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updated: December 5, 2008

Cajon Pass Photo Collection 1/19
2005 and 2006

I am very pleased to show some exclusive photos of these photographers:
Don E. Toles (DET) and Gary G. Gray (GGG).
A big thank you for sharing these excellent pictures with us.
Note: The copyright belongs to these gentlemen. Do not use any photos without written permission.

We do have photos before, during and after the 3rd Main Track Project (no photos of the 3MT construction shown here).
Photos are sorted by location from East to West (not by date, number or railroad):
Cajon Sub, Victorville/Narrows, Frost/Crossover, Lugo/Martinez, Summit, West Summit Island, Silverwood, Hill 582 Area, Alray/Tunnel Area, CP Walker/Davis Ranch Road, Mormon Rocks/Stein's Hill/Pine Lodge/HWY 138, Sullivan's Curve, Cajon Station/Junction, Graffiti Bridge, Swarthout Canyon Road Crossing, Blue Cut, Lower Canyon, San Bernardino, Colton Yard

Abbreviations found on this page: EB = East Bound, NB = North Bound, SB = South Bound, WB = West Bound, MP = Mile Post, DPU = Distributed Power Unit (Helpers) SWC = Swarthout Canyon Road Crossing, WSI = West Summit Island

For bigger size photos - please click on the 4-digit number below each photo.

