BNSF Red/Silver Warbonnet Heads Through Cajon XOs
BNSF-patched Santa Fe GP60M #156 rumbles eastbound on the Cajon Sub through Cajon Pass at the Cajon crossovers with an autorack train in 2001.
Steamin' through San Clemente
The San Diego Steam Special II, led by Santa Fe #3751, rumbles westbound along San Clemente's beaches on its return trip from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station on May 2, 2010.
Cabhop at Mission Tower
Eastbound on Santa Fe's 2nd District at Mission Tower in Los Angeles, GP35u #2905 leads a cabhop of 8-9 locomotives up the west bank of the Los Angeles River in 1984.
Santa Fe Super Fleet heading for points east
Eastbound 1-973-23 led by Santa Fe GP60M #103 passes through the target signals at MP 374 in Tehachapi Pass in 1990.
Blue and Yellow Warbonnets on the Loop!
Santa Fe GP30u #2751 leads a long string of blue and yellow freight power on this eastbound train around the Tehachapi Loop at Walong in 1984.
Santa Fe F45 #5987 through Santa Ana Canyon
On a beautiful clear day in Santa Ana Canyon, Santa Fe F45 #5987 heads its COFC/TOFC train eastbound at the east end of Prado Dam siding on the 3rd Subdivision in 1985.
UP #8444 departs LAUPT
Upon completion of the 50th Anniversary Ceremonies at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, UP #8444 crosses over the Los Angeles River to East Bank trackage before heading east in 1989.
New Warbonnets arriving on the 198
New Santa Fe Dash 8-40BWs #503/#505 bring the 1-198-12 train west down the South Main of the Cajon Subdivision through Cajon Station on October 14, 1990.
Some Glint Off The Old Santa Fe
Classic Santa Fe Blue/Yellow diesel units lead an eastbound COFC/TOFC freight over Santa Fe's First District trackage on the approach to Cajon Pass Summit in 1983.
Metrolink Through the Orange Groves
Metrolink F59PH #858 pulls an eastbound to Oceanside approaching San Juan Capistrano on Metrolink trackage on June 1, 2008.
Amtrak Through the Orange Groves
Amtrak F59PHI #450 pulls an eastbound Pacific Surfliner to San Diego approaching San Juan Capistrano on Metrolink trackage on June 1, 2008.
Classic SP Down the Cutoff
Eastbound Southern Pacific SD40T-2 #8275 takes the lead down the Palmdale Colton Cutoff in the Blue Cut area of Cajon Pass in 1985.
Desert Wind Blows Into Cajon Summit
Amtrak F40PH #223 leads eastbound Train #36, the Desert Wind, over Santa Fe's First District trackage on the approach to Cajon Pass Summit in 1983.
Before the fred there was a caboose!
Santa Fe knew how to bring up the rear of an eastbound intermodal freight seen crossing over the remnants of old Hwy.138 through Cajon Pass' Mormon Rocks in 1985.
Santa Fe #3751 - Through the Orange Groves 2008
Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Santa Fe Fourth District on June 1, 2008 with the running of the San Diego Steam Special seen here eastbound/southbound approaching San Juan Capistrano on Metrolink trackage.
Along the Pacific
Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Fourth District on September 21, 2008 with the running of AAPRCO's excursion special, the "San Diegan", seen here southbound along the Pacific Ocean at San Clemente's Calafia Beach.
San Diego Steam Special Through Oceanside
Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Fourth District on June 1, 2008 with the running of the San Diego Steam Special seen here southbound approaching Cassidy Street in south Oceanside.
Warbonnets on the Pasadena Sub
Westbound Santa Fe Dash 8-40BW #527 leads this TOFC train through Downtown Pasadena on the Pasadena Subdivision on its way to Hobart Yard in 1991.
Rose Bowl Special returning to Hobart Yard - Olga 1990
The annual Rose Bowl Special led by Santa Fe SDFP45 #101 passes through Olga on the Pasadena Subdivision in South Pasadena on its return to Hobart Yard in 1990.
Through Cajon Station
Westbound BNSF GE ES44DC #7722 leads its train of JB Hunt doublestacks through Cajon Station on Cajon Sub's Main #2, for the time being, on December 15, 2007.
BNSF Through Blue Cut
Eastbound BNSF "H1" EMD SD40-2 #7047 brings up the rear in style with a train of doublestacks in tow through the narrow canyon at Blue Cut on Cajon Sub's Main #1, for the time being, on December 15, 2007.
BNSF Through Blue Cut
Westbound BNSF "H2" Dash 9-44CW #4313 leads its train of doublestacks through the narrow canyon at Blue Cut on Cajon Sub's Main #2, for the time being, on December 15, 2007.
Headin' for Sullivan's Curve
BNSF H2 Dash 9-44CW #4655 grinds eastbound on the Cajon Subdivision approaching the bridge over Cajon Creek through Cajon Station with a rolled steel train on December 15, 2007.
BNSF Working through Cajon Station
BNSF H2 Dash 9-44CW #4497 drifts westbound down Cajon Pass with freight tonnage under the yet to be activated WBCS cantilever signal bridge at Cajon Station on December 15, 2007.
Santa Fe Super Fleet on the Move
In the Spring of 1993, Santa Fe was wearing its red and silver warbonnet colors proudly with Dash 8-40BW #544 on the point of an eastbound at Bealville Siding.
