UP EMD/MK/Sulzer SD45M
This was shot at Summit, CA, on Cajon Pass, on a trip in the early 80's (likely 1982) to Eagle Mountain. It is a pure luck shot of a UP Sulzer on the point of a train at Summit. The man getting off is a (surprise) mechanic.
UP 60 was an EMD SD45, UP Designation EMD/Morrison Knudsen SD45M. Reportedly, it was built in 1968 by EMD as UP 3634 an SD45, builders number 33443, from UP series 3600-3649. It was renumbered UP 34 in 1978. It was rebuilt in 1980, equipped with a Sulzer 16ASV25R-30 engine and 62:15 gear ratio. Union Pacific called these units SD45Ms. Morrison Knudsen used TE83-6S. It was retired in 1983.

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San Sevaine Lookout

5,600+ feet above sea level

Views looking East from the San Gabriels across the Cajon Pass and up into the San Bernardinos

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#Wildfire season has begun. I'm stuck waiting to get on the freeway by a #brushfire at the #CajonPass. Looks like I'm going to miss my appointment.

Southern Pacific (SP) SD39 5324 leads SP U28C 7155 and others past Highland at the Summit of SP’s Colton Cutoff on Sunday, October 20, 1974.
SP 5324 EMD is an SD39, SP Class EF623-2. Reportedly: SP 5324 was built in 1970 by EMD as an SD39, builders number 35821, SP 5324 EMD SD39, SP Class EF623-2.

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Fog reduces visibility to 15 feet in parts of Cajon Pass, drivers warned to avoid travel until Thursday

CAJON PASS, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Commuters are warned to avoid travel until Thursday night due to severe weather. “We aren’t messing around! We have some serious weather hitting California over the next few days,”said Caltrans District 8, “If able, try to avoid travel during inclement weather.” At 1:25 a.m, the California Highway Patrol logs showed […]

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