UP westbound train in the high desert east of Cajon Pass near East Oro Grande, CA

westbound UP DD35 A-B-B power climbing through Hesperia, CA on Santa Fe trackage rights

UP westbound running on Santa Fe trackage rights near Hesperia, CA

westbound UP train CLS approaching Verdemont, CA with hogs for Farmer Johns Vernon plant

UP morning pig train eastbound on Santa Fe Lugo, CA

A typical 1970s Union Pacific lashup passes eastbound through Colton, California. UP DD35A 76 leads a DD35 (number 75B) and a GP30 on on April 27, 1978.

Back in March of 1979, a group of Provo area railfans found out that a UP officers special was headed east from Las Vegas, Nevada. In order to catch this special move in the daylight, a carload of... (more)

Twin engined DD35A 75 and 76 leads a manifest of locomotives and a heavy freight southbound toward Las Vegas and finally via Barstow to LA. A Units of these biests were built only for UP

A southbound UP - manifest with two DD35A - Engines heads toward Las vegas

A eastbound manifest crests the grade at Cajon Summit

Originally the DD35's were built as booster units, looking like two GP 35's on one frame without a cab. These units were built for UP and SP (3 units). The Cab version of the DD35A was built for U... (more)

The cab version of DD35A was built for UP only. The earlier built booster units were used by UP and SP, SP had only three booster units in service. Each of these twin engined biests had a power of... (more)

UP's westbound California Livestock Special with loads of pigs destined Farmer John in Vernon CA are just below Cajon station passing Cajon Campground on Cajon Pass

UP 72 east climbing Cajon Pass at MP 58X near Alray station