"Tough Guys" Movie Train - SP Coastline 1986
On a hazy overcast day, X4449 Daylight and the Tough Guys movie train are heading eastbound through Seacliff on the then Southern Pacific Coastline route for Los Angeles in 1986.
X4449 East at Gaviota
SP "Daylight", running as X4449, dashes eastbound at Gaviota along the California coastline to Los Angeles to take part in filming sequences for the movie "Tough Guys" in 1986.
"Tough Guys" Movie Train - SP Coastline 1986
X4449 Daylight and the Tough Guys movie train running eastbound south of Santa Barbara at Pt. Fernald on the then Southern Pacific Coastline route heading for Los Angeles in 1986.
Tough Guys Through Santa Susana
Southern Pacific GS-4 "Daylight", running as X4449, takes a sweeping curve eastbound through the rocks of Santa Susana Pass towards Los Angeles to take part in filming sequences for the movie "Tough Guys" in 1986.
Surf's Up!
Southern Pacific GS-4 "Daylight", running as X4449, eases eastbound at Surf along the California coastline to Los Angeles to take part in filming sequences for the movie "Tough Guys" in 1986.
Down At The Beach
Amtrak F59PHI #454 pushes an eastbound Pacific Surfliner to San Diego through San Clemente on BNSF's San Diego Sub in 2003.
Everywhere West!
Taken from the observation level of the Sear's Tower in Chicago, one can see quite a bit of past and present railroad operations on both sides of the South Branch of the Chicago River. That's Roosevelt Road running left to right across the middle of the image. Taken in 1997.
Wings Over Sandcut Hill
A set of 3 Union Pacific SD70Ms with #4484 leading brings a northbound stack train up and over Sandcut in Tehachapi Pass before the descent into Bakersfield in 2001.
BNSF Heads By Cajon Crossovers
BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4750 leads this TOFC train between the searchlight signals westbound on the BNSF Cajon Subdivision #2 Main by the Cajon Crossovers in Cajon Pass in 2001.
Heading for Summit!
Santa Fe GP60 #4015, a GP40X and two additional units ply the rails eastbound on the North Main approach to Cajon Summit with a mixed COFC/TOFC train in 1990.
BNSF Working through Cajon Station
With construction equipment everywhere, BNSF H2 Dash 9-44CW #5419 drifts westbound down Cajon Pass' Main #1 with freight tonnage at Cajon Station on December 15, 2007.
UP Olympic Torch Relay Train Out of LATC
Union Pacific locomotives #2001 - #2002 bring the Olympic Torch Relay Train out of UP's LATC along the East Bank of the LA River on January 16, 2002 to promote the upcoming winter games in Salt Lake City, UT.
UP Olympic Torch Relay Train
Union Pacific locomotives #2001 - #2002 bring the Olympic Torch Relay Train into Santa Barbara on January 16, 2002 to promote the upcoming winter games in Salt Lake City, UT.
UP Olympic Torch Relay Train
Union Pacific locomotives #2001 - #2002 bring the Olympic Torch Relay Train into Santa Barbara on January 16, 2002 to promote the upcoming winter games in Salt Lake City, UT.
Through the Narrows from Railfair '99
On the final westbound lap back to Los Angeles, Santa Fe #3751 and the Railfair '99 Special highball Victorville's Upper Narrows heading for Cajon Pass, San Bernardino and a dash down the San Bernardino Subdivision in 1999.
Santa Fe Blue and Yellow Down the Pass
Classic Santa Fe blue/yellow warbonnet B23-7 #6398 leads red/silver warbonnet and cascade green units hauling baretables through Cajon Station on the #2 Main in Cajon Pass in July 1998.
Cotton Belt Leads the Way
Cotton Belt GP60 #9644 heads up eight locomotives on this westbound freight as it passes through Bena in Tehachapi Pass on UP's Mojave Subdivision in July 1999.
Here Comes The Daylight!
The World's Fair Daylight departs Santa Barbara with Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 in charge of the westbound special. March 21, 1937 marked the inaugural run of the westbound Coast Daylight, Train #99. June 19, 1984 marked the final "unofficial" run of Train #99.
Warbonnets arriving with the 198 through Pasadena
Classic Warbonnets bring the 1-198-04 train westbound through Pasadena past the Santa Fe depot on the Pasadena Subdivision on August 06, 1990.
Warbonnets on the Arroyo Seco Trestle
The Pasadena Subdivision provided all kinds of places to railfan from. Certainly a favorite for decades was the Arroyo Seco Trestle over the Pasadena Freeway in Highland Park. Here is a westbound TOFC train crossing the trestle with Super Fleet Warbonnets with Dash 8-40BW #527 on the point in 1990.
World's Fair Daylight heading for New Orleans
Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 in all her Lima glory departs LAUPT pulling the World's Fair Daylight under Signal Bridge 2 for the run east to New Orleans in May 1984.
Santa Fe Blue and Yellow through Cajon Summit
Christmas Eve 1987 finds a Santa Fe TOFC westbound freight pulling through Cajon Summit on the South Main of the 1st Subdivision led by GE C30-7 #8053.
ATSF Freight Warbonnets through Cajon Station
ATSF SD45-2 #5639 leads this eastbound TOFC train up the South Track through Cajon Pass for the run to Summit. A 3% grade awaits the train east of Cajon Station in 1986.
