It was supposed to snow quite a bit on Cajon Pass, but arriving early in the morning proved the old axiom about the unreliability of predicting the weather. The science of meteorology is better than it used to be, but it is still not a 100% guarantee. But late in the morning, as BNSF train L-CAL0111-23, a local that originated in Barstow and was headed to Kaiser (the old Santa Fe name for the city of Fontana, where a Kaiser Steel facility was located), crossed the Summit of Cajon Pass, and dropped downgrade, we could see a wall of snow heading our way. And for about 15 minutes or so we got to enjoy the sight of snow falling on the train, even though none of it stuck. The two rear DPU engines, BNSF ES44DC 7361 and ES44C4 7958, round the curve just west of Summit as the train drops into the flatlands of the Los Angeles Basin. For one photo, at least, my goal of a snow photo, in which the falling flakes are visible, was realized! We southern Californians are so pathetic about snow, aren't we? (Cajon Pass, California – February 23, 2022)
For the train and storm chaser. Trains with thunderstorms, dark clouds, rain, lightning, hurricanes - tropical storms, funnel clouds, storm light, rainbows, and snow storms.
