Cajon Pass Triple-Tracking Updates (Plus Barstow-Daggett) - Trains Magazine

Update as of Thursday, April 3, 2014

Two Overpass Constructions

San Bernardino and Devore, CA

Part “E” (of A-E)

From Cajon Blvd., looking southish:  A UP westbound on the BNSF line comes:

Now, on the south side a quarter of a mile from the tracks, and alarming matter!

The above ‘No Parking’ sign has been there for a while, but such signs line Glen Helen Parkway now and railfaning with a parked car is out of the question, except for those that hike in!

A couple of ‘sneak’ photos:

If we perceive the ‘No Parking’ signs as a bad omen, what will the overpass be like when opened?  A concert event location is nearby, so such signs might (“might”) make it necessary to hike in a mile just to take photos from the new overpass when it is finished and open.

On Others Matters

Even though the economy is getting better, no triple-tracking of the east slope of Cajon Pass has been announce, at least that K.P. knows of, and probably won’t be undertaken for some time to come.

Within the traditional Cajon Pass itself, State Route (S.R.) 138 seems (“seems”) to have had it’s the widening project started.

It is unknown what effect the finished product will have on train watchers, but K.P. fears the worst.

This will conclude the series.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed.