BNSF 3920 North crosses Caliente Creek in late afternoon under threatening skies.
BNSF 3920 North nearing Bena after crossing Caliente Creek. Those dark clouds chased the train all the way to Bakersfield where they finally let loose in a downpour that flooded many city streets.
Oct. 25, 2021 • 35.3175, -118.7042
BNSF 5413 South approaching the Caliente Creek crossing near Bena.
Oct. 24, 2021 • 35.3175, -118.7042
Old boxcar doors protect the bridge abutment at the Caliente Creek crossing near Bena. The bridge is marked 1927 and has since been replaced (see BNSF 3920 N photo above).
July 16, 1989 • 35.3175, -118.7042
Photos by David J. Cooley