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SP 2516 on work train
Title:  SP 2516 on work train
Description:  Tom Gildersleeve set
Photo Date:  8/9/1948  Upload Date: 5/6/2024 8:53:04 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Tom Gildersleeve
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  SP 2516(2-8-0)
Views:  586   Comments: 0
SP GP9 5704
Title:  SP GP9 5704
Description:  Taken by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  3/1/1961  Upload Date: 9/18/2022 12:59:20 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 5704(GP9)
Views:  607   Comments: 0
ATSF 725 West at the loop
Title:  ATSF 725 West at the loop
Description:  Tom Gildersleeve set
Photo Date:  5/22/1965  Upload Date: 7/29/2025 5:44:29 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Tom Gildersleeve
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 725(GP9) ATSF 720(GP7)
Views:  384   Comments: 1
Daylight Obs Car
Title:  Daylight Obs Car
Description:  San Joaquin Daylight Train #52 on the way to L.A.
Photo Date:  4/16/1971  Upload Date: 4/7/2009 2:08:29 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Drew Jacksich
Categories:  Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  1315   Comments: 5
ATSF 5538 West near Tehachapi Loop
Title:  ATSF 5538 West near Tehachapi Loop
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  9/4/1972  Upload Date: 6/5/2022 7:36:12 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5538(SD45) ATSF 5532(SD45) ATSF 8713(U36C) ATSF 8702(U36C) ATSF 8714(U36C)
Views:  1058   Comments: 3
ATSF 5538 West near Tehachapi Loop
Title:  ATSF 5538 West near Tehachapi Loop
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  9/4/1972  Upload Date: 6/5/2022 8:13:58 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5538(SD45) ATSF 5532(SD45) ATSF 8713(U36C) ATSF 8702(U36C) ATSF 8714(U36C)
Views:  1082   Comments: 2
ATSF 5004 near Walong
Title:  ATSF 5004 near Walong
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  1/14/1973  Upload Date: 3/11/2023 2:55:41 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  674   Comments: 0
Santa Fe eastbound on Loop Approach
Title:  Santa Fe eastbound on Loop Approach
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/18/1973  Upload Date: 6/11/2006 12:21:57 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Steve Schmollinger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 4514(SD24) ATSF 5555(SD45)
Views:  4326   Comments: 1
ATSF 5947 East on the approach
Title:  ATSF 5947 East on the approach
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/1973  Upload Date: 6/7/2006 1:16:35 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Steve Schmollinger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5947(FP45)
Views:  1360   Comments: 0
SD24s help Santa eastbound
Title:  SD24s help Santa eastbound
Description:  SP MofW crews burn off weeds from the side of the fill at Walong as this Santa Fe
Photo Date:  6/21/1973  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 7:27:27 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Steve Schmollinger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 4566(SD24)
Views:  1611   Comments: 0
Santa Fe 8734 West at tunnel 9
Title:  Santa Fe 8734 West at tunnel 9
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/23/1973  Upload Date: 6/7/2006 1:29:21 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Steve Schmollinger
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 8734(U36C)
Views:  1564   Comments: 0
Santa Fe 5565 East meets SP westbound
Title:  Santa Fe 5565 East meets SP westbound
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/20/1973  Upload Date: 5/27/2006 11:42:02 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Steve Schmollinger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5665(SD45-2)
Views:  1444   Comments: 0
ATSF 3362 Pusher
Title:  ATSF 3362 Pusher
Description:  Tehachapi Loop
Photo Date:  7/1/1976  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 8:44:53 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Russell Eslick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 3362(GP35)
Views:  548   Comments: 1
ATSF 5604
Title:  ATSF 5604
Description:  Tehachapi Loop
Photo Date:  7/1/1976  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 8:41:19 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Russell Eslick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 5604(SD45)
Views:  789   Comments: 1
ATSF 5608
Title:  ATSF 5608
Description:  Tehachapi Loop.
