Due to a Tunnel issue on the UP Cascade Line in Oregon, UP's hot Z trains are bring detoured via Salt Lake City, seen here on BNSF rails in Cajon Pass.
BNSF T4 power leads another EB stack train at Blue Cut.
An AC gevo leads this eastbound stack train through Blue Cut as it climbs Cajon Pass.
BNSF 8789 leads the ZWSPSBD down Cajon Pass near Blue Cut.
A loaded westbound coal load with CN power on the point looks great as it heads down Cajon Pass near Keenbrook.
UP 7461 along with a KCSM unit lead a northbound stack train up the Palmdale Cutoff in Cajon Pass between Keenbrook and Blue Cut.
Further east along Cajon Blvd, UP 3059 slowly climbs the grade up Cajon Pass at Verdemont.
Santa Fe #2747 leads another GP30 and a pair of GP35's Westbound down Cajon Pass as some people with their dogs enjoy the water in Cajon Creek.
A westbound Santa Fe manifest freight with B40-8W 550, GP60B 328 and SD40-2 5124 at Blue Cut, California on November 27, 1994.
Block-lettered AC6000 brings up the rear on this UP stack train.
These usually coal country bound EMD SD70ACes have been becoming much more frequent in GE heavy SoCal recently, I wonder why?
Meeting of intermodal trains of BNSF at Mormon Rocks in Cajon Pass, on a busy traffic day. Dash 9 No.4535 lead a double stack advance through the BNSF Cajon Subdivision towards San Bernardino - Lo... (more)
Late afternoon in a classic scene in Cajon Pass, it is impressive to hear the roar and effort of those engines as they face the last curve before reaching the Summit. A eastbound BNSF Z train nego... (more)
UP 9915 leads the Northbound Mojave Flyer up the Palmdale Cutoff above Blue Cut, as it climbs Cajon Pass.
Santa Fe GE B40-8W 523 with EMD GP60M 141, GP60M 161, GP60B 333, GP60M 115 and GP60M 139 westbound at Cajon Pass.
Three new Santa Fe GE's C40-8W 884, 890, 892 going up Cajon Pass in May 1993.
Classic scene in Cajon Pass but never bored, it is impressive to hear the roar and effort of those engines as they face the last curve before reaching the Summit. A eastbound BNSF double stack tra... (more)
Westbound Santa Fe freight with all EMD's SDF40-2 5265 (ex-Amtrak SDP40F 649), SD45-2 5838, SD45 5339 and SD40-2 5141 near Summit, California. March 17, 1991
Santa Fe SD40 5004 leading 5 units on this eastbound manifest out of Cajon Pass, CA.
A westbound (compass south) wraps around the entire Sullivans Curve on the Cajon Pass.
Westbound Union Pacific stack train with in the lead SD60M 6090, C40-8W 9336, C40-8W 9241 near Summit, CA. on February 18, 1991.
Conrail on Cajon? Two Conrail SD60M's are being tried out on the Southern Pacific. Conrail 5549 and 5544 lead a fleet of Southern Pacific power on the oil can.
UP SD40-2 3723 and 3721 working as helpers over Cajon Pass on February 16, 1985.
SD40-2 3539 leads SD60 6052 and SD40-2s 3594 and 3605 downgrade.
UP SD40-2 3500, leading an eastbound intermodal at Cajon Pass on February 14, 1987, with a CNW SD40-2 6836, UP SD40-2, two UP C30-7's and another UP SD40-2.
D8-40B 7420 leads SD40-2 5207, C30-7 8159 and SD45 5330 towards the summit of Cajon Pass.
C44-9W 651 leads four D8-40CWs near the summit of Cajon Pass.
SD60M 6208 leads a SD50 and C30-7 2442.
J.B.Hunt double stack train of BNSF that comes from the port area of Los Angeles, passes through the BNSF Intermodal yard and facility located in San Bernardino, CA. It does not stop at this place... (more)
On a hot afternoon in June 1973, Santa Fe 8712 West passes a classic signal bridge that's lost it's target signal. At this time the railroad was cutting down its signal bridges and replacing them ... (more)
CNW Dash 9-44CW 8681 leads Union Pacific SD60Ms 6136 and 6318 and SD40-2 3343.
C40-8W 864 leads ATSF GP60M 125 and SDF40-2 5262.
