The eastbound Daygo manifest (San Deigo,CA to Barstow, CA) battles up the two percent grade of Cajon Pass as it reaches the summit on a cool November morning.
Cresting the summit of southern California's Cajon Pass is Amtrak train #35, the Desert Wind, heading from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Los Angeles on December 29th, 1979. F40PHRs 290 and 289 ... (more)
Four BNSF GEs are pulling over 8,000 feet of UPS mail out of the LA Basin as they head up and over Cajon Pass. And yes, that is the rear end of the train in the background.