Photo Date:  7/1/1976  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 8:41:25 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Russell Eslick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 5608(SD45) ATSF 8706(U36C) ATSF 8799(U36C)
Views:  1080   Comments: 1
ATSF 5700 Bicentennial
Title:  ATSF 5700 Bicentennial
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1976  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 8:41:31 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Russell Eslick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 5700(SD45-2) ATSF 5714(SD45-2) ATSF 5680(SD45-2)
Views:  1345   Comments: 1
SP 8714 Tehachapi Loop
Title:  SP 8714 Tehachapi Loop
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/1976  Upload Date: 11/2/2018 6:06:48 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Russell Eslick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8714(U33C)
Views:  614   Comments: 2
SP 9176 Tehachapi Loop
Title:  SP 9176 Tehachapi Loop
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/1976  Upload Date: 11/2/2018 6:08:03 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Russell Eslick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9176(SD45T-2) UP 3169(SD40-2) UP 3139(SD40-2R) SP 5318(SD39)
Views:  1274   Comments: 1
SP 8432 East
Title:  SP 8432 East
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  10/9/1976  Upload Date: 8/20/2025 9:42:21 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8432(SD40) SP 4352(SD9E)
Views:  365   Comments: 0
ATSF 5909
Title:  ATSF 5909
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/1/1977  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 8:19:20 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Russell Eslick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 5909(F45)
Views:  750   Comments: 1
SP 8724 Tehachapi Loop
Title:  SP 8724 Tehachapi Loop
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/1977  Upload Date: 11/2/2018 6:07:10 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Russell Eslick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8724(U33C) SP 6926(SD35)
Views:  835   Comments: 3
SP 9317 9386 Tehachapi Loop
Title:  SP 9317 9386 Tehachapi Loop
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/1977  Upload Date: 11/2/2018 2:08:02 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Russell Eslick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9317(SD45T-2) SP 9386(SD45T-2)
Views:  763   Comments: 2
ATSF Bicentennial 5704
Title:  ATSF Bicentennial 5704
Description:  WB on Tehachapi Loop
Photo Date:  4/7/1977  Upload Date: 1/23/2011 3:22:24 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Doug Harrop
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5704(SD45-2)
Views:  1984   Comments: 1
SSW Bicentennial 9389
Title:  SSW Bicentennial 9389
Description:  Another grainy pic from my instamatic days; praise God for Photoshop, you should have seen it before!
Photo Date:  6/7/1977  Upload Date: 8/11/2008 3:29:24 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SSW 9389(SD45T-2)
Views:  1708   Comments: 0
SP 9209 East
Title:  SP 9209 East
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  10/8/1977  Upload Date: 8/19/2025 8:28:51 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9209(SD45T-2) SSW 9386(SD45T-2)
Views:  452   Comments: 0
SP Eastbound
Title:  SP Eastbound
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  10/8/1977  Upload Date: 8/19/2025 8:07:43 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  188   Comments: 0
SP 9015 East
Title:  SP 9015 East
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  10/8/1977  Upload Date: 8/24/2025 10:09:25 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9015(SD45) SP 8891(SD45)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
SP 8713 at Walong
Title:  SP 8713 at Walong
Description:  Not bad for a 38 year old instamatic transparency; taken before the block occupancy signals were removed.
Photo Date:  10/10/1977  Upload Date: 3/3/2009 4:11:04 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8713(U33C)
Views:  1150   Comments: 0
BN 6806 East on SP Tehachapi
Title:  BN 6806 East on SP Tehachapi
Description:  Bob Gottier photo
Photo Date:  12/3/1977  Upload Date: 8/27/2025 4:49:51 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Bob Gottier
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 6806(SD40-2)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
BN 6806 East
Title:  BN 6806 East
Description:  Bob Gottier photo
Photo Date:  12/3/1977  Upload Date: 8/27/2025 8:06:09 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Bob Gottier
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 6806(SD40-2) SP 8847(SD45)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
BN 6801 - Walong, Tehachapi Mountains, CA - 3/19/78
Title:  BN 6801 - Walong, Tehachapi Mountains, CA - 3/19/78
Description:  A Southern Pacific freight, with Burlington Northern SD40-2 6801 in the lead (testing the Locotrol system for the SP), heads west over the famed Tehachapi Loop on March 19, 1978. In moments, the SD40-2 and the SP GP40X will be passing under the rear half of their train.
Photo Date:  3/19/1978  Upload Date: 1/24/2011 12:54:07 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Craig Walker
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  BN 6801(SD40-2) SP 7201(GP40X)
Views:  2036   Comments: 2
SP 9180
Title:  SP 9180
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 7/27/2012 4:13:55 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9180(SD45T-2)
Views:  1317   Comments: 1
Are there enough poles up at Walong?
Title:  Are there enough poles up at Walong?
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/4/1978  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 4:40:23 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  SP 6668(GP35) SP 6594(GP35) SP 6574(GP35)
Views:  1005   Comments: 0
ATSF 5680 (SD45-2) is about to duck into the Tehachapi Loop tunnel it is returning to Bakersfield after helping a ATSF freight to the Tehachapi summit. 7/9/1978
Title:  ATSF 5680 (SD45-2) is about to duck into the Tehachapi Loop tunnel it is returning to Bakersfield after helping a ATSF freight to the Tehachapi summit. 7/9/1978
Description:  Photo Date Approximate.
