Snowy Peak. In a notable contrast of landscapes, the sparse desert of Phelan, California transitions to the snow capped summits of the San Gabriel Mountains as Union Pacific Railroad 8431 (... (more)
A Westbound BNSF empty intermodal train is seen gliding down Main 3 from Cajon Pass toward the LA Basin. This track is the original alignment of the Santa Fe and is usually reserved for lighter We... (more)
A UP freight rounds the curve past Mormon Rocks.
The morning of June 27th an officer's special for the Union Pacific traveled from Las Vegas, NV through California on its way east to Council Bluffs, IA. I took advantage of a day off and start... (more)
A BNSF double stack train approaches Hill 582
A BNSF intermodal train crosses a bridge at Mormon Rocks with the UPRR Palmdale Cutoff in the foreground.
A pair of BNSF ES44s lead the GREX conveyor train past Mormon Rocks on the famous Cajon Pass
A northbound manifest makes its way through Phelan after having climbed out of the Cajon Pass.
UP ISCLB rounds the S-curve at Phelan behind 1983.
UP 8006 leads an empty windmill train northbound on the Palmdale Cutoff between Phelan and Wash on the Mojave Sub.
A BNSF OCS descends Cajon toward San Bernadino while I waited for ATSF 3751 to ascend Cajon.
ATSF 3751 approaches the summit of Cajon in a view watched by hundreds of railfans.
A BNSF OCS "races" a southbound UP mixed freight on the Palmdale Cutoff as they both approach Blue Cut on famous Cajon Pass. Train traffic was plenty as we all waited for ATSF 3751 to come up fro... (more)
