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Cajon Pass Photo Collection
October 2005
by Werner Meer, Switzerland

Note: The copyright belongs to this photographer. Do not use any photos without written permission.

The weather conditions were not the best. Some rain and even clouds kept us on the paved roads. But old Route 66 (Cajon Boulevard) is still a good place to take pictures in the lower Canyon up to Cajon Station. Even Highway 138 gives us access to the Mormon Rocks area as there is a small part of old Hwy 138 which can be used to drive from the BNSF South track to the North track. Therefore, no photos of Sullivan's Curve or the 2 Tunnels this time. Photos were taken between October 16 and 18, 2005.
But on the last day of our trip, October 19, 2005, the weather changed and the sun showed up. So, we went to explore Hill 582. It was an outstanding experience, especially as we met the most important man of the Hill, Don E. Toles. Thank you for your wonderful friendship.

Photos are sorted by location and date (not by railroad):
Hill 582 Area, Mormon Rocks/Stein's Hill/Pine Lodge/HWY 138, Cajon Station/Junction, Graffiti Bridge, Blue Cut, Lower Canyon, Devore, San Bernardino.

Abbreviations found on this page: EB = East Bound, NB = North Bound, SB = South Bound, WB = West Bound, MP = Mile Post, NT = North Track (2,2%), ST = South Track (3%),  DPU = Distributed Power Unit (Helpers), JAC-BAR = San Jacinto to Barstow Train

