![Santa Fe train negotiates Tehachapi Loop. If you look closely, you'll spot the mid-train helper units. Note the California Highway Patrol cruiser just missed the earthquake fault line! Actually it's part of the lift-out hatch to access the Loop should a train derail.](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911731.i8E4QaZP.jpg) Santa Fe train negotiates Tehachapi Loop. If you look closely, you'll spot the mid-train helper units. Note the California Highway Patrol cruiser just missed the earthquake fault line! Actually it's part of the lift-out hatch to access the Loop should a train derail. |
![Passing the grain silo in a corner of the layout](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911734.hkeFFUlk.jpg) Passing the grain silo in a corner of the layout |
![Backing up we see a small part of the yard as a Santa Fe intermodal train prepares to leave](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911735.fCWeb52y.jpg) Backing up we see a small part of the yard as a Santa Fe intermodal train prepares to leave |
![backing up a little more we give the scene something of an N scale perspective (grin)](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911736.5vLn0Pr1.jpg) backing up a little more we give the scene something of an "N scale" perspective (grin) |
![Santa Fe Super Fleet units in aluminum & red colors](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911737.iYPgWBgZ.jpg) Santa Fe "Super Fleet" units in aluminum & red colors |
![helper set waits to assist a train](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911738.BK1DLipP.jpg) helper set waits to assist a train |
![... still waiting ...](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911739.BCjmMWLi.jpg) ... still waiting ... |
![Clyde King's in-progress Alco RSD-5s. These will eventually become Southern Pacific units. See my other gallery for more detailed images.](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911740.YbOFaj1R.jpg) Clyde King's in-progress Alco RSD-5s. These will eventually become Southern Pacific units. See my other gallery for more detailed images. |
![Intermodal train passing over the yard leads below](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911741.8FRCVew2.jpg) Intermodal train passing over the yard leads below |
![Clyde King (sitting), Rich Melconian (standing behind hill), and Bob Galli (partially out of photo to the right). Train enters a short tunnel.](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911742.dI34M1ca.jpg) Clyde King (sitting), Rich Melconian (standing behind hill), and Bob Galli (partially out of photo to the right). Train enters a short tunnel. |
![Dr. Leo Pesce (holding a Coca-Cola and wearing a Ferrari 'prancing horse' cap purchased at the company store in Italy); Clyde King (still sitting); and Rich Melconian (layout owner/operator)](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911743.oUoA8sRw.jpg) Dr. Leo Pesce (holding a Coca-Cola and wearing a Ferrari 'prancing horse' cap purchased at the company store in Italy); Clyde King (still sitting); and Rich Melconian (layout owner/operator) |
![Dr. Leo and his Southern Pacific GE C44-9W and AC4400CW locos](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911744.Zb2e9v9u.jpg) Dr. Leo and his Southern Pacific GE C44-9W and AC4400CW locos |
![Clyde (still sitting); Rich with Bob Galli discuss what's wrong with Bob's Key Imports Southern Pacific HO scale Mt-4 class 4-8-2 steam loco](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911745.YkBM1D8g.jpg) Clyde (still sitting); Rich with Bob Galli discuss what's wrong with Bob's Key Imports Southern Pacific HO scale Mt-4 class 4-8-2 steam loco |
![Amazing how the crane hasn't fallen-off without any blocking on the flat car. Rich better get 'round to that.](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911746.ii8ifXCD.jpg) Amazing how the crane hasn't fallen-off without any blocking on the flat car. Rich better get 'round to that. |
![View of the yard and Yard Tower (scaled down from Barstow)](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911747.Q6CqoGuy.jpg) View of the yard and Yard Tower (scaled down from Barstow) |
![Waiting in the siding](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911748.hFITwpaG.jpg) Waiting in the siding |
![View of the far end of the room. There's no helix; trains circulate on an interesting folded over arrangement allowing for a decent run, climbing grades and negotiating Tehachapi Loop.](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911749.bByhGibN.jpg) View of the far end of the room. There's no helix; trains circulate on an interesting folded over arrangement allowing for a decent run, climbing grades and negotiating Tehachapi Loop. |
![Partial view of the engine facility... swept clean of any traces of The Evil BNSF](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911750.SxqCoua0.jpg) Partial view of the engine facility... swept clean of any traces of "The Evil" BNSF |
![No signs of The Evil... but wait, what's that McCloud River SD38 doing here?](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911752.4uUHOkfc.jpg) No signs of "The Evil"... but wait, what's that McCloud River SD38 doing here? |
![Another view of the McCloud River SD38.
