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Exploring Eagle Mountain Railroad by DIY Speeder from Salton Sea

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A group of friends and I built a couple DIY railroad speeders. We'd heard that the Eagle Mountain Railroad was getting scrapped. Talk about losing a piece of history...what a tragedy! So, we figured, time was of the essence....
Despite the 91 degree F weather, we headed out there.
We figured we'd get out to the track, ride it, and document as much as possible before it's gone. Yes, this is a long video, but we're hoping that people can use it to ride the rails by video long after the track is gone.
We hope railroading fans enjoy this slice of our history.
Filmed October 20, 2018
POINTS OF INTEREST
Launching Point for Blue Speeder (aka "Plywood Pony"):
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33°27'14.0"N 115°51'10.2"W
33.453895, -115.852834
Launching Point for "Bucket Bronco" Speeder:
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33°27'08.0"N 115°50'50.2"W
33.452218, -115.847281
Salt Creek Railroad Trestle
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33°28'09.1"N 115°48'53.2"W
33.469184, -115.814771
Turn Around after Aquaduct
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33°29'40.1"N 115°45'52.9"W
33.494459, -115.764700
FYI, the track got out of spec on the bridge over the water channel and right after it. It pinched together and was hard to get through on the speeder.

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@josenewtoncostacosta8079 2 года назад

Hello class.... I'm 80 years old, but I enjoyed this adventure of yours, it means freedom in the open air... congratulations on this happy idea of honoring us with this journey .👏👏👏👏

@matthewcooper419 5 месяцев назад

Very cool my brother and myself did this 35 years ago would love to do it again chow Bella 🎉 love it ... yes we did build a rail cart !

@chupaandcujo4123 4 года назад

I can't tell you how fun that looks! Have an old lawnmower engine in the shed.....somebody might be missing a door and 5 gal bucket tonight!!!

@markweber6992 4 года назад

Haha, see you out there!

@antonbruce1241 3 года назад

I wonder where my spare door and 5 gallon can went..... :)

@jerrywiget307 Год назад

Great job on your adventure , I remember that train track my DAd was state park ranger are Salton sea when it was a state park. I was ten years old at that time. My family lived at Salton Sea state park... Wish get national concervtive to protect this areas for future generations. Aloha Jerry Wiget Hawaii

@OnefastAZfarmtruck 4 года назад

The tracks are intact all the way to the giant trestle from the salton sea as of yesterday

@markweber6992 4 года назад

Nice to know!! Thanks for the update! I hope they stay.

@paulkhoury3160 3 года назад

@@markweber6992 - I hope so too. Everything around I-10 and Desert Center is gone.

@tommyhunter1817 3 года назад

Interesting. Looks like this track would make an awesome movie set.

@johnw4590 3 года назад

Looks like fun times! Thanks for sharing your adventure

@davidphilpott6606 3 года назад

As many rail cart videos I watch it's surprising that I only now found this one. Thank you for sharing! What a cool ride!

@markweber6992 3 года назад

Thanks! We're hoping to run it more in the future.

@harpoonhenry4114 4 года назад

Cool video we been riding these rails for years. All rail from the Mine down to 4 miles before the Bradshaw Trestle have been removed. Was there 3 weeks ago. Let's hope they leave our lower rails alone.

@markweber6992 4 года назад

Thanks for the update! I was hoping the removal had stopped. What kind of speeder do you run?

@michaelmckenzie5232 3 года назад

Why remove them? Seems like wasted effort unless the rails bring great scrap prices.Is this the green weenie way to put that area back in “pristine” condition?

@bboomer1948 2 года назад

Now, how cool is that ! Thanks for sharing your adventure.

@LectronCircuits 2 года назад

Wonderful training. Awesome that line still exists. Cheers!

@adventureseeker9800 3 года назад

I remember reading this history of the line. Very interesting as apparently it did actually have trainsvonbit up until 1986 if I remember correctly. It was mentioned that at some point there was hope of reopening the line for some alternate use but nothing ever came of it. Sad. Totally weird that the rail line that remains was never pulled up and scrapped but I guess that just means more fun! Looks like great fun.