Heading For Cajon Station - Main #2
Westbound BNSF H1 Dash 9-44CW #1067 leads a train of doublestacks down through Drawbar Flats over Cajon Creek on Main #2 approaching Cajon Station on December 15, 2007.
Santa Fe Over Tehachapi Summit
On a cold and overcast March morning on Tehachapi Summit, a Santa Fe GP60M leads a westbound TOFC train down the Pass in 1991.
Union Pacific Hauls the Stacks
On a beautiful January afternoon in Cajon Pass, Union Pacific SD40-2 #3506 leads eastbound doublestacks through Blue Cut on the Cajon Sub in 1995.
BNSF Powerbar Through Blue Cut
Eastbound BNSF "Powerbar" ES44DC #7596 leads its train of doublestacks through the narrow canyon at Blue Cut on Cajon Sub's Main #1, for the time being, on December 15, 2007.
Fresh Blue and Yellow - Santa Fe Style
A sharp-looking set of Santa Fe blue and yellow warbonnet freight power, led by SD45 #5402, heads for San Bernardino through Ono on Cajon Pass' Cajon Sub on March 30, 1991. With red and silver warbonnets arriving on the property, it was nice to see a solid set of vintage power.
Warbonnet DPU Through Cajon Station
BNSF "Warbonnet" DPU Dash 9-44CW #757 has the dynamics notched up on the rear of this westbound freight on Cajon Pass' Main #2 under the yet to be activated WBCS cantilever signal bridge at Cajon Station on December 15, 2007.
Super Fleet Warbonnets Summit Bound
Santa Fe #160 leads an A-A-A-A set of red/silver GP60M warbonnet power on this eastbound TOFC train through the sweeping curve into Cajon Summit in Cajon Pass on March 30, 1991.
SP Action Through Bealville - 1995
Led by SP SD70M #9816 on April 11, 1995, #9818 assists this eastbound freight pulling through Bealville's late afternoon sun on the main track in Tehachapi Pass.
BNSF Working through Cajon Station
BNSF H2 Dash 9-44CW #5478 pounds eastbound up Cajon Pass' Main #1 with freight tonnage under the yet to be activated WBCS cantilever signal bridge at Cajon Station on December 15, 2007.
Kodachrome Through Snowy Cajon Station
Eastbound Santa Fe "Kodachrome" #5351 leads a manifest freight while braving the winter wonderland through Cajon Station on the North Main on Cajon's 1st Subdivision on February 25, 1987.
Super Fleet through Blue Cut
Santa Fe #160 leads an A-A-A-A set of red/silver GP60M warbonnet power on this eastbound TOFC train through Blue Cut in Cajon Pass on March 30, 1991.
BNSF #4757 & #4610 Woodford
While it may look like a race is in progress, BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4757 is holding in the siding while southbound #4610 pounds up the Tehachapi grade through Woodford in Fall 2001.
UP Tunneling Through Woodford
Former Southern Pacific SD40T-2, now UP's #2923, grinds southbound leading its train up the Main through Woodford in Tehachapi Pass in 2002.
Union Pacific Hauls the APL Stacks
Union Pacific SD40-2 #3702 leads eastbound APL double stacks over ATSF trackage west of Cajon Summit in Cajon Pass in 1986.
Coast Daylight - #99 Departs Santa Barbara
The World's Fair Daylight departs Santa Barbara with Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 in charge of the westbound special. March 21, 1937 marked the inaugural run of the westbound Coast Daylight, Train #99. June 19, 1984 marked the final "unofficial" run of Train #99.
UP the Hill
UP SD40-2 #3334 East leads this mixed freight up the North Main of the Cajon Sub in Cajon Pass in 1990.
Rainbow of BNSF Power
BNSF Dash 9-44CW #1041 leads a colorful consist of BNSF power on this westbound freight down Cajon Subdivision's Main #1 through Cajon Station in 2001.
SP Power Through Woodford
Eastbound at the west end of Woodford, a TOFC freight climbs towards Tehachapi Loop led by speed-lettered SP GP60 #9787 in 1995.
BNSF Working through Woodford Siding
BNSF H1 Dash 9-44CW #1040 grinds up the Tehachapi grade with eastbound tonnage through Woodford Siding in Fall 2001.
UP Wings through Blue Cut/Swarthout Canyon
Union Pacific SD70M #4642 leads this container/double stack freight westbound through Blue Cut/Swarthout Canyon on the BNSF Cajon Subdivision in 2001.
World's Fair Daylight Portland Bound!
Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 in all her Lima glory and running as Train #99 blasts through Glendale pulling the World's Fair Daylight on the return trip to Portland in June 1984.
Heading for Blue Cut!
Santa Fe SD40-2 #5206 leads a westbound TOFC freight down the South Main of the Cajon Subdivision in 1990 in Cajon Pass. Solid sets of blue and yellow would become a rarity with the emergence of the "Super Fleet" red and silver warbonnets.
BNSF Warbonnet Through Devore
BNSF SD75M "Warbonnet" #8263 holds the point position on this westbound mixed freight as it passes through Devore in Cajon Pass in 2001.
SP Kodachrome Down the Cutoff
Eastbound Kodachrome Southern Pacific SD45R (SD45-2) #7514 takes the lead down the Palmdale Colton Cutoff in the Blue Cut area of Cajon Pass in 1986.
SF #3751 & California Limited
Santa Fe #3751 and the California Limited excursion train drift past Water Street on the Pasadena Subdivision. Next stop, LAUPT to kick off a four-day round trip run to Bakersfield and return in December 1991.