Cajon Subdivision MP 19 (between Barstow and Victorville)
1/20/06 UP WB MP 19 Cajon Sub - 6-080 1/20/06 BNSF EB MP 19 Cajon Sub - 6-065 1/20/06 UP WB MP 19 Cajon Sub - 6-029
Victorville Narrows / Frost MP 37 - MP 39
2/17/06 AOE Amtrak WB MP 37 - 6-003 2/17/06 AOE Amtrak WB MP 37 - 6-039 2/17/06 UP 2002 WB MP 37 - 6-028
2/17/06 UP WB MP 37 - 6-076 2/24/06 BNSF WB MP 37 - 6-015 2/24/06 UP WB MP 37 - 6-033
2/24/06 BNSF WB MP 37 - 6-058 2/24/06 UP WB MP 37 - 6-079 3/23/07 BNSF 1066 WB at Frost - 7-070
1/13/06 BNSF WB at Frost - 6-056 1/13/06 BNSF WB at Frost - 6-046 1/13/06 UP WB at Frost - 6-036
2/17/06 ATSF WB at Frost - 6-002 2/17/06 ATSF 711 WB at Frost - 6-038 3/08/06 BNSF EB Biz Trains at Frost - 6-023
3/08/06 BNSF EB Biz Train at Frost - 6-066 3/08/06 BNSF EB Biz Train at Frost - 6-067 3/08/06 ATSF WB Cajon Local Frost - 6-044
3/08/06 ATSF 2591 VV Local WB Frost - 6-042 3/08/06 ATSF 2591 VV Local WB Frost - 6-043 3/08/06 BNSF passes SF 2591 WB Frost - 6-052
3/08/06 UP 4260 WB at Frost - 6-031 3/08/06 BNSF Chemical Train WB MP 38 - 6-055 4/19/06 UP 5072 WB at Frost - 6-078
4/19/06 ATSF 6730 WB at Frost - 6-001 4/19/06 ATSF 6730 WB at Frost - 6-045 4/19/06 ATSF 6730 WB Frost VV Local - 6-063
3/12/06 BNSF 5332 Tank Train WB MP 39 - 6-060 5/12/06 BNSF 5206 WB MP 38.4 - 6-013 5/12/06 BNSF 5206 WB MP 39 - 6-059
Flyover MP 39.1
2/08/06 UP 9786 EB MP 39.1 - 6-082 2/08/06 NREX-SP 9323 MP 39.1 - 6-073 2/08/06 BNSF over UP MP 39.1 - 6-048
Cushenbury Branch
5/26/06 BNSF EB Cushenbury Turn - 6-010 5/26/06 BNSF EB on trestle - 6-041 5/26/06 BNSF 6895 w/new lettering - 6-064
West Summit Island (WSI) - Just below the Summit Curve incl. Silverwood Connection
6/08/06 BNSF 4727 WB at WSI - 6-004 6/08/06 BNSF 5092 WB at WSI - 6-014 6/08/06 BNSF 4974 EB at WSI - 6-016
Hill 582 = MP 58.2X This is the "Oasis" for the Railfans  (See also - The History of Hill 582 - click here)
1/27/06 BNSF EB Hill 582 - 6-054 4/19/06 BNSF 4413 EB MP 58X - 6-008 4/19/06 UP 5455 EB Hill 582 - 6-035
4/19/06 BNSF 4308 EB Hill 582 - 6-050 4/19/06 BNSF 4413 EB MP 58X - 6-051 4/19/06 BNSF 509 WB Hill 582 - 6-071
4/21/06 UP lite engine move Hill 582 - 6-083 4/21/06 UP 4361 EB Hill 582 - 6-075 4/21/06 BNSF 7790 WB MP 58.1X - 6-070
4/21/06 BNSF w/EMD Demo Hill 582 - 6-049 4/21/06 UP 4898 EB Hill 582 - 6-032 4/21/06 BNSF 4737 EB Hill 582 - 6-011
4/21/06 BNSF 4433 EB MP 58.1X - 6-007 4/21/06 BNSF 4099 EB Hill 582 - 6-009 4/21/06 BNSF 7728 WB MP 58X - 6-020
5/26/06 BNSF 1122 EB Hill 582 - 6-006 5/26/06 BNSF 7686 EB Hill 582 - 6-021 5/26/06 BNSF 7632 EB Hill 582 - 6-024
6/08/06 UP SB Hill 582 w/cactus flower - 6-027 6/09/06 BNSF 1065 EB Hill 582 - 6-047 6/09/06 BNSF 5040 EM Hill 582 - 6-057
6/09/06 BNSF 7673 EB Hill 582 - 6-068 6/09/06 UP EB below and above also UP - 6-077 2/03/06 BNSF EB tunnel area - 6-062
Tunnel Area (before the 3MT Project)
1/27/06 BNSF WB on Main # 1 T-2 EP - 6-017 1/27/06 BNSF WB between tunnels - 6-061 2/03/06 BNSF EB in tunnel area - 6-026
Davis Ranch Road Area MP 61X - Between Highway 138 (Mormon Rocks) and Interstate 15
2/03/06 BNSF EB MP 61X - 6-069 2/03/06 BNSF EB MP 61X - 6-053 2/03/06 BNSF EB MP 61X - 6-005
2/03/06 UP above BNSF stack train MP 61X - 6-018 2/03/06 BNSF EB MP 61X - 6-019 2/03/06 UP EB MP 61X - 6-074
Sullivan's Curve
11/30/05 BNSF EB at Sullivan's Curve - 5-004 11/30/05 UP WB entering Sullivan's Curve 5-006 11/30/05 UP DPU on same train Sullivan's - 5-007
6/08/06 UP Trains at Sullivan's Curve - 6-037 6/08/06 UP 2489 SB Sullivan's - 6-030 6/08/06 UP 5249 lite Sullivan's - 6-034
Swarthout Canyon Road Crossing (SWC) MP 64.6
11/30/05 BNSF DPU 981 passed by BNSF - 5-001 11/30/05 BNSF DPU EB at SWC - 5-002 11/30/05 BNSF DPU EB at SWC - 5-003
11/30/05 UP SB above BNSF at SWC - 5-008 6/08/06 BNSF 5486 EB at SWC MP 64.6 - 6-012 6/08/06 BNSF 7673 WB MP 66.5 - 6-022
Surplus - miscellaneous photos which did not fit with in the "three in a row" system, but are still worth to see !
11/30/05 UP WB at Martinez MP 53 - 5-009 4/19/06 BNSF Cajon Local WB MP 39.1 - 6-072 1/20/06 BNSF EB MP 19 Cajon Sub - 6-025

 

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 with 2023 photos - click here
  Cajon 19 with 2024 photos - click here  
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.

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
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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