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Photos & Videos Photo of the Day San Joaquin Daylight near Tehachapi

San Joaquin Daylight near Tehachapi

By Mitch Horner | January 15, 2026

A black and white photo of a locomotive leading a long passenger train through a mountainous desert area

A Daylight 4-8-4 and a 4-8-2 doublehead the Los Angeles-bound San Joaquin Daylight upgrade at Allard, Calif., a dozen miles north of famous Tehachapi Loop, in May 1953. W. E. Malloy Jr. photo

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