updated: November 20, 2012

I am very pleased to show some exclusive photos of Michael Frei (MIF).

A big thank you for sharing these excellent pictures with us.
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6/17and 6/18/2012 - Blue Cut / Swarthout Canyon Road Crossing (SWC)
6/17/12 BNSF EB on MT-3 at SWC - 201	BNSF WB passing EB train on MT-2 - 202	BNSF WB heading for San Bernardino - 203
6/18/12 UP EB on MT-1 seen from SWC road - 001	BNSF EB w/8 diesels on MT-2 - 002	BNSF EB getting closer - 003
6/18/12 BNSF WB on MT-3 - 004	6/18/12 BNSF WB crossing SWC road - 005	6/10/12 Cajon Station BNSF EB on MT-2 - 006

6/10/2012 - Cajon Station / Cajon Junction
6/10/12 BNSF EB on MT-1 - 007	BNSF EB going uphill toward SC - 008	UP SB above on UPT - 009
BNSF EB below and UP SB above - 010	BNSF EB DPU's - 011	EOT BNSF EB heading for SC - 012

6/10 and 6/18/2012 - Sullivans Curve (SC)
6/10/12 BNSF EB going uphill to SC -  013	BNSF EB entering SC on MT-2 - 014	The famous SC Rock Formations - 015
6/10/12 same BNSF EB train - 016	There is a second uphill train on MT-1 - 017	The BNSF EB parallel uphill race - 018
6/18/12 BNSF WB on MT-2 - 019	same BNSF WB train - 020	next BNSF WB on MT-2 - 021
6/18/12 BNSF WB in the middle of SC - 022	and another BNSF WB w/Warbonnets - 023	BNSF WB going downhill to Cajon Station - 024

6/10 & 6/18/2012 - Hill 582 - the Railfan's Paradise between BNSF MT-1/-2 and MT-3 (above UPT) - more infos - click here
6/10/12 BNSF EB on MT-1 toward Hill 582 - 026	same BNSF EB train near signal bridge - 027	BNSF EB on MT-1 and WB on MT-2 - 028
6/10/12 WB is passing EB train - 029	Hill 582 memorials - 030	BNSF WB DPU's under signal bridge - 031
6/10/12 BNSF WB - 032	last photo of BNSF WB DBS - 033	BNSF WB on MT-3 (3 % grade) - 034
As seen from Hill 582 (sun on the wrong side) - 035	I made it with a KIA on top of Hill 582 - 037	UP NB on UPT (Palmdale cutoff) - 036
6/10/12 same UP NB train - 038	BNSF WB DBS - 039	same BNSF train - 040
6/10/12 same BNSF WB with DPU's - 041	EOT BNSF WB - 042	BNSF WB TOFC train - 043
6/10/12 same BNSF WB train - 044	BNSF EB bare table on MT-3 - 045	BNSF EB GE locos - 046
BNSF EB going uphill on 3 % grade - 047	BNSF EB DBS on MT-1 - 048	getting closer - 049
6/10/12 BNSF EB under the signal bridge - 050	BNSF WB DBS on MT-2 - 051	same BNSF train - 052
BNSF WB bare table and UP SB above - 053	BNSF is on MT-2 and UPon UPT - 054	still both trains visible - 055
6/10/12 UP SB locos are closer - 056	UP SB DPU's - 057	6/10/12 last photo of the day - 058
6/18/12 Don Toles and Gary Gray - 059	Hill 582 is a meeting point for the Railfans - 060	Don, Jerry and Gary - 061
6/18/12 UP helpers EB on MT-1 - 063	UP EMD SD70ACe Diesels - 064	UP helpers going uphill - 065
Gary running around for taking pictures - 066	UP SB DBS on UPT - 067	same UP SB train - 068
6/18/12 BNSF WB DBS on MT-2 - 069	same BNSF WB train - 070	EOT BNSF WB and an EB train on MT-1 - 071
6/18/12 BNSF WB TOFC train - 072	same BNSF TOFC train - 073	UP SB Manifest on UPT - 074
UP SB on eyelevel from Hill 582 - 075	UP WB DBS on MT-3 - 076	UP WB passing Hill 582 - 077
6/18/12 UP WB DPU SD70ACe - 078	BNSF WB DBS on MT-1 - 079	same BNSF WB - 080
6/18/12 BNSF WB manifest on MT-2 - 081	BNSF WB - 082	BNSF Genset Switcher - 083
6/18/12 UP WB intermodal on MT-2 - 084	same UP train - 085	6/18/12 BNSF WB on MT-3 (last photo) - 086