3600-horsepower units are the order of the day, as a B36-7/F45/SD45-2/SD45 combination has brought an eastbound train over Cajon Pass and is off to the races through Hesperia, California.
Almost 35 years ago to the day, Santa Fe 3279 and Santa Fe 2959 are on their side. Heavy rains cause track damage in the area, requiring work crews to repair the track. As crews were working in th... (more)
After cresting the ~3800' Summit, BNSF 4886 West with it's 10,000' stack train in tow now rounds the big curves of the upper Cajon Bowl as the remains of an overnight snow storm cling to the highe... (more)
BNSF 7110 leading the Z-SBDALT7-27 up the snow dusted hillsides along Cajon Pass after the winter's first and probably only snowfall to reach this low ~3000' elevation.
Leading five newer GEVO's is ex-ATSF 692, which is considered a helper on this particular train, climbing Cajon Pass through Keenbrook as daylight fades.
BNSF 3751 and 5 other units climb up Cajon Pass on Main 1 at Blue Cut with a manifest freight.
As usual, permanent train transit through the subdivisions of UP and BNSF in Cajon Pass.
BNSF 7815 leads a 4 car inspection special around Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass.
A trio of BNSF units lead a Union Pacific eastbound empty military train bound for Yermo into Sullivan's Curve in the early afternoon.
A westbound BNSF manifest train drops down Cajon Pass on a pleasant fall morning. It has picked up a couple of GP60Ms in Barstow.
Reaching the summit of Cajon Pass, CP 8745 brings its empty string of grain cars into Hesperia, CA as it continues its trip from Calipatria, CA to Idaho.
A modified ATSF EMD GP30 and an SD45 sit alongside a standing westbound freight atop Cajon Pass. The different color schemes stand out well in the bright afternoon sun. The GP30 is now classified ... (more)
A westbound TOFC train with new warbonnet EMD units passes the standing freight with a GE B40-8W leading. The picture offers a good comparison of the new four axle units that re-introduced the col... (more)
A westbound freight sits at Summit with two of the newer warbonnet GE units and two EMD's.
Three trains are seen in this view! SP 9179 heads West on the main at Canyon while SP 8561 waits at the East end of the siding. In the background, a Santa Fe train heads Eastbound on the North M... (more)
Lone Pine & Cleghorn Canyon between Kennbrook and Cosy Dell, near Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass, BNSF Cajon Subdivision.
UP 4278, built in November of 2000, leads a grain train over the summit, of Cajon Pass.
A pair of BNSF ES44s lead the GREX conveyor train past Mormon Rocks on the famous Cajon Pass
UP 6706 still in it's original CNW operation lifesaver paint, leads a Pocatello, ID bound grain empty up Cajon Pass near Silverwood.
Amazing and classic scene in Cajon Pass, it is impressive to hear the roar and effort of those engines as they face the last curve before reaching the Summit. A eastbound BNSF Z train negotiate th... (more)
The day ends in Cajon Pass, and Union Pacific coal train advance through the BNSF Cajon Subdivision towards San Bernardino - Los Angeles. Lead train original GE ES44AC locomotive reclassified by U... (more)
With the San Gabriel Mountains looming large in the background eastbound Union Pacific tonnage eases down the Cajon grade at Lugo behind a solid consist of EMDs.
A recent repaint brings up the rear of a westbound UP stack train as it exits Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass.
Easing down San Timoteo Canyon near Ordway, UP 6930 leads this westbound CGUSV towards Colton, where it will crew change before heading north towards Cajon Pass.
Cotton Belt GE 8065 leads a westbound intermodal past the Ontario, CA airport. I had several Delta Boeing 727 layovers that month in the Airport Marriott pictured on the left which offered lots of... (more)
The war bonnet colors of ATSF EMD FP45 96 are striking in the late afternoon sun as the unit and SD45u 5320 drift downgrade after having helped an eastbound freight.
On a fine spring day, a few months before the Blue Cut fire, BNSF No. 3858 with an eastbound Z in tow chases down and passes a Union Pacific Manifest struggling uphill. Hwy 138 realignment at Sum... (more)
Eastbound BNSF No. 7475 lifts a double stack intermodel through Alray up to Summit on Cajon Pass. Stacks are still crossing under Interstate 215 while in the distance smoke haze from the Californi... (more)
ATSF (Santa Fe) SD45 5300, SD40-2 5135, SD45 5367, GP50 3833 and B23-7 6408.
