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updated: February 26, 2010

Cajon Pass Photo Collection
October 2003
by Werner Meer, Switzerland

Note: The copyright belongs to this photographer. Do not use any photos without written permission.

Photos are sorted by location and date (not by number or railroad):
These locations are shown (from East to West): Summit, Silverwood, Alray/Tunnel Area, Davis Ranch Road, Mormon Rocks/Stein's Hill/Pine Lodge/HWY 138, Sullivan's Curve, Cajon Station/Junction, Graffiti Bridge, Swarthout Canyon Road Crossing, Blue Cut, Lower Canyon, San Bernardino.

Abbreviations found on this page: EB = East Bound, NB = North Bound, SB = South Bound, WB = West Bound, EP = East Portal, WP = West Portal (of Tunnels), NT = North Track (2,2%), ST = South Track (3%), MP = Mile Post, DPU = Distributed Power Unit (Helpers), SWC = Swarthout Canyon Road Crossing.

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San Bernardino - Metrolink Station
10/2003 Metrolink train coming from LA - 3W813 Cab car in low sunlight - 3W814 BNSF EB heading for Cajon Pass - 3W815
Metrolink 874 F59PHI (built 1995) - 3W816 Metrolink 856 F59PH (built 1992) - 3W817 San Bernardino Depot at the back - 3W818
Lower Canyon - below Blue Cut
10/2003 First photo of the day - 30102 BNSF WB below Blue Cut - 30103 BNSF EB same location - 30104
Swarthout Canyon Road Crossing MP 64.6
Schneider Trailers on Flat Cars - 30105 BNSF EB at Swarthout Canyon Road X-ing - 31113 BNSF EB 4th unit is a Warbonnet - 30106
BNSF C44-9W nos. 4650 + 4684 - 30107 BNSF EB going round the curve - 31115 BNSF WB coming round the curve of SWC - 30108
BNSF 4836 = C44-9W (built 8/98) - 30109 Same BNSF WB train at SWC - 30110 WB double stack train at SWC curve - 30111
BNSF WB double stack train at SWC - 31117 Our Minivan made it easy to go everywhere - 31118 UP EB at SWC X-ing - 30112
UP 4006 = SD70M, 5070 = SD70M flared - 30113 Third unit was a GE loco - 31121 EB double stack cars at SWC - 30114
First Werner Trailer on this train - 30115 Three more Werner Trailers - 30116 SF 913 = C40-8W, BNSF 737 = C44-9W - 30117
Same BNSF WB at SWC - 30118 Our McDonald's at I-15/Hwy 138 exit - 31134 makes railfaning very convenient - 31135
Cajon Station / Junction MP 62.8
BNSF WB at Cajon Station - 30119 BNSF WB on Graffiti Bridge MP 63.4 - 30120 Same BNSF WB train - 30121
BNSF EB w/4 Warbonnets - 30122 BNSF EB on NT at Cajon Station - 30123 Old Route 66 serves as our railfan spot - 30124
Going uphill toward Sullivan's Curve - 30125 Still the same BNSF EB train - 30126 First section is already at Sullivan's Curve - 30127
2 DPU's are helping uphill - 30128 End of train w/helpers on bridge - 30129 UP SB on ST and I-15 WB above - 31122
UP SB entering Cajon Station on ST - 30130 UP SB w/CSX loco in the middle - 31123 UP SB toward San Bernardino and Colton - 30131
Leading UP loco is a ex. SP C44-9 - 30132 BNSF WB 1049 = C44-9W at Cajon Station - 30133 BNSF EB on NT at Silverwood - 30134
Summit - easy to reach via Hwy 138 w/overlook and space for parking (see photo 31207)
BNSF WB ar Summit cut - 30135 Same WB train passing Summit - 30136 BNSF EB entering Summit - 30137
UP WB mixed on ST - 30201 UP 4311 = SD70M - 30202 In the distance is a UP EB at Silverwood - 30203
UP WB is leaving Summit Curve on ST - 30204 Same train w/diff. cars - 30205 UP EB entering Summit Curve - 30206
The cars in the distance are at Silverwood - 30207 4 x UP SD70M's are pulling this train - 30208 The engines are passing Summit - 30209
