I first went to Fullerton station in 1977 I was blown away. My wife and I still go there to this day. I met so many different people over the years down at that station.
I used to hang out on that platform for hours watching trains. Fullerton Station has changed so much since then!! Thank you for bringing back memories of my childhood
Great Catches man! I've always wanted to see how my hometown used to look like with ATSF and these videos are by far the best! I'm glad you were able to bring them on here!!!
Thank you so much for sharing these treasures! I grew up in this area during this time frame and to think these days would only be viewed as memories makes these videos that much more.
I love your videos...brings back memories for sure...I used to hang out here once in a while. Trains seemed to travel faster through Fullerton then compared to now.
Thanks for your interesting comments. The San Bernardino Sub. was good for fast freights and Fullerton added Amtrak Diegans to the mix. The activity at the SP Anaheim yard conflicted with my work schedule.
First train is interesting. Rare to see boxcars mixed in with hot intermodal/autorack freight. Unless those boxcars carry autoparts or perishables. Good old school vid.
The Milwaukee Road was a professional at hot intermodal and autoracks with boxcars carrying autoparts in its brave last years of the mid 1980s called the FORD FAST - and successor Soo Line continued the trend up until CP took over.
I can't remember the timeline of the ex-Metroliner cab cars but I do remember the crews felt vulnerable to crossing collisions on territory that had so many more road crossings than the NorthEast Corridor. Thanks for the comment.
@@vidwilzvids9587 Man you aren't kidding! I dunno the las time you've been through that part of Orange County, but most of the grade crossings are gone and have become overpasses for that reason. Placentia is still a no horn zone, so pedestrians get hit move than vehicles. I couldn't imagine being at the control stand in one of those metro liners and you see a 53' trailer stuck at a crossing - yikes!
The main thing changed now that ive seen is the safety changes, lifted platforms, fences between tracks, security cameras, and the removal of mini freight yards from all stations along the san diegan route, like this one and the oceanside one
Not really. But, that was back before auto-downloads, cameras and PTC. You could run pretty hot in those days and not get caught. That was back when railroading was fun, when the engineer was drunk, the conductor was stoned and the brakeman was asleep somewhere in the 2nd unit. Making $100k + back in 1987 must have been pretty sweet too.