Photo Date:  7/9/1978  Upload Date: 9/16/2018 5:17:15 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John R. Schmeling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 5680(SD45-2)
Views:  1859   Comments: 4
SP 8636 East approaching Tehachapi loop
Title:  SP 8636 East approaching Tehachapi loop
Description:  Al Chione set
Photo Date:  8/12/1978  Upload Date: 6/23/2020 4:49:07 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Al Chione
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8636(U33C) SP 8727(U33C)
Views:  606   Comments: 0
ATSF 5508 in Tunnel #9
Title:  ATSF 5508 in Tunnel #9
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/17/1978  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 2:58:46 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Tunnel
Locomotives:  ATSF 5508(SD45)
Views:  1259   Comments: 0
ATSF 5709
Title:  ATSF 5709
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/18/1978  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 3:01:07 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5709(SD45-2)
Views:  1170   Comments: 1
ATSF 5709
Title:  ATSF 5709
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/18/1978  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 3:01:30 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5709(SD45-2)
Views:  1161   Comments: 0
SP 9323 East
Title:  SP 9323 East
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  10/7/1978  Upload Date: 8/24/2025 9:00:35 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9323(SD45T-2) SP 8465(SD40) SP 8356(SD40T-2)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
SP 8775
Title:  SP 8775
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  3/16/1979  Upload Date: 7/23/2025 5:10:49 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8775(U33C)
Views:  435   Comments: 0
Mojave Flyer
Title:  Mojave Flyer
Description:  I always had a soft spot for those little cement hoppers.
Photo Date:  5/4/1979  Upload Date: 8/5/2008 5:25:03 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  649   Comments: 0
SP 4349 4328
Title:  SP 4349 4328
Description:  Tehachapi Loop
Photo Date:  5/8/1979  Upload Date: 11/5/2018 6:33:19 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  W Townsend
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4349(SD9E) SP 4328(SD9E)
Views:  906   Comments: 1
SP 7801 GE B30-7
Title:  SP 7801 GE B30-7
Description:  Tehachapi Loop
Photo Date:  5/9/1979  Upload Date: 11/5/2018 6:34:15 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  W Townsend
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7801(B30-7) SP 9115(SD45) SP 9168(SD45T-2)
Views:  1018   Comments: 1
SSW 9295 (SD45T-2) along with SSW (SD45) 9057 and two other SSW units at Walong. 9/16/1979
Title:  SSW 9295 (SD45T-2) along with SSW (SD45) 9057 and two other SSW units at Walong. 9/16/1979
Description:  A four unit set of light helpers returns to Bakersfield CA after helping a long SP manifest freight to the Tehachapi summit.
Photo Date:  9/16/1979  Upload Date: 11/25/2017 2:01:20 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John R. Schmeling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SSW 9295(SD45T-2) SSW 9057(SD45)
Views:  1114   Comments: 0
SP 8310
Title:  SP 8310
Description:  got radio?
Photo Date:  9/18/1979  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 3:48:50 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  SP 8310(SD40T-2) SP 8341(SD40T-2) SP 8321(SD40T-2)
Views:  2263   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 7/27/2006 8:54:47 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Brian Theaker
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  882   Comments: 1
SP 8803
Title:  SP 8803
Description:  Surprised to see Athearns stock number in person...
Photo Date:  4/14/1980  Upload Date: 8/20/2008 4:33:39 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Scenic,Signal
Locomotives:  SP 8803(SD45) SP 9325(SD45T-2)
Views:  1986   Comments: 0
SP 3834
Title:  SP 3834
Description:  Only SP would use GP9's as helpers on a mountain grade in 1980 behind a pig train. I love it! - Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  5/28/1980  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 5:28:48 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  SP 3834(GP9R)
Views:  2099   Comments: 0
SP 3377 and 3853 with the "Mojave Flyer".
Title:  SP 3377 and 3853 with the "Mojave Flyer".
Description:  Kerr McGee cars, carbon black hoppers, heading East through Walong; I wonder where they are going? LOL!
Photo Date:  5/28/1980  Upload Date: 9/1/2008 4:17:10 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel
Locomotives:  SP 3377(GP9R) SP 3853(GP9R)
Views:  1641   Comments: 0
SP 3377 leads later model GP9 3853.
Title:  SP 3377 leads later model GP9 3853.
Description:  The differences in roof details are very apparent here.
Photo Date:  5/28/1980  Upload Date: 6/11/2008 2:37:33 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Scenic,Signal
Locomotives:  SP 3377(GP9R) SP 3853(GP9R)
Views:  1297   Comments: 1


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