Leaning into a curve is Union Pacific train ZLAAI-19, a UPS Expedited Intermodal train making its way from Los Angeles CA to Atlanta GA. Climbing up southern California’s San Timoteo Canyon as ... (more)

Union Pacific train ZLBDV-26, a UPS Expedited Intermodal train (with some autoracks up front) has climbed out from under the clouds dropping snow on Cajon Pass' lower areas, and is about to crest ... (more)

A few years ago, as GEVOs were being delivered every few months, a friend commented that soon railfans would be salivating at a solid set of Dash 9s the same way we would over a solid set of SD40-... (more)

The summit of Cajon Pass, a spot the railroad inexplicably calls "Summit", sits 3,775-feet above sea level. The day after a massive snowstorm hit the area, dropping snow at elevations a... (more)

A late Amtrak train 3 at Cajon. (Cajon Pass, California - February 26, 2023)

At 2618 feet, Cajon Pass' Blue Cut, is much lower than Cajon (near Sullivan's Curve) or Summit (obviously, since it sits at 3775-feet). It therefore rarely gets much snow. However, after three d... (more)

Snow is somewhat rare at Cajon, a bit under 3000-feet of elevation, but it does occur a few times per year. But the big storm of February 2023 dumped a lot of snow here, as it was dropping snowfl... (more)

Following three days of rain and snow, with snow falling at unusually low altitudes (about 1000-feet or so – it snowed in San Bernardino!) the previous day, BNSF railway train Q-LACLPC6-23L (Gua... (more)

Making a stop in Orange is Metrolink train 602, heading from Los Angeles to Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo. SCAX F125 907 leads this five-car train on this stormy day. (Orange, California – Febru... (more)

Climbing the grade out of San Bernardino as it heads for nearby Cajon Pass is BNSF High Priority Freight train H-WCLBAR1-19F – known as the "WickleBar" by crews. This day's WCLBAR is ... (more)

Thanks to a thus-far fairly wet winter, the hills of southern California are nice and green (and, sadly, much more burnable later in the year). It has even been wet enough that bright orange Cali... (more)

BNSF railway train Z-SBDALT4-19 is 25 miles into its trip from San Bernardino CA to Alliance TX as it rounds the iconic curve into Cajon Pass' Summit. This Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal train has a... (more)

Freshly repainted Union Pacific AC4400CW 6474, teamed with three ES44ACs (UP 8090, UP 8250 and KCS 4680), brings train MOGWC-15 into the West Colton Yard, its destination, from Ogden, Utah. UP 64... (more)

Heading west into the setting sun, BNSF Railway train Z-LPKLAC6-17 passes Casa Blanca on the railway's San Bernardino Sub. This Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal train is powered by BNSF ES44AC 5925, B... (more)

Elephant Style in San Timoteo Canyon

Climbing up and over Beaumont Hill, Union Pacific UPS Expedited Intermodal train ZLAMQ-19 makes its way from Los Angeles to Mesquite TX. UP ... (more)