@dougc190 3 года назад

I believe they were trying to use the old mine as adump, the railroad was going to take it over there

@paperclip9543 2 года назад

Formerly a photographer, now retired, partially disabled; comment for around 7:32 (and the selfie moving view around 9:50 ) mark give or take a few minutes : semi educated guess as to why the Speeder seems to moving too fast for safety, but its not . for one, in 35mm slr film camera terms, the lens at this segment of video is zoomed out probably wide angle, anywhere from 35mm - 24mm focal length . The speeder, riding height and camera are lower to the railroad than if you were sitting in a vehicle shooting from car seat through the cars windshield , driving on motor vehicle road of course. beautiful weather and videography . thanks for the upload !

@name-fh3jr 2 года назад

yeah, the blue sky, nice long white clouds up ahead and above, the sunshine, the ride, the feeling your on the vehicle are very nice . but the landscape is like badlands and not appealing and it just goes on and on. and those ugly fat palm or whatever trees and some bushes here and there, this video gets old pretty quick

@gheffz 2 года назад

Thank you so much for documenting it! ... and in good quality!!!

@OnefastAZfarmtruck 4 года назад

That's awesome!! I drove my truck on the rails there and over the Bridges about a month prior to this.

@erwinsm 4 года назад

Great Video !!!

@Bigcornbread 4 месяца назад

Hellyeah brother will living the dream if I was you the only other thing I would do is grow some killer tree bud if you know what I mean anyways bub wishing you and your pup the best keep up the awesome videos

@kh40yr 5 месяцев назад

4 years on since this vid. More and more outlaw speeders are getting stopped on abandoned sections. Another one in the news just the other day. If your enjoying it now,, take lots of pics and vids. Soon to be memories.

@MrPeerum 3 года назад

thanks for the ride,amazing to see.greetz:Peer from the Netherlands. laterzzz,i gonna sleep now.02:00 Dutch time.

@W7DSY 2 года назад

DANG, you guys were obviously riding in Pullman comfort. Great trip, one that will never be duplicated.

@petervanderarend7635 3 года назад

This would be a great idea for a state park with the rails in place.

@gingerbread6614 4 года назад

You guys are great. Thank you

@mzoxolomdiza2649 2 года назад

This is so cool guys wish i was there having fun

@hoopoo3721 2 года назад

That would be a wonderful camping trip 😊😀

@WhiteDragon689 7 месяцев назад

This place is gone. They came in and took all the rail away to be sold for scrap. RIP. There are hopefully others still available.

@MrPeerum 3 года назад

looks good the ride.but this is special,i have a neighbour here in the Netherlands,hese name is also Mark Weber,i wil show this video on him,lol.

@joostderidder Год назад

wow !!! what a views !!!

@jodyreeder4820 3 года назад

I'd hate the thought of finding out a train using the tracks at the wrong time.

@alvarolopez7714 Год назад

Muchad bendiciones ,,me gusto el paceo ,,Dios los bendiga ,,saludos de colmbia puerto rico caqueta

@jdm1152 2 года назад

Nicer seats and some beers, I would go.

@michaelmorgan7893 3 года назад

I'm surprised they don't connect this line, with the line out of Jacumba so that part of the Carrizo Gorge line can be used.

@antonio-c.o. 2 года назад

I also loved the view of the Californian aboriginal palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, thet can be seen in the movie.

@antoniounson8644 2 года назад

Reminds me of Huckleberry Finn. We all have that streak.😄

@mobiltec 5 месяцев назад

Being that this video is 4 years old, I assume that all of the tracks have been torn up by now. Is that true? Or did they leave any behind? There are still the Carrizo Gorge tracks. I don't know if there are any plans for that one. And there are hundreds of other abandoned lines around the country. It's been since the mid 70s since I did this track. It was live then. We had a train schedule so we didn't collide with the regular run. We used to hunt quail from the cart. They were very abundant out there.

