I would not have minded if the order of the locomotive consist had been reversed... On the other hand, didn't see GP39s in the lead very often, either!

Crewman on the ground ready for the roll-by

A Southern Pacific eastbound freight passes the rear of a westbound at Hiland, the summit of SP's Palmdale Cutoff over Cajon Pass in southern California.

A trio of Santa Fe C30-7s lead a short piggyback train up Cajon Pass on January 21, 1984.

A Santa Fe eastbound manifest grinds up Cajon Pass behind a quintet of EMD GP30s and GP35s on January 21, 1984. ATSF 2764 is the former 3264, originally 1264.

About to begin the climb up Cajon

Trio of SD45s in the lead, followed by a "Kodachrome" GE

Before Metrolink, commuter trains operated for a short time into Los Angeles from Ventura County. Seen here is one of the trains, with Amtrak power and leased Chicago RTA cars, headed to LA as it... (more)

After conquering the mountain, Santa Fe GP35 3432 (ex-1432) leads a consist of 7 GPs on an eastbound as it passes to old passenger station at Tehachapi, CA, near the summit.