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Sunrise starts another day of railfanning on Cajon Pass. Here we see the Union Pacific 3456 West descending through Devore in February of 1986. I will now take you back in time to a period of railroading in Cajon Pass with three railroads.
Let's start our tour of Cajon Pass off the Mount Vernon Bridge in San Bernardino as the Santa Fe 3328 East rolls though "A" Yard in March of 1979.
Santa Fe's York Canyon Coal Train passes through San Bernardino on April 11,1979
Santa Fe 3354 West with a pair of NW SD-45's comes in front of the San Bernardino Station. 9/1/78
UP U-30-C 2835, CNW SD-40-2 3167, CNW SD-45 947 and UP DD-40AX 6945 passes through town with the Santa Fe San Bernardino Shops in the background. 7/12/1979
DRGW 5337 led a UP unit and two SP units through San Bernardino of a fantastic April of 1979 afternoon.
Santa Fe 5903 comes into San Bernardino on a beautiful November of 1980 afternoon.
Santa Fe 5531 East has the EMD SD-45X unit in it's consist on June 10th,1979
UP SDP-35 1405 a rare unit to visit Southern Caifornia takes it's train east towards Yermo. 4/1979
Santa Fe 5539 East with a B&O GP-40 heads east out of town in February of 1980.
UP 3143 East with a pair of NW Units climbs the grade at Highland Avenue in North San Bernardino May 1980 on a rainy morning.
UP 3105 West with a pair of Missouri Pacific units at the Highland Avenue Bridge in April of 1980.
UP 3681 East with a Conrail, MKT, Western Pacific and Cotton Belt units climbs towards Ono. 5/10/1980
Union Pacific's LABN with 3760 on the point passed through Ono. 11/1981
Santa Fe 3241 East at Verdemont in February of 1982.
Amtrak Southwest Limited rolls west through Verdemont on September 1st,1978.
Santa Fe 5928 east with a NW SD-45 climbs at Verdemont. 9/1/78
UP 3625 West descending through Verdemont of March 5th,1982.
Santa Fe 136 West rolled in Verdemont in November of 1991.
CNW 8642 West decended through Devore in December of 1992.
Southern Pacific's Palmdale Cutoff starts it's westward route at West Colton. Here we see the SP 8906 East coming off the Cutoff in February of 1980.
SP 8237 West climbs through Slover, the first siding out of West Colton in December of 1982.
SP 6800 West climbed the grade towards Dike in May of 1988.
SP 8542 East about two miles below Dike Siding heading to West Colton on May 2,1982.
SP 7418 West headed through Dike in May of 1985.
Southern Pacific 7347 working hard as it passes through Dike{Devore} in April of 1982.
Southern Pacific 9126 East comes into Devore on December 31st 1980, my birthday.
DRGW SD-45 5337 led a UP DD-40AX east through Devore in February of 1980.
UP 6913 West heads through Devore on the Super Van in April of 1979.
UP 8031 East climbs through Devore in March of 1979.
SP 8361 West climbed towards Dike in May of 1988.
SP 6800 West crossed Cajon Creek in May of 1988.
SP 7402 East crossed Cajon Creek in April of 1988.
The Southwest Limited crosses Cajon Creek into Devore on 11/27/1974.
UP 3454 West crossing Cajon Creek at sunrise in February of 1980.
Taken off the Interstate 15 embankment, the Southern Pacific Tank Train descends Cajon Pass with SP GP-60 9668 leading it's train into Devore in March of 1994.
Santa Fe 5431 passed UP 3210 East at the Kennebrook Crossovers in April of 1988.
Santa Fe 9536 West dropped down the pass near the Kennebrook Crossovers. 4/1988
UP's Super Van descending towards the Kennebrook Crossovers in December of 1984.
Santa Fe 5123 West ran on the Super Van's tail on that December of 1984 late afternoon.
UP 3210 East with a Chessie U Boat in it's consist in April of 1988.
Rio Grande 5317 leds an export coal train below Kennebrook on 5/31/1982.
Amtrak's Southwest Limited below Kennebrook in June of 1980.
SP 8355 East west of Blu Cut in February of 1982.
Cruising downgrade through Blu Cut in 1982 was the Santa Fe 5706 West.
SP 8508 West climbs above Blu Cut in July of 1984.
UP 8007 East heads east through Blu Cut. 2/1980
Santa Fe 3326 with two Chessie units climb through Blu Cut in October of 1979. Santa Fe leased power from the Chessie System in late 1979.
Union Pacific SD-45 48 led it's train through Blu Cut in March of 1982.
SP 5312 West climbs at Blu Cut crossing the San Andres Fault on May 14,1982.
SP 9345 descends above Blu Cut on November of 1980.
Santa Fe 3357 East climbs the grade at Blu Cut on 11/14/81.
Santa Fe GP-35 3372 heads upgrade through Blu Cut in January of 1976.
