Cajon Pass January 25, 2019
Jan 27, 2019 16:11:35 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
I spent another day scotting the Cajon Pass and here are a few of the photographs I took. Normally Friday rail traffic is the heaviest day of the week, but this time it was slooooow. On a normal day traffic through the Pass is constant (40 or more trains a day), but this time I waited an average of about 1 1/2 hours between trains in the morning and speeding up a little in the late afternoon. It may have been due to either the short work week or the government shutdown.
Dawn at Summit
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EW UP 8760 Passes WB BNSF at Summit
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This is the picture I had been planning to take for three years! It is about the same as one I took six years ago, but with a low resolution camera.
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A WB Train Winds It's Way Through the Mormon Rocks
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A WB BNSF Train Enters Sullivan's Curve
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WB Through Sullivan's Curve
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The Previous Train Exits Sullivan's Curve (Interstate I5, the main route from LA to Las Vegas is in the background)
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Jan 28, 2019 06:26:13 #
Your shots are excellent and I especially like the first three. It appears there is no significant difficulty in reaching vantage points like that? But how about RR property restrictions? Of course, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Good work in any case.
Jan 28, 2019 06:38:10 #
bpulv wrote:
I spent another day scotting the Cajon Pass and here are a few of the photographs I took. Normally Friday rail traffic is the heaviest day of the week, but this time it was slooooow. On a normal day traffic through the Pass is constant (40 or more trains a day), but this time I waited an average of about 1 1/2 hours between trains in the morning and speeding up a little in the late afternoon. It may have been due to either the short work week or the government shutdown.
Nice set.
Jan 28, 2019 08:55:53 #
Jan 28, 2019 10:06:39 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
ghill42 wrote:
Your shots are excellent and I especially like the first three. It appears there is no significant difficulty in reaching vantage points like that? But how about RR property restrictions? Of course, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Good work in any case.
Half the pictures were from U.S. Forest Service land.
Jan 28, 2019 13:55:03 #
The dawn shot, with the dark sky against the snow on the mountains, is a standout!
Jan 28, 2019 14:01:42 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
cabunit wrote:
The dawn shot, with the dark sky against the snow on the mountains, is a standout!
Thank you.
Feb 1, 2019 08:54:56 #
Feb 4, 2019 00:03:24 #
bpulv wrote:
I spent another day scotting the Cajon Pass and here are a few of the photographs I took. Normally Friday rail traffic is the heaviest day of the week, but this time it was slooooow. On a normal day traffic through the Pass is constant (40 or more trains a day), but this time I waited an average of about 1 1/2 hours between trains in the morning and speeding up a little in the late afternoon. It may have been due to either the short work week or the government shutdown.
Great series of photos. The terrain looks like it would be challenging for rail operations
Feb 12, 2019 09:29:03 #
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