New Scans Loaded

2011-10-15

I recently added a numbers of days of shooting in the Pass in 1985:

• 1985-05-26: Summit, Lugo
• 1985-05-27: Hiland, Summit
• 1985-06-01: Summit, MP 57, MP 58
• 1985-06-02: Summit, Hiland, Swarthout
• 1985-06-09: Summit, Lugo, Alray
• 1985-06-16: Summit, MP 57.25, MP 58, MP 59
• 1985-07-21: MP 51, Hesperia, Lugo, Martinez Spur, Summit, MP 57
• 1985-09-25: Summit, Hiland, MP 57.25
• 1985-12-08: Alray, Tunnels, Lugo, Summit, Hiland

I also added a few days that, while not actually in the Cajon Pass, are associated with the Pass in one way or another:

• 1983-11-05: Pasadena: ATSF 2835 W at Pasadena Depot
• 1984-06-17: Colton: SP 4449 Steams Through Colton Toward LAUPT
• 1984-06-17: LAUPT: SP 4449 on Display at LAUPT
• 1984-06-19: LAUPT: SP 4449 W Running as #99 Departs LAUPT
• 1985-06-02: Pasadena: ATSF Trains in Center of 2010 Freeway
• 1989-02-02: Pasadena: Speno Rail Grinder Train at Pasadena Depot
• 1989-02-07: Pasadena: ATSF 347C at Pasadena Depot

Traffic is Picking Up in the Pass

2011-08-20

For the first time this year, I spent the day in the Cajon Pass shooting trains -- mostly at Cajon Station, Alray and MP 58/58X. 15 trains on all 3 BNSF tracks in 6 hours. It's almost back up to pre-recession traffic. For 30 years I've treated Cajon Pass traffic deltas as a leading economic indicator and have generally been right in doing so. This is very encouraging.