Let's Meet At Woodford!
Westbound SP SD45R #7436 and Eastbound SD40T-2 #8243 meet one another at the west end of Woodford in Tehachapi Pass in April 1995.
Warbonnets Along the Beach
Former Santa Fe, now BNSF SD75M, #8238 leads this westbound freight from San Diego along the Pacific Ocean shoreline through San Clemente in 2003.
SP leads ATSF through Cajon Summit
Southern Pacific SD40T-2 #8336 takes the point position on this eastbound Santa Fe freight past the Summit crossovers in 1987.
Santa Fe Climbing the Hill
Eastbound mixed freight led by Santa Fe Dash 8-40CW #855 climbs the North Main through Cajon Station in 2001.
UP Heads Up the Pass
UP EMD SD90MAC #8520 leads this northbound freight over the Palmdale Colton Cutoff for the run up and over Cajon Pass in 2001.
Bakersfield, Before The Hill!
Santa Fe #3751 cools her tires after making the run down California's San Joaquin Valley after completing her appearance at RailFair '99 in Sacramento. She'll make the run over Tehachapi Pass in sunlight only as far as Caliente which made for some pretty interesting audio-video opportunities in the Tehachapi Loop area.
Up Close and Personal with UP 3338
UP eastbound led by SD40-2 #3338 blasts through Cajon Pass Summit on the South Main in 1985.
BNSF Heading Through Cajon Station
Eastbound BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4798 charges through Cajon Station while leading a mixed freight train up Main #1 in Cajon Pass in 2001.
Around Stein's Hill
Westbound BNSF freight led by Dash 9-44CW #4981 decends Cajon's steep 3% grade approaching Drawbar Flats in 2001 around Stein's Hill named for famed railroad photographer Richard Steinheimer.
Warbonnets Heading Through Blue Cut
BNSF Red/Silver Warbonnet #738 west, a Dash 9-44CW, leads a JB Hunt TOFC train down the #2 main at Blue Cut on the Cajon Subdivision in Cajon Pass in 2001.
Santa Fe Blue and Yellow Approaching Tunnel #2
A solid blue and yellow set of power led by Santa Fe GP39-2 #3600 leads eastbound tonnage up the main approaching Tunnel #2 at the west end of Bealville in Tehachapi Pass on February 6, 1988.
"Big Boy," The Largest Steam Engine In The World
Union Pacific "Big Boy" #4023 stands majestically displayed on an Omaha, NE hillside in Kenefick Park in the late 1980s.
Super Fleet through Blue Cut
Santa Fe GP60M #160 leads an A-A-A-A set of red/silver warbonnet power on this eastbound TOFC train through Blue Cut in Cajon Pass in 1991.
Coast Starlight Arriving Santa Barbara
With Amtrak GE Dash 8-P32BWH #511 on the point, the Coast Starlight heads north towards the station stop in Santa Barbara in 2002.
Warbonnet Memories at Devore
Red/Silver Warbonnet #712 west, a Dash 9-44CW, leads a double-stack train down BNSF's #2 main at Devore on the Cajon Subdivision in Cajon Pass in 2001.
UP #3985 "Steam Show 1982" Salt Lake to Provo RT
Recently restored UP "Challenger" #3985 performs a photo runby at Point of the Mountain on the way to Provo, UT in 1982.
Conquering Vincent
After a dramatic struggle to conquer the 2.4% eastbound grade over Vincent Summit on the Mojave Sub's Saugus Line, #4449 and the World's Fair Daylight continue the journey to Los Angeles' LAUPT on May 12, 1984.
Heading Down the Cutoff
Southern Pacific SD45 #7489 leads an eastbound mixed freight down from Hiland on the Palmdale Colton Cutoff in Cajon Pass in 1990.
UP Hauls the Stacks Over Cajon
Union Pacific SD70M #4704 leads an eastbound double stack train towards the Cajon Crossovers on the BNSF Cajon Subdivision in Cajon Pass in 2003.
ATSF Freight through Cajon Summit
ATSF SD45-2 #5639 leads this eastbound COFC/TOFC train through Cajon Summit on the South Main in 1986.
Santa Fe Caboose Brings Up the Rear
Santa Fe caboose #999286 brings up the markers on a westbound freight passing through Cajon Summit during a time when you actually enjoyed waiting for the end of a freight train. The date was Christmas Eve 1987!
SP Through Bealville
Blasting eastbound through Bealville in Tehachapi Pass, Southern Pacific SD40T-2 #8328 takes the point position in 1989.
SP Kodachromes on the Cutoff
Southern Pacific premerger Kodachrome SD45 #7557 leads a colorful power consist westbound on the PCC in Cajon Pass in 1986.
Former ATSF "A" Yard San Bernardino
Looking northeast from the Mt. Vernon Overpass in San Bernardino, CA, the former ATSF "A" Yard and Shops Complex is seen with the San Bernardino Mountains in the background in 1986. About the only thing that looks the same today are the mountains!
Santa Fe Warbonnets on Sullivan's Curve
Santa Fe Dash 8-40CW #806 east comes out of the afternoon shadows on Sullivan's Curve on the Cajon Subdivision in Cajon Pass in 1997.
SP Eastbound TOFC through Monolith
Sunset on Tehachapi Pass with an eastbound TOFC train lead by Cotton Belt SD45T-2 #9285 at Monolith in 1984.