Santa Fe 3226 East comes through Blu Cut in March of 1979.
Santa Fe 3200 East comes through Blu Cut in May of 1980.
Santa Fe 3837 East climbs out of Blu Cut. March 1982
Amtrak's Desert Wind descends Cajon Pass just above Blu Cut in March of 1982.
Santa Fe 2961 West came through Blu Cut in May of 1985.
Santa Fe assisted the UP LAX above Blu Cut on 11/14/1981.
UP 80 East led the LAD through Blu Cut on a snow covered morning in February 1979.
UP 6902 led the LAX through Blu Cut on a March of 1979 morning.
Amtrak's Southwest Limited drifts through the upper reaches of Blu Cut right before sunrise on December 31st 1977.
Santa Fe 8070 West drift above Blu Cut. Note the snow on it's pilot from it's crossing of a white Arizona. March 1982
SP 8267 West left the Blu Cut area in December of 1982.
Santa Fe 3415 with a B&O in it's consist rounds the Campground Curve in April of 1980.
DRGW 5317 drifts by the former Cajon Campground on 5/31/82.
Santa Fe 5126 West passed through a location once called Cozy Dell in June of 1980.
Santa Fe 3377 West drifts through Cozy Dell in July of 1981.
UP 3335 East along with CNW 6869, SSW 9291 with UP 3263 and 8016 halfway between Blu Cut and Cajon on April 10th, 1979.
SP 8841 East climbs towards Canyon Siding on April 11,1979.
UP 48 West ran through Cajon with the Coaliner from Utah to Kaiser Steel in Fontana. 4/11/79
Santa Fe 2718 West rolls through Cajon on May 14,1982.
Looking more like Wyoming than California, UP 8006 East rolls the LAX through the deep snows of Cajon in February of 1978.
After a nice heavy snow, UP 3378 West heads through Cajon. 2/1979
Union Pacific DD-35 79 lead 85B and 73B through Cajon.
Santa Fe 8057 West had NW 6137 in it's consist. Santa Fe leased NW power twice in the late 1970's. 10/79
SF 33359 West with NW units calore drops into Cajon. 9/1/78
Santa Fe 3301 East meets the one car 8706 West at Cajon. 6/25/1979
Amtrak's Southwest Limited descends west throgh Cajon. 6/25/1979
Santa Fe 5760 East drops into Cajon in September of 1980.
UP DD-40AX 6914 drifts downgrade into Cajon. 8/1979
UP 3237 with CNW GP-50's 5058 and 5058 near Cajon on the South Track. 8/1981
Santa Fe 146 West heads down to Cajon. August of 1993
Santa Fe 132 West nears Cajon on the South Track. 8/1993
Santa Fe 8051 West slowly descends to Cajon. 5/31/1982
Amtrak's Desert Wind descends the South Track towards Cajon in December of 1980.
UP DD35 led 74B and 94B across Cajon Creek above Cajon in 1977.
Santa Fe 7441 East starts up into Sullivan's Curve in November of 1991.
Due the an SP wreck on the Sunset Line, SP trains were detoured over the Santa Fe. Here we see the SP 8506 East climbing the North Track in Sullivan's Curve on March 5th,1982
Santa Fe 104 East was five FP-45's repainted in Super Fleet Warbonnett paint and ran over the pass on 12/18/81 for publicity photos for the railroad on the 861 train.
SP 7450 East leaves Sullivan's Curve in June of 1985.
SP 8935 drops east out of Canyon on a beautiful June 10th,1979 morning.
Amtrak Desert Wind 36 heads towards Sullivan's Curve in July of 1995.
Santa Fe 3833 East climbs the grade into Sullivan's Curve in May of 1986.
The power of the SSW 9264 West heads into Sullivan's Curve in March of 1978.
SSW 9264 West caboose heads through Sullivan's Curve. 3/78
Santa Fe 5920 climbs into Sullivan's Curve in March of 1982.
The rear helpers of Santa Fe 5920 East heads through Sullivan's Curve. March 1979.
UP 3571 East climbs into Sullivan's Curve in March of 1979.
The caboose of the UP 3571 brings up the rear of the train. 3/1979
Santa Fe SD-24 4532 led it's train through the cut into the back of Sullivan's Curve in April of 1974.
SP 7491 West heads into Canyon in June of 1985.
SP 8906 East descends east through Sullivan's Curve. 2/1980
SP 7411 East heads around Sullivan's Curve in June of 1985.
SP 8317 West heads into Canyon. 11/m1986
UP 3788 climbed into Sullivan's Curve in November of 1986.
Before the track realignment through Sullivan Curve on May 29th,1976 Santa Fe 8706 East heads out of the curve for points east.
On September 2nd, 1978, I caught the Santa Fe/Norfolk Western consist heading around Sullivan Curve.