@markweber6992 5 месяцев назад

Hunting quail from the cart. That's pretty wild. Yes, unfortunately, the rail is gone now.

@philipperiopel1911 9 месяцев назад

I would do it an a hi-rail pickup truck with tools to repair the tracks!

@MrPeerum 9 месяцев назад

😅nice to now,mine neighbour hese name is also Mark Weber here in the Netherlands.😊

@therocketscientist0000 4 года назад

Way to go Mark!

@markweber6992 4 года назад

Thanks, Hope to see you out there sometime!

@tloftus2009 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing!

@iflick7235 Год назад

A thorn bush slapping you at 45 mph, well the price of your hobby.

@markweber6992 Год назад

lol, the sacrifices we make!

@therandomnessofeverythinga7045 3 года назад

It would be so Awesome to do what you guys are doing....and fun👍

@vivianjentz2207 5 месяцев назад

The tracks were completely dismantled in 2023.

@RaulGonzalez-jg8ks 2 года назад

Gracias x el paseo estubo chido. Iba de polizonte

@Max_R_MaMint 2 года назад

Outlaw Railroadin'!

@DiggingRob 3 года назад

Thought there was a massive landslide between the salt and sea and interstate 10 back in the mid 2000’s

@MotorsbyShooter 3 года назад

I dont know how you can stand being that close to the Salton. Several years ago, we drove by it on the highway and the smell coming from it was so bad that I had to stop and throw up.

@markweber6992 3 года назад

Glad the wind was in our favor.

@MotorsbyShooter 3 года назад

@@markweber6992 What makes it stink so bad?

@ltmongoose1594 2 года назад

its ashame they ripped all of it out

@jchattin1 3 года назад

most has been removed and resides in a yard in desert center.

@ansett5 3 года назад

Sad they have dismantle it

@jamessimmons1888 2 года назад

Nice railcar

@RailVentures 4 года назад

Mark Weber, do you know if the tracks and bridge are still there as of now, April 2020?

@paulkhoury3160 3 года назад

A&K railroad, which is a scrapper, pulled up the line mostly last year. At least where the line goes underneath I-10, it's all gone. Except for the trackside shanty SE of I-10, you can't even tell that a rail line ran through there.

@RailVentures 3 года назад

Paul, I had a good friend visit the area a couple of months back ad he said the rails are all still there from the big trestle down to the Salton Sea. For some unknown reason it seams that A&K stopped just East of said trestle.

@paulkhoury3160 3 года назад

@@RailVentures That's bizarre, but a good thing then. I'd love to build a tiny speeder and tour the line myself. I was last in the area around October, and to the casual person, nothing speaks abandoned ROW.

@cannikinn 2 года назад

How do you get your car to the starting point? From the maps it almost looks like you'd have to drive across those working tracks...

@markweber6992 2 года назад

Don't cross the active tracks. Depending on your 4x4 ability, check out the area and follow other's tracks if you feels safe & comfortable.

@cannikinn 2 года назад

@@markweber6992 But the active tracks seem to run for miles in each direction from the your starting point. How/where do you get on the other side of them? I'd be coming from the west side of the Salton Sea...is there an actual crossing, somewhere north maybe, and then look for offroad tracks from there?

@markweber6992 2 года назад

@@cannikinn check out satellite view in Google maps and zoom way in. Notice the washes that go under the tracks are commonly used by off-road vehicles. 33.44697209931445, -115.84378163383863

@cannikinn 2 года назад

@@markweber6992 Ahhh that's what I was looking for! Thanks so much!

@MrPeerum 3 года назад

almost the famuse bamboo train in Cambodja.

@ianhosier4042 2 года назад

You should have had the option of tires then you could have ridden the trackbed all the way to the mine, also it would help out with those dodgy bits of track. Poor engine propelling 5, it sure is a long walk back

@markweber6992 2 года назад

A high rail would be a ton of fun. Got one you want to sell?

