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Richard Steinheimer’s Cajon Pass

By Trains Staff | September 23, 2013

| Last updated on March 26, 2024

Download a free PDF of famous photographer and writer Richard Steinheimer's September 1974 cover story, "Cajon Pass Revisited"

Still the greatest show on earth: What’s changed on Cajon Pass since Trains magazine published Richard Steinheimer’s “Cajon Pass Revisited” in September 1974? Just about everything! Except the drama. In Locomotive 2013, authors David Styffe and Greg McDonnell look back at the classic Steinheimer photos and revisit Cajon today, as exciting a place as ever to watch locomotives at work. To read Steinheimer’s original story, download this PDF of his 1974 tale.

3 thoughts on “Richard Steinheimer’s Cajon Pass”

GUNTER HAAG says:

October 3, 2015 at 8:10 am

Thank you for making this available free of charge. Have just been reading your 75th Anniversary issue and the reference to Steinheimer. A great PDF reprint.

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OLIVER VAZQUEZ says:

January 23, 2014 at 11:53 am

Thank you Trains Magazine for offering this! Now I can read this whenever I want to for free! Great Article by the way!

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TOM BERNHARDT says:

January 5, 2014 at 8:07 am

Thank you, I think reprinting articles from before I was born is a fantastic idea. Enjoying the article very much.

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