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Cajon Pass Photo Collection
October 10-21, 2012
by Michael Frei, Switzerland

I am very pleased to show some exclusive photos of Michael Frei (MIF).

A big thank you for sharing these excellent pictures with us.
Note: The copyright belongs to this gentleman. Do not use any photos without written permission.

Photos are sorted by location from West to East (not by date, number or railroad):
Sullivans Curve, Hill 582 Area, Silverwood, Summit, Lugo, Hesperia, Frost/Flyover, Lenwood

Abbreviations found on this page: EB = East Bound, NB = North Bound, SB = South Bound, WB = West Bound, MP = Mile Post,
MT-1 = BNSF Main Track 1, MT-2 = BNSF Main Track 2, MT-3 = BNSF Main Track 3, UPT = UP Track (Colton-Palmdale Cutoff),
DPU = Distributed Power Unit (Helpers), EOT = End of Train, DBS = Double Stack Train, TOFC = Trailer on Flat Car (Piggy Back),

For bigger size photos - please click on the 3-digit number below each photo.

10/10/2012 - Sullivans Curve
10/10/12 BNSF WB on MT-2 - 300 BNSF WB intermodal train - 301 UP SB on UP track - 302
10/10/12 UP EB on BNSF MT-1 - 303 BNSF WB on MT-2 - 304 BNSF WB (same train) - 305
10/10/12 Plus another BNSF WB on MT-1 - 306 Both BNSF WB's are parallel going downhill - 307 UP SB intermodal on UP track - 308
10/10/12 BNSF EB manifest on MT-1 - 309 Same BNSF EB getting closer - 310

 

10/10/2012 - Hill 582 - the Railfan's Paradise between BNSF MT-1/-2 and MT-3 (above UPT) - more infos - click here
10/10/12 UP WB all auto rack on BNSF MT-2 - 311 UP SB manifest on UPT at the same time - 312
10/10/12 BNSF EB DBS on MT-1 - 313 BNSF EB coming from the former tunnel area - 314 BNSF EB just passing the signal bridge - 315
10/10/12 BNSF WB DBS on MT-2 - 316 The perfect meet of EB and WB trains - 317 Getting closer as seen from Hill 582 - 318
10/10/12 Intermodal trains are the main traffic over Cajon Pass - 319 A last picture of these 2 BNSF trains from Hill 582 - 320

 

10/10/2012 - Silverwood as seen from WSI (West Summit Island)
10/10/12 UP EB on UPT - 321 UP using Silverwood connenctor to go . . . - 322 . . . on BNSF heading for Barstow and Yermo - 323
10/10/12 UP DPU on BNSF MT-1 - 324 BNSF WB on MT-2 coming from Summit - 325 Same BNSF WB intermodal - 326
BNSF EB on MT-3 (3 % grade) - 327 Orange containers are Schneider - 328 White containers are JB Hunt - 329
Bushes on WSI in the foreground - 330 UP NB on Palmdale cutoff - 331 UP NB on UPT (BNSF MT-1/-2 in front) - 332
BNSF EB coming uphill - 333 BNSH EB on MT-2 and UP train on UPT - 334 Once again it is a BNSF intermodal train - 335
UP DPU's on UP NB and TOFC on BNSF - 336 BNSF WB DBS on MT-3 - 337 GE locos are dominating BNSF power - 338

 

10/10/2012 - Summit  MP 56.7 - Part 1
10/10/12 BNSF WB DPU's on MT-2  - 339 BNSF WB all auto racks - 340 Front end of the same train in the distance - 341
10/10/12 UP NB on UPT (Palmdale cutoff) - 342 UP NB with wind mill parts heading for Tehachapi - 343
UP WB moving from MT-3 to MT-2 - 344 UP WB intermodal - 345 Loco no. 3 = ex. SP Dash-9 - 346
UP WB - Still the same train - 347 BNSF (train 1) EB in the distance - 348 BNSF EB coming round Summit curve - 349

