Editing Cajon Pass (section)

===Recent Incidents===
* The steep downhill grade south of the pass was a contributing factor in the May 12, 1989, [[San Bernardino train disaster]].
* Cajon Pass was the site of a major accident on December 14, 1994, when a westbound Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe intermodal train lost control and crashed into the rear of a westbound Union Pacific coal train just below California Highway 138, between Alray and Cajon.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-15-mn-9334-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Tom | last=Gorman | title=Runaway Train Hits Another in Cajon Pass | date=15 December 1994}}</ref> Thankfully, the Santa Fe crew warned the Union Pacific crew ahead of time, and the UP crew on the helper locomotives at the back of their train bailed out and were uninjured, while the Santa Fe crew received minor injuries after bailing out in turn before impact. All of the Santa Fe and UP helper locomotives involved in the collision suffered irreparable damage and were scrapped, while the lead UP locomotives were undamaged.
* On February 1, 1996, a brakeman and a conductor were killed when a Santa Fe manifest train derailed and caught fire at Cajon Pass. The accident caused nearby highways to be shut down for days along with locals living nearby being ordered to evacuate.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-02-mn-31560-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first1=Tom | last1=Gorman | first2=Eric | last2=Malnic | title=2 Killed in Fiery Train Wreck in Cajon Pass | date=2 February 1996}}</ref>
* The August 16, 2016 [[Blue Cut Fire]] destroyed a [[trestle bridge|trestle]] on the Union Pacific mainline.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oesnews.com/rr-trestle-burned-blue-cut-fire-undergoing-rapid-repairs/ | title=RR Trestle Burned by Blue Cut Fire Undergoing Rapid Repairs | last1=Boyd | first1=Shawn | date=18 August 2016 | publisher=CalOES | access-date=19 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211044230/http://www.oesnews.com/rr-trestle-burned-blue-cut-fire-undergoing-rapid-repairs/ | archive-date=11 February 2019 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* On August 21, 2018, a train carrying hazardous materials derailed, causing a [[FedEx]] facility near the tracks to evacuate, along with one school that took shelter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbsun.com/2018/08/21/train-derailment-reported-in-cajon-pass-evacuations-of-neary-building-underway/|title=No threat to public reported after 13 train tanker cars derail in San Bernardino|date=2018-08-21|work=San Bernardino Sun|access-date=2018-10-07|language=en-US}}</ref>