Running at 90 tons per operative brake, Santa Fe train 829 heads timetable west for Bakersfield and points north. SD45-2 helper 5713 shoves on the rear, dynamics howling as it resists gravity’s opinion on the matter. The helper will cut off at Bakersfield—either tying up for the day or catching another assignment if the lineup cooperates. Easing past the west end of Bealville, Tunnels 2 and 1 are a short distance. Train 829 was a regularly scheduled manifest between Barstow and Richmond, never a