Chard Walker's Cajon: Rail Passage to the Pacific

Chard Walker's Cajon: Rail Passage to the Pacific by Walker, Chard. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780870460722.

Fascinating book, written by the former Santa Fe operator at Summit, telling the complete story of the Cajon Pass and the railroad men from SF, UP and SP who worked night and day to move the trains over the mountain. Covers every aspect from the geology of the area, the construction of the first line, the stations, weather, runaways, passenger trains, the Descanso ex-funeral streetcar where railfans gathered at Summit, the end of the steam era, life at Summit, the Palmdale-Colton cut-off, and Colton today. Illustrated throughout with black and white (and a few color) photos as well as superb maps by John Signor. With timetables and track diagrams. 254 pages with index.