Cajon Pass in Southern California

Here you can find a lot of interesting information and photos about Cajon Pass.
The most important subject is the 3rd Main Track Project by BNSF.

Cajon Pass 3rd Main Track Construction by BNSF in 2007 and 2008

I am very pleased to show some exclusive photos by Don E. Toles and Gary G. Gray.
A big thank you to Don and Gary to share these excellent pictures.
Note: The copyright belongs to Don E. Toles (DET) and Gary G. Gray (GGG) with permission by Werner Meer.
Additional contributors with photos: Marc Fournier (MF), Robin Scanes (RS), Keith Schreiber (KS), Paul Westover (PW).
Thank you for sharing your photos with us. We are glad to have you guys on board on our site.
Do not use any photos without written permission.

BNSF was building a 3rd Main Track thru Cajon Pass. It was built along the # 1 (north) track (2,2 % grade). The only 2 tunnels in Cajon have been daylighted. This one of a time project was completed on November 07, 2008.

We are having a total of 9 pages for the 3MT Project - just click on the link in every column.

New addition: 3/07/10: Cajon Pass Photo Collection 2010 (see below)
New addition: 1/22/10: Werner Enterprises Trucks & Trailers (see below)
New addition: 3/05/10: Cajon Pass Photo Collection in the 1970's (see below)
New addition: 2/23/10: Cajon Pass Photo Collection 2005 by W. Meer (see below)
New addition: 2/26/10: Cajon Pass Photo Collection 2003 by W. Meer (see below)
New addition: 3/05/10: Cajon pass Aerial Photos by Dave Crammer (see below)

For bigger size pictures please click on the 3 or 4 digit numbers below each photo!

