Expanded second edition! 16 more pages! Order in time for the holidays! Now available, Route 66 Railway is the only book to explore the relationship between the Santa Fe/BNSF Railways and historic U.S. 66 in the Southwest, using dramatic color photography and engaging text. Download an order form here or visit www.larhf.org. For 90 years and over 800...
Read MoreTravels with UP No. 844
Visit the new photo gallery of Union Pacific steam in Cajon Pass and the Mojave desert: https://66rails.com/844weekend/photos/
Read MoreFirst Light in Cajon Pass
BNSF 7486 East makes a dazzling sight framed by the San Gabriel Mountains (click headline). While most people spent the wee hours of November 26, 2010 — “Black Friday” — in stores and malls, I met a friend in Cajon Pass to seek out photos of the old tunnels area. We encountered this intermodal train near Highway 138 and...
Read MoreSuper Fleet in Cajon Snow
In 1990, “Warbonnet” FP45 No. 102 leads a Santa Fe train up snowy Cajon Pass in California. A Southern Pacific freight can be seen roaring up the hill in pursuit. (click to enlarge)
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