Coast Starlight #13 at Santa Barbara, CA
On the anniversary of the inaugural run of SP's Coast Daylight 50 years earlier on March 21, 1937.
Desert Wind Blows Through Cajon
The Desert Wind, eastbound Train #36, kicks up fresh ballast dust as it heads through Pine Lodge on Santa Fe's First District in Cajon Pass in 1984.
Southern Pacific Drifts Down the Cutoff
Eastbound SP SD40T-2 #8523 leads its train down Cajon Pass on the PCC in 1987.
San Diego Railfair 1988
Former Santa Fe "Warbonnet" covered wagons #347C and #347B are the featured attraction along with former Southern Pacific "Daylight" E9 #6051 at the San Diego Railfair in 1988.
Super Fleet through Woodford
Eastbound at the east switch Woodford in Tehachapi Pass, Santa Fe Dash 8-40BW #579 leads this train towards Tehachapi Loop in 1992.
New Warbonnets arriving on the 198
New Santa Fe Dash 8-40BWs #503/#505 bring the 1-198-12 train across the Arroyo Seco Trestle on the Pasadena Subdivision on October 14, 1990.
SF Blue and Yellow Warbonnets!
Santa Fe Cowl SDF45 #5961 east leads its train through Woodford over Southern Pacific rails towards Tehachapi Loop in 1986. It was a challenge to shoot solid B/Y consists with the ATSF/SP merger still pending!
Pacing with Santa Fe #3751
Former Santa Fe #3751 stretches her legs eastbound through Verdemont in Cajon Pass while heading for the Grand Canyon in 2002.
Santa Fe Warbonnet FP45 heads west!
Santa Fe SDFP45 #101 west passes through Ono while descending Cajon Pass on the Cajon Subdivision in 1990.
Desert Wind through Cajon Summit
F40 #286 leads westbound #35, the Desert Wind, through Cajon Pass Summit enroute to Los Angeles in 1987.
Afternoon Dinky Parade - Chicago Union Station
The afternoon downtown Chicago westbound rush of BN E9s for Metra commuters taken from the former Taylor Road overpass in 1988. Everywhere West!
Warbonnets on Sullivan's Curve
BNSF Dash 9-44CW #779 trails the eastbound power around Sullivan's Curve on Main #1 of the Cajon Subdivision in Cajon Pass in 1997.
Southern Pacific "Daylight" arrives at Mission Tower as SP Tr. 1-52
Southern Pacific "Daylight" #4449 leads the World's Fair Daylight train into LAUPT on May 12, 1984.
Afternoon action through Devore
BNSF Dash 9-44CW #708 west leads autoracks down the South Main through Devore in Cajon Pass in 2001.
Maersk Movie Train/Cajon Crossovers
New ATSF GP60M #146 wears Maersk Lines colors in Cajon Pass during the shooting of a promotional segment for the shipping company in 1990.
Super Fleet through Verdemont
Descending the Cajon Subdivision in 1990 through Verdemont, Santa Fe Dash 8-40BW #527 leads this TOFC/Double Stack train down the south main towards San Bernardino and west on the Pasadena Subdivision to Hobart Yard.
SP #7399 - World's Fair Daylight at Monolith
SP #7399/#7342 east assist the #4449 and the World's Fair Daylight through Monolith in Tehachapi Pass on May 12, 1984.
SF Warbonnets at Verdemont
On a clear crisp day in Cajon Pass, Santa Fe SD45 #5350 leads its TOFC train westbound down the #2 Main through Verdemont on Santa Fe's First District in 1984.
Maersk Double Stacks with Santa Fe Helper
During the promotional filming sequences for Maersk Lines on Sullivan's Curve, Santa Fe GP60M #144 provides much needed helper assistance from behind on August 13, 1990.
Shiny and New Warbonnets
Santa Fe Dash 8-40BW #527 leads other new "Super Fleet" warbonnets through Santa Fe's San Bernardino "A Yard" with a westbound intermodal train bound for Hobart Yard in 1990.
Former Santa Fe F7A #347C at LAUPT 1989
F7A #347C/F3B #347B participate in the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal on 5/5/1989 at Los Angeles, CA.
Southern Pacific On The Cutoff
In classic SP style, SD40T-2 #8306 leads a westbound freight drag up the Palmdale Colton Cutoff between Dike and Canyon in Cajon Pass in 1984.
Southern Pacific in Tehachapi Pass
Westbound Southern Pacific SD40M-2 #8577 leads its train down the main at Woodford while an eastbound holds in the siding in 1997. I believe this particular unit retained all of its SP markings until at least 2006 in San Antonio, TX.
UP Wings at Cajon Creek - 2001
Eastbound on BNSF Main #1, APL double-stacks led by a trio of UP SD70Ms head for Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass 2001.
Amtrak Action in the Windy City
With downtown Chicago as a backdrop, Amtrak's Tr.#5, the California Zephyr, heads west before the start of the afternoon commuter rush behind a trio of GE P42DC's while heading under Roosevelt Road in 1997.
F45 Warbonnet on the "Loop"
Santa Fe's eastbound tonnage, led by SDF45 #5988, makes its way around Southern Pacific's Tehachapi Loop in Tehachapi Pass in 1984.