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Devore - MP 71 - Devore Road Crossing
In front is the new 3rd Main Track under construction between Devore und Keenbrook
10/16/05 - BNSF WB ES44DC leading - 51416 BNSF 7748 = ES44DC - 51417 UP EB double stack - 51418
10/16/05 UP EB w/3 units - 51419 UP 5428 = C45ACCTE - 51420 UP 8400 = SD70ACe - 51421
10/16/05 UP 5519 = C45ACCTE - 51422 Pacer Stacktrain on TTX - 51423 BNSF EB 5354 = AC4400CW - 51424
10/16/05 ex. Santa Fe C40-8W - 51425 Swift 53' Trailers passing the RR-X-ing - 51426 Schneider Trailers & J.B. Hunt Containers - 51427
10/16/05 More TOFC's - 51428 BNSF WB 5433 = C44-9W - 51429 CRIX Leasing, ex. UP 5972 was ex. C&NW - 51430
Cajon Boulevard - old Route 66 between San Bernardino and Devore
10/16/05 Same WB train on Cajon Blvd. - 51431 BNSF EB pass WB dbl stack - 51432 BNSF EB 7750 = ES44DC - 51433
Cajon Station MP 62.8 - Here, the South Track (3%) and the North Track (2,2%) are separeted
10/17/05 BNSF EB heading to Sullivan's - 51434 BNSF rounding the curve over Cajon Creek - 51435 Above dbl stack Rock formations of Sullivan's 51436
Highway 138 - Mormon Rocks - Stein's Hill MP 60.4
10/17/05 I-15, Tracks and Mormon Rocks - 50429 Mc Donald's keeps us alive - 50430 I-15 and Hwy 138 w/Best Western - 50431
10/17/05 BNSF WB in front and EB above - 51501 EB is the same as on 434-436 - 51502 Hwy 138 bridge over Cajon Creek - 51503
10/17/05 A load of wrecked cars at Hwy 138  51504 Mixed freight on BNSF North track - 51505 Beautiful Mormon Rocks - 51506
10/17/05 BNSF EB on NT under Hwy 138 - 51507 BNSF 5180 = C44-9W - 51508 EB double stack going uphill on 2,2% NT - 51509
10/17/05 EB train passes under Hwy 138 - 51510 White Maersk containers are reefers - 51511 This is part of the old Hwy 138 street - 51512
10/17/05 Some tank containers - 51513 End of train on NT - 51514 WB dbl stack on ST under Hwy 138 - 51515
10/17/05 WB train on South track 3% - 51516 Our van helped us between SN and NT - 51517 ex. SF DPU's on WB train - 51518
10/17/05 End of train w/SD40-2 helper - 51519 BNSF WB 4442 = C44-9W - 51520 Second unit is a CN Dash-9 - 51521
10/17/05 Third unit is ex. SF 873 = C40-8W - 51522 Signal at MP 60.4 on ST near Hwy 138 - 51523 End of train w/old Hwy 138 and new bridge - 51524
10/17/05 WB train on ST under Hwy 138 - 51525 Once again, back to the North track - 51526 FURX Leasing ex. BNSF unit - 51527
10/17/05 Empty WB double stack train - 51528 Mormon Rock formations between ST & NT - 51529 Rocks between NT & SP track - 51530
Cajon Pass' famed "Mormon Rocks" are a series of cemented sandstone beds much more resistant to erosion than the surrounding gravel and silt sands, giving them a pockmarked appearance. Officially called the Rock Candy Mountains, the strange rock formations are one of the youngest and most active geological regions in North America. Formed by the overlapping of the Baja Plate and the North American Plate, the Mormon Rocks (so nicknamed because this was the preferred route of Amasa Lymand and Charles Rich, who led a band of Mormon settlers from Salt Lake City across the Mojave Desert in 1851) are a visible indicator of the San Andreas Fault (where the two aforementioned tectonic plates collide). Written by Craig Walker, Nov 13, 2010
If better weather, I used to climb this one - 51531 UP SD70M w/flared radiators - 51532 Second unit is a SD40T-2 - 51533
10/17/05 SO SD40-2 in full SP colors - 51534 Accident on I-15 above Hwy 138 Exit - 51535 BNSF EB on NT (2,2%) - 51536
10/17/05 This is part of old Hwy 138 - 51601 Lots of graffiti on dbl stack car - 51602 New BNSF dbl stack well cars - 51603
10/17/05 EB under Hwy 138 bridge - 51604 and passing Mormon Rocks - 51605 BNSF EB C44-9W - 51606
10/17/05 4th unit CN SD75i - 51607 Going uphill on NT - 51608 Still cloudy - 51609
10/17/05 Keep on rolling - 51610 New BNSF dbl stack cars - 51611 51612
10/17/05 Same EB train - 51613 End of train - 51614 UP WB on UP track will pass Hwy 138 - 51615
10/17/05 UP SD70M w/flared radiators - 51616 BNSF EB C44-9W under Hwy 138 - 51617 BNSF EB in front and UP WB above -  51618
10/17/05 EB tank train on NT - 51619 The clouds are touching the Mormon Rocks - 51620 UP WB dbl stack still going downhill - 51621
Devore - MP 71 - Devore Road Crossing
10/17/05 Last photo of the day Hwy 138 - 51622 10/18/05 Next day UP EB at Devore X-ing - 51623 UP 5470 = GE C45ACCTE - 51624
