On what I believe was my last time to photograph the Pass, a westbound merchandise descends the grade. The GEs were beginning to creep in more.

A Union Pacific Roseville train approaches the Lytle Creek Bridge in San Bernardino with a string of yellow TTX boxcars behind the yellow power. If not for the tagging on the boxes and the dirt on... (more)

EB merchandise at one of the more famous locations. I'd like to see it now, with three tracks instead of two.

Two rarities in one train. Santa Fe only had sixteen of this model and in those days it was extremely rare to encounter a pure GE consist befouling the pristine atmosphere of the LA basin in the ... (more)

Westbound train with a nice clean unit.

Putting on an amazing show of steam and power, Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 storms the Sierra foothills at Penryn as it leads a consist of heritage fleet equipment eastbound on the newer #2 track. S... (more)

UP, Union Pacific 7305-8005-9327, on the ex-WP Feather River Route at Belden, California. July 28, 1999. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

A loaded unit grain train has just arrived for unloading at All American grain in Calipatria.

Southbound Guadalupe local with ES44AC N0. 7953 leading rolls past Hobson County Park. Ventura has three County Parks along this portion of the Santa Barbara Subdivision where you can park your... (more)

Santa Fe train number 23, The Grand Canyon Limited, is arriving San Bernardino California in 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Back when ATSF was and was all blue and when we old farts think all was right with the world a freight is climbing the hill. Photo by Robert Robl.

For my money the best combination of motive power and passenger cars that Amtrak ever managed to assemble. Photo by E Forest Hadley. From my collection.

Northbound Union Pacific AC4400CW, No. 6483 rounds Pitas Point at Faria County Park in Ventura with the Guadalupe local.

BNSF 4914 -879, is eastbound on the Muir Trestle, on the BNSF Stockton Sub at Martinez, California. July 30, 1999. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

Approaching the summit of Cajon Pass with a trio of ATSF's primary color schemes.