John L Mathis

ATSF B40-8 7419 is on the point of an eastbound high priority intermodal passing through Tehachapi, CA on a gloomy January 1991 morning. In the distance, the train shown in the previous frame is heading downgrade. Interesting that it was headed by a B40-8W (533) and this eastbound hot shot has a B40-8 on the point. The high horsepower 4 axle units lost their jobs when the C44-9W's became the "standard" BNSF power. To the left of the locomotive, SP maintenance of way trucks wait in the station area. Fallen flags.

Nikon F4s Fujichrome RDP - scanner Nikon LS8000ED.