10/17/05 4th unit is UP 5355 = C45ACCTE - 51625 5th unit is CSX 660 = AC6000CW - 51626 Devore Road Crossing - 51627
Bridge MP 63.4 (all photos were taken from Cajon Boulevard, old Route 66)
10/18/05 Same train as seen at Devore - 51628 This train will soon reach Cajon Station - 51629 Sideview CSX AC6000CW - 51630
10/18/05 Nice red K Line containers - 51631 Next UP EB train with Autoracks - 51632 UP is waiting to let pass BNSF EB - 51633
10/18/05 - BNSF EB w/4 units - 51634 BNSF 4703 = GE C44-9W - 51635 BNSF 766 = GE C44-9W - 51636
10/18/05 UP EB w/CSX Automax - 51701 More Automax Cars on UP EB train - 51702 Heavy used NS Autorack - 51703
10/18/05 UP Autorack w/graffiti - 51704 Next train BNSF EB JAC-BAR - 51705 SF Superfleet GP60M - 51706
10/18/05 JAC-BAR train has all 4-axle power  51707 Shiny tank car w/graffiti - 51708 Clean tank car - 51709
10/18/05 - Truck w/pipe load on I-15 - 51710 Same BNSF EB still rolling - 51711 UP EB lite engines - 51712
10/18/05 UP 4846 = SD70M w/flared rad. - 51713 2nd unit UP 5424 = C45ACCTE - 51714 3rd unit UP 5531 = C45ACCTE - 51715
10/18/05 4th unit UP 8255 = SD9043AC - 51716 Side view of this EMD giant - 51717 Engines are entering Cajon Station - 51718
10/18/05 BNSF WB leaving Cajon Station - 51719 ex. Santa Fe C44-9W - 51720 Faded paint but still a Warbonnet - 51721
10/18/05 Wal Mart truck on I-15 - 51722 BNSF WB w/TOFC and dbl stack - 51723 Same BNSF WB heading for San Bernardino - 51724
10/18/05 Food 4 Less truck on I-15 WB - 51725 BNSF WB 4478 = C44-9W - 51726 NS 9528 = C40-9W - 51727
10/18/05 Lumber on CB Flat car - 51728 More lumber - 51729 Not sure if these are pipes? - 51730
10/18/05 Railbox w/Graffiti - 51731 NS Coil Car - 51732 Never ending graffiti on the cars - 51733
10/18/05 BNSF DPU 4528 = C44-9W -  51734 BNSF EB w/dbl stack train - 51735 4 diff. GE locos are pulling this train - 51736
10/18/05 BNSF EB rolling thru Cajon Station  51801 Lonely 20' Tank Container - 51802 Same BNSF EB rolling by - 51803
10/18/05 End of this train - 51804 Racing truck on I-15 - 51805 BNSF WB leaving Cajon Station - 51806
10/18/05 2nd unit is a Warbonnet - 51807 Double stack heading West - 51808 Rolling over Bridge MP 63.4 - 51809
10/18/05 Another BNSF EB is coming uphill  51810 BNSF Warbonnet C44-9W is leading - 51811 53' Swift trailer on flat - 51812
10/18/05 Unusual 3 DPU's at the end - 51813 Last DPU on BNSF EB TOFC train - 51814 BNSF EB Coil Train - 51815
10/18/05 BNSF Coil Car - 51816 And another one - 51817 Cajon Station w/Route 66 remainings - 51818
10/18/05 BNSF WB w/3 NS locos - 51819 NS 6782 is ex. CR SD70M - 51820 NS (BNSF) WB on bridge at MP 63.4 - 51821
10/18/05 Full of graffiti - 51822 WB train heading for San Bernardino - 51823 BNSF EB mixed freight - 51824
10/18/05 Graffiti all over - 51825 Pipe load on gondola - 51826 Coil car w/heavy graffiti - 51827
10/18/05 Open coil car - 51828 Coil load on open gondola - 51829 Graffiti is seen almost everywhere - 51830
10/18/05 Same BNSF EB train - 51831 BNSF Center  Beam car - 51832 MRL grain cars - 51833
10/18/05 Here comes another one w/graffiti - 51834 CN 86' Hi Cube Box Car - 51835 Following this UP WB train to Blue Cut - 51901
Blue Cut MP 65
10/18/05 Almost new UP SD70ACe - 51902 UP 8419 was built on 7/13/05 - 51903 Just 3 months old and looks like new - 51904
10/18/05 UP EB on BNSF track - 51905 UP 4662 = SD70M - 51906 2nd unit UP 9431 = C41-8 - 51907
10/18/05 3rd unit ex. SP SD40T-2 - 51908 UP EB Auto Rack going uphill - 51909 Blue Cut is just near Route 66 - 51910
10/18/05 Plenty parking along the creek - 51911 More Auto Racks - 51913 Last photo of this UP EB train - 51914
10718/05 UP WB Auto Rack train - 51915 3rd units UP SD70M w/flared radiators - 51916 Mojave River between tracks and Route 66 - 51917
10718/05 Nice looking UP Auto rack - 51918 Bad looking C&NW Auto Rack - 51919 UP Rack w/graffiti - 51920
10/18/05 CP Rack with nice style graffiti - 51921 BNSF EB mixed freight - 51922 BNSF 5199 = C44-9W - 51923
10/18/05 CB Flat w/lumber packs - 51924 Last photo of this BNSF EB - 51925 BNSF lite engines going to San Berdoo - 51926
Bonus Pictures - Racing Trailer w/Special Truck
10/18/05 -  51927 51928 Nice size truck - 51929
Just coming home from Cajon Pass railfaning, we saw a special visitor on the parking of our Motel 6 in San Bernardino.

