Eastbound San Diego to Barstow train climbing Cajon Pass with snow covered San Gabriel Mountains in distance.
2 units shove on the back of OCLGD, a interesting train of solid loaded gondolas.
A eastbound train of solid loaded gondolas heads up Cajon Pass at Sullivan's Curve as it meets a westbound grain load.
BNSF 7087 leads a Los Angeles to Chicago Z train up Cajon Pass near MP 58.2.
3 brand new 3800 series ET44C4's lead a long Los Angeles to Atlanta stack train up Cajon Pass at Alray. Shoving hard on the rear are the manned San Bernardino Helpers (K-SBDSBD1-07)
A new ET44C4 has found it's way onto the daily BNSF San Diego to Barstow manifest as it passes hill 582 on a beautiful morning in Cajon Pass.
Future Warbonnet primer painted BNSF 791 leads a Chicago to San Bernardino, CA, vehicle train down grade through Cajon Pass near Cajon station.
After over three years in mothballs, the majority of Union Pacific's Centennial fleet was reactivated in early 1984. For a little over a year they roamed the system until their final retirement. H... (more)
A manifest freight from Salt Lake City to West Colton heads west on BNSF rails as it traverses the famous Cajon Pass location of Sullivan's Curve.
UP 2553 South rounds Sullivan's Curve as it heads down Cajon Pass at S. Canyon.
Having reached Summit, the climb up Cajon is done for BNSF 3996 east, as a westbound passes on main 3 to begin it's trip down the Pass.
BNSF 3996 east leads a Clovis, New Mexico bound stack train up Cajon as it leans into Sullivan's Curve.
Late afternoon finds brand new BNSF 3846 leading a eastbound Chicago bound Q train at Sullivan's Curve as it tackles Cajon Pass.
A Cotton Belt four-axle unit leads a scarlet-and-gray set of locomotives around Sullivan's Curve on the Palmdale Cut-off through Cajon Pass.
A Salt Lake City to West Colton freight passes Cajon on it's way down the pass.
UP's West Colton to North Platte manifest works up Cajon Pass at CP Walker.
Two trains make their way down Cajon Pass.
A northbound UP intermodal with KCS power heads up the Palmdale Cutoff, as a eastbound BNSF stack train works up the pass near Blue Cut.
KCS 4109 leads a Northbound Lathrop bound intermodal extra up Cajon Pass on the former SP Palmdale Cutoff.
GECX 2026 leads a westbound QCHILAC as it heads towards Cajon Pass at Oro Grande.
Early morning out in the high desert east of Cajon Pass finds an eastbound BNSF manifest making a run to Barstow with six 7700-series ES44DC's, the majority of which are held in captive service on... (more)
The image of modern, eco-friendly railroading is very present near Swarthout Canyon in Cajon Pass as a westbound BNSF doublestack train with a three unit consist of brand new Tier 4 compliant loco... (more)
3 brand new BNSF ET44C4's lead train QCHISBD near Thorn as they climb the back side of Cajon Pass.
A relatively clean BNSF 7700 series unit in older BNSF paint leads an auto train west through the high desert town of Hesperia, and will soon be descending the grades of Cajon Pass a few miles ahe... (more)
Early morning out in the high desert east of Cajon Pass finds an eastbound Union Pacific manifest freight passing through Hesperia on the BNSF Cajon Subdivision.
A short westbound military train bound for San Diego tops Cajon Summit and begins the decent down the pass.
UP 7999 leads this Chicago bound stack train into Summit as it conquers Cajon Pass.
A new BNSF ET44C4 leads this Houston bound S train as it rounds Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass.
A westbound BNSF stack train was starting the descent of the original three percent grade between Summit and Cajon station while an eastbound ascended the newer two percent grade in the distance. ... (more)
A heavy northbound MWCRV grinds up the Palmdale Cutoff at South Canyon as 5 units climb Cajon Pass.
A nice mix of Warbonnet and GECX demos have found there way onto this QCHILAC as it passes Summit and begins it's way down Cajon Pass.
2 brand new Tier4's bring up the rear of the Barstow to San Diego freight as it rounds Sullivan's Curve this afternoon.