ATSF Geeps through Tehachapi Pass
Westbound through Caliente, CA, ATSF GP35u #2912 leads a string of GP's past a familiar camping spot below horseshoe curve on the way to Bakersfield and up the San Joaquin Valley in 1986.
SP light engines on the "Loop"
Returning light engine "helper" power led by SP SD40T-2 #8555 drifts westbound at the east switch Walong on the Tehachapi Loop in 1984.
Cajon Summit Action on Christmas Eve 1987
Christmas Eve 1987 finds a Santa Fe eastbound mixed freight pulling through a snowy Cajon Summit on the North Main of the 1st Subdivision led by EMD GP35u #2804.
Santa Fe San Bernardino "A" Yard
Looking east from the Mt. Vernon overpass, Santa Fe's "A" Yard in all its glory in 1990. Recently repainted SDFP45 #101 pauses for a crew change prior to a westbound dash on the San Bernardino Sub to Hobart Yard.
Santa Fe Warbonnets on the "Loop"
Santa Fe's eastbound tonnage, lead by C30-7 #8056, makes its way around Southern Pacific's Tehachapi Loop in Tehachapi Pass in 1984.
SP Canyon - Sullivan's Curve
Southern Pacific SD45 #8872 works eastbound down the Main through Cajon Pass' Sullivan's Curve area while a westbound with a bay window caboose pulls through Canyon Siding in 1986.
Observing the Daylight!
Bringing up the markers in Southern Pacific style, the neon glow of "Daylight" on the Appekunny Mountain observation car of the World's Fair Daylight is seen as the special races westbound through the open pastures at Callender on the SP Coastline in 1984.
World's Fair Daylight heading for New Orleans
Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 departs LAUPT pulling the World's Fair Daylight under Signal Bridge 2 for the run east to New Orleans in May 1984.
BNSF Climbs the Loop
BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4690 leads an eastbound train of autoracks at Walong on Tehachapi Loop in 2000.
New Warbonnets arriving on the 198
New Santa Fe "Super Fleet" Dash 8-40BWs #503/#505 lead the 1-198-12 train through Blue Cut in Cajon Pass on their first trip west on October 14, 1990.
BNSF Through Cajon Station
Westbound BNSF Dash 9-44CW #5495 leads freight tonnage down the BNSF North Main in Cajon's late afternoon sun in 2001.
Southern Pacific through Cajon
Westbound Southern Pacific SD40T-2 #8254 leads its train up Canyon Siding on the Palmdale-Colton Cutoff in the vicinity of Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass in 1986.
Daylight at Sunset - LAUPT
Southern Pacific GS-4 "Daylight" #4449 is spotted on LAUPT's Track #5 after a busy day's run to Los Angeles pulling the World's Fair Daylight excursion train on May 12, 1984.
BNSF Decends Through Blue Cut
Westbound BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4532 leads a TOFC train through Blue Cut in Cajon Pass on May 8, 2001.
Classic SP freight through Hiland
Westbound tonnage led by Southern Pacific SD45 #7419 blasts through the cut at Hiland in Cajon Pass on the Palmdale Colton Cutoff in 1986.
Maersk Movie Train/Victorville Narrows
New ATSF GP60M #146 wears Maersk colors in Victorville's Upper Narrows during the shooting of a promotional segment in 1990.
Southern Pacific on the Cutoff - Mormon Rocks
On a crystal clear day, Southern Pacific SD45T-2 #9172 leads its eastbound train down the Cutoff through Mormon Rocks in Cajon Pass in 1986.
Union Pacific Challenger #3985 at W. Riverside Jct.
Union Pacific #3985 east holds the UP main at West Riverside Jct. with the Santa Fe San Bernardino Subdivision during UPHS Convention excursions in 1994.
SF Kodachromes at Tunnel #2
Santa Fe Kodachrome C30-7 #8142 east leads its train through Tunnel #2 in Tehachapi Pass at the west end of Bealville in 1986.
Santa Fe Super Fleet through Cajon Station
Westbound Santa Fe Dash 8-40BW #545 leads its train down the South Main with the dynamics growling through Cajon Station in Cajon Pass 1991.
SF #3751 - Back on the High Iron
As the sun set slowly in the west, Santa Fe #3751 backed onto the Pasadena Subdivision at Fontana for its first short test run west to Upland and return. Here's her long awaited first runby on mainline trackage on December 19, 1991.
Santa Fe Blue and Yellow through Bealville
A solid blue and yellow set of power led by Santa Fe GP39-2 #3600 leads eastbound tonnage up the main through Bealville in Tehachapi Pass on February 6, 1988.
Heading Home from Railfair '99
Santa Fe #3751 drifts downgrade through Verdemont in Cajon Pass during the return trip home from Sacramento's Railfair '99.
SP Tunnel Motors Through Woodford
SP SD40T-2 #8243 leads an eastbound freight upgrade on main track through west Woodford in Tehachapi Pass in April 1995.
Highball Pasadena!
Cab ride from Los Angeles to San Bernardino in GP35u #2905 which was leading a nine unit cabhop via the 2nd District in 1984. This is an image of the Pasadena depot while passing through town.
UP #3985 Upper Narrows w/UPHS Steam Special
In the Spring of 1994, Union Pacific #3985 blasts through the rock formations of the Upper Narrows of Victorville, CA.
Westbound Stacks through Sullivan's Curve
Santa Fe GP60 #4025 west leads this double stack train through Sullivan's Curve on Main #1 in Cajon Pass on November 24, 1990.