UP WB train is just above UP EB cars - 30210 UP EB double stack pass Summit - 30211 Next train is BNSF EB on NT - 30212
C44-9W, GP60M, GP60, C44-9W - 30213 BNSF EB entering Summit - 30214 Heavy used J.B. Hunt Container - 30215
BNSF WB on ST passing EB train - 30216 SF 644 = C44-9W - 30217 2 BNSF trains are busy at Summit Curve - 30218
UP SB on UP track (Colton Cutoff) - 30219 Next BNSF EB rounding Summit Curve - 30220 And a BNSF WB leaving Summit - 30221
Both trains are meeting each other in cut - 30222 WB is combined dbl stack/TOFC train - 30223 EB is mixed freight incl. coil cars - 30224
Both trains are still in Summit cut - 30225 Still the same two trains - 30227 BNSF WB TOFC and some Railfans - 30228
WB train meets another EB train - 30229 BNSF EB is getting closer - 30230 EB is entering Summit - 30231
Double stack uphill and TOFC downhill - 30232 Next is a UP EB train - 30233 All GE power - 30234
Need some wheels for your model layout? - 30235 Lumber on Center Beam Flat Car - 30236 Can you see the railfan WM above the van? - 31203
Long BNSF EB train entering Summit Curve - 30333 BNSF EB TOFC w(GE power on NT - 30334 UP WB leaving Summit - 30335
UP WB mixed freight going downhill - 31202 UP WB mixed freight going downhill - 30336 Last photo of this UP train - 30337
UP EB coming round Summit Curve - 30402 Leading unit is a SD70M standard - 30403 4th unit is a SD70M w/flared radiators - 30404
The locos are on top of Summit - 30405 Double Stack leaning in Summit Curve - 31207 UP EB double stack - last photo - 30406
Sullivan's Curve - impressive Rock formations - BNSF North Track (2,2%) and UP Colton-Palmdale Cutoff Track w/siding are in front of the Rocks
Sullivan's Curve seen from the East side - 31126 BNSF NT at left & UP Cutoff w/siding above - 30307 Both tracks are turning to the left - 30309
BNSF EB snaking around Sullivan's - 31124 Same train w/I-15 and Hwy 138 exit - 31125 Melinda at left and me were really there - 31128
UP SB on UP Cutoff coming downhill - 30310 and entering the famous curve - 30311 and rolling in front of the rocks - 31129
and continue rolling in front of the rocks - 30312 In the middle is a BNSF EB train coming - 30313 Here is the BNSF EB coming uphill - 31131
BNSF EB and UP SB still rolling - 30314 End of UP SB train above - 31132 BNSF EB will soon reach Hwy 138 - 30315
Mormon Rocks - Stein's Hill - Highway 138 - Pine Lodge
UP SB on UP Cutoff coming downhill - 30302 between the Mormon Rocks - 30303 Below the tank car is the same train - 30304
Same UP SB train crossing Hwy 138 - 30305 UP EB on BNSF track pass Hwy 138 - 30316 First engines are rolling over Cajon Creek - 30317
and passing in front of the Mormon Rocks - 30318 and heading for Davis Ranch Road - 30319 Same train with better view of the Rocks - 30320
More cars are coming - 30321 Still the same double stack train - 30322 End of train - 30323
Graffiti on a Railbox car - 3W807 BNSF grain car "happy ops"? - 3W809 And another example "teri crow"? - 3W810
UP SB on BNSF South track - 30324 UP train will sson go under Hwy 138 - 30325 BNSF EB in front of Mormon Rocks - 30326
There are also 2 NS locos in this consist - 30327 UP EB w/worn SD60 # 2168 - 30328 Even worse UP Auto rack - 30329
Articulated Auto rack - 30330 World record graffiti Auto rack - 30331 Beautiful Mormon Rocks - 30332