BNSF EB DBS on MT-1 - 350

Same train passing Summit - 351 BNSF EB DBS DPU's - 352 Last photo fo this BNSF (train 1) EB - 353
Next BNSF (train 2) EB DBS on MT-2 - 354 Coming around Summit curve - 355 Last photo of BNSF (train 2) EB - 356
Next BNSF (train 3) EB DBS on MT-1 - 357 There are lots of intermodal trains - 358 Last photo of BNSF (train 3) EB - 359
UP EB DBS on MT-1 - 360 Just 2 locos are in front - 361 Summit is easy to reach via Hwy 138 - 362
Just 1 loco (DPU) is at the rear end - 363 Last photo of this UP EB - 364 BNSF WB on MT-3 - 365
BNSF WB is changing to MT-2 - 366 BNSF WB DPU's on this manifest - 367 Last photo of this BNSF WB - 368
Here comes another BNSF EB DBS - 369 The locos just passed Silverwood - 370 Last photo of the day - entering Summit - 371

 

10/20/2012 - Summit  MP 56.7 - Part 2
10/20/12 BNSF WB DBS at Martinez on MT-2 - 372 Martinez is just East of Summit  - 373 BNSF WB entering Summit in a minute - 374
10/20/12 BNSF WB from MT-3 to MT-2 - 375 BNSF WB TOFC - 376 BNSF EB on MT-3 on Summit Curve - 377
BNSF EB with lots of cars in the distance - 378 WB is on hold - EB will pass first - 379 BNSF EB intermodal from MT-3 to MT-2 - 380
Now, BNSF WB auto rack is coming . . . - 381 . . . and moving from MT-3 to MT-2 - 382 Next train is BNSF WB on MT-3 - 383

Next is BNSF EB intermodal - 385

BNSF WB leaving Summit - 384 Same BNSF EB on MT-1 - 386 Same BNSF EB DBS - 387
BNSF EB entering Summit - 388 Here comes another BNSF EB DBS - 389 This BNSF EB is on MT-2 - 390
BNSF WB manifest on MT-2 - 391 Same train entering Summit curve - 392 UP WB DBS on MT-1 - 393
Heading for Silverwood - 394 BNSF WB manifest going from . . . - 395 . . . MT-3 to MT-2 - 396
UP WB onMT-1 and BNSF WB on MT-2 - 397 And another BNSF WB on MT-3 - 398 Last photo of this location - 399

 

10/20 and 10/21/2012 - Lugo (between Summit and Hesperia)
10/20/12 BNSF EB (train 1) - 400 BNSF EB w/5 diesels up front - 401 BNSF EB DPU's - 402
Train 1 on the move - 403 Last photo of train 1 - 404 BNSF WB (train 2) - 405
GE power on BNSF WB (train 2) - 406 BNSF WB (train 3) - 407 BNSF WB DBS - 408
Last photo of train 3 - 409 BNSF WB intermodal (train 4) - 410 Same train getting closer - 411
BNSF WB (train 4) - 412 BNSF WB DBS (train 5) - 413 BNSF WB JB Hunt (train 5) - 414
UP WB (train 6) - 415 UP WB manifest - 416 Same train 6 - 417
UP WB DPU's (train 6) - 418 BNSF WB manifest (train 7) - 419 BNSF WB same train - 420
BNSF (train 7) will pass before UP DPU's - 421 Now, UP DPU's are reday to go - 422 Last photo of the day - 423
10/21/2012: Before going home to Switzerland, I quickly stopped at Lugo for some more trains
10/21/12 BNSF EB (train 1) - 424 BNSF EB DBS train 1 - 425 BNSF EB DBS (train 2) - 426
BNSF EB - 427 BNSF EB - 428 BNSF EB DPU's (train 2) - 429
BNSF WB DBS (train 3) - 430 BNSF WB DPU's - 431 Pushing toward Summit - 432
End of train 3 (WB) - 433 UP EB manifest (train 4) - 434 UP EB - 435
UP EB (train 4) - 436 UP WB DBS (train 5) - 437 Last photo of this location (train 5) - 438

 

10/20/2012 - Hesperia
10/20/12 BNSF DPU's are parked at Hesperia - 439 UP WB manifest is passing the DPU's - 440 UP WB heading for Summit - 441

 

