Here is over 2 hours of large freight trains battling up the tough grades of Cajon Pass!
Today I had probably one of my best days up railfanning in the World Famous Cajon Pass. Draped with fog and light rain, the grey dim lighting made for quite an interesting lighting setup to catch trains, allowing me to shoot angles in the pass not previously shootable due to sun glare normally.
As per usual when I head up to the pass, I stuck to one general area for most of the day, spending most of my time railfanning at Sullivan's Curve, Mormon Rocks, and CP Cajon, and intermittent places in between. I did a lot of experimenting and exploring with different angles.
I intend to use these lessons learned from today in future trips I make up there.
In terms of trains, I nearly got two dozen. A majority of BNSF freight trains with a large minority of Union Pacific freight trains. Most of the action like usual happened on the triple tracked BNSF Cajon Subdivision, however the upper track, formally known as the Palmdale Cutoff of the Union Pacific Mojave Subdivision, punched above its weight today, where I caught 4 trains on it.
There were plenty of foreign railroads present in addition to the two hosts, including Ferromex, Norfolk Southern, and Canadian Pacific, as well as some GECX leasers present. There was also a locomotive still in Southern Pacific paint, one of 5 AC4400CWs still wearing the old scheme nearly 30 years after the merger, as well as the Missouri Pacific Heritage Unit leading the last train of the day. I hope you enjoyed and thanks for watching!
Train 1: BNSF XU-AXTWAT7-21A
Head End:
BNSF 7372~ES44DC
BNSF 4450~C44-9W
GECX 4940~C44-9W
BNSF 7568~ES44DC
Rear End:
BNSF 5342~C44-9W
BNSF 5468~C44-9W
Train 2: UP MRVLB 27
Head End:
UP 5995~AC4400CW / C44ACCTE
UP 5998~AC4400CW / C44ACCTE
UP 6063~AC4400CW / C44ACCTE
Rear End:
UP 6870~AC4400CW / C44AC
Train 3: BNSF B-BELSBD4-28A
Head End:
BNSF 5202~C44-9W
BNSF 4983~C44-9W
Train 4: BNSF B-DENSBD4-26A
Head End:
BNSF 4104~C44-9W
BNSF 5319~C44-9W
Train 5: BNSF Z-LACWSP8-29U
Head End:
BNSF 3268~ES44C4
CP 9756~AC4400CW
BNSF 8232~ES44C4
BNSF 7459~ES44DC
BNSF 7931~ES44C4
Train 6: BNSF B-PTLLAC4-19D
Head End:
BNSF 7862~ES44DC
BNSF 8350~ES44C4
Train 7: BNSF Z-LACCHI8-29P
Head End:
BNSF 3957~ET44C4
BNSF 8272~ES44C4
BNSF 7798~ES44DC
BNSF 7157~ES44C4
Train 8: BNSF Z-LACNYC1-29U
Head End:
BNSF 8193~ES44C4
BNSF 4182~C44-9W
BNSF 6627~ES44C4
BNSF 4245~ES44C4
BNSF 6768~ES44C4
BNSF 7475~ES44DC
Train 9: BNSF Z-SBDWSP4-29U
Head End:
BNSF 6779~ES44C4
BNSF 6796~ES44C4
BNSF 8289~ES44C4
FXE 4605~ES44AC
BNSF 1055~C44-9W
Train 10: UP OS1UT 28
Head End:
UP 7777~ES44AC / C45ACCTE
UP 4227~SD70M
UP 6650~AC4400CW / C44ACCTE
UP 6153~C44ACM
UP 7925~ES44AC / C45ACCTE
Train 11: BNSF V-BLUSBD1-22A
Head End:
BNSF 7392~ES44DC
NS 3661~ET44AC
BNSF 5046~C44-9W
Train 12: BNSF B-NBYLAC4-28A
Head End:
BNSF 8209~ES44C4
BNSF 4096~C44-9W
Train 13: BNSF Z-WSPLAC2-27U
Head End:
BNSF 6508~ES44C4
BNSF 6668~ES44C4
BNSF 7950~ES44C4
BNSF 7224~ES44DC
BNSF 4085~C44-9W
Train 14: BNSF L-CAL0121-29T (BNSF Kaiser Hauler)
Head End:
BNSF 3754~ET44C4
BNSF 7086~ES44C4
GECX 4509~C44-9W
BNSF 3745~ET44C4
BNSF 8237~ES44C4
Train 15: UP MEWRV 26
Head End:
UP 8059~ES44AC / C45ACCTE
UP 8922~SD70ACe
UP 7685~ES44AC / C45ACCTE
Rear End:
UP 8208~ES44AH / C45AH
UP 5758~AC4400CW / C44ACCTE
Train 16: BNSF XH-BARWAT1-29A
Head End:
BNSF 7782~ES44DC
BNSF 3684~ET44C4
BNSF 3688~ET44C4
BNSF 7327~ES44DC
Rear End:
BNSF 3751~ET44C4
BNSF 3724~ET44C4
Train 17: UP ZDVLB 28
Head End:
UP 8520~SD70ACe
UP 8881~SD70AH
Train 18: BNSF Q-SBDCHI6-30A
Head End:
BNSF 4145~C44-9W
FXE 4089~SD70ACe
BNSF 4636~C44-9W
BNSF 6621~ES44C4
Train 19: UP MRVWC 25
Head End:
UP 8872~SD70AH
UP 6574~AC4400CW / C44AC
Rear End:
UP 6145~AC4400CW / C44AC
UP 6378~AC4400CW / C44AC
Train 20: BNSF Z-LACNWH3-29A
Head End:
BNSF 6528~ES44C4
BNSF 3914~ET44C4
BNSF 6589~ES44C4
BNSF 5920~ES44AC
BNSF 1099~C44-9W
Train 21: UP MWCOG 29
Head End:
UP 7015~C44ACM
UP 4893~SD70M
UP 4635~SD70M
UP 7885~ES44AC / C45ACCTE
BNSF 3849~ET44C4
Rear End:
UP 6838~AC4400CW / C44AC
Train 22: UP MRVEP 28
Head End:
UP 1982~SD70ACe
UP 4354~SD70M
UP 5904~AC4400CW / C44ACCTE
Rear End:
UP 7840~ES44AC / C45ACCTE
UP 6227~AC4400CW / C44AC
21 авг 2024