Eastbound and Westbound stack trains meet at the signal bridge at MP 336.3 on the Union Pacific’s Mojave Subdivision at Mojave, California in the mid-1990s. According to Wikipedia, the Mojave Subdivision refers to a series of railway lines in California. The primary route crosses the Tehachapi Pass and features the Tehachapi Loop, connecting Bakersfield to the Mojave Desert. East of Mojave, the line splits with the Union Pacific Railroad portion continuing south to Palmdale and Colton over the Cajon Pass and the BNSF Railway owned segment running east to Barstow. Both companies generally share trackage rights across the lines. The route over the Tehachapi Pass was constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad as their main line south to the Colorado River. As part of their charter, the company was steadily building south in the San Joaquin Valley after having abandoned plans to do so via the coastal route. Built simultaneously to the Fresno Subdivision, the rail head reached Goshen in August 1872, Delano on July 14, 1873, Caliente on April 26, 1875, and Mojave on August 9, 1876. The completion of the line through the Soledad Canyon in 1876 provided the first link between Los Angeles and San Francisco via rail. The Victorville Cutoff was opened in 1967, and the Union Pacific's track over the Cajon Pass was built by the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had purchased the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad in 1898, but the valley was isolated from their mainline which ran from Needles to Los Angeles and San Diego. After the Valley Division was opened in 1900, they negotiated with Southern Pacific for the right to run trains over the Tehachapi. This trackage rights arrangement persists to the era of the railroads' successors: Union Pacific and BNSF. Tech Notes: Nikon F3 Film Camera, Nikon 70-300mm lens at 300mm, f/stop and shutter speed not recorded #railroad #railroads #train #trains #bestphoto #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailway #bestphotograph #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography

Eastbound and Westbound BNSF stack trains meet at the signal bridge at MP 336.3, Williams, AZ

Eastbound and Westbound BNSF stack trains meet at the signal bridge at MP 336.3 on the Seligman Subdivision just west of Williams Junction, Williams, AZ, in the mid-1990s.

Tech Notes: Nikon F3 Film Camera, Nikon 70-300mm lens at 300mm, f/stop and shutter speed not recorded.