6/10/12 BNSF WB from MT-2 to MT-3 -  088	BNSF WB DBS - 089	going down on MT-3 (3 % grade) - 090

6/10/12 BNSF EB bare table (taken before photo 093) - 091	6 BNSF Diesels coming uphill on MT-2 - 092

BNSF EB bare table on MT-1 -  093	all GE power on this consist - 094	heading for Barstow - 095
6/10/12 BNSF EB Locos - 096	BNSF WB DBS on MT- 3 - 097	same train going downhill on 3 % track  - 098

6/10/12 BNSF EB DBS on MT-1 - 099	BNSF EB on Summit Curve - 100

BNSF EB (taken before 100) - 101	BNSF WB from MT-3 to MT-2 - 102	BNSF WB going downhill - 103
6/10/12 BNSF EB DBS - 104	BNSF EB entering Summit Curve - 105	BNSF EB - 106
6/10/12 BNSF EB DPU's - 107	BNSF WB leaving Summit - 108	BNSF EB DBS on MT-3 - 109
6/10/12 Last photo of this day - 110	6/17/12 East of Summit (Martinez)  - 111	BNSF EB heading for Summit - 112
6/17/12 BNSF EB DPU's on MT-1 - 113	BNSF EB bare table on MT-3 (see also 119) - 114	UP Special in the distance coming uphill - 115
6/17/12 UP Special on MT-3 - 116	2 Diesels and 3 Passenger Cars - 117	a short UP train for the layout - 118
BNSF EB before UP Special (see 114) - 119	Lucky to be here at the right time - 120	UP Business/Obs Car at the end - 121
6/17/12 BNSF EB DBS on MT-2 - 122	Endless DBS train - 123	entering Summit Curve - 124
6/17/12 BNSF EB DPU's - 125	EOT BNSF EB - 126	UP EB (taken after photo 129) - 127

6/17/12 UP EB on MT-2 - 128	UP EB Grain Train - 129

EOT UP EB DPU's going to MT-1 - 130	UP WB moving from MT-3 to MT-2 - 131	same UP WB train - 132
6/17/12 BNSF WB manifest on MT-1 - 133	UP WB on MT-3 - 134	same DBS train - 135
6/18/12 BNSF WB moves from MT-2 to MT-3 - 136	BNSF WB DBS on MT-3 - 137	BNSF EB DBS on MT-1 - 138

6/18/12 Same BNSF EB DBS (see the cars in the distance) - 139	BNSF EB rounding Summit Curve - 140

6/18/12 UP WB on MT-3 - 141	UP DBS taking the 3 % grade - 142	BNSF EB Ethanol Train - 143
Ethanol Trains reached Summit Curve - 144	BNSF WB on MT-3 - 145	6/18/12 Last photo of Summit - 146

6/17/2012 - Lugo
6/17/12 UP Special on UP Track - 147	Easy to copy for the model layout - 148	BNSF WB DBS - 149
BNSF WB getting closer - 150	BNSF WB DPU's (EOT) - 151	Next BNSF WB DBS - 152
BNSF WB - 153	BNSF EB DBS - 154	lots of MEARSK/Sealand containers - 155
UP SB DPU's on UPT - 156	UP EB on BNSF tracks - 158	there is a SP diesel behind the first UP unit - 159
UP EB meets BNSF WB - 160	BNSF WB passing the UP EB train - 161	Last photo of this location - 162

6/17/2012 - Frost / Flyover MP 39.1
6/17/12 BNSF EB - 163	BNSF WB DBS - 164	getting closer -  165
same WB train on the flyover - 166	last photo of this train - 167	BNSF EB will go under the flyover - 168
BNSF WB will be rolling over the flyover - 169	getting closer - 170	finally on the flyover - 171
nice BNSF Manifest - 172	EOT with 2 DPU's WB - 173	Next BNSF WB - 174

6/17/12 BNSF WB DBS - 175	Last photo of this location - 176

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