Westbound Chicago to Los Angeles train 188 climbing east side of Cajon Pass nearing Summit
Speed test of FP45 5947 near the Cajon pass summit
ATSF 5947 on the way to the summit of the Cajon pass
Heading toward Cajon Pass, an eastbound UP doublestack train passes through Colton on BNSF trackage with a Norfolk Southern SD70ACe assigned as one of the rear DPU's on a very hot summer morning.
UP 8849 leads a long MWCNP through Silverwood on BNSF rails as it climbs Cajon Pass.
FP45 5947 races westward toward the summit of the Cajon pass
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train makes its northbound move to Oakland, CA as it cruising along the beautiful beach in San Clemente. The train will be interchanged back with Unio... (more)
Just recently delivered from General Electric, a pair of brand new BNSF ET44C4's are on the head end of a BNSF pig train bound for San Bernardino as they pass the grain towers at Verdemont on the ... (more)
Running a bit later than usual through Cajon Pass, the Union Pacific's priority "Brooklyn" intermodal train from Portland to Los Angeles descends the grade on the ex-SP Palmdale Cutoff a... (more)
With some pool power from CSX lending a hand, an eastbound UP doublestack train charges up the grade on Main 1 of the Cajon Subdivision as it passes through Sullivan's Curve on a warm summer morni... (more)
In an endless sea of orange and black, a familiar and refreshing sight returns to the Cajon Subdivision as a red and silver Warbonnet GE Dash 9 leads a westbound intermodal train down Cajon Pass a... (more)
Making good time as it works upgrade on the ex-SP Palmdale Cutoff, the Union Pacific's Mojave Flyer passes through Canyon as it meets a BNSF intermodal also heading upgrade on the Cajon Sub down b... (more)
With a newer ES44C4 from GE on the point, a westbound BNSF military train descends Cajon Pass on Main 2 as it approaches Sullivan's Curve.
A warm summer morning in Cajon Pass finds an eastbound BNSF doublestack train charging up Main 1 on the Cajon Subdivision at Sullivan's Curve.
UP 4751, a recent repaint at NLR brings up the rear of this eastbound at Sullivan's Curve.
UP 7360 East works around Sullivan's Curve with 2 CSX units on the head end.
A Westbound military movement heads down Cajon with BNSF 8323 leading.
BNSF H1 painted 960 leads a westbound into Sullivan's Curve, as a eastbound UP with 2 CSX units heads up the Pass.
EMD SD70ACe 9281 brings up the rear of a long eastbound at Sullivan's Curve.
Warbonnet paint returns to Cajon Pass leading a Phoenix to San Bernardino Intermodal.
A red and silver Dash 8 leads an eastbound Santa Fe pig train through the sweeping curve just east of Blue Cut. We're standing close to the San Andreas Fault.
A 2x2 Eastbound stacker nears the summit of Cajon Pass, as a Westbound can be seen on the left coming off the pass.
Westbound "Harbor train" descends the north track near the Mormon Rocks.
As a UP coal load heads for Cajon Pass, Amtrak No. 4 takes on passengers at the Barstow passenger depot.
A five unit lash up consisting of two SD40's, two GP35's and a DD35, climb Cajon.
Santa Fe LA Harbor to Barstow train 828 climbing Cajon Pass near Alray station
Eastbound Santa Fe freight climbing Cajon Pass at Blue Cut
Solstice Sunset - [2014 Summer Solstice +1 Series] - An eastbound stack train climbs the hill in the Cajon Pass near Hill 582 on the day after the Summer Solstice.
Easing down the steep 3.2% South track (Main 3) at Steins Hill, CREX 1431 west leads this V-KCKSBD towards it's final destination at San Bernardino.
CREX 1431 leads a Kansas City to San Bernardino Vehicle train down Cajon Pass between Blue Cut and Keenbrook.
No longer plying Union Pacific's mainline across Nebraska or climbing Sherman Hill or Cajon Pass, UP SD40-2 3158 wears new colors for a new owner - Foster Townsend Rail Logistics. The engine was p... (more)
Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 is roughly 90 miles into its epic 2200-mile journey from Los Angeles to Chicago. The train is seen near Alray, in Cajon Pass, on August 30th, 1992.
Santa Fe 3413 west heads downgrade in Cajon Pass, near Alray, on August 30th, 1992. Bringing up the rear are GP30 2709 and GP35 2961. Not long after this train got to Cajon, Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 ... (more)
Can't beat this train for variety. One of the reasons to frequent Tehachapi Pass is that most of the BNSF manifests usually have everything but the kitchen sink for power. You won't find this in C... (more)
With an SD40-2 / DDA40X / DDA40X / DDA40X / DDA40X / SD40-2 lash-up on the headend, and a cupola caboose on the rear, this piggyback train epitomizes the short, fast, high-priority trains for whic... (more)
In '79 during a traffic surge resulting in a power shortage Santa Fe leased perhaps it's first ever power bringing foreign power to the west coast in the form of units from NW Chessie System and ... (more)
Three GP35s and a smokin' GP30 round the curve as they bring a manifest freight to the summit of Cajon Pass on December 27th, 1985. Lead engine 2853 is the former Santa Fe 3353, originally Santa ... (more)
A Whisp-Spud begins its decent into Cajon Pass from Summit on a warm summer day in one of railroading's more iconic spots.
An impressive display of power (an SD40-2, four DDA40Xs and another SD40-2) leads an eastbound Union Pacific train upgrade toward Cajon Pass on December 27th, 1978. This intermodal train has just... (more)
A Union Pacific automobile train pauses at Cajon while its helpers are cut off on July 6th, 1990. this train will resume its westbound journey shortly, behind UP SD40-2s 3344, 3495 and 3369, alon... (more)
An eastbound BNSF Railway double-stack train, Z-SBDWSP7-26A (Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal; San Bernardino CA to Willow Springs IL), rounds the curve at the east end of Silverwood as it approaches t... (more)
Rolling through Cajon, California, (under hot and humid monsoonal skies) is BNSF train Z-WSPLAC9-24A (Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal; Willow Springs IL to Los Angeles CA) that features a break from t... (more)
Amtrak Heritage unit 156 leads a tardy westbound Southwest Chief down Cajon Pass at Keenbrook.
GECX 2028 leads the ZLACWSP at Blue Cut as the train does every bit of track speed as it climbs Cajon Pass.
BNSF 8172 leads a hot Los Angeles to Chicago Z at Sullivan's Curve as it climbs Cajon Pass.
A westbound Global 1 to City of Industry train heads into Sullivan's Curve on a warm Summer morning.
Amtrak train #36, led by SDP40F 526 and F40PH 221, passes through Mormon Rocks in southern California's Cajon Pass on March 27th, 1981. This is the eastbound Desert Wind, which ran from Lo... (more)
A pair of Union Pacific GP7s, 119 and 114, assist a passenger train over southern California's Cajon Pass. The eastbound passenger train, most likely train #10, the "Domeliner" (Los Ang... (more)
After sunset, east bound ATSF freight passes the mormon rocks on the 3 % grade.
Passing through Blue Cut, in the lower reaches of Cajon Pass, is Burlington Northern Santa Fe train S-LBACHI1-03 (Intermodal Stacks; Long Beach [Pier A] CA to Chicago IL). A trio of Dash 9-44CWs ... (more)
Four GP30s and a GP35 yank Union Pacific tonnage up Cajon Pass near Alray, Calif. late in the day Aug. 31, 1974 on AT&SF-owned tracks.
Westbound hotshot Z-NYCLAC descends Cajon Pass at Pine Lodge with a new 8300 series C4 leading.
Santa Fe 6375, painted up in the SPSF scheme heads East up Cajon Pass.
Sometimes things just line up... We had been waiting patiently for a westbound to take the original ATSF main and train after train took one of the two newer mains. At last possible light, the &... (more)
Chicago to Los Angeles intermodal train 188 was descending Cajon Pass westbound led by a freshly shopped unit painted in the proposed "Shouldn't have Painted So Fast" SPSF merger paint s... (more)
UP's Brooklyn, OR to Los Angeles, CA "Z" drops down Cajon Pass on the Palmdale Cutoff between Davis Ranch and Canyon.
Westbound Passing the Twins - Off to the right of the front of the engine are the twin cinder cones lying in front of the Old Women Mountains that are referred to informally as "the Twins."... (more)
UP AC4400CW #6422, with coal train in tow, races the fading light as it heads east on the Sunset Route. I was able to catch this train in both Cajon Pass, and San Timoteo Canyon. When it arrived a... (more)