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| Cajon Pass is located in southern California, USA, about 75 miles from Los Angeles. The rails from San Bernardino climb the San Gabriel Mountains up to a 3,800 feet elevation then descend to Victorville towards the Mojave Desert. |
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The railroad history of the Pass begins in 1885, when Santa Fe Railway built the
first line, at that time with a 3% grade and single track. Today it is called the 'South Track' .
In 1905 the traffic grew, as a result of the passage rights obtained by the Los Angeles, San
Pedro & Salt Lake Railway, and this compelled Santa Fe to double-track the line. So in 1913 was
built the 'North Track' , with two short tunnels in Alray and a longer and less steep 2.2% grade
between Cajon and Summit.
Today four companies use the Pass : Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific
and Amtrak. While SP uses its own line, the other three share Santa Fe tracks : usually eastbound
trains use the North track and westbound trains use the South track. Amtrak trains use the South
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