@MrMarshall7491 3 года назад

I thought they were going to make it a giant landfill for L.A.’s trash. When was this ride? Google Earth looks like last half of road is washed out. There are a lot of rails out there only supported by air (hanging great distances).

@markweber6992 3 года назад

Date and other info is in description.

@richardfallert8793 Год назад

Why is it being dismantled ?

@ShawnChristopher10101 3 года назад

Where did you get/how did you make your wheels?

@tigrehermano 4 месяца назад

i want to get one, do you think any cops in the areas could stop us?

@valeriewashburn204 2 года назад

Reality check...of when we're ALL gone. Material things don't last.

@tonykrahe9452 Год назад

Eagle Mountain where?

@user-ce7rf5ju5h 4 месяца назад

Desde cuantos años eso está habandonado

@dumpstadee8371 2 года назад

i see you remembered TP

@gingerbread6614 4 года назад

We didn’t see an oases or? But thank you anyway.

@dumpstadee8371 2 года назад

light one up

@danritter8449 Год назад

where can i get plans? any help appreciated. have fun!!

@jjcompositor4991 Год назад

JJ Brasil Speed of traen spechion, tankyou

@RailVentures 5 лет назад

Any track still there as of July 2019?

@markweber6992 5 лет назад

As of Apri 2019, the removal seemed to be happening a couple miles east of the large trestle. 33.545373,-115.622848 maps.app.goo.gl/73KUyE8WnKS2a1NDA

@atsf855sanbernardinocounty85 5 лет назад

Hey i was think why not just put a new railroad name called (Eagle Mountain Scenic Railroad) that way put some southern pacific locomotives & some other locomotives historical southern pacific & other passenger cars historical SP UP freight cars & tracks are there sill in place on that short line from ferrum to eagle mountain mine depot again from eagle mountain mine depot to ferrum.

@atsf855sanbernardinocounty85 5 лет назад

Eagle mountain scenic railroad is the home of Southern Pacific 4-8-4 #4449 from the movie 1980s tough guys.

@robertmcdonnold3038 3 года назад

What was going on at the 30:42 mark?

@markweber6992 3 года назад

Attempting to level dirt across track to see if we could ride over/through it.

@bradwinter156 5 месяцев назад

Is this the Mark Weber that lived in S.L.T. back in the 80s?

@markweber6992 5 месяцев назад

Not sure what S.L.T. is no probably not.

@bradwinter156 5 месяцев назад

@@markweber6992 South lake Tahoe

@john45305 3 года назад

That speder sounds like a bloody steam loco in the beginning

@patricknoveski6409 3 года назад

Hope 🙏 you brought a lot of water and supplies for walking 🚶 out. Sounds a bit sketchy.

@patricknoveski6409 3 года назад

6 guys and a lawn mower engine? She's straining.

@patricknoveski6409 3 года назад

What was this line built for to begin with?

@cadespencer6320 4 года назад

why didn't you ride to the end of the track?

@markweber6992 4 года назад

Which end? East or West?

@originalfiremancancelled7303 3 года назад

is that Bob

@RON10PT167 3 года назад

Where do you get the wheels for the scooter?

@markweber6992 3 года назад

Trade. They're off a mining cart. I had to rework them by boring them out and tapping them to fit my 1" keyed axles.

@RON10PT167 3 года назад

Thanks for the quick reply...happy travels.

@paulkhoury3160 3 года назад

@@markweber6992 Do you mind doing a video on how you made the carts?

@markweber6992 3 года назад

@@paulkhoury3160 Paul, will do! Happy to create a closer look in the future. We can do film that on a future run.

@dennislefan4163 2 года назад

We’re can you go to do this.

@roberttdunn3927 2 года назад

👌 nice

@Underledge 3 года назад

What are those tall mounds with trees or bush growing on top of them?

