Snow still lingered in the San Gabriel mountains one year ago as BNSF 7195 lugs an eastbound stack train upgrade at Cajon. 3-8-22

After three days of rain and snow, a small lake has appeared at the east end of Cajon, between Track 1 (not visible here) and Track 2. Descending Track 2 is BNSF Railway "High Priority Merch... (more)

CAJON PASS CA Sept 6 1983 — Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8340 leads a mixed freight. My photo.

Snow is falling at Cajon (elevation 3,116-feet), but at Summit (seven miles away, but at 3,775-feet altitude) the sun is out. While snow this heavy at Cajon is not unheard of, it only occurs ever... (more)

A massive snowstorm in the mountains of southern California is preventing a view into the valleys of Cajon Pass, where it is snowing. But here, at the summit of the BNSF Railway’s crossing of t... (more)

Union Pacific train ZLBDV-26, a UPS Expedited Intermodal train (with some autoracks up front) has climbed out from under the clouds dropping snow on Cajon Pass' lower areas, and is about to crest ... (more)

A few years ago, as GEVOs were being delivered every few months, a friend commented that soon railfans would be salivating at a solid set of Dash 9s the same way we would over a solid set of SD40-... (more)

The summit of Cajon Pass, a spot the railroad inexplicably calls "Summit", sits 3,775-feet above sea level. The day after a massive snowstorm hit the area, dropping snow at elevations a... (more)

A late Amtrak train 3 at Cajon. (Cajon Pass, California - February 26, 2023)

At 2618 feet, Cajon Pass' Blue Cut, is much lower than Cajon (near Sullivan's Curve) or Summit (obviously, since it sits at 3775-feet). It therefore rarely gets much snow. However, after three d... (more)

Snow is somewhat rare at Cajon, a bit under 3000-feet of elevation, but it does occur a few times per year. But the big storm of February 2023 dumped a lot of snow here, as it was dropping snowfl... (more)

Following three days of rain and snow, with snow falling at unusually low altitudes (about 1000-feet or so – it snowed in San Bernardino!) the previous day, BNSF railway train Q-LACLPC6-23L (Gua... (more)

BNSF railway train Z-SBDALT4-19 is 25 miles into its trip from San Bernardino CA to Alliance TX as it rounds the iconic curve into Cajon Pass' Summit. This Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal train has a... (more)

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Union Pacific train MOGWC-14, an Ogden UT to West Colton CA Manifest, passes under the cantile... (more)

A eastbound intermodal train makes its way through Blue Cut in Cajon Pass