| It doesn't look very snowy here, as what snow fell overnight was quickly melting (particularly on the sunny sides of the chaparral), but this 3 hour late Amtrak #3, the westbound "Southwest Chief," was giving passengers a view that they don't often get on Cajon Pass - snow! This train had just 8 cars on this day, and was approximately 100 miles from its final destination of Los Angeles. The retaining walls and trees seen behind the train are the well-known railfan "oasis" Hill 582, located at Milepost 58.2 and providing a nice spot in which to sit on a hot day, thanks to those trees. |