SF Kodachrome @ Cajon Station
Eastbound Santa Fe SD45-2 "Kodachrome" #5811 charges through Cajon Station while leading a TOFC train up Main #1 in Cajon Pass in 1989.
SF #3751 - Back on the High Iron
In December 1991, Santa Fe #3751 backed out of California Steel Industries after a five year restoration and onto the Pasadena Subdivision mainline at Fontana for its first short test run west to Upland and return. What a sight!
Warbonnets Approaching Tunnel #2
Eastbound Santa Fe freight led by Super Fleet GP60M #123 takes the big curve approaching Tunnel #2 at the west end of Bealville in Tehachapi Pass on August 11, 1991.
Southern Pacific Heads Up The Pass
Westbound Southern Pacific SD70M #9812 leads tonnage up the Palmdale Colton Cutoff through Dike in Cajon Pass in 2001.
Santa Fe TOFC through Rowen
Santa Fe eastbound TOFC train lead by Dash 8-40CW #879 pulls through the curve coming through East Rowen in Tehachapi Pass in 1995.
White Day in Blue Cut
Santa Fe SD40-2 #5187 leads a westbound mixed freight through Blue Cut on a snowy day on the 1st Subdivision in Cajon Pass in 1987.
The Great Race over Cajon Pass
May 8, 1989, Southern Pacific #4449 and Union Pacific #8444 put on the show of a lifetime over Cajon Pass after the conclusion of 50th Anniversary Ceremonies at LAUPT.
Santa Fe from Above the Loop
Eastbound Santa Fe freight wraps itself around the Tehachapi Loop in 1984.
Commute Time In San Francisco - SP Style
SP Train #148 departs Downtown San Francisco with a solid string of vintage Harriman coaches at the 7th Street Curve bound for San Jose in 1981.
#3751 Homeward bound after Railfair
With little light to spare, eastbound Santa Fe #3751 climbs the grade from Caliente towards Tunnel #2 at the west end of Bealville on the return trip to LA after Railfair '99 in Sacramento.
SP Tunnel Motors at Woodford Siding
SP SD40T-2 #8268 leads a westbound freight through Woodford Siding in Tehachapi Pass in 1989. If you look closely, you'll see that I'm about to become the lucky recipient of an SP timetable being tossed by the headend crew.
Southern Pacific TOFC at Tunnel #2
Classic Scarlet/Grey SP GP60 #9745 leads an eastbound TOFC freight at the west end of Bealville in Tehachapi Pass in 1995.
World's Fair Daylight Steams Home
The World's Fair Daylight heads westbound for San Luis Obisbo as it passes through Callender on the SP Coastline running as #99 in June 1984.
Santa Fe Blue and Yellow through Cajon Summit
On a cold Christmas Eve at Cajon Summit, Santa Fe SD40-2 #5206 leads a westbound freight along the South Main before descending Cajon Pass on December 24, 1987.
UP Stacks Down The Pass
Union Pacific SD70M #4301 leads this southbound train of double stacks down the Palmdale Colton Cutoff at North Dike in Cajon Pass in 2001.
SP Bayshore Shops/Yards - 1981
From high above on San Bruno Mountain, here's a view of the former Southern Pacific Bayshore facilities near Brisbane, CA.
BNSF Westbound through Blue Cut
BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4323 west leads its train through Blue Cut on the South Main #2 of the Cajon Subdivision in Cajon Pass in 2000.
Pasadena Depot at Night
The former Santa Fe Railway passenger depot in Pasadena, CA.
Sunset on Cajon Crossovers
Looking westbound between the BNSF Cajon Sub Mains 1 & 2 at the Cajon Crossovers in Cajon Pass 2001.
Union Pacific at Sullivan's Curve
On a cool, crisp day in Cajon Pass, a westbound Union Pacific mixed freight decends Santa Fe's 2.2% grade on Main #1 through Sullivan's Curve in 1990.
SP Freight in Santa Susana Pass - 1984
Westbound SP #7619 on the point leads autoracks through Santa Susana Pass near Chatsworth, CA approaching Tunnel #27 on the coastline in 1984.
SP Action Through Bealville - 1995
Led by SP SD70M #9816 in April 1995, this eastbound is pulling through Bealville's late afternoon sun on the main track in Tehachapi Pass.
Santa Fe Warbonnets on the "Loop"
Solid blue and yellow power consists were the exception in the early to mid nineties. SuperFleet red/silver seemed to be everywhere, but here's an eastbound Santa Fe freight on Tehachapi Loop led by SD40-2 #5092 in 1995.
Coast Starlight @ Santa Barbara - 1987
March 21, 1987, Coast Starlight 11/12 is assisted into Santa Barbara behind SP SD45T-2 #9357. 50 years earlier to the day, Coast Daylights 98/99 inaugurated service between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Rose Bowl Special @ Arroyo Seco Trestle
Returning from the Rose Parade on New Year's Day 1991, the annual special has new ATSF GP60M #104 on the point.
Eastbound Santa Fe TOFC at Sullivan's Curve
Led by classic blue and yellow warbonnet diesels, an eastbound Santa Fe TOFC freight approaches Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass in 1985.
SF Kodachrome Through Cajon Summit
Santa Fe SD45-2 "Kodachrome" #5826 leads this eastbound TOFC freight through Cajon Summit with the recently snow dusted San Gabriel Mountains as a backdrop in 1987.