@MollydogRadar 3 года назад

That is caused by sand being blown against an already existing shrub, or Yucca. As the shrub grows, the sand mound gets higher, causing the large mound effect. And the wind does blow out there. Borrego Springs off road park is just south/west of Salt N Sea.

@arandomtrip8082 5 лет назад

This is why I hate environmentalist!!!I hope another company revive this railroad and eagle mountain area once again!

@darn6456 3 года назад

nope all gone ripped up and gone forever.i live at bottom of indio grade.

@davidbarts6144 3 года назад

I've never heard of the presence of this disused railroad as an environmental issue. Blame capitalists eager to cash in on the scrap value of the iron in the rails.

@patchescessna7348 3 года назад

@@davidbarts6144 Kaiser built it in 1948 and the last ore train ran 1986, Its THEIR railroad and the ROW costs them in some manner or another, I don’t see the problem or the concern with others property.......

@davidbarts6144 3 года назад

@@patchescessna7348 Sure, just keep it straight. It was the capitalist profit motive, not environmentalism and state mandates, that motivated the rails being scrapped.

@keithstudly6071 3 года назад

@@davidbarts6144 Right! The profit motive was why there was so much opposition the use of Eagle Mountain for new uses like filling the ore pit with trash from the LA basin which would have taken care of that problem for the next 200 years in a very efficient manor. It was the profit of LA county land fill operators, and the recycling industry that killed Eagle Mountain.

@barrygreenstein2816 4 года назад

What was your top speed? Thanks

@markweber6992 4 года назад

18 mph...but slower is safer.

@Allriteyeah12 2 года назад

Is this in USA?

@markweber6992 2 года назад

Yup, California

@antonbruce1241 3 года назад

Wow...bad place for a breakdown.

@bluebellybrown2361 3 года назад

Great video so the brake block making that clunking noise.

@PSModernKitchens 3 года назад

wow! do you still have these carts?!?!

@markweber6992 3 года назад

My buddy sold the blue one, but I still have mine. Super fun!

@PSModernKitchens 3 года назад

I live about 30 miles away and would love to ride that sled!

@antonbruce1241 3 года назад

What are those graffiti-filled buildings at 2:00??? Never mind...a loco shed. Duh....silly Anton...

@richardwaugh2049 2 года назад

Why did you put the elephant in front of the camera

@precisiontileflooring4436 3 года назад

this scenery is a lot like western united states, but vastly different at the same time.

@ThomasLeonard454 2 года назад

Why no pull or push of broken blue speeder?

@markweber6992 2 года назад

Great question. My buddy tried to find a sweet spot of building cheaply, light weight, and with extra power. Unfortunately, that equation meant a hot mess including ripping his plywood deck at the motor mounts. It was able to limp home, but was a bit to wimpy to trust.

@ThomasLeonard454 2 года назад

@@markweber6992 Attaching a motor to wood without reinforcing the daylights out of it is your best option. Using hardwood also. Still riding the rails?

@markweber6992 2 года назад

@@ThomasLeonard454 mine is built using 3/4" plywood and has metal mounting plates for motor. We were out there a few months ago. Unfortunately, more track is gone to recyclers. :(

@jostaiii 3 года назад

Great video but can you please turn on the captions for us hearing impaired people? Thanks!!!

@JohnSmith-qn3ob 3 года назад

And please turn on the right speaker for non impaired people

@anthonythemaster4609 6 месяцев назад

The shaking makes me feel dizzy, better to mount the camera on a chest strap

@bobcranberries5853 3 года назад

Buckets for chairs? Why not anything else?

@markweber6992 3 года назад

Everything breaks down to fit on top of the truck or in the truck. All those buckets nest for easy storage. That being said, future upgrades could happen.

@bobcranberries5853 3 года назад

Mark Weber 5 gallon buckets are the most useful thing in the world.Sometimes there a seat sometimes there a stool sometimes there a toolbox , Toilet and sometimes there even a bucket.