Cajon 2 – w/ Cab Ride
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Cajon Pass is one of the world’s great railroading landmarks. From 1991 to 1993 – we see Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and Amtrak trains at your favorite Cajon hotspots. Two programs on one DVD.
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| Producer | Pentrex |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
Cajon Pass is one of the world’s great railroading landmarks. From 1991 to 1993, Video Rails visited Cajon, capturing great scenes of Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and Amtrak trains at your favorite Cajon hotspots. The result was two entertaining videos that have been combined here on one action-packed DVD. This combo DVD features railroading in the ’90s with pre-merger railroading and Cajon Pass Cab Ride in SP locomotive 8537:
Cajon II – Railroading in the ’90s
It’s pre-merger days and Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific are sending their latest motive power to tackle this famous mountain pass. You’ll see a wide variety of manifest trains and unit trains at classic photo sites and new locations as well. Long, heavy freights grind up the slopes to the summit and squeal downgrade to the desert below, filling the screen with non stop excitement. Cajon in the ’90s means mainline railroading at its best! (1 hour 30 minutes)
Cajon Pass Cab Ride
Climb aboard the cab of a Southern Pacific freight train as engine 8537 leads a five unit lash-up along the Palmdale Cutoff. You’ll ride from West Colton to Phelan on Southern Pacific’s Los Angeles Division. Along the way, you’ll witness spectacular meets with Santa Fe trains. The views from the cab of your locomotive give you a whole new perspective of this famous route. It’s a thrilling ride! (1 hour)
rickyfreni –
In the Railroading in the ’90s portion of this 2-in-1 combo which was originally made in 1993, there are lots of diesels in the Pre-merger years on one of Southern California’s most popular Hot Spots for railfans of all ages. All of these scenes were filmed way before the merger with BNSF for the AT&SF, & UP for Southern Pacific. Not only there are lots of freight trains, but also Amtrak’s since discontinued Desert wind & Southwest Chief, & even a special appearance by Union Pacific E units 949, 951, & B unit 963 which is having some generator issues. Not to mention other road names like Rio Grande, Cargill with an NW2, CSX, Cotton Belt, Illinois Central, Conrail, Seaboard System, Chicago & Northwestern, & Burlington Northern.
One of the AT&SF B40-8W’s number 576 is a reference to a Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis 4-8-4 under restoration. There is also a mention of 3751 included. One of the AT&SF’s Dash 8-40CWs number 814 is a reference to the UP 4-8-4 on display in Council Bluffs Iowa. 2 GP60Ms are also referenced to 2 0-6-0 steamers: Lehigh Valley 126, & Jersey Central 113.
Locations include San Bernardino during the preparations of building a new intermodal yard, Verdemont, Devore, Keenbrook, Blue Cut, Cajon with a Telephone Booth, Sullivan’s Curve, Pine Lodge, Alray Tunnels, Gish, Dell, Summit with a massive brushfire as well as engine trouble on UP 9360, not to mention a rare snowfall, Martinez Spur, Lugo, Hesperia, Victorville, West Colton, Bench, Dike, Canyon, Davis Ranch, Hiland, Hivolt, & Phelan. The theme song in this program is also used on the Battle up Sherman Hill from 1989.
In the Cab Ride portion of this combo that was released in 1994, SP 8537 heads North from West Colton to Phelan, which the route is still owned by Union Pacific.
Curtis Watson –
The farther back you go (preferably to the 40’s/50’s), the more I enjoy railroad films. But the last years of the SP and ATSF still offer fantastic film subjects, plenty of which you see here! It’s hard not to say “Wow!” watching these trains battle the Cajon grade.
FRANK –
This movie is by far my favorite railroad DVD, and I own hundreds. Great narration and explanations, beautiful pre-merger locomotives and fallen flag rolling stock. Enjoy railroading in the 1990’s, back in the days before every train was a stacktrain.
John S. –
This video gives you a good look back at Cajon Pass operations prior to the big mergers. You get to see the modern power on the ATSF at the time which was part of the Super Fleet painted in the classic red and silver warbonnet along with UP and SP trains. The cab ride on the SP up Cajon is really interesting and gives you a different perspective of Cajon than most would normally get.
transitionalman –
I owned BOTH of these shows originally on VHS, so when they came out together on 1 DVD I just had to have them! At about 2 hours and 30 minutes this is a great DVD to keep in the player and watch over the course of a raining day or 2. As a HUGE fan of the pre-BNSF Santa Fe and pre-UP Southern Pacific I get nostalgic watching the Super Fleet and the new SP Speed Lettering locomotives conquering Cajon (with some UP and DRGW units mixed in)! As a model railroader of ATSF and SP during the 1990-1996 time period this DVD also serves to give me access to the engine lash ups and freight car consists of this (pre-everything graffiti) AWESOME period in railroad history!!!