Dropping by the Tehachapi Loop (“the Eight Wonder of the railroading world”) last year en route to Colorado was a highlight of the journey and one of my son Henry’s greatest railfanning experiences ever—which is really saying something!
This year Hen & I set out for some sunset trainspotting. We were thrilled to see multiple trains passing each other & looping over one another via the corkscrew tracks. Giant hat tip to the great Wynton Marsalis & co. for the “Big Train” accompaniment here:
As a papa-razzo, I was especially pleased to have the little chap rocking my DSLR while I flew, capturing some fun shots:
Tangential bonus(-ish): Here’s a little zoom around Red Rocks outside Vegas the next day: