BNSF 5103, one of the first C44-9W's to receive the BNSF Railway's current "Swoosh" paint scheme, leads a baretable train with one of the company's newest units (an ET44C4) downgrade out... (more)

Still One Number Away... BNSF 3750, just one number away from wearing a more recognized number in the railfan community, does its part with a sister ET44C4 (3745) to bring a westbound manif... (more)

Catching the warm embrace of sunlight on this cool, winter morning, BNSF's 2019 Southern California Christmas Train bends around the hillside just east of the Swarthout Canyon Road grade crossing.... (more)

Working upgrade out of Blue Cut and toward the Swarthout Canyon Road grade crossing, BNSF's Southern California Christmas Train is making its first and only climb up the western slope of Cajon Pas... (more)

The outbound "SpudChi" heads up Cajon Pass, passing a westbound counterpart at Blue Cut.

The westbound Kaiser Hauler meets two stack trains as they head downgrade on Cajon Pass and near their destination of Kaiser Yard in Fontana.

King of the Hill. Showing off its enormity against the backdrop of Cajon Pass, "Big Boy" #4014 rounds a curve near Blue Cut while making its way towards Colton. Seeing the locomot... (more)

UP 4014 heads downgrade into Blue Cut as its long consist winds around an S-curve.

The entire consist of the UP steam special, including 23 passenger coaches, is seen heading up Cajon Pass. The train is traversing the UP Mojave Sub, more commonly known on this stretch as the Pal... (more)

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 became the first “Big Boy” steam locomotive to operative under steam over southern California’s Cajon Pass on October 9, 2019! The big engine (recently restored t... (more)

BNSF's Track Geometry train works up Cajon Pass heading for Phoenix, AZ.

BNSF's ZSBDALT works thru Blue Cut with 5940 leading.

Rolling down Cajon Pass is a Union Pacific freight powered by a trio of SD40-2s (3240, 3443 and 3512). UP 3240 was built in June 1973, and from February 1976 through June 1980 it had high-speed g... (more)

Passing through the narrow canyon at Blue Cut, an eastbound Union Pacific intermodal train climbs Cajon Pass on a bright August 29, 1981. Seven-year-old SD40-2 3265 looks pretty good - about as c... (more)

A pair of squeaky-clean BNSF Railway ES44C4s are ample power for train O-LACKCM9-29A as it climbs Cajon Pass on August 29, 2018. BNSF 8342 and 8005 can easily handle this 18-car train this mornin... (more)