A Busy Day of Trains on Cajon Pass in July 2015 Part 1 HD
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- Watch in High Definition! I took a railfanning trip to Cajon Pass with a friend on July 21, 2015 and was rewarded with an incredibly busy day of train traffic. Railroad traffic on the BNSF Transcon Line is up and we saw no less that 41 trains during the day just from about 10 AM to 7 PM, 35 of which I was able to film. In Part 1 of this action packed two part series, we will see 18 trains from Hill 582, the popular railfanning spot. Included are multiple train meets, drag races, a UP loaded ribbon rail train, a manned helper set, and many others. Trains are seen running on all three BNSF Main Tracks, as well as the UP Palmdale Cutoff. For some reason, some (but not all) of the westbound trains leaving summit were crawling unusually slowly downhill. Maybe there was a slow order in effect. This was by far the busiest that I have ever seen Cajon Pass and many trains arrived only minutes apart, some still "riding the yellows" from the previous train.
Trains:
Train 1: An Eastbound BNSF International Stack Train climbs Main 1.
Head End:
BNSF 7105 - ES44C4
BNSF 5178 - C44-9W
BNSF 7318 - ES44DC
BNSF 7469 - ES44DC
Train 2: A Westbound BNSF International Stack Train descends Main 2 and meets train 1.
Head End:
BNSF 8223 - ES44C4
BNSF 5459 - C44-9W
BNSF 8045 - ES44C4
DPU:
BNSF 5194 - C44-9W
BNSF 7162 - ES44C4
Train 3: An Eastbound BNSF Z-Train scoots up Main 1.
Head End:
BNSF 8260 - ES44C4
BNSF 4002 - C44-9W
BNSF 7488 - ES44DC
BNSF 5098 - C44-9W
BNSF 7362 - ES44DC
Train 4: A Westbound BNSF International Stack Train descends Main 2.
Head End:
BNSF 5761 - ES44AC
BNSF 7287 - ES44DC
BNSF 4160 - C44-9W
DPU:
BNSF 6749 - ES44C4
Train 5: An Eastbound BNSF International and Domestic Intermodal Train meets train 4 as it climbs Main 1.
Head End:
BNSF 6661 - ES44C4
BNSF 4980 - C44-9W
BNSF 6685 - ES44C4
BNSF 4646 - C44-9W
BNSF 5022 - C44-9W
Train 6: A Westbound BNSF Manifest descends Main 2.
Head End:
BNSF 7708 - ES44DC
BNSF 7753 - ES44DC
BNSF 7769 - ES44DC
BNSF 7775 - ES44DC
BNSF 108 - GP60M
Train 7: A Southbound Union Pacific Load Rail Train drag races train 6 as it descends the Palmdale Cutoff.
Head End:
Union Pacific 6580 - AC44CW
Union Pacific 8510 - SD70ACe
Train 8: An Eastbound BNSF International and Domestic Intermodal Train climbs Main 1.
Head End:
BNSF 7934 - ES44DC
BNSF 4489 - C44-9W
BNSF 7470 - ES44DC
BNSF 5430 - C44-9W
Train 9: A Westbound Union Pacific Stack Train descends Main 2.
Head End:
Union Pacific 8508 - SD70ACe
Union Pacific 4105 - SD70M
DPU:
Union Pacific 6586 - AC44CW
Train 10: A Westbound BNSF Manifest descends Main 2.
Head End:
BNSF 7770 - ES44DC
BNSF 7783 - ES44DC
BNSF 7701 - ES44DC
BNSF 7721 - ES44DC
Train 11: A Westbound BNSF Domestic Stack Train drag races train 10 as it descends Main 3.
Head End:
BNSF ES44DC (number unknown)
BNSF ES44DC (number unknown)
Train 12: An Eastbound BNSF International Stack Train climbs Main 1.
Head End:
BNSF 8107 - ES44C4
BNSF 5062 - C44-9W
BNSF 4154 - C44-9W
BNSF 5324 - C44-9W
Train 13: A Westbound BNSF Domestic Stack Train descends Main 2 and meets train 12.
Head End:
BNSF 6853 - ES44C4
BNSF 7308 - ES44DC
BNSF 7220 - ES44DC
Train 14: A Westbound BNSF International Stack Train descends Main 2.
Head End:
BNSF 7634 - ES44DC
BNSF 7128 - ES44C4
BNSF 9240 - SD70ACe
BNSF 9161 - SD70ACe
Train 15: An Eastbound Union Pacific Stack Train climbs Main 1.
