Railfan Diaries 21 - Tehachapi Revisited

Through July and August of 2011, Dave Simpson and three friends spent 40 days on the road railfanning the USA and Canada.

The territory they covered in this time was immense: from California to Washington, British Columbia, Alberta to Nebraska, Wyoming, Arizona and back to California.

This series of the Railfan Diaries – the 2011 Adventures – features the video footage shot by Dave on their adventure and is presented in the geographical sequence in which it was shot.

With the aid of a good atlas or on-line mapping tool, you can follow their journey and get a real feel of the adventure they had.

2011 Adventures

The last tick in the box for any railfan visiting California should be Tehachapi Loop at Walong.

Volume 21 sees our weary travellers taking a break from 40 days of travelling and spend some time relaxing watching the parade of trains traversing the sprialloop.

Shared by both the BNSF and Union Pacific, there’s always something happening here.