Bill Compton and I had decided to chase the Coast Starlight detour until I learned it was cancelled so I called Bill and we decided to go to Cajon Pass instead that same Saturday. Bill picked me up in front of my apartment and we headed out, making our first stop at Union Pacific's West Colton yard and stopping on Pepper Street then walking out on to the bridge.
There was a train stopped on the balloon track.
BNSF 7766 West came out and stopped before reversing.
Union Pacific 7817 West came west on the bypass track.
Union Pacific 5709 West came off the balloon track.
Union Pacific 8345 West came on the bypass track. We then drove into Cajon Pass, finding two eastbound trains and made our way to the grade crossing at Summit.
BNSF 6848 West at Summit with DPU's 5996 and 7312.
Union Pacific 2737 East, afer which we relocated to the west end of the big Summit cut.
BNSF 8260 West at the big cut.
BNSF 7703 East came behind BNSF 8260 West. From here we headed to Sullivan's Curve.
Union Pacific 8868 East came into the curve.
Next was BNSF 8260 West with DPU's 7968 and 4147.
Now enjoy some two-train action in Sullivan's Curve.
DPU's 7968 and 4147 of BNSF 8260 West.
BNSF 5263 West rounds Sullivan Curve.
BNSF 8022 West with middle DPUs 6699 and 8244 and rear DPUs 3914 and 3032.
BNSF 3842 East.
More two-train action here.
BNSF 3756 West with DPUs 3723 and 3724.
BNSF 8739 East with DPUs 7797 and 7254.
Union Pacific 6007 West with DPU 7617.
BNSF 7382 West.
BNSF 6840 East.
BNSF 6522 West.
Union Pacific 8168 East.
BNSF 8378 East.
Our third set of two-train action, but this time with horses, at Sullivan's Curve.
From my vantage point, the horses ride away. I returned to Bill and we started out of Sullivan's Curve but had a yellow signal behind us so we knew another train was approaching.
Union Pacific 5911 East at Canyon siding. We drove down to Swarthout Canyon Road and to the hill just west of the grade crossing.
Union Pacific 5911 west of the Swarthout Canyon Road grade crossing, after which we returned home from a great, but cold and windy, day in Cajon Pass.
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