Southern Pacific leased two diesels from the McCloud River in 1980: SD38 #38 and SD38-2 #39. I model SP and will include McCloud #38 in a loco consist from that period.](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911754.CR9SvO7s.jpg) Another view of the McCloud River SD38.
Southern Pacific leased two diesels from the McCloud River in 1980: SD38 #38 and SD38-2 #39. I model SP and will include McCloud #38 in a loco consist from that period. |
![Train enters the yard and passes the engine facility](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911756.1PzX3Sbo.jpg) Train enters the yard and passes the engine facility |
![engine facility view](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911759.1dYPWfp6.jpg) engine facility view |
![overhead view of Rich's kitbashed Santa Fe GE C30-7 #8134](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911871.CNQL2xki.jpg) overhead view of Rich's kitbashed Santa Fe GE C30-7 #8134 |
![overhead view of Rich's kitbashed Santa Fe SF30C #9527](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911872.XWNQRgWs.jpg) overhead view of Rich's kitbashed Santa Fe SF30C #9527 |
![view of the industrial switching district](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911873.fuSXnEpN.jpg) view of the industrial switching district |
![tunnel on left leads to bridge crossing the aisle (a duck-under); tunnel next to it leads to the yard; tracks above are Summit and lead to Tehachapi Loop (behind camera to the right)](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911874.R7HPSSW3.jpg) tunnel on left leads to bridge crossing the aisle (a duck-under); tunnel next to it leads to the yard; tracks above are Summit and lead to Tehachapi Loop (behind camera to the right) |
![view of small auxiliary yard](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911875.JHtWqsqp.jpg) view of small auxiliary yard |
![Intermodal train prepares to cross the bridge over the aisle](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911876.0neGtcx9.jpg) Intermodal train prepares to cross the bridge over the aisle |
![another view of the intermodal train with GP60M #151 leading](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911877.HRgcsuDM.jpg) another view of the intermodal train with GP60M #151 leading |
![two intermodal trains meet at the siding](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911878.kDCo8zI6.jpg) two intermodal trains meet at the siding |
![GP60M #151 climbs the grade and heads past the waiting train in the siding. Track on the left heads to the switching district.](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911880.4XL04sCf.jpg) GP60M #151 climbs the grade and heads past the waiting train in the siding. Track on the left heads to the switching district. |
![#151 reaches Summit. What's on the first container behind the units? Apparently a horse jumped on top! The stunt is based on a photo circulated via email showing a deer having jumped from an overpass onto a box car at BNSF's Helena, MT yard.](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911881.MC3ZzvCV.jpg) #151 reaches Summit. What's on the first container behind the units? Apparently a horse jumped on top! The stunt is based on a photo circulated via email showing a deer having jumped from an overpass onto a box car at BNSF's Helena, MT yard. |
![... rounding the corner and heading for a tunnel, note the notch in the corner of the wall to clear doublestacks. NOTE: This area has since been altered and the wall corrected.](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911882.Dem03QKU.jpg) ... rounding the corner and heading for a tunnel, note the notch in the corner of the wall to clear doublestacks. NOTE: This area has since been altered and the "wall" corrected. |
![exiting the tunnel and heading for Tehachapi Loop](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911883.JtGYGNtz.jpg) exiting the tunnel and heading for Tehachapi Loop |
![negotiating The Loop](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911884.WkCjIdPs.jpg) negotiating "The Loop" |
![Clyde King's heavily kitbashed UP AC6000CW #7503 (see my other galleries for more images) with one of Rich's UP SD60Ms](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911885.WhsgBrnZ.jpg) Clyde King's heavily kitbashed UP AC6000CW #7503 (see my other galleries for more images) with one of Rich's UP SD60Ms |
![well lookee here... a visit from the horsey... Norfolk Southern ;^)](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911886.dY6M1UEr.jpg) well lookee here... a visit from the horsey... Norfolk Southern ;^) |
![hard to shoot and keep in-focus when the trains are moving (gee, thanks guys)](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/36/318336/3/74911887.u8kQS23S.jpg) hard to shoot and keep in-focus when the trains are moving (gee, thanks guys) |
