Railfanning San Bernardino FT BNSF Special Passenger Train, F59PHRs, GP60M-3, NS, & More! 3/6/2023

On this beautiful spring day, I once again found myself at San Bernardino Depot for a full day of shooting trains. I saw many trains of the Metrolink, BNSF, and Union Pacific railroads. Freight trains were using the BNSF Cajon Subdivision, a triple track mainline that connects San Bernardino to Barstow and beyond east. Metrolink and Redlands Arrow trains used the Metrolink San Gabriel Subdivision that heads west towards LA, and east towards South San Bernardino and Redlands.

Some things of note I saw were a few old Metrolink F59PHR locomotives, a BNSF OCS Passenger Special, a GP60M-3 on the Kaiser Hauler, GECX, NS, and Stadler FLIRT DMUs.

Train 1: BNSF Y-SBD1021-06C
Consist:
BNSF 8005~ES44C4
BNSF 7033~ES44C4
BNSF 7784~ES44DC

Train 2: BNSF H-WCLBAR1-05F
Head End:
BNSF 6352~ES44AC
BNSF 792~C44-9W
BNSF 8357~ES44C4
BNSF 3869~ET44C4

Train 3: Metrolink M802
Consist:
SCAX 852~F59PHR
SCAX 257~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 235~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 153~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 639~Rotem CTC-5

Train 4: Metrolink M308
Consist:
SCAX 917~F125
SCAX 244~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 190~Bomb. Gen 3 Trailer
SCAX 194~Bomb. Gen 3 Trailer
SCAX 115~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 673~Rotem CTC-5

Train 5: Metrolink M325
Consist:
SCAX 639~Rotem CTC-5
SCAX 153~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 235~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 257~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 852~F59PHR

Train 6: UP OS1UT 04
Head End:
UP 6757~AC4400CW / C44AC
UP 6502~AC4400CW / C44AC
UP 4500~SD70M
UP 7681~ES44AC / C45ACCTE
UP 5783~AC4400CW / C44ACCTE

Train 7: BNSF L-CAL0121-06T (BNSF Kaiser Hauler)
Head End:
BNSF 3690~ET44C4
BNSF 7782~ES44DC (H3)
BNSF 3724~ET44C4
BNSF 117~GP60M-3

Train 8: BNSF Y-SBD1021-06C
Head End:
BNSF 8005~ES44C4
BNSF 7033~ES44C4
BNSF 7784~ES44DC

Train 9: BNSF Z-LPKLAC6-04A
Head End:
BNSF 3697~ET44C4
BNSF 6080~ES44AC
BNSF 3950~ET44C4
BNSF 7020~ES44C4

Train 10: Metrolink M815
Consist:
SCAX 662~Rotem CTC-5
SCAX 157~Bomb. Gen 3 Trailer
SCAX 270~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 214~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 250~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 916~F125

Train 11: Metrolink M312
Consist:
SCAX 892~MP36PH-3C
SCAX 218~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 276~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 161~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Reburb)
SCAX 109~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 686~Rotem CTC-5

Train 13: Metrolink B-LACWSP7-06A
Head End:
BNSF 7512~ES44DC
BNSF 4115~C44-9W

Train 14: Metrolink M329
Consist:
Train 4 reversed

Train 8: BNSF Y-SBD1021-06C
Head End:
BNSF 8005~ES44C4
BNSF 7033~ES44C4
BNSF 7784~ES44DC

Train 16: BNSF B-SCOETT5-05A
Head End:
BNSF 3785~ET44C4
BNSF 759~C44-9W
BNSF 3801~ET44C4
BNSF 727~C44-9W (H3)
BNSF 5202~C44-9W

Train 17: Metrolink M314
Consist:
SCAX 873~F59PHR
SCAX 248~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 289~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 198~Bomb. Gen 3 Trailer
SCAX 155~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 682~Rotem CTC-5

Train 18: BNSF H-BARWCL1-06F
Head End:
BNSF 4728~C44-9W
BNSF 7253~ES44DC
BNSF 6777~ES44C4
BNSF 5116~C44-9W

Train 19: Metrolink M331
Consist:
Train 11 reversed

Train 20: BNSF O-LACSBD8-06A
Head End:
BNSF 7939~ES44C4

Train 21: BNSF Z-MEMLAC8-02A
Head End:
BNSF 6505~ES44C4
BNSF 4008~C44-9W
BNSF 3862~ET44C4
BNSF 4185~C44-9W
BNSF 5541~ES44C4
Middle:
BNSF 8032~ES44C4
GECX 4953~C44-9W
BNSF 8377~ES44C4

Train 22: Metrolink M333
Consist:
SCAX 682~Rotem CTC-5
SCAX 155~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 198~Bomb. Gen 3 Trailer
SCAX 289~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 248~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 873~F59PHR

Train 23: BNSF S-LUBSCO1-04A
Head End:
BNSF 4160~C44-9W (H3)
BNSF 4220~ES44C4
BNSF 6990~ES44C4
BNSF 7351~ES44DC

Train 24: UP MNPWC 01
Head End:
UP 5571~ES44AC / C45ACCTE
UP 6248~AC4400CW / C44AC
Middle:
UP 7083~AC4400CW / C44AC

Train 25: BNSF B-SBDPIN7-06A
Head End:
BNSF 7278~ES44DC
BNSF 5373~C44-9W

Train 26: Metrolink M318
Consist:
SCAX 888~MP36PH-3C
SCAX 242~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 127~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer
SCAX 629~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Ex Cabcar)
SCAX 145~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 656~Rotem CTC-5

Train 27: BNSF Z-ALTSBD9-05W
Head End:
BNSF 8341~ES44C4
BNSF 7279~ES44DC
BNSF 6226~ES44AC
BNSF 7588~ES44DC

Train 28: BNSF S-LPCLBE3-02L
Head End:
BNSF 7420~ES44DC
BNSF 7071~ES44C4
NS 4465~AC44C6M

Train 29: Metrolink M335
Consist:
SCAX 656~Rotem CTC-5
SCAX 145~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 629~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Ex Cabcar)
SCAX 127~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer
SCAX 242~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 888~MP36PH-3C

Train 30: Metrolink M3833
Consist:
SCAX 3403~FLIRT

Train 31: UP MNPML 28 (Horn)
Head End:
UP 6600~C44ACM
UP 5323~ES44AC / C45ACCTE
NS 4564~AC44C6M
Rear End:
UP 2688~ET44AH / C45AH

Train 32: Metrolink M3833Q
Consist:
SCAX 3403~FLIRT

Train 33: Metrolink M320
Consist:
Same as train 4

Train 34: Metrolink M322
Consist:
SCAX 900~MP36PH-3C
SCAX 232~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 267~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 204~Bomb. Gen 3 Trailer
SCAX 146~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 680~Rotem CTC-5

Train 35: Metrolink M808
Consist:
SCAX 929~F125
SCAX 251~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 615~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Ex Cabcar)
SCAX 105~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Refurb)
SCAX 151~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 675~Rotem CTC-5