photo of this EB train |
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| WM-078 - SF EMD SD45 | WM-079 - SD EMDSD45 |
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| WM-080 - old Santa Fe Shops still active | WM-081 - SF EMD SDF45 |
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| WM-082 - old yard | WM-083 - new yard |
Tehachapi
| Part 2: Tehachapi (from Mojave to Bakersfield and back) | |
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| WM-084 - just outside Mojave, SP NB manifest | WM-085 - this location is Warren |
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| WM-086 | WM-087 |
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| WM-088 | WM-089 - last photo of this SP NB w/D&RGW Caboose |
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| WM-090 - SF SB (EB) | WM-091 - SF SB (EB) mid train DPU's |
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| WM-092 - SF NB w/SF30C | WM-093 - 3rd unit = F45 |
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| WM-094 - | WM-095 - Railbox w/Graffiti (last photo) |
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| WM-096 - work equipment train in storage | WM-097 |
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| WM-098 - there was some special equipment . . . | WM-099 . . . when we drove along the tracks just before Tehachapi |
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| WM-100 - SP SB Manifest going down to Mojave | WM-101 - same train at Cameron |
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| WM-102 - Tehachapi Sign on top of the Depot | WM-103 - Tehachapi Depot |
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| WM-104 - SF EB going uphill to Tehachapi | WM-105 - we are at Cable |
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| WM-106 | WM-107 |
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| WM-108 - there are 4 units up front | WM-109 - and 2 mid train helpers |
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| WM-110 | WM-111 - last photo of this SF EB train |
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| WM-112 - SP SB at Cable after Tunnel 17 | WM-113 - this train is leaving Tunnel 17 |
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| WM-114 - there are 5 mid train helpers | WM-115 |
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| WM-116 - we are just across Hwy 58 | WM-117 - last photo from this location |
| We finally made it to the famous Tehachapi Loop | |
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| WM-118 - SP NB Tank Train at Walong (the Loop) | WM-119 - detail of Tank Train connection |
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| WM-120 - we are standing on top of Tunnel 9 | WM-122 - already coming out of Loop Tunnel 9 |
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| WM-123 - last photo of Tank Train | WM-124 - SP helper set going downhill for the next job |
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| WM-125 - SP NB all Auto Rack train on the Loop | WM-126 - going around the Loop Hill |
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| WM-127 | WM-128 - last Auto Racks are entering Loop Tunnel 9 |
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| WM-129 - SP SB will enter the Loop Tunnel | WM-130 - End of this SP SB train |
| afterwards, we went down to Bakersfield | |
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| WM-131 - Santa Fe Roundhouse and Turntable | WM-132 - Roundhouse |
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| WM-133 - Turntable | WM-134 - Roundhouse |
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| WM-135 - Bakersfield Depot | WM-136 - Bakersfield SP Yard |
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| WM-137 | WM-138 |
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| WM-139 | WM-140 - SP Yard (last photo) |
| from Bakersfield, we are going toward Tehachapi and follow some trains before the grade will start | |
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| WM-141 - first is a SF EB | WM-142 - this SF train is at Bena crossing the Caliente Creek |
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| WM-143 - of course, our rental car is always nearby | WM-144 - there was a MoW car in between |
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| WM-145 - SF Gunderson Twin Stack well cars w/o load | WM-146 |
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| WM-147 - TTX Gunderson Twin Stack w/Containers | WM-148 |
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| WM-149 - at the end are 3 SF Cabooses going to storage | WM-150 - soon, there are no more Cabooses in service |
| now, we are on top of Tunnel 2 | |
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| WM-151 - SF NB intermofal train coming from Bealville | WM-152 |
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| WM-153 | WM-154 - the engines will enter Tunnel 2 |
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| WM-155 - the engines just left Tunnel 2 | WM-156 |
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| WM-157 | WM-158 - last photo of SF NB just below Tunnel 2 |
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| WM-159 - next NB SF train is coming from Bealville | WM-160 - the 8 Locos did already pass thru Tunnel 2 |
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WM-162 note the C&NW Hoppers behind the locos can be seen on photo 165 |
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| WM-163 - in the distance we can see the Kodak loco of this train | WM-164 - end of train is with a Caboose |
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| WM-165 - our NB train is passing the Caliente Curve | WM-166 - at the same time is a SB train going uphill |
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| WM-167 - we can see the Kodak loco of the NB train again | WM-168 - the SB train is passing Caliente Curve |
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| WM-169 - getting closer to our photo location | WM-170 - we are actually not far away from the Caliente Curve |
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| WM-171 - SF 5989 SDF45 is leading this SB train | WM-172 |
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| WM-173 | WM-174 |
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| WM-175 - full throttle toward Tunnel 1 | WM-176 - last photo of this SB train |
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| WM-177 - SB (EB) Santa Fe train as seen on photo 141-150 | WM-178 - I did not expect to see the same train from Bena again |
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| WM-179 | WM-180 |
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| WM-181 | WM-182 |
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| WM-183 - Balz is taking a video | WM-184 - did you notice these 3 Cabooses on photo 149 ? |
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| WM-185 - SF 5989 is now at Keene (see photos 169 - 176) | WM-186 |
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| WM-187 - from Keene to Woodford | WM-188 - definitely the last photo of this SF SB at Woodford |
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| WM-189 - SF NB near Keene and Hwy 58 | WM-190 - going downhill toward Bakersfield |
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| WM-191 - Hwy 58 is always busy | WM-192 - special load on flat car |
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| WM-193 - last photo at this location | WM-194 - the final frame - SF Caboose at Tehachapi |
All photos copyright by Werner Meer
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Tehachapi Pass Photo Collection May 1987 (Barstow, Mojave) Photos by Werner Meer (Switzerland) Updated: 4/07/22 |
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| SF entering Loop Tunnel WM-145 | See all 124 photos - click here | SP SD9 w/Worktrain WM-149 |
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Tehachapi Pass Photo Collection April 1991 Mojave Desert (Needles Sub) by Werner Meer Updated: April 16, 2022 |
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| SF Warbonnet FP45 91-150 | See all 138 photos - click here | SP at Caliente 91-186 |
(over all copyright by Werner Meer, Switzerland - 2022)
