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updated: January 4, 2016
| Cajon Pass (Hill 582) Photo
Collection August, 2015 | 
| by Othmar Moser, Switzerland | 
I am very pleased to show some exclusive 
photos of Othmar Moser.
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.
| 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 4-digit number below each photo.
| Hill 582 as seen thru the eyes of a Swiss | |
| First time visit to famous Hill 582 by Othmar Moser and his family. They just followed our "how to find" Hill 582 description and found it without any problems. | |
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| Panoramic view of Hill 582. MT-3 in the middle, MT-1 and MT-2 at leftt (looking North/East) - OM32 | |
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| BNSF EB manifest passing under the signal bridge on MT-1 - OM16 | same BNSF EB will reach Hill 582 in seconds - OM17 | 
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| same BNSF EB manifest going uphill - OM18 | there comes a BNSF WB round the corner on MT-2 - OM19 | 
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| BNSF WB intermodal on MT-2 - OM44 | same BNSF WB train - OM45 | 
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| BNSF WB intermodal train downhill - OM20 | BNSF 7445 = GE ES44DC up front - OM21 | 
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| close up of BNSF 7445 - OM22 | still the same BNSF WB intermodal - OM23 | 
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| behind the last stack car are 2 rear end DPU's - OM24 | last photo of BNSF WB intermodal - OM25 | 
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| BNSF 7755 (GE ES44DC) with graffiti on MT-3 EB - OM26 | BNSF 7755 and 7725 is a DPU transfer EB on MT-3 - OM27 | 
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| UP NB intermodal on UP track - OM29 | overview w/MT-3 looking toward Summit (East) - OM30 | 
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| unusual panoramic view of Hill 582 as the photographer is standing near MT-2 - OM41 | |
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| BNSF 7770 leading a WB manifest train - OM49 | the engines just passed the Hill - OM50 | 
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| same WB manifest - OM51 | last photo of WB manifest - OM52 | 
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| BNSF EB coming round the curve on MT-1 - OM33 | BNSF EB getting closer to the Hill - OM34 | 
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| same BNSF EB intermodal on MT-1 - OM53 | BNSF 8107 = GE ES44C4 - OM54 | 
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| the locos are passing Hill 582 - OM35 | another view of BNSF 8107 - OM55 | 
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| the locos just passed the Hill - OM37 | heading for Summit - OM56 | 
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| same BNSF EB on MT-1 - OM57 | at the same time is a BNSF WB on MT-2 rolling downhill - OM58 | 
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| last photo of EB and WB trains - OM59 | BNSF 7634 (GE ES44DC) WB intermodal - OM60 | 
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| UP EB intermodal on BNSF MT-1 - OM61 | UP 2010 = GE AC45CCTE Boy Scouts of America Locomotive - OM62 | 
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| UP EB intermodal with leading UP 2010 locomotive - OM63 | |
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| same UP EB Intermodal Train on BNSF MT-1 - OM12 | Same train heading for Summit - OM13 | 
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| UP rear end DPU on same intermodal - OM14 | last photo of UP EB intermodal - OM15 | 
| 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 | 
All photos copyright by Othmar Moser and his son (Over all copyright by Werner Meer)
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