A Santa Fe westbound intermodal waits on part of the balloon track while a set of light power leaves the diesel service area and heads east to pick up its train.
SF merger FP45 5996 west has the Harbor train stopped at Victorville waiting on the helper set to arrive for the trip over Cajon Pass on clear afternoon in December 1985.
SF merger helper set 1564 and 1575 push hard on SF caboose 999236 and another heavy eastbound train up the north track in Cajon Pass on a beautiful November 1985 day.