A westbound freight threads its way through the highest and more interesting trackage of the old alignment. Photo by Robert Robl.

This baretable train (or, in other words, a train of empty intermodal cars) originated in Phoenix, Arizona, and it bound for Los Angeles CA. BNSF ES44C4 6643, Dash 9-44CW 5260 and ES44DC 7212 are... (more)

Climbing the eastern side of Cajon Pass, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train Z-MEMLAC1-17A is heading for Los Angeles from Memphis TN. Power for this train as it "dashes through the s... (more)

Union Pacific train MANWC 05, which originated in Arden, Nevada, and is heading for West Colton Yard in southern California. Three UP SD70Ms – 4483, 4968 and 3800 – are taking this train thro... (more)

CAJON Pass CA Sept 6 1983 — With a wave from the left side Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8386 handles helper duties in the Pass. Photo by Charles Stookey

A Union Pacific train is heading toward San Bernardino, BNSF train traveling in the same direction.

UP 6441 leads a westbound CWELB on BNSF rails as it enters Sullivan's curve.

BNSF Railway train Q-LACNSA6-06A, a high priority train hauling containers from Los Angeles CA to Norfolk Southern's Ashland Avenue Yard in Chicago IL navigates the S-curve at milepost 58 in south... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Intermodal Stacks train S-LBTCHI1-20A, with one of those colorful consists that made early BNSF trains so interesting, climbs the western side of Cajon Pass as... (more)

Climbing Cajon Pass as it heads east from Los Angeles to Barstow, and passing through Cajon Pass' iconic Mormon Rocks area, is BNSF Railway train U-LACBAR5-30Z, a "Special Unit Train" co... (more)

Cresting the summit of Cajon Pass behind 504 are GP60M 127, GP40X 3805 and GP60M 130.

8711 leads UP SD60 6034.

Hooping Up Orders

As an eastbound Southern Pacific Railroad freight, led by Cotton Belt SD45T-2 9269, departs Hiland, at the summit of Cajon Pass, the conductor grabs his ... (more)

GP60 9785 leads SD70Ms 9810 and 9809.

Nearly at the summit.