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updated: November 10, 2011
Cajon Pass Tunnels before (2005) and after (2008) |
See the difference between 2005 and 2008 as the famous Tunnels 1 and
2 are gone forever.
Photos by Don E. Toles (DET), Gary G. Gray (GGG) and Marc Fournier (MF)
For bigger size photos - please click on the 3-digit number below each photo (the first letters specify the photographer)..
DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 1 East Portal, before - 648 | MF 5/24/08 Former Tunnel 1 East Portal, after - 649 |
DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 1 West Portal, before - 650 | MF 5/24/08 Former Tunnel 1 West Portal, after - 651 |
DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 2 East Portal, before - 652 | MF 5/24/08 Former Tunnel 2 East Portal, after - 653 |
DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 2 West Portal, before - 654 | MF 5/24/08 Former Tunnel 2 West Portal, after - 655 |
WHT 1939 ATSF EB Tunnel 1 East Portal by Walter H. Thrall jr. - 661 | MF 6/01/08 Same location, former Tunnel 1 East Portal, now by Marc - 662 |
Cajon Pass Tunnels before the construction of the 3rd MT started (2005) |
These 2 Tunnels, built 1913, are gone forever.
DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 1 East Portal - 101 | DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 1 East Portal - 102 |
GGG 10/14/05 Tunnel 1 East Portal - 103 | GGG 11/01/05 Tunnel 1 East Portal - 104 |
GGG 11/01/05 Tunnel 1 East Portal - 105 | DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 1 West Portal - 106 |
GGG 11/01/05 Tunnel 1 West Portal - 107 | GGG 11/01/05 Tunnel 1 West Portal - 108 |
GGG 11/01/05 Tunnel 1 West Portal - 109 | GGG 11/01/05 Tunnel 2 East Portal - 201 |
GGG 11/01/05 Tunnel 2 East Portal - 202 | GGG 11/01/05 Tunnel 2 East Portal - 203 |
GGG 11/01/05 Tunnel 2 East Portal - 204 | DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 2 East Portal - 205 |
DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 2 West Portal - 206 | GGG 10/21/05 Tunnel 2 West Portal - 207 |
DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 2 West Portal - 208 | DET 11/01/05 Tunnel 2 West Portal - 209 |
Below are photos of the former tunnel area, taken on 5/20/2010
Cajon Pass Alray Area (former Tunnel 1 and 2) 2010 - 6/9 by Werner Meer May 30, 2010 Updated: 4/05/11 |
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WM 5/30/10 - Shotcrete Wall ex. Tunnel 2 - 2374 | See all 120 photos - click here | WM 5/30/10 - left UP, right BNSF - 2426 |
Cajon 1 with 2006 photos - click here | Cajon 2 with 2007 photos - click here | Cajon 3 with 2008 photos - click here |
Cajon 4 with 2009 photos - click here | Cajon 5 with 2010 photos - click here | Cajon 6 with 2011 photos - click here |
Cajon 7 with 2012 photos - click here | Cajon 8 with 2013 photos - click here | Cajon 9 with 2014 photos - click here |
Cajon 10 with 2015 photos - click here | Cajon 11 with 2016 photos - click here | Cajon 12 with 2017 photos - click here |
Cajon 13 with 2018 photos - click here | Cajon 14 with 2019 photos - click here | Cajon 15 with 2020 photos - click here |
Cajon 16 with 2021 photos - click here | Cajon 17 with 2022 photos - click here | Cajon 18 future |
History of Hill 582 photos - click here | Ranchero Road Project - click here | Colton Flyover Project - click here |
Highway 138 East Project - click here | Mojave River Bridges - click here | Green Tree Blvd. Project - click here |
Cajon Pass 3rd Main Track Construction by BNSF in 2007 and
2008
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. |
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3rd Main Track Project by BNSF 2007/2008 outstanding coverage on 9 Albums Photos by Don E. Toles, Gary G. Gray and Marc Fournier taken from 6/22/07 to 12/24/08 |
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DET 8/24/07 Summit Curve - 061 | See all 9 pages with 896 photos - click here | DET 10/25/07 T-2 EP w/BNSF EB train - 197 |
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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