When this portion of the railroad was handling 70-90 trains daily, yet another westbound highballs Ogallala, NE. Fuji Provia.
As the sun begins to rise over Southern California, Union Pacific 3551 heads east up Cajon Pass.
UP 3551 east enters tunnel 1 on Cajon Pass. The tunnel is now gone, and UP 3551 is now Iowa, Chicago & Eastern 6404.
At Union Pacific's East Yard was an open air diesel servicing shed,where power was fueled, sanded and inspected. In the shed on August 21, 1981, are UP SD40-2 3551, N&W SD40-2 6098 and D&RGW SD40... (more)