Wow, the only train I’ve seen without graffiti tags around SoCal for years! PS - Knew there was a railway in that area but didn’t realize it was narrow gauge. Just a desert mirage!
A fascinating documentation of a very unique operation. How cool to see a large snowplow on a locomotive designed for the WPY in the Imperial Valley (last snowfall there, iirc, was 1932)! Very well done... 🤘
The white pass & Yukon is still operating but only in Alaska. It is now an american Railroad. Most of the Canadian section between Carcross is mothballed. The white pass & yukon has booming business Between roughly 350,000 bored cruise patrons looking for something for something to do. Bumming in Alas in for 6 weeks early 2010 I took it between Skagway & the divide, shorter run still fascinating. the only thing missing was Bennett lake beans lunch Next day 4 cruise ships moored at Skagway (pop 350) Where all store excepted the grocery store were owned by the cruise lines which specialise in luxury items. The small town was literally invaded, people from wall to wall in the mall treets. I bailed out in the next ferry for Haine north a few miles north (harbour to shallow for cruise ships) l was in Skagway to track down one of my great uncle who disappeared during the Gold rush of 1880. no luck so far. My guess he was robed and assassinated in Skagway
Thanks for posting this, very nice visit to the operation. Funny, but the thought that came to mind, is that we all watch it and think "cool" and "fascinating" and such. But think of the chaps that have worked there, for the last 30+ years or whatever, making that same trip 3-4 times a day. I'm guessing the novelty wears off after a bit...
The “last freight narrow gauge railroad” isn’t true. The CSX Toledo Ore Dock switchers are still in use and the Special Metals Corporation still uses their narrow gauge light railway. Although, you could call it the last narrow gauge revenue freight railroad.
Nice but slow. How long does it take from Split Mountain to Plaster City? Some parts of the track seem to be in poor condition. How many trains are there per day of week?
I still have a flattened nickel in my keepsake box from when I was a kid and we put them on the tracks while wheelin on Honda ATCs at plaster city. No friendly toot or wave from the engineer? Lame.
