Cajon Pass 2010 - Page 4/9

Updated: July 31, 2010

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010 was a spectacular day because Werner & Stefan flew over Cajon Pass with a Cessna 172 for taking movies and photos. Gary took the photos of our Cessna while flying over Hill 582. The result can be seen on the 3 photos below. For more aerial photos - click here
Thanks to Apple Valley Aviation - 151-0 GGG	for their excellent service - 151-1 GGG	Werner & Stefan inside - 151-2 GGG
Hill 582, looking North/West - 196-1	close up, can you see Gary? - 196-2	Hill 582, looking South - 4086
While the 2 Swiss boys were flying back to the Apple Valley Airport and driving by car back to Hill 582, our friends finally got some trains passing Hill 582. During the flight over the Pass between 08.15 and 09.20 h from Hesperia to Blue Cut and back we did not have a single train. If we would have been later there would be more traffic. Anyway, Gary and Keith were able to catch the delayed WB Amtrak South West Chief and a BNSF EB Double Stack Train.
delayed Amtrak WB w/AMD 103 # 9 - 153 GGG	Superliner cars are standard equip. - 154 GGG	Amtrak and BNSF meet at the curve - 155 GGG
BNSF EB DBS on MT-1 - 8067 KS	Amtrak train is almost gone - 8068 KS	BNSF 7216 EB under signal bridge - 156 GGG
Stefan, Werner & Melinda are back from the airport. So, as we are back on the ground, the trains are coming again. The first train is the BNSF Ethanol train.
BNSF EB Ethanol train - 4166	lead unit BNSF 7603 = ES44DC, built 2007 - 4167	BNSF 5261 = GE C44-9W, built 2001 - 4168
there is always a protection car in front - 4169	white tank car in between - 4171	last photo of Ethanol train - 4172
2nd train is a BNSF EB DBS/TOFC - 5243	no comment - 5244	BNSF 7532 = GE ES44DC, built 2007 - 5245
BNSF 7666 = GE ES44DC, built 2005 - 5246	DBS well cars pass the signal bridge - 5247	20' cont. and tank cont. - 5248
no comment - 5249	Don is asking us - yes we sure do - 8072 KS 161	20' cont and 20' tank cont. - 5250
long string of TOFC's - 5251	Werner and a Werner Ent. Trailer - 8086 KS 163	no question, WM is happy to see WE trailers - 5252
light blue is the color of WE trailers - 5253	Stefan is filming, WM goes for check up - 8087 KS	TOFC is as common as DBS - 5254
After train no. 2 has passed, there was a break of 1 1/2 hours - plenty time to talk to each other. Today, our close Hill 582 friends came to say hello. Don E. Toles, Gary G. Gray and Keith Schreiber. Of course Stefan was here as he was flying with me, also Nicole and Matthias came back to pick up Stefan.
Keith and Gary - 5255	Don, the famous Hilltender - 5256	Don, Keith, Gary and another Railfan - 5257
Stefan is checking his movie camera - 5259	Keith and Gary - 5260	at least one person is taking care of the Hill - 5261
Nicole and Matthias, Melinda at the back - 8090 KS	plenty space for parking between the trees - 4170	how practical a pick up truck can be - 8096 KS 164
Train no. 3, a BNSF EB combined Double Stack and TOFC on MT-1, is coming round the curve. This time not many photos as containers always look the same.
BNSF EB coming uphill - 2585	passing under the signal bridge - 2586	BNSF 7391 = GE ES44DC, built 2009 - 2587
5 engines all GE power - 2588	heading for Silverwood - 2589	White Arrow Reefer Trailer - 2590
Don is checking if everything is under control - 2591	Action on the Hill - Stefan, Melinda, Gary - 2592	Cars parked on the Hill (our Van and a Jeep) - 2593
Train no. 4 is coming thru the cut on the UPT (UP Palmdale cutoff). There are lots of cars with graffiti and therfore, I made too many photos.
UP NB mixed train coming from Colton - 2594	rolling thru the cut - 2595	thanks to the zoom lens - 2596
UP locos are not clean anymore - 2597	Dirty UP 5435 = GE C45AC/CTE - 2598	UP 5420 = GE C45AC/CTE - 2599
UP 7665 = GE C45AC/CTE - 2600	rusty box cars - 2601	graffiti all over - 2603
Railfanning at its best w/Melinda - 2604	no comment - 2605	no comment - 2606
no comment - 2607	no comment - 2608	no comment - 2609
no comment - 2610	no comment - 2611	no comment - 2612
no comment - 2613	no comment - 2614	no comment - 2615
DPU's, UP 5461 = C45AC/CTE - 2616	UP 8109 = EMD SD90/43MAC - 2617	End of train w/Railfan (Jeep driver) - 2618
Our 5th train of the day is our last one as we will soon go for lunch. To be honest, as a UP fan, I am happy to see another UP train, today. As usual, most cars are full of graffiti and I just have to take pictures. You never know if one or the other car will be used as an example for the model layout.
Train no. 5 is a UP EB on BNSF MT-2 - 4173	no comment - 4174	no comment - 4175
we have 4 locos up front and 1 DPU at the end 4176	glad to see a mixed freight - 4178	UP 7697 = GE C45AC/CTE, built 2007 - 4179
UP 5707 = GE C44AC/CTE, built 2001 - 4180	UP 3860 = EMD SD70M, built 2004 - 4181	UP 4335 = EMD SD70M, built 2001 - 4182
Gondola w/scrap metal load - 4183	the engines are just passing the Hill - 4184	and heading for Silverwood and Summit - 4185
nice to see a real clean engine - 4186	no matter what kind of car - 4187	the sprayers will take care of it - 4188
no comment - 4189	no comment - 4190	no comment - 4191
no comment - 4192	another railfan is coming on the Hill - 4193	nice mix of diff. cars - 4194
grain hoppers - 4195	no comment - 4196	no comment - 4197
no comment - 4198	no comment - 4199	no comment - 4200
no comment - 4201	no comment - 4202	no comment - 4203
no comment - 4204	no comment - 4205	heavy graffiti on this box car - 4206
no comment - 4207	the end of this train can be seen - 4208	no comment - 4209
special flat car - 4210	just one single DPU helper at the rear end - 4211	UP 6064 = GE C44AC/CTE, built 2003 - 4212
BNSF Track Inspection pick up truck - 4213	we do not know their mission - 4215	last photo of this location, Hill 582 - 4216
These are the last pictures of Hill 582 for Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Afterwards we went to Hesperia for lunch at Molly Brown's Restaurant (Da Dump) with Don and Gary. In the afternoon we went to other locations in Cajon Pass. In the meantime, most photos of the other locations are online.

Below are my photos of June 4, 2010 - last day on Hill 582 for this trip.

Friday, June 4, 2010 was our last day on Hill 582. We met our special friends Don Toles (Hilltender), Jerry Shinar (West Summit Island) and big surprise, (see photos 3520 and 3542) David Miller (BNSF Manager-Engineering) who was leading the 3rd Main Track Construction over Cajon Pass. He is currently taking care of the BNSF double track project in Abo Canyon, NM. It should be finished in middle of 2011. I met Mr. Miller 2 years ago during the 3MT construction and he told me, that many of the construction people enjoyed seeing their work on my 3MT Cajon website. BTW: If you look close to the official BNSF calendar, you may even see at least one photo taken by David Miller. So, in other words, he is also a railfan.
UP SB on UPT going down to Colton - 3426	how dirty these engines are - 3427	UP 5457 = GE C45AC/CTE, built 2005 - 3428
UP 5356 = GE C45AC/CTE, built 2005 - 3429	UP 5388 = GE C45AC/CTE, 4400 HP - 3430	UP SB mixed freight train - 3431
plenty cars with graffiti - 3432	no comment - 3433	no comment - 3434
lumber load - 3435	CB flat w/lumber load - 3436	no comment - 3437
no comment - 3438	no comment - 3439	no comment - 3440
no comment - 3441	no comment - 3442	no comment - 3443
no comment - 3444	no comment - 3445	Conrail auto rack - 3446
no comment - 3447	no comment - 3448	no comment - 3451
even the 2 DPU's are very dirty - 3449	BNSF WB Ethanol train coming on MT-2 - 3450	3 GE diesels are up front - 3452
BNSF 7250 = GE ES44DC, built 2009 - 3453	BNSF WB below and UP SB above - 3454	both trains will pass former tunnel area - 3455
the Ethanol train is always having a - 3456	protection car between locos and tank cars - 3457	endless string of ethanol tank cars - 3458
the engines are already at the curve - 3459	finally the rear end DPU's are here - 3463	BNSF 6600 = ES44AC4, A-1-A trucks - 3464
once again with a protection car - 3465	BNSF 7255 = GE ES44DC - 3467	end of train - 3468
UP WB on BNSF MT-2 - 3470	just 2 diesels are enough for this train - 3471	UP 4927 = EMD SD70M, built 2002 -  3472
UP 3897 = EMD SD70M, built 2003 - 3473	CSX new look paint scheme - 3474	the engines reached the curve - 3475
Pacer Stacktrain containers - 3476	it is a solid double stack train - 3477	and another view - 3478
without watering, nothing will grow on the Hill - 3479	I was trying diff. views with the trees - 3481	a lot of work - 3482
cleaning the ground is done today by MM - 3483	plants on the hill - 3484	end of WB DBS train - 3485
Melinda and Jerry - 3469	Don and Jerry - 3487	talking about the next project - 3486
BNSF WB on MT-3 - 3489	snaking down - 3490	"our" RR X-ing to reach Hill 582 - 3491
BNSF 7287 = GE ES44DC - 3492	combined DBS/TOFC - 3493	BNSF 4019 = GE C44-9W, built 2003 - 3494
MT-3 is having 3 % garde - 3495	from Double Stack Cars - 3496	to Trailer on Flat Cars - 3498
BNSF EB on MT-1 - 3501	going uphill - 3502	it is a solid TOFC train - 3503
BNSF 7560 = GE ES44DC -  3504	TOFC train - 3505	a BNSF WB is coming round the curve - 3506
so, MT-1 and MT-2 are both occupied - 3507	EB is desappearing and WB coming closer - 3508	6 GE diesel locos for empty well cars - 3509
DBS cars going down to Long Beach - 3510	even a well car got some graffiti - 3511	engines heading for Alray - 3512
UP NB on UPT coming thru cut - 3513	just 2 diesels up front and 1 DPU at the end - 3514	and we have a mixed freight - 3515
UP 7249 = GE AC44CW - 3516	UP 5948 = C44AC/CTE, built 2003 - 3517	what else? graffiti again - 3518
a string of grain hoppers - 3519	David Miller (BNSF) and Jerry Shinar (WSI) - 3520	no matter if rusty, graffiti will fit everywhere - 3521
some tank cars - 3522	rusty auto carriers - 3523	end of train w/one DPU - 3524
Why are some photos taken from the Hill sometimes against the light? The Hill is between BNSF Main 1/2 and Main 3. So, in the morning we have good light for MT-1 and MT-2 but for MT-3 we are actually on the wrong side. In addition, just before the Hill MT-3 makes a left turn (seen westbound). The result can be seen on these photos below. Usually, there is not enough time to run to the South end of the Hill, go down to MT-3 track level, cross the tracks and walk up. Nevertheless, for me it was an "important" TOFC train because there are several Werner Enterprises trailers. Want to see more? - click here
UP 5139 =  EMD SD70M, built 2004 - 3525	3rd unit = EMD SD70ACe - 3526	UP WB combined DBS/TOFC on MT-3 - 3527
Werner Enterprises Trailer - 3528	WM is happy and cannot stop taking photos - 3529	these trailers are on the 2nd part - 3530
This UP WB train is having an interesting mix of Double Stack Cars and Trailer Flat Cars. First part is DBS, second is TOFC, third is DBS, fourth is TOFC and last part is again DBS. Therefore, we can do the same on a model layout to reflect such a combination.
third part is again DBS - 3531	fourth part is TODC (Trailers on Flat Cars) - 3532	just after the conatiners are WE trailers - 3533
each WE trailer must be photographed - 3534	no comment - 3535	no comment - 3536
note diff kind of trailers - 3537	WE trailers just after DBS well cars - 3538	3 Werner Trailers in a row - 3539
UP EB on BNSF MT-1 - 3543	3 diesels are taking care of this train - 3544	a nice mixed freight makes the difference - 3545
UP 7124 = GE C44AC, built 1998 - 3546	UP 5781 = GE C44AC/CTE, built 2002 - 3547	UP 9675 = GE C44-9W, built 1993 - 3548
damaged grain hopper - 3549	unknown load on flat car - 3550	coil car w/UP herald - 3551
no comment - 3552	no comment - 3553	no comment - 3554
Hill 582 sign at left w/EB train - 3555	no comment - 3556	no comment - 3557
Melinda, bird feeder and EB train - 3558	no comment - 3559	as seen thru the trees of Hill 582 - 3560
no comment - 3561	no comment - 3562	not only for men, railfanning makes fun - 3564
EB train w/memorials in foreground - 3565	end of train heading for Summit - 3566	long time friends, Don Toles & Dave Miller - 3542
BNSF EB DBS/TOFC on MT-2 - 3567	as usual it is a comb. DBS(TOFC train - 3568	BNSF 7364 = GE ES44DC - 3569
BNSF 4180 = GE C44-9W, built 2002 - 3570	BNSF 7470 = GE ES44DC - 3571	BNSF 7179 = GE ES44DC - 3572
going uphill pass Hill 582 - 3573	no comment - 3574	20' cont. below and 53' cont. on top - 3575
Do we have a 2nd train coming on MT-1? - 3577	Well, no cars behind the UP locos - 3578	so, it is just a UP helper set also going uphill - 3579
With these photos our visit to Hill 582 is over. We had a fantastic time, lots of trains and met our friends. Thank you for your wonderful friendship and hospitality. Our visit was very enjoyable. Maybe we will be back in Summer of 2011?

Did you see Part 1 ?

	Cajon Pass Hill 582  Part 1 by Werner Meer May 29 - 30, 2010 Updated: 7/22/10
WM 5/29/10 UP EB coming round the curve - 2119	See all 204 photos - click here	WM 5/29/10 BNSF WB pass UP EB - 2131

Did you see Part 2 ?

	Cajon Pass Hill 582  Part 2 by Werner Meer June 1, 2010 Updated: 7/26/10
WM 6/01/10 BNSF EB w/9 locos - 3222	See all 239 photos - click here	WM 6/01/10 North side of Hill 582 - 3334

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