50 minutes of nothing but rolling rail, yet I can't stop watching. Probably the scenery, along with the refreshing feeling of freedom cruising unimpeded through miles and miles of desert. Love it!
My Aunt is in her last hours and she asked me. If I had photos of the west. She loved watching wild west movies with the old trains and right away I thought of these videos. She is watching with a smile on her face! Thank you guys for taking her on a last ride on earth...You were her 1st video I found.
I love this!!! I can imagine reaching a point , deep into nowhere, pitching a tent, cooking up a meal and enjoying the silence and the stars as night fell. Wake up to a beautiful sunrise.
That looked like so much fun. Horn got a little annoying, but if it was on my cart I would probably do the same. Grown men never grow up we just get better at building our toys! Great vid guys. Would love to see some kind of series come out of this. Travel the country looking for old abandoned tracks to ride and explore
In 2016 we rode a rail speeder up those tracks and snuck into the employee neighborhood (abandoned). Security started chasing us and we ran back to the speeder which we used to make a hasty retreat. My friend really angered the guard and 4 weeks later when we went back, a 6 foot long bridge which went over a stream had been damaged to the point it was impossible to traverse. In 2018 we got confirmation that the guard was so angry he took his 4x4, tools, and chain and wrecked it on purpose, he made it basically a Derailment waiting to happen. I see the new timber as you guys drive over it, glad it's been fixed, the guard was actually prosecuted so this stretch of rail should be good for a long time (hooray!)
@@archiemoreno oh that makes me very sad. I had to stop riding due to an unrelated injury, almost ready again... guess I'll be looking at other locations.. I've heard railroad pass near Boulder city is a great time however the railroad museum uses it so you need to schedule it at off peak times..
Hi good day" y analizo que el esfuerzo y lo que vale construir una via ferrea para veneficio publico social de cada ser humano " para moverse libremente es un derecho de todo individuo" att the charly"??? Thank you"???
I worked on the drilling and blasting crew at the Eagle Mountain open pit iron mine back in the late fifties. I actually grabbed a ride in the cab of one of the Diesel engines. This Part of the desert is really desolate, there is NO shade, temps. Reached 130 degrees in mid summer out in the open.
Between 1989-2002 when I still lived in L.A., I used to take I-10 out to Red Cloud Rd., and wander 5 miles south, to go target shooting, and also off-roading (though you have to stay on existing roads, due to all of the designated "wilderness areas" out there), and those tracks are right next to Red Cloud Rd. at the freeway offramp. I've followed them from the freeway to the mine a few times, and once from the freeway, towards the Salton Sea, to the main line. I understand that within the past 10 years, that UPRR finally cut the tracks at the mainline junction.
The laughter at each stop was awesome. See ladies? It does not take alot to bring a man happiness. Freedom. No pressure. And simple pleasures are key to being happy. Well, and maybe an airhorn. Possibly that's why there is no passenger seat. LOL!
I’m in. Rig with brush guard, plexiglass bug screen, sun tarp, (doesn’t look it’s rained in about 1200 years.) spare cart in tow with seven days of food water beer camp gear solar panels, satellite internet. Chill out and enjoy the scenery. Way cool guys!!!
Didn't see this but that's exactly what I was thinking! Light camping gear, food, lighting, electronics, power - how awesome would that be? Didn't even think about solar but a couple small usb solar panels and Lithium packs to keep small electronics charged and your good. Would have to be of course anything other than summer. Early spring/fall maybe.
In 1979, I met my husband and I was introduced to the vast expanses of southern pacific, this looks a lot what I appreciated of the big sky and no annoying people
Thank you guys. For that wonderful experience riding through the desert it was like a dream. I always wanted to travel though the desert like that .it really means allot to me that you took the time and effort to record the experience, it's such a good thing by allowing others like me to enjoy the trip. Thank you again for that experience. I hope they never shut that track down. Infact, I hope they open more of the rail lines to keep the history. Stay cool guys, awsome job.
What impresses me is the enormous amount of work and $$$ to build that rail line. Note how the rail line is several feet above the desert floor. Some places 10 ft or more. Just the site work alone must have cost a fortune. I am from La. and have seen the Miss River levees for years. That is what the rail line reminds me of. Enormous amounts of capital was and is expended to maintain the levees, 100's of millions.
Rails like these were basically the backbones of the USA, and still are pretty much even with aircraft and automobiles. Before the rails, we were limited to draft animals and river/canal traffic (The USA was rather uniquely gifted there). Millions of tons travel across these lines even today, it's kind of a shame the abandoned lines are torn up.
I went to kindergarten at the Eagle Mountain Elementary school. My dad was a millwright there we lived on Ironwood street third space from the end of the street. My playground back then was that whole area from the end of the street all the way to the tracks. Back then those tracks were filled with ore cars loaded with pellets. Fun times we had catching desert tortoises and lizards out there. The girls would give the tortoises names and write them on their shells. Oh how times have changed.
@@archiemoreno Yep, it is now a ghost town. We moved out of Eagle Mountain back in 1974, so well before the mine closed. But yeah we had a lot of fun out there. The employees had built a simple dirt circle track near the dump along with a mini drive-in so on Fri- Sat nights we would all head out there for either some movies or some dirt jalopy racing.
@@archiemoreno me to.. this is so sad they just rip it up like it was never