Rail Faning Sullivan's - A westbound stack train headed to the Port of Los Angeles rolls down the Cajon Pass through Sullivan's Curve at Cajon Siding.
The BNSF Holiday Train for disadvantaged children, slides downhill from its turn around point at Summit and back to San Bernardino.
The BNSF Holiday Train for disadvantaged children, climbs toward Summit where it will stop and then return to San Bernardino. Smoke from the massive fire in Ventura can be seen.
Snaking Down Cuesta. As the Blue Cut fire continues to ravage Cajon Pass some 250 miles away, UP 7373 leads the detouring QWCRVB downgrade off the Gold Tree horseshoe curve and toward the S... (more)
UP 3029 west leads a long and heavy MSCWC up the east side of Cajon Pass.
A Unit Train of Empty Gons - A unit train of empty gondola cars threads through the Pass near Pilgrim Hill on its way to Sacramento California to pick up a load of BS from the State Capital... (more)
Seven Pumpkins at Pilgrim Hill - A power move on the head end of a westbound Atlanta/LA train JB Hunt train as seen from Pilgrim Hill during the 2017 Pilgrimage Roam and Foam Extravaganza.
Early morning in Cajon Pass, finds EMD power leading the hot eastbound ZSBDALT.
On a fine spring day with snow still on the High peaks, Union Pacific No. 5711 gets its portrait taken pulling cans eastbound up Cajon Pass to the Summit.
A Union Pacific manifest train passes through the Mormon Rocks in Cajon Pass.
ES44DC locomotives lead a manifest train through the curves in the mountains with highway I-15 in the background.
Seven Santa Fe units of assorted varieties power there train over Cajon Pass.
SP 4449 and UP 8444 are racing each other up Cajon Pass at Tunnel #2. The SP 4449 would stop just around the curve due to an overheated bearing, ending what was one of the best races up Cajon Pas... (more)
OH BOTH! That is what people were yelling as both SP 4449 and UP 8444 showed up at the same time at Tunnel #1 on Cajon Pass. We could see the smoke plume from SP 4449 as it came around the corner... (more)
Santa Fe C40-8W 806; BNSF sold this unit to CN in 1/2011, now CN 2138.
One of my favorite SP diesel locomotives leads a manifest through the Mormon Rocks area of Cajon Pass. Started once again to scan some of my older slides.
Southern Pacific SD45T-2 9177 leads Milwaukee Road SD40-2s MILW 156, MILW 174 and MILW 168 through Sullivan's Curve area on Cajon Pass. The power originated on a train coming out of Taylor yard in... (more)
On the morning of Veteran's Day 1991--and shooting with friend Elrond Lawrence--Santa Fe 544 West comes up a ramp out of Barstow Yard onto the North Track and heads for Cajon Pass. In the distance... (more)
With Santa Fe's double-track main line far below, a heavy SP manifest out of West Colton roars up the steep grade of the Palmdale-Colton Cut-off. If you look closely, you can see that the SP line ... (more)
A trio of Union Pacific 'ACes' emerge from Cajon's Mormon Rock formations with the eastbound Mojave Flyer. Up front is UP 1989, dressed in Rio Grande heritage colors.
Union Pacific GE C40-8W No.9405, C40-8 No.9139, SD40-2 No.3676 and C40-8 No.9264 at Cajon Pass.
Through the burn zone! A few months after the Blue Cut wildfire devastated nearly 58 square miles of landscape in Southern California's Cajon Pass a westbound BNSF double stack carefully drops dow... (more)
A westbound Santa Fe freight has descended Cajon Pass and is just north of San Bernardino. The lead unit has been rebuilt into an SD45u and is teamed with a cowl unit in the "Kodachrome"... (more)
Lots of BNSF AC coal power are now found on the Southern Transcon, seen here as BNSF 6148 leads an eastbound into Sullivan's Curve.
Between Sullivan's Curve and Pine Lodge finds an eastbound BNSF stack train working up main 1 with 3859 leading.
Shoving on the rear of a northbound MWCRV at Canyon, UP 5306, a recent NLR repaint brings up the rear as the train heads north up Cajon Pass.
BNSF AC power leads a westbound manifest through Sullivan's curve in the late morning.