10/20/2012 - Frost / Flyover MP 39.1 (early morning)
10/20/12 BNSF WB DBS - 442 BNSF WB unusual w/4 DPU's - 443 BNSF WB DPU's (train 1) - 444
UP EB (train 2) with almost brand new GE ES44AC (C45ACCTE) leading an all auto carrier train toward Victorville - Barstow - Yermo - 448
BNSF WB coming from Victorville Narrows - 445 Climbing up to the Flyover (train 3) - 446 BNSF WB bare table - 447
BNSF WB on Flyover (train 3) - 449 UP WB DBS (train 4) - 450 UP WB with long shadow - 451
UP WB getting closer - 452 UP WB DPU EMDSD70ACe (train 4) - 453 BNSF EB going under the flyover (train 5) - 454
BNSF WB bare table (train 6) - 455 BNSF WB rolling over the Flyover - 456 Heading for Summit (train 6) - 457
BNSF EB (train 7) is passing train 6 - 458 On top is train 6 and below train 7 - 459 BNSF EB DBS (train 8) - 460
BNSF WB DBS (train 9) - 461 BNSF WB w/JB Hunt containers - 462 Last photo of this location w/train 9 - 463

 

10/19/2012 - Lenwood (near West Barstow)
10/19/12 BNSF WB manifest (train 1) - 464 BNSF WB bare table (train 2) - 465 BNSF WB DBS (train 3) - 466
BNSF # 7890 GE ES44AC (train 4) - 467 BNSF WB DBS (train 4) - 468 UP WB grain (train 5) - 469
UP WB (train 5) - 470 BNSF WB DBS (train 6) - 471 BNSF WB bare table (train 7) - 472
UP DPU's EMD SD60M light - 473 UP WB Coal (train 8) - 474

 

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 of Cajon Pass with 3rd Main Track by Michael Amrine - click here

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Bonus Photos - non Cajon Pass
October 8-19, 2012
by Michael Frei, Switzerland

L.A. Area - Fullerton - Yorba Linda - Beaumont Hill - Escondido - SFO Area - Bay Area - Franklin Canyon - Stockton
Central Valley - Tehachapi

10/08/2012 - Los Angeles Area - Fullerton

10/08/12 Union Pacific Herald on the depot - 475

10/08/12 Metrolink - 476 Metrolink Lady in action - 477 Metrolink - 478
BNSF WB DBS - 479 Santa Fe Logo on the depot - 480 Another BNSF WB freight train - 481
Amtrak - 482 Amtrak - 483 Amtrak - 484

AT&SF EMD GP60M warbonnet - 485


Metrolink - 487

Metrolink - 486 New Metrolink paint scheme - 488 Amtrak - 489

 

10/09/2012 - Los Angeles Area - Yorba Linda
10/09/12 BNSF DBS (train 1) - 490 Freight and Passenger trains are using the same tracks - 491
Metrolink - 492 Metrolink new cab car - 493 Another BNSF DBS (train 2) - 494
Metrolink - 495 Metrolink - 496 One more BNSF DBS (train 3) - 497
Next BNSF DBS (train 4) - 498 And another BNSF DBS (train 5) - 499 Metrolink - 500
Metrolink F59PHI with new paint scheme - 501 Metrolink new cab car - 502 Last BNSF DBS (train 6) of this location - 503

 

10/11/2012 - Beaumont Hill - Redlands
10/11/12 UP manifest (train 1) - 504 Same UP train - 505 UP w/CSX leading loco (train 2) - 506
UP train 3 - 507 UP train 4 - 508 UP train 5 (2nd unit NS) - 509
UP DPU's of train 5 - 510 UP train 6 - 511 UP train 7 - 512
The final frame - Railroad Crossing in the early morning just before the first train was coming! - 513

 

10/11/2012 - Escondido
10/11/12 North County Transit District Sprinter - 514 NCTD Sprinter runs between Oceanside and Escondido - 515
The Sprinter line is 22 mls long and serves 15 stations - 516 These Desiro NCTD Sprinter were built by Siemens, Germany - 517

 

10/14/2012 - San Francisco
10/14/12 Old Street Cars from different places, . . . - 518 . . . even different countries, are a great attraction in SFO - 519

Old European style street car - 520

Here comes another street car - 521 The world famous Cable Cars of SFO - 522

 

10/16/2012 - Bay Area - Pinole
10/16/12 Amtrak in the distance (train 1) - 523 Amtrak California (train 2) - 524
10/11/12 Amtrak California (train 3) - 525 Amtrak California (train 4) - 526 Amtrak California (train 5) - 527
Amtrak California (train 5) - 528 Amtrak California (train 6) - 529 Amtrak California (train 7) - 530
Amtrak California Zephyr - 531 Amtrak California (train 6) - 532 Amtrak California (train 7) - 533

