Cajon Pass Last Friday
Mar 21, 2019 12:44:22 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
Because of good weather reports, I spent last Friday in the Cajon Pass working on my project. Here is a sample of what I photographed.
Mormon Rocks Sunrise
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WB UP 2679 at Mormon Rocks
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EB BNSF 5849 Climbs Through Mormon Rocks Toward Summit
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WB BNSF 3744 Starts Up the Pass
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WB BNSF 3278 at Blue Cut at the San Andreas Fault (the valley is the fault, The hills to the right are the San Bernardino Mountains and on the right just in front of the locomotive are the San Gabriel Mountains.
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An EB Piggyback Unit Train Climbs the Lower Portion of Cajon Pass
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Mar 21, 2019 12:48:12 #
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Mar 22, 2019 05:48:13 #
bpulv wrote:
Because of good weather reports, I spent last Friday in the Cajon Pass working on my project. Here is a sample of what I photographed.
Mar 22, 2019 08:41:14 #
Mar 22, 2019 17:10:56 #
Mar 23, 2019 14:09:59 #
Very nice set.
The two sides of the San Andres fault are moving in opposite directions. Some of it moves up to 3-4” per year, other parts not as much. I would think that is a problem for tracks. What kind of maintanence does the railroad have to do to maintain the tracks in that area?
The two sides of the San Andres fault are moving in opposite directions. Some of it moves up to 3-4” per year, other parts not as much. I would think that is a problem for tracks. What kind of maintanence does the railroad have to do to maintain the tracks in that area?
Mar 23, 2019 20:08:55 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
JD750 wrote:
Very nice set.
The two sides of the San Andres fault are moving in opposite directions. Some of it moves up to 3-4” per year, other parts not as much. I would think that is a problem for tracks. What kind of maintanence does the railroad have to do to maintain the tracks in that area?
The two sides of the San Andres fault are moving in opposite directions. Some of it moves up to 3-4” per year, other parts not as much. I would think that is a problem for tracks. What kind of maintanence does the railroad have to do to maintain the tracks in that area?
I don't know if they do anything special at Blue Cut, however every time I go to the Cajon Pass BNSF is always doing some kind of maintenance along their right of way. You always see track inspection and repair equipment in the pass and I always see one or two pickup trucks riding the rails. UP does not seem to be as intensive in their activities, but UP has only one main line whereas BNSF has three to maintain. Operationally, you often see UP trains on the BNSF tracks.
Mar 31, 2019 10:32:49 #
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