	3rd Main Track Project by BNSF Page 1/9 Photos 001 - 099 Period: 6/22/07 - 9/17/07
8/24/07 Summit Curve - 061	See all photos of page 1 - click here	9/12/07 T-1 EP w/BNSF WB train - 097
	3rd Main Track Project by BNSF Page 2/9 Photos 100 - 201 Period: 9/08/07 - 10/25/07
10/19/07 Summit Curve w/new track - 166	See all photos of page 2 - click here	10/25/0'7 T-2 EP w/BNSF EB train - 197
	3rd Main Track Project by BNSF Page 3/9 Photos 202 - 300 Period: 10/19/07 - 12/14/07
10/26/07 Placing of bridge element - 216	See all photos of page 3 - click here	12/05/07 T-2 EP w/BNSF WB train - 289
	3rd Main Track Project by BNSF Page 4/9 Photos 301 - 399 Period: 12/03/07 - 2/06/08
1/18/08 New bridge at MP 64.1X - 346	See all photos of page 4 - click here	2/01/08 T-1 EP w/new shoo-fly - 392
	3rd Main Track Project by BNSF Page 5/9 Photos 400 - 504 Period: 2/06/08 - 3/28/08
3/20/08 T-1 EP w/UP EB around shoo-fly - 470	See all photos of page 5 - click here	3/26/08 T-1 WP demolition - 494
	3rd Main Track Project by BNSF Page 6/9 Photos 505 - 597 Period: 3/25/08 - 4/25/08
4/04/08 T-2 EP w/BNSF EB along tunnel 2 - 524	See all photos of page 6 - click here	4/16/08 T-1 EP demolition - 569
	3rd Main Track Project by BNSF Page 7/9 Photos 598 - 699 Period: 5/02/08 - 6/24/08
5/02/08 Remainings of former Tunnel 1 - 598	See all photos of page 7 - click here	6/18/08 Sullivan's Curve w/TLM - 687
	3rd Main Track Project by BNSF Page 8/9 Photos 700 - 800 Period: 6/30/08 - 9/15/08
7/06/08 New track under HWY 138 - 719	See all photos of page 8 - click here	7/09/08 TLM at work - 753-2
	3rd Main Track Project by BNSF Page 9/9 Photos 801 - 896 Period: 9/15/08 - 12/24/08
9/26/08 Between MP 63.4 and 64.3 - 811	See all photos of page 9 - click here	11/05/08 Removal of shoo-fly - 848
	The History of Hill 582 Page 1/1 Written by Don E. Toles Updated: 12/01/09
5/14/08 Don Toles w/Hill 582 memorials - 623	See this page with all photos - click here	7/07/08 Hill 582 as seen from the East side - 19
	Cajon Pass Tunnels Page 1/1 See the difference between 2005 and 2008 as the famous Tunnels 1 and 2 are gone forever. Photos by Don E. Toles, Gary G. Gray and Marc Fournier
11/01/05 T-1 EP before - 648	See all 10 photos - click here	5/24/08 Former T-1 EP after - 649
	Cajon Pass Photo Collection of 1970's Page 1/1 Photos by John Wiesmann taken before the big mergers Updated: 3/05/10
1978 UP DDA40X 6906 WB - J001	See the first 90 photos - click here	1978 SF WB with F45's solid blue on ST - J012
	Cajon Pass Photo Collection  October 2003 Page 1/1 Photos by Werner Meer Updated: 2/26/10
10/2003 UP EB at Swarthout Road. X-ing - 30112	See all 177 photos - click here	10/2003 BNSF Meet at Summit Cut - 30222
	Cajon Pass Photo Collection  October 2005 Page 1/1 Photos by Werner Meer taken before the 3MT project Updated: 2/23/10
10/17/05 Mormon Rocks w/double stack - 51513	See all 271 photos - click here	10/18/05 UP SD70ACe at Blue Cut - 51903
	Cajon Pass Photo Collection 2005 - 2006 Page 1/5 Photos by Don E. Toles and Gary G. Gray taken before the 3MT project
2/17/06 AOE Amtrak WB MP 37 - 6-003	See page 1 with 90 photos - click here	6/08/06 UP SB Hill 582 w/cactus flower - 6-027
	Cajon Pass Photo Collection 2007 Page 2/5 Photos by Don E. Toles and Gary G. Gray taken before and during the 3MT project
5/07/07 BNSF 4091 WB at West Blue Cut - 7-011	See page 2 with 105 photos - click here	8/22/07 BNSF WB Ethanol, Hill 582 above cars 7-013
	Cajon Pass Aerial Photos 2007/2008 by Dave Crammer taken before and during the 3MT project Updated: 3/05/10
Cajon Station, I-15 w/Cleghorn exit DC-12	See all 37 photos - click here	Sullivan's Curve, Hwy 138, Mprmon Rocks DC-16
	Cajon Pass Photo Collection 2008 Page 3/5 Photos by Don E. Toles, Gary G. Gray and Marc Fournier taken during and after the 3MT project Updated: 12/31/08
6/10/08 3 trains from above below summit 8-108	See page 3 with 149 photos - click here	10/28/08 UP 4141, 1996, 1998 EB Colton Yard 8-116
Soledad Canyon - (29 photos) Mojave - (41 photos) Tehachapi - (159 photos) Barstow - (100 photos) San Bernardino/Colton - (148 photos) NMRA Layout Tours - (150 photos) NMRA Convention - (161 photos) Cars - West Coast Customs - (38 photos) Cars - Pomona Swap Meet - (75 photos) Cars - Cadillac & others - (30 photos)	Southern California Photos July 2008 by Werner Meer taken between 07/03/08 and 07/20/08 Updated: 1/12/09	Cajon Pass July 5 - (279 photos) Cajon Pass July 6 - (279 photos) Cajon Pass July 7 - (132 photos) Cajon Pass July 8 - (103 photos) Cajon Pass July 9 - (134 photos) Cajon Pass July 10 - (363 photos) Cajon Pass July 11 - (160 photos) Cemex Victorville - (79 photos) Pomona RR Museum - (29 photos) Alameda UP Yard - (29 photos)
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	Werner Enterprises Trucking Company WE Trailers ar often seen on Flat Cars (TOFC) running over Cajon Pass. In addition, there are some photos of WE Trucks on the road. by Werner Meer most were taken in 10/05 and 7/08 Updated: 1/22/10
WM 7/05/08 Cajon at Silverwood - 010	See all 53 photos - click here	WM 10/05 Barstow Truck Stop - 032
	Cajon Pass Photo Collection 2009 Page 4/5 Photos by Don E. Toles, Gary G. Gray and Marc Fournier (Guest: Bruce H. Jones) taken after the 3MT project Updated: 1/16/10
1/12/09 BNSF EB JAC-BAR at Hill 582 - 9001	See all 348 photos - click here	1/12/09 BNSF WB empty dbl stack (Hill 582) - 9003
	Cajon Pass Photo Collection 2010 Page 5/5 Photos by Don E. Toles, Gary G. Gray and Marc Fournier Updated: 3/07/10
DET 1/05/10 BNSF 7247 EB new MP 58 - 001	See the first 25 photos - click here	GGG 1/15/10 UP 7111 EB (Hill 582) - 002