![View from the front door. Bob Galli and Clyde King sit and chat.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978684.kYbOH1Vo.jpg) View from the front door. Bob Galli and Clyde King sit and chat. |
![From the entrance we look toward the right-hand side. Rich Melconian (closest to camera) and Dr. Leo Pesce chat while watching trains operate.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978685.UUhpiblX.jpg) From the entrance we look toward the right-hand side. Rich Melconian (closest to camera) and Dr. Leo Pesce chat while watching trains operate. |
![Along the right-hand side wall](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978687.DezVfz7A.jpg) Along the right-hand side wall |
![Another view of the right side with industries, along with one end of the yard](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978689.aCZ6C0Mp.jpg) Another view of the right side with industries, along with one end of the yard |
![Athearn Genesis FP45 (lead unit in Yellow Bonnet) leads an Athearn Genesis F45 (in as-delivered book end scheme) while negotiating Tehachapi Loop](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978690.dYNoAAM4.jpg) Athearn Genesis FP45 (lead unit in Yellow Bonnet) leads an Athearn Genesis F45 (in as-delivered "book end" scheme) while negotiating Tehachapi Loop |
![Another view of The Loop taken a little higher](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978692.dj5tFwGI.jpg) Another view of "The Loop" taken a little higher |
![Engine facility along with the other end of the yard](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978694.HqzxLjia.jpg) Engine facility along with the other end of the yard |
![Espee commute train powered by a Fairbanks-Morse H24-66 Train Master (Atlas model) passes the UP Gas Turbine set (new from Athearn)](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978697.IxcbDMdP.jpg) Espee commute train powered by a Fairbanks-Morse H24-66 Train Master (Atlas model) passes the UP Gas Turbine set (new from Athearn) |
![Another view of Rich's new toy, Athearn's UP Gas Turbine with an Atlas EMD SD24 and two Proto 2000 GP30s -- one UP the other CB&Q](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978700.fKClxkNb.jpg) Another view of Rich's new toy, Athearn's UP Gas Turbine with an Atlas EMD SD24 and two Proto 2000 GP30s -- one UP the other CB&Q |
![Small secondary yard along the left side wall](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978703.BXPvQZdM.jpg) Small secondary yard along the left side wall |
![Athearn Genesis FP45 and F45](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978706.snmVTu0V.jpg) Athearn Genesis FP45 and F45 |
![Athearn Genesis F45 in ATSF's as-delivered book end scheme -- Dave Ramsey's favorite scheme for these units](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978708.b226F2lJ.jpg) Athearn Genesis F45 in ATSF's as-delivered "book end" scheme -- Dave Ramsey's favorite scheme for these units |
![Another view of the opposite side as the F45 enters the yard](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978711.rev3el7X.jpg) Another view of the opposite side as the F45 enters the yard |
![Two older kitbased Athearn SD45-2s Rich built years ago along with a GE B30-7](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978714.7OeVcftJ.jpg) Two older kitbased Athearn SD45-2s Rich built years ago along with a GE B30-7 |
![Athearn's new UP Gas Turbine (Rich's latest toy) crosses the bridge over the aisle](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978715.UF2JiriN.jpg) Athearn's new UP Gas Turbine (Rich's latest toy) crosses the bridge over the aisle |
![UP Gas Turbine set with the SD24 negotiates the bridge over the far end of the layout](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978717.qt4ls9d1.jpg) UP Gas Turbine set with the SD24 negotiates the bridge over the far end of the layout |
![UP Gas Turbine prepares to negotiate The Loop](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978718.mxRpWNoL.jpg) UP Gas Turbine prepares to negotiate "The Loop" |
![DERAILMENT! Dr. Leo Pesce, whom Dave calls the Demigod of derailments, often creates new and ever more realistic derailments each time he operates. Way to go, Dr. Leo! ;~D](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978719.atR9c8b0.jpg) DERAILMENT! Dr. Leo Pesce, whom Dave calls the "Demigod of derailments", often creates new and ever more realistic derailments each time he operates. Way to go, Dr. Leo! ;~D |
![Great job, Leo!](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978720.ZzVnJ1Zd.jpg) Great job, Leo! |
![Another view of Leo's handiwork](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978722.skTX5EMQ.jpg) Another view of Leo's handiwork |
![Not bad, but Leo's had more extensive derailments on our model railroad club's layout](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/36/318336/3/116978723.PfXgRjwf.jpg) Not bad, but Leo's had more extensive derailments on our model railroad club's layout |