Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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This is the second of our "At The Throttle" series. The first video is here: youtu.be/o7OCPu8iijw
Climb aboard as we take an exciting 70-mile trip over BNSF's Cajon Subdivision from Devore to Barstow. You'll have the best seat in the house aboard a hot BNSF Z train! The four GE Dash 9 44CWs on our train provide 17,600 horsepower for the battle to the summit of Cajon Pass

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00:00 - Begin the climb up Cajon Pass
01:57 - Devore
06:38 - Keenbrook
21:32 - Begin construction of third track
23:06 - Blue Cut
27:32 - Cajon
49:09 - Summit
58:12 - Lugo
1:00:30 - Frost
1:02:46 - Victorville
1:06:10 - East Victorville
1:10:35 - Oro Grande
1:13:12 - East Oro Grande
1:16:50 - Bryman
1:23:11 - Helendale
1:32:00 - Hoge
1:41:21- Lenwood
1:44:30 - West R Yard
1:46:28 - Valley Jct

Video thumbnail photograph by Doug Wertman