 

10/16/2012 - Franklin Canyon - Christie
10/16/12 BNSF auto rack (train 1) - 534 BNSF auto rack (train 2) - 535 BNSF (train 3) - 536
BNSF - second unit is an ex. SF Warbonnet (train 1) - 537 BNSF DBS (train 3) - 538

 

10/17/2012 - Stockton
10/17/12 Amtrak (train 1) early morning - 539 Same Amtrak train 1 - 540 AMD-103 is pushing (train 1) - 541
Last photo of train 1 - 542 UP EMDSD70ACe - 543 BNSF bare table - 544
Amtrak - 545 UP manifest - 546 BNSF DBS - 547
ex. Santa Fe Warbonnet as DPU - 548 UP crossing BNSF tracks - 549 BNSF w/SF Warbonnet on the lead - 550
AT California - 551 AT w/AMD-103 - 552 BNSF ES44AC - 553
AT California at Stockton depot - 554 EMD F59PHI in push mode - 555 Inspection vehicle on the rails - 556
Another Warbonnet on the lead - 557 UP at Stockton X-ing - 558 UP EMD SD70M - 559
UP GE C45ACCTE - 560 Santa Fe Blue Bonnet and War Bonnet - 561 AT California - 562
BNAF manifest - 563 Same train - 564 BNSF DPU's of same train - 565
BNSF intermodal - 566 AT California - 567 BNSF manifest - 568
UP manifest - 569 UP EMD GP40-2 - 570 Altamont Commuter Cab Car - 571
Loco is in push mode - 572 Waiting at the depot - 573 Final shot at Stockton - 574

 

10/18/2012 - Central Valley (Corcoran - Planada - Shafter - Sharon - Una - Wasco)
10/18/12 Corcoran - train 1 - 575 Corcoran - BNSF train 1 - 576 Corcoran - BNSF train 2 - 577
Corcoran - 578 Corcoran - BNSF train 3 - 579 Planada - 580
  Planada - Amtrak California - 581  
Planada - same Amtrak train - 582 Planada - Caboose - 583 Planada - 584
Planada - BNSF train 4 - 585 Shafter - AT CA is pushed - 586 Shafter - same AT in push mode - 587
Sharon - AT CA in push mode - 588 Sharon - AT AMD-103 is pushing - 589 Sharon - 590
Una - AT AMD-103 is pulling - 591 Una - same AT CA going away - 592 Wasco - Depot - 593

 

10/19/2012 - Tehachapi Pass
10/19/12 Bealville - UP SB train 1 - 594 Bealville - UP SB train 1 - 595 Bealville - UP SB train 1 - 596
Caliente - BNSF EB train 2 - 597 Caliente - BNSF EB train 2 - 598 Caliente - BNSF train 2 EB and train 3 WB - 599
Caliente - BNSF EB train 2 - 600 Caliente - BNSF EB train 4 - 601 Caliente - BNSF EB train 4 - 602
Caliente - BNSF WB train 5 - 603 Caliente - BNSF WB train 5 - 604 Caliente - UP SB train 6 - 605
Caliente - UP SB train 6 - 606 Caliente - UP NB train 7 - 607 Caliente - UP SB train 6 meets UP NB train 7 - 608
Caliente - UP NB DPU train 7 passing train 6 - 609 Caliente - UP mid train helpers train 6 - 610 Caliente - UP SB train 6 going uphill - 611
Mojave - BNSF WB DBS toward Tehachapi - 612 Mojave - BNSF WB manifest - 613 Mojave - Same BNSF WB - 614
Mojave - BNSF WB going uphill - 615 Mojave - Same BNSF WB - 616 Loop - UP SB below the loop - 617
Loop - UP SB entering the loop - 618 Loop - UP SB is rolling over his own train - 619 Marcel - UP SB above the loop - 620
Loop - UP SB inside the loop - 621 Loop - BNSF EB intermodal - 622 Loop - BNSF EB inside the loop - 623
Loop - BNSF EB manifest - 624 Loop - BNSF EB inside the loop - 625 Last photo of Tehachapi Loop - 626

All photos copyright by Michael Frei (0ver all copyright by Werner Meer)

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