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The old Union Pacific Colton Station.
Miller Honey Caboose.
Curving into San Bernardino.
A BNSF Stack Train waits for our train to pass.
The Metrolink San Bernardino Flyover.
The Metrolink Fleet rests on weekends at San Bernardino.
This stack train blocked the view of the San Bernardino Station.
Another BNSF stack train is waiting to leave San Bernardino.
CP 7th Street.
A BNSF crew is pushing empty stack train cars near Ono.
Climbing out of San Bernardino.
CP Verdemont.
The Cargill Engine at their grain elevator north of Verdemont.
The train took the curves to reach Devore.
Our train then crossed Cajon Creek.
The train heads into Cajon Pass.
CP Kennebrook.
Our train continues the climb.
Debris barriers along Cajon Creek.
The Triple Track mainline.
Our train curved into the old location of Kennebrook. Next we would pass through Blu Cut.
Our train ran through Blu Cut.
Looking back down Blu Cut where our route crossed the San Andres Fault.
Signal above Blu Cut.
The Rail Fans were out in force this morning.
Looking back above where the Cajon Campground once was.
Fantastic looking triple track grade below Cajon.
Crossing Cajon Creek
Passing through Cajon there was disappointment among the passengers when they realized we wouldn't be going around Sullivan's Curve this late morning.
Crossing Cajon Creek.
Our train curved then ran across Drawbar Flats.
It then passed under CA Highway 138.
Curving to pass under Interstate 15.
Three views looking back before we went beneath of Interstate 15.
The train climbs the South Track towards the old Terrace Cut.
Three views looking back down the grade.
Passing through a cut.
Looking back.
Our train curves to gain elevation.
The view looking back.
Another curve of this 3% grade.
A view looking back.
Climbing ever higher.
One of the few straight pieces of track on this part of Cajon Pass.
Climbing into Silverwood.
More Rail Fans at Silverwood.
Two views of Silverwood before we turned and passed through the deep cut to reach Summit.
Three views of Summit. I was asked to leave the rear platform so I took one last picture before leaving.
The train took a curve descending the east side of Cajon Pass and I headed back into the train to find a new location to take pictures for this story.
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