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"Conquering of Cajon"
| Limited Edition of 600 hand-signed and numbered lithographs (20" x 16") |
| Union Pacific Railroad SD40-2 (specifications) 3386 leads the eastbound LAX hotshot train up the three percent south track to the summit of Cajon Pass, California. This Los Angeles to North Platte train is one of the highest priority hotshots on the system, and will be interchanged with the Chicago North Western at Fremont, Nebraska for its continued run to Chicago, Illinois. The second diesel locomotive is Chicago North Western 6910, a SD40-2 on a pool power run through agreement with the Union Pacific. |
| The slower moving train on the north track is the KUE Kaiser Steel unit coal train, powered by Union Pacific SD45 22. The empty coal train is using the 2.2 percent north track to reach the 3,800 foot summit of Cajon Pass, which is located north of San Bernadino, California. Union Pacific has trackage rights agreements with the Santa Fe Railroad to run on its tracks from Riverside, California, to Daggett, California, which is located between Barstow and Yermo, California. |
"Conquering of Cajon and History"
Cajon, Spanish for "big box," first saw trains struggle up this Southern
California mountain pass in 1885, when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad built the three percent "south" track. In 1905, the Los Angeles, San
Pedro and Salt Lake Railroad, the predecessor to the Union Pacific Railroad,
gained trackage rights from Los Angeles over Cajon Pass. With traffic density
increasing on the steep single track, the second main line, or "north" track, was
built in 1913. The north main line parallels the south main from San Bernadino
to Cajon (mp 64), where the new line swings west on a 2.2 percent grade. After
swinging around the famous Sullivan's Curve, the line bores through two
tunnels east of Alray before rejoining the south main line at Summit (mp 56).
Summit had two passing sidings, a wye with stock pens, depot, post office, and
houses for railroad employees. The depot at Summit was closed in 1967, with
the post office closing in 1973. In April 1966, the Southern Pacific Railroad,
looking for a way to move trains from the San Joaquin Valley to eastern markets
and bypass the congested Los Angeles area, began construction of a new line
from Colton over Cajon Pass to Palmdale. The new line passed a few hundred
yards to the north of Summit, with the Southern Pacific naming the location
"Hiland."
In May 1972, the Santa Fe Railroad began construction on a new line change
over Summit. This was done to remove the ten degree curves west of Summit,
the scene of several derailments and numerous break-in-two's. Two new main
lines, three miles long and fifty feet lower than the original main line at Summit,
were completed and operational on October 2, 1972. Concurrent with the new
line change at Summit was the installation of Centralized Traffic Control (CTC),
which eliminated the passing sidings on Cajon Pass and allows for trains to
operate on either track. This new line change is the setting for the painting
"Conquering of Cajon". With the continued expansion of the Long Beach and
Los Angeles harbors, train traffic continues to increase over Cajon Pass,
making it one of the busiest mountain railroad locations in the world.
Text and images copyrighted by high Iron Illustrations and Artist John Doughty ©2002-07 high iron
illustrations
Cajon, Spanish for "big box," first saw trains struggle up this Southern
California mountain pass in 1885, when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad built the three percent "south" track. In 1905, the Los Angeles, San
Pedro and Salt Lake Railroad, the predecessor to the Union Pacific Railroad,
gained trackage rights from Los Angeles over Cajon Pass. With traffic density
increasing on the steep single track, the second main line, or "north" track, was
built in 1913. The north main line parallels the south main from San Bernadino
to Cajon (mp 64), where the new line swings west on a 2.2 percent grade. After
swinging around the famous Sullivan's Curve, the line bores through two
tunnels east of Alray before rejoining the south main line at Summit (mp 56).
Summit had two passing sidings, a wye with stock pens, depot, post office, and
houses for railroad employees. The depot at Summit was closed in 1967, with
the post office closing in 1973. In April 1966, the Southern Pacific Railroad,
looking for a way to move trains from the San Joaquin Valley to eastern markets
and bypass the congested Los Angeles area, began construction of a new line
from Colton over Cajon Pass to Palmdale. The new line passed a few hundred
yards to the north of Summit, with the Southern Pacific naming the location
"Hiland."
In May 1972, the Santa Fe Railroad began construction on a new line change
over Summit. This was done to remove the ten degree curves west of Summit,
the scene of several derailments and numerous break-in-two's. Two new main
lines, three miles long and fifty feet lower than the original main line at Summit,
were completed and operational on October 2, 1972. Concurrent with the new
line change at Summit was the installation of Centralized Traffic Control (CTC),
which eliminated the passing sidings on Cajon Pass and allows for trains to
operate on either track. This new line change is the setting for the painting
"Conquering of Cajon". With the continued expansion of the Long Beach and
Los Angeles harbors, train traffic continues to increase over Cajon Pass,
making it one of the busiest mountain railroad locations in the world.
Text and images copyrighted by high Iron Illustrations and Artist John Doughty ©2002-07 high iron
illustrations