SP Action Around the Loop - 1995
Led by SP SD70M #9816 in April 1995, this eastbound is pulling around Tehachapi Loop in the late afternoon sun on the main track in Tehachapi Pass.
Southern Pacific Through Santa Susana
SP SD45 #7481 west leads its train through the classic backdrop of the Chatsworth hills of Santa Susana Pass on the coastline route in 1984.
ATSF Eastbound with Caboose gets a little help!
An eastbound Santa Fe freight gets an assist from SD40-2 #5155 as it passes through Cajon Station while the headend is already passing through Sullivan's Curve in 1987.
Former Santa Fe F7A #347C leads promotional movie special 1989
F7A #347C/F3B #347B participate in the filming at MP54 east of Cajon Pass Summit of a promotional video for the reintroduction of the famous Warbonnet passenger scheme on their freight locomotives.
Oil Cans through Tehachapi Pass
Lead SP SD40T-2 #8236 works the main with the eastbound "Oil Cans" at Woodford in Tehachapi Pass in 1984. Between the headend power and the helpers, it was quite a symphony of pure SP!
Heading home with the World's Fair Daylight
The return trip to Portland, OR continues with the departure from LAUPT of SP #4449 and the World's Fair Daylight, running as Tr.#99, along the east bank of the Los Angeles River in 1984.
"Tough Guys" Movie Train - SP Coastline 1986
X4449 Daylight and the Tough Guys movie train running eastbound south of Santa Barbara at Pt. Fernald on the then Southern Pacific Coastline route heading for Los Angeles in 1986.
1996 Union Pacific Superbowl Special
1996 Westbound Union Pacific Superbowl Special led by UP "E" #951 passing through the Upper Narrows of Victorville, CA.
Southern Pacific On The Cutoff
In classic SP style, SD40T-2 #8306 leads a westbound freight drag up the Palmdale Colton Cutoff between Dike and Canyon in Cajon Pass in 1984.
SP Tunnel Motor leads on the Cutoff
Northbound on the Palmdale Colton Cutoff, Southern Pacific SD40T-2 #8309 leads Union Pacific power through Dike in Cajon Pass in 2001!
SP SD70M #9806 eastbound @ West Woodford
Southern Pacific SD70M #9806 east negotiates the curves at West Woodford in Tehachapi Pass in the Spring of 1995.
Santa Fe Blue and Yellow through the Canyon
Eastbound Santa Fe blue and yellow warbonnets, lead by SD40-2 #5185, grind upgrade with loaded autoracks through Blue Cut in Cajon Pass in 1986.
Santa Fe Super Fleet @ Walong/Tehachapi Loop
Eastbound 1-971-23 led by Santa Fe GP60M #103 passes through Tunnel #9 for the trip around the "Loop" in 1990.
Warbonnets Through Cajon Summit
Westbound Santa Fe "SuperFleet" Dash8-40BW #581 leads its train through Cajon Summit on the South Main before beginning the 3% descent to Cajon Station in 1995.
# 3751 at Mormon Rocks 1991
#3751 and the California Limited negotiate the curve eastbound through the Mormon Rocks in Cajon Pass in December 1991.
Southern Pacific SD70Ms heading for Tunnel #2
Classic Scarlet/Grey on an eastbound Southern Pacific freight at the west end of Bealville.
Bringing up the rear in Santa Fe style!
Santa Fe knew how to bring up the rear of a westbound intermodal freight passing through Cajon Pass Summit in 1986.
Super Fleet in the A Yard
Santa Fe Dash 8-40BW #527 leads other new "Super Fleet" warbonnets through Santa Fe's San Bernardino "A Yard" with a westbound intermodal train bound for Hobart Yard in 1990.
SF #3751 & California Limited through Victorville
On the final lap back to Los Angeles, Santa Fe #3751 and the California Limited highball Victorville
heading for Cajon Pass, San Bernardino and a westbound dash down the Pasadena Subdivision to LAUPT in 1991.
#3751 Returning from Railfair '99
#3751 races eastbound through East Bena in Tehachapi Pass on the return leg from Railfair '99 in Sacramento.
SP 70Ms Passing Through Rowen
On a beautiful spring day, a Southern Pacific westbound freight led by SD70M #9808 drifts downgrade through Rowen in Tehachapi Pass in April 1995.
Warbonnets Through Cajon Summit
On a brisk January morning in 1995, an eastbound Santa Fe doublestack train led by Dash8-40CW #818 in classic warbonnet colors pulls through Cajon Summit in Cajon Pass.
East Meets West at Woodford
Santa Fe SuperFleet Warbonnet units take the mainline westbound through Woodford while Blue and Yellow units hold the siding in the late afternoon sun in Tehachapi Pass in 1995.
Warbonnets in Santa Ana Canyon
Red and silver Santa Fe SDFP45 #101 leads its train on a westbound dash through Prado on the San Bernardino Sub in 1990.
Former Santa Fe F7A #347C leads promotional movie special 1989
F7A #347C/F3B #347B participate in the filming at the big curve into Cajon Pass Summit of a promotional video for the reintroduction of the famous Warbonnet passenger scheme on their freight locomotives.
Rainbow of colors at Cajon Station
Eastbound Dash 9-44CW #680 in classic Santa Fe Red/Silver leads H1 and BN units at Cajon Station heading up to Sullivan's Curve in 2001.