Nostalgia & History > Cajon Pass - May 1975 Help with locations, please

The same morning that I photographed UP 6934 East at Alray,  https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,5979514   I later took these two images.  If someone could jump in and tell me approximate locations, it would be appreciated.  Both shots were taken in May 1975.

1.  A Santa Fe eastbound with 6 clean "Pinstripes" slowly grinding up the north track on Cajon Pass.

2. From basically the same location as the first photo, the Super C led by SD45-2 5689, climbs the west slope of Cajon Pass on the steep south track.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/06/25 05:26 by Super_C.

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You were where the red pointer is on this map looking west (to the left).

https://maps.app.goo.gl/tJStYp5ZnzEzL2TM6

Santa Fe didn't number tracks in double track territory - it was just the "north track" in the first photo (with SP's Palmdale cutoff visible to the right) and the "south track" in the second.  When there were more than two main tracks, such as west of Argentine in Kansas City, then Santa Fe used numbers.

That was fast, Evan!  Thanks for the help.  That map certainly paints a great location.

JCL

Super_C Wrote:
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> That was fast, Evan!  Thanks for the help.  That
> map certainly paints a great location.
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> JCL

Nice pair,  just had a feeling someone would know location.  Smile.

Bob

Great shots JCL!  I would have been no help on location, thank goodness we have Evan around! 🤣
Bryan

Nice catch of the Super coming up the South track. Did that lots of times. It was two miles shorter than North main.
JB

Very nice photos and beautiful terrain.