Cajon Pass' famed "Mormon Rocks" are a series of cemented sandstone beds much more resistant to erosion than the surrounding gravel and silt sands, giving them a pockmarked appearance. Officially called the Rock Candy Mountains, the strange rock formations are one of the youngest and most active geological regions in North America. Formed by the overlapping of the Baja Plate and the North American Plate, the Mormon Rocks (so nicknamed because this was the preferred route of Amasa Lymand and Charles Rich, who led a band of Mormon settlers from Salt Lake City across the Mojave Desert in 1851) are a visible indicator of the San Andreas Fault (where the two aforementioned tectonic plates collide). Written by Craig Walker, Nov 13, 2010
UP track w/Mormon Rocks from the back - 30424 Mormon Rocks along Hwy 138 - 30426 UP EB on BNSF NT w/coal cars - 30423
UP SB crossing Cajon Creek bridge - 30427 UP 5066 = SD70M & 9499 = C41-8 - 30428 Bare table (empty double stack) - 30429
Helicopter helping for fire fighting - 30401 Cajon Pass fire from a distance - 30413 Fire is in Lone Pine Canyon area - 30425
Alray (East of I-15) and Tunnels 1 and 2 (Tunnels do not exist anymore because of 3rd Main Track)
BNSF EB on NT at Alray - 30407 BNSF EB train heading for Tunnel 2 WP - 30408 Tunnel 2 WP is just at the right corner - 30409
The rules for using the forest service roads - 30410 UP EB on UP Cutoff line - 30411 There is plenty space to park the car - 30412
UP EB freight is going uphill - 30414 Same UP train over US forest service road - 30415 BNSF EB on NT coming from I-15 underpass - 30416
BNSF EB with fire clouds in the background - 30417 BNSF EB rolling over US forest service road - 30418 After a left curve it will reach Tunnel 2 WP - 30419
More double stack cars coming - 30420 End of train at Alray - 30421 UP EB entering Tunnel 1 WP - 30430
UP EB Auto racks out of Tunnel 2 EP - 30431 Left is Tunnel 2 EP and right UP Cutoff - 30432 BNSF EB leavin Tunnel 2 EP - 30433
BNSF EB uphill from Tunnel 2 for Tunnel 1 - 30434 BNSF double stack emerging Tunnel 2 - 30435 Same train w/Tunnel 2 EP - 30436
End of train and we can see thru Tunnel 2 - 30501 BNSF EB and close up of Tunnel 2 EP - 30502 The engines will enter Tunnel 1 WP - 30503
After our Tunnel visit, we went back to Alray as our Van was parked below the UP bridge. More trains showed up and we took some more photos.
BNSF EB on NT w/I-15 and UP underpass - 30504 Because of low sun, the locos are in shadow 30505 A UP EB train is coming round the curve - 30507
UP EB - double stack cars fit under I-15 - 30508 Werner Truck is climbing I-15 over UP track - 30509 UP SB rolling over UP bridge - 30510
The engines will soon go under I-15 - 30511 Lumber cars on UP bridge (our Van below) - 30512 Gondola w/graffiti of SB train - 30513
This Golden West car has also griffiti - 30514 BNSF EB w/I-15 just above - 30515 EB double stack heading for Tunnel 2 - 30516
BNSF bridge in front and UP at the back - 30517 Last photo of double stack train - 30518 Last BNSF before we left - 30519
Once again, our Cajon Journey is over. Afterwards, we went to Mojave and Tehachapi.

 Did you see my 2005 Cajon Pass Photos?  -  click here

8 different and detailed Maps of Cajon Pass with captions (Mile Posts and Location) by Gary G. Gray - click here
New 8/11: Maps "How to find" Hill 582, Sullivan's Curve, Noisy Point by Gary G. Gray - click here
Accurate Map (2010) of Cajon Pass with 3rd Main Track by Michael Amrine - click here

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