BNSF Railway train Z-LACLPK9-01L, a Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal train, is about done with its climb over Cajon Pass, the first of many obstacles it will encounter on its way from Los Angeles CA to... (more)

BNSF Railway ES44AC 6017 is one of ten locomotives painted in a special scheme to celebrate BNSF's 25th Anniversary, featuring logos from the various railroads that make up the history of the rail... (more)

I had second (and third) thoughts about photographing BNSF Officer Special O-THCBAR9-01A at the big curve leading to Cajon Pass' Summit, as it has been done to death (perhaps especially by me), bu... (more)

A five-unit set of Santa Fe GPs (ATSF GP30 3249 leading other GP30s and GP35s) leads a westbound freight through Cajon Pass’ Summit in a raging snowstorm. This train will be encountering snow a... (more)

A trio of brand-new Santa Fe Dash 8-40BWs, all "elephant-style," decent Cajon Pass with a westbound piggyback train. A trio of brand-new Santa Fe Dash 8-40BWs, all "elephant-style,... (more)

To commemorate the sixty-six Union Pacific employee/reservists who were called to active duty for "Operation Desert Storm," Union Pacific painted SD40-2 3593 (ex-UP 8084) into this disti... (more)

Hill 582 looking east, wb BNSF mixed freight descending Cajon Pass

I highly recommend Hill 582 to anyone who has never been there. The locals have put an amazing effort into the evolution of this location. Although I will freely admit Cajon Pass is not a place I ... (more)

Dark horses in the desert. wb BNSF stack train descending Cajon Pass at Hill 582.

UP's Los Angeles to Denver Z works up Cajon Pass on a beautiful clear fall morning.

BNSF train Q-PEALAC1-29A passes through Blue Cut as it descends Cajon Pass. Power for this intermodal train, heading to Los Angeles from Pearland, Texas, is Norfolk Southern AC44C6M 4000, BNSF ET... (more)

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Dash 9-44CW (718), a pair of ex-Santa Fe Dash 8-40CWs (877 and 895) and a Burlington Northern SD40-2 (6919) are in charge of hot intermodal train Z-SBDALT1-20, as it... (more)

A tardy westbound Southwest Chief maneuvers its way down Main #2 as passengers get a daylight view of the Cajon Pass.

This Pearland, TX to Los Angeles, CA intermodal crests over Summit, making the first downhill curve to begin its descent into the pass. It was nearly 100 degrees here at Summit as a summer heat wa... (more)

The Warbonnet Makes a Return - The classic Santa Fe paint scheme makes a return to the Cajon Pass on point of this Texas to California intermodal, guiding 48 loaded cars down Main #3. The c... (more)