Head End:
Union Pacific 2010 - AC45CCTE (Boy Scouts of America Unit)
Union Pacific 7709 - AC45CCTE
Union Pacific 8181 - AC45AH
DPU:
Union Pacific 5344 - AC45CCTE
Train 16: An Eastbound BNSF Manifest climbs Main 1.
Head End:
BNSF 7742 - ES44DC
BNSF 7734 - ES44DC
BNSF 7704 - ES44DC
BNSF 7768 - ES44DC
Train 17: A Westbound BNSF International Stack Train descends Main 2.
Head End:
BNSF 7445 - ES44DC
BNSF 8360 - ES44C4
BNSF 8070 - ES44C4
DPU:
BNSF 8245 - ES44C4
BNSF 4828 - C44-9W
Train 18: Finally, the San Bernardino based BNSF Helper set climbs Main 3 on its way to assist a train over the hill. We will see this train in part 2.
BNSF 7755 - ES44DC
BNSF 7725 - ES44DC
Stay tuned for part 2 as the nonstop train activity continues.
Enjoy! 
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Would have enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing.
We need more rail in this country. Think about how much traffic would disappear if more of those trailers traveled long-distance by rail as you see in this video.
Im watching this very good video again
I'd love to get out there some day, great video!
Excellent video.
that is such great rail activity it's hard to beat
Sensacional guerreiro!!
And the weather was perfect! great shots man! how have you been?
I'm in Florida and am wondering why there was not much traffic on the UP side? Are they using a different route? Enjoyed the video immensely...thanks!
+Steve Auld Glad you enjoyed the video! Union Pacific typically has a much lower traffic density than BNSF in this area, which explains why they have a single main track railroad through the area while the BNSF has a three main track line.
Excellent video, I have enjoyed watching it!Question: You have indicated a slow order might have been in place on that day. What is the maximum authorized speed on that sector? Also, more general (as I not from the US) I have read the California High Speed Rail has been approved and will be built. Will they cross the mountain range north of L.A. region through the Cajon Pass when building the tracks northbound? I can't figure high-speed passenger trains on tracks that full of freight traffic. Also here in Europa they have avoided steep grades when they built the high-speed corridors.
+OldSchool1500 Good questions. If I remember correctly, BNSF actually has different timetable maximum authorized track speeds through this area depending on whether you are going uphill or downhill. I believe that it is 25 MPH for downhill freight trains and 35 MPH for uphill freight trains (very unusual for them to actually achieve that speed). The California High Speed Rail is off to a rocky start with a hefty price tag and lots of opposition. It is currently under construction on the flat, easy segment through the California Central Valley. I think they intent to get from the central valley to the Los Angeles Basin via Tehachapi Pass and the San Gabriel Mountains.
I think the trailer on flatcar service is a boon to modern rail freight.
I have read and heard that the roads to Silverwood and hill 582 are easily accessible. is that true? And I have heard and read you are required to have something from forestry in your window of your cars. is that also true
+Kirk Lonnquist The roads can be a tossup. The most recent time that I visited these spots was a couple weeks ago, and the roads were passable for my sedan, however, they are becoming badly rutted in some spots. I would imagine that they will only get worse with the rains this winter unless somebody does some re-grading. As for access, you do not need a forestry access pass to get to these spots.
What's your camera/video gear you use to record these videos? I have a Sony a6300 and thinking about getting a Sony AX53 camcorder
At the time, I was using a Samsung H205 Full HD Camcorder.
Where was that at 5:00
cajon pass
Great video. Only comment is that I would like to see the complete train (s). I know the video would be much longer, but....
BR
Adam / DK
+FlyToChina0071 Hi Adam, thanks for the comment. The reason that I decided to truncate many of the passing trains (particularly the intermodal trains) is that I have received many comments over the years from people complaining that watching an entire train of the same type of cars passing gets boring. In fact, I found that I was getting bored watching my own videos, hence I attempted to shorten the videos down to the most interesting parts.
+Locomotive450 OK, I understand that, but here in Denmark our trains are very short, say max. 20 - 30 cars. So I like watch / count the number of cars on your trains. Also I like the large diesel engines at the front and sometimes also in the middle and the at the back. Keep them coming :-)
+Locomotive450 Good stuff, keep it up
+Locomotive450 My 2 cents. It does indeed make for long videos when you include the entire train, but it is easy enough for the viewer to skip forward to speed things up if he/she doesn't wish to enjoy the entire string. Doesn't solve your problem of you being bored watching your own videos though :-). Thanks again for the great videos.
can you put in more manifest trains please?
+Trainfan 3219 I certainly wish that I could control which trains run on the railway, but I can't. You are seeing 100% of the trains that I saw that day.
ok I just suggested that because stack trains are boring