Please take a look at my own Photo Gallery incl. Tehachapi, Dagget, Barstow and more - click here

For those who are interested in big construction projects, we are having a link for the construction of the longest railway tunnel in the world. It is currently under construction thru the Alps in Switzerland with a length of 57 km (actually two single track tunnels). It will open in 2017.
Take a look here (English site):  http://www.alptransit.ch/en/?no_cache=1 

Below are different links related to Cajon Pass

California Historic Route 66 Association: http://www.route66ca.org/index.html 

Simple Maps about Cajon Pass: click here

Railfan Map of Cajon Pass by Joe Perry:  http://www.chasingsteel.com/storage/RailfanMapofCajon%20Pass.pdf 

Map of Cajon Area (Inland Empire): http://www.visitcalifornia.de/media/pages/getting_around/maps/INLAND-EMPIRE.pdf 

Cajon Pass Map by Wikimapia (easy to enlarge every location):  http://wikimapia.org/#lat=34.3223857&lon=-117.4707127&z=14&l=0&m=s&v=9 

The Road Wanderer Route 66 Coastal Gateway:  http://www.theroadwanderer.net/RT66cajon.htm 

North American Rails by Randy Murphy (photos about Cajon):  http://northamericanrails.com/home 

Here are photos of the 2 tunnels before construction started: http://album.smartfoto.ch/users/trainmaster/cajonpasstunnels/

Excellent Aerial photos of Cajon before construction started by Dave Crammer: http://www.cajonpass.net/dca/index.html 
Dave Crammer published a 20 page report "Air Cajon" (Cajon Pass from the Air) in TRP (The Railroad Press) Magazine Issue # 71 (Oct/Nov/Dec, 2006).

More Aerial photos incl. 3MT (taken in 2008) by Dave Crammer: http://www.cajonpass.net/highabove.html 

Here is a very detailed report (390 pages) about the 3rd Main Track Construction with maps (PDF): http://www.cajonpass.net/FEIS-EIR-MAR07.pdf 

A visit to Hill 582:  http://www.f150online.com/forums/off-roading/380303-hill-582-cajon-pass-southern-california.html 

Sam Pottinger's Steel Rails West with several photos of Cajon:  http://www.trainweb.com/samssrw/ 

Photos about Cajon and Tehachapi Pass from 1981 to present: http://www.pbase.com/huskerherb/southern_california_railroading&page=1 

Great photos and information on Cajon Pass Rails by Steve Caine, Pasadena: http://www.cajonpassrails.com/ 

Lots of photos about Cajon Pass by Santiago Homsi jr, http://www.cajonpass.net 

Southern California Rail Fan by Dave Toussaint: http://www.SoCalRailFan.com
New Cajon Pass Book by Dave Toussaint:  http://www.socalrailfan.com/book.html

In Memory of Chard L. Walker (1922 - 2007) - click here

updated: March 7, 2010

(over all copyright by Werner Meer, Switzerland)