Santa Fe 5437 East rounds Sullivan's Curve in July of 1984.
UP 3631 East rounds Sullivan's Curve in March of 1982.
The Santa Fe painted the GP-50 148 up for the Maersk Shipping Lines and ran it east over Cajon Pass on August 13th,1990.
Union Pacific 9431 East heads out of Sullivan's Curve in November of 1991.
Santa Fe 7431 East races the SP 8323 West around Sullivan's Curve. July 1984
SP 8181 East rolls by Canyon Siding on November 27th, 1982.
Another of the SP detoured trains was the SP 7416 East seen east of Sullivan's Curve. 3/5/1982
Santa Fe 5666 West descends the South Track below Highway 138 in March 1982.
Union Pacific 3600 West heads towards Cajon below Highway 138 on the South Track in December of 1981.
UP 2574 with a Frisco SD-45 on a very cloudy June 1980 morning.
UP 3161 East with a trio of Missouri Pacific in a driving rainstorm in March of 1980.
On a sunny day in August of 1981, DRGW 5406 led three sisters east.
White flags a flying, the SP 9266 climbs the grade at Canyon Siding. 5/2/1982
SP 9285 West passes through Canyon in March of 1982.
Santa Fe 5035 East climbs just below Highway 138 on the North Track in April 1982.
UP 3520 West descends the North Track at Highway 138. 9/1981
Cotton Belt 8974 leds it's train west out of Canyon. 11/1981
Southern Pacific 8496 East arrives at Canyon in March of 1987 with the Mormon Rocks standing guard behind. The crew man outside the rear of the cab threw me a Western Pacific Timetable.
Santa Fe 5640 West descends the North Track at Highway 138. 1/14/81
Santa Fe 3334 West at Highway 138. 11/14/1981
SP 9194 East dropping into Canyon. 5/2/1982
SSW 9387 West climbs above Canyon. 5/14/1982
SP 9266 West with white flags climbing out of Canyon Siding. 5/2/1982
B&O 3625 and 3765 are on an eastbound Santa Fe on the North Track near the Morman Rocks, 10/1979
Santa Fe 5632 West passes Stein's hill descending the South Track. 9/1981
Descending the steeper South Track Santa Fe 2827 is about to duck under Interstate 15 in March of 1982.
Santa Fe 7494 East near the Davis Ranch. November 1984.
UP 3621 East climbs the "S" curve towards the Davis Ranch in July of 1984.
SP 8256 West climbs near the Davis Ranch in July of 1984.
SP 8357 East climbed by the Davis Ranch in July 1984
Santa Fe 2959 East rolled by the Davis Ranch in July of 1984.
UP 6940 climbs the grade through Alray in 1978.
Santa Fe 3339 East climbs at Alray. 1/1979
SP 9250 West comes out from under Interstate 15 on a beautiful January morning in 1979.
Santa Fe 6495 enters Tunnel 1 in March of 1980.
Union Pacific 3676 blasts out of Tunnel 1 above Alray on May 13th, 1982.
SP 7485 West runs to the north of the two Santa Fe Tunnels. 11/1984
UP 3521 East exits Tunnel 2 in November of 1984.
UP 3678 East rounds the corner from Tunnel 2 in November of 1984.
Santa Fe 3313 West descends the South Track near the old station of Gish in August of 1981.
Santa Fe 3812 West descends the South Track near the former site of Dell. 2/1990
Santa Fe 5703 West descends the South Track below Summit.
Santa Fe 5087 in the ill fated SPSF merger colors climbs the North Track above the tunnels in February 1990.
After a stop to inspect it's train, it passes me again below Hiland. 11/1984
The UP LABN with the SD-40-2 3703 leading climbs below Summit with a pair of Western Pacific units in the consist. 9/81
DRGW 5407 West descends the North Track through Cozy Dell.8/1993
Union Pacific 3741 East climbs the South Track near Cozy Dell. 9/1981
Amtrak # 3 descends the South Track below Summit in April of 1979.
SP 7435 West climbing towards Hiland in June of 1985.
Santa Fe 3338 East climbs towards Summit on the North Track. 4/1979
Santa Fe 3347 East climbs near the old Station of Dell in July of 1981.
Amtrak 36 climbs nears Summit. 8/1993
UP 3413 West starts it's descent from Summit. 8/1993
UP LABN heads east below Summit. 9/1978
UP 3536 East below Summit in June of 1985.
UP 9634 East nears Summit in November of 1991.
UP 2515 East with NW 8036 around the corner from Summit in July of 1981.
UP high speed 8032 led the LAX east towards Summit. 1/1979
Santa Fe 4467 descends from Summit with a rail train. April 1979
UP 6916 West on the Super Van comes out of Summit. 9/1/78
Amtrak's new Rohr Turbo heading back east on it's maiden run takes the cut at Summit on 5/29/1976.
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