Heading up the west side of Cajon Pass, and about to enter the first of two tunnels at Alray, is an Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway intermodal train, pulled by ATSF GP50 3822, SF30C 9504 (ex-U3... (more)

A crew member on a westbound Union Pacific loaded coal train stands ready to inspect the upcoming eastbound Amtrak train it is meeting at Cajon, in the heart of southern California's Cajon Pass. ... (more)

Two intermodal trains are climbing toward Cajon Summit, but the BNSF train, Q-LACNWH6-19L, which appeared in the distance first, was quickly overtaken by Union Pacific Long Beach to Denver train Z... (more)

BNSF Railway vehicle train V-VAUSBD1-16A crosses from Main 3 to Main 2 as it crests the summit of Cajon Pass, and begins its final leg to San Bernardino's B-Yard Vehicle Facility. This train orig... (more)

On a bright … and warm (94ºF/34.5ºC) … day, BNSF Railway vehicle train V-VAUSBD1-16A (Vaughn NM to San Bernardino CA) winds through the Mormon Rocks astride the San Andreas Fault in southern... (more)

Two intermodal trains are climbing toward Cajon Summit, but the BNSF train, Q-LACNWH6-19L, which appeared in the distance first, was quickly overtaken by Union Pacific Long Beach to Denver train Z... (more)

Descending Cajon Pass, but still at about 3000-feet of elevation, (or 914 meters), is westbound BNSF Railway train Z-LPKLAC6-16A (Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal; Logistics Park Kansas City KS to Los ... (more)

Running nearly three hours late, Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, descends Cajon Pass as it approaches its next stop, San Bernardino, 16 miles ahead. From there it isn’t to... (more)

The Chicago bound Southwest Chief makes its way up BNSF track 3 as an eastbound BNSF container train heads up Cajon Pass on BNSF track 2.

Santa Fe Alco RSD-15 "Alligator" 826 and three SD45s roar by Cajon station with the eastbound LAF on the Fourth of July 1967. Arrival at Chicago is scheduled 56 hours after its depar... (more)

This was an incredibly busy year but occasionally I got up to the pass for a day. These units were becoming more rare and I was happy to catch just a few.

As BNSF train M-BARSBD1-09A (Regular Merchandise; Barstow CA to San Bernardino CA) passes through Cajon at 9:07 am, much of the snow that was here earlier in the morning has melted. This train, m... (more)

Rolling through Blue Cut is Union Pacific ore train OTNLB 01, which originated in Trona (in California's Mojave Desert) and is headed for the Port of Long Beach. Nine-month-old ES44AC 8089 leads ... (more)

Climbing Cajon Pass, and passing through Cajon (the location of the old Santa Fe depot in the heart of the Pass), is BNSF Railway H-WATBAR9-27, "High Priority Merchandise" heading from W... (more)

Yesterday, the Beach ... Today, the Desert!

Rounding the iconic curve leading to Cajon Pass' Summit is BNSF Officer Special train O-THDTHD2-01A, which originated in Thenar... (more)