Next day, 10/19/05, we went to Hill 582 for the first time.

See also the History of Hill 582
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10/18/05 Racing Trailer - 51930 x 51931
Hill 582 - Our very first visit to this wonderful railfan location
Thanks God, today October 19, 2005, the weather was clearing up and even the sun showed up. Therefore, we were able to search for the famous Hill 582. Lucky, we even met Don E. Toles, the "Hilltender". We had a great time together and afterwards, back home in Switzerland, we wrote e-mails forth and back. Glad, Don gave my e-mail to Gary G. Gray, who put me on the mailing list of the Cajon Mafia. From that moment on, I got beautiful photos from Cajon Pass taken by Don, Gary and Marc. Out of this interesting data, I was asking for getting a permission to add their photos on my website. So, the Cajon Photo Collection Pages started and I was able to document the construction of the  3rd Main Track thru Cajon Pass built by BNSF. A big thank you to Don, Gary and Marc for sharing their photos with us. Take a look on our Cajon main page
10/19/05 Climbing the steep road to the Hill - 51932 The last few steps to reach Hill 582 - 51933 Wow - Melinda finally made it on top - 51934
10/19/05 Hill 582 Memorial - 52001 Thank you for having a Bench on top - 52002 In Memory of Tony Andel - 52003
UP SB on South track - 51935 Our first train seen from Hill 582 - 51936 BNSF EB on North track - 52004
Heavy worn out Santa Fe loco - 52005 This is a long TOFC BNSF train - 52006 It is rolling uphill toward Summit - 52007
Werner is proud to be on Hill 582 - 52008 Still the same BNSF TOFC train - 52009 Melinda and the Coupler Memorial - 52010
At left WB train on ST and right EB on NT - 52011 UP EB double stack - 52012 The engines are passing the Hill - 52013
Looking to the East - 52014 More cars coming - 52015 Melinda w/dbl stack train (East side) - 52016
Same train on the West side - 52017 We can see the whole train in the distance - 52018 Finally, end of train - 52019
BNSF EB TOFC is the next coming up - 52020 Enjoying train watching - 52021 End of train w/trees of Hill 582 - 52022
And here comes the next BNSF EB - 52023 Getting closer to the Hill - 52024 The engines just passed the Hill - 52025
Folded trailer chassis on spine cars - 52026 End of train pass the Hill - 52027 UP EB came around the curve - 52028
UP 2203 = SD60 - 52029 UP 8586 = SD40T-2, ex. D&RGW, ex. SP - 52030 UP 2756 = SD40M-2 ex. SP - 52031
UP EB mixed freight going uphill - 52032 Graffiti is always present - 52033 UP EB on NT and BNSF WB on ST - 52034
Special load on UP EB train - 52035 BNSF WB (last photo - film change) - 52036 New film UP EB 5134 = SD70M - 52101
CSX C40-8 and UP C44-9 ex. SP - 52102 Hill 582 as seen from the West side - 52103 Same UP EB train - 52104
Cactus and Auto racks - 52105 Still the same train going uphill - 52106 Above, on UP track is a UP SB train - 52107
Auto rack from UP EB train - 52108 UP SB train on Colton - Palmdale Cutoff - 52109 SB train getting closer & EB train is gone - 52110
UP 6034 = C44ACCTE - 52111 LTEX Leasing ex. SP SD40-2 - 52112 UP 2303 = SD60M - 52113
UP SB above and Signal at MP 58.2 - 52114 Heavy used gondolas on UP SB train - 52115 The "Hilltender", Don E. Toles - 52116
BNSF WB on South track w/TOFC - 52117 Endless cars in the far distance - 52118 More trailers on flat cars - 52119
End of train in the distance - 52120 Hill 582 is a beautiful place to be - 52121 Here comes another BNSF EB train - 52122
BNSF 7738 = GE ES44DC - 52123 New Swift 53' trailers - 52124 Trainwatching at its best, says Werner - 52125
Another BNSF WB on the South track - 52126 Going downhill - 52127 UP EB on BNSF North track - 52128
4 UP diesels and 1 CSX loco - 52129 UP EB left and BNSF WB right - 52130 20' Tank Containers on BNSF WB train - 52131
More Tank Containers - 52132 Above the BNSF WB is the UP EB - 52133 Double stack trains forever - 52134
We are sad, the show is over and we have to fly back to Switzerland. But we had a fantastic time on Hill 582 with Don Toles, lots of trains and great weather.

I went back to Cajon Pass in July 2008. Those photos are clickable on the Cajon main page.
BNSF WB and DPU's at the far end - 52135 Last photo of this trip - 52136 x

Did you see my 2003 Cajon Pass Photos?  -  click here

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 (2010) of Cajon Pass with 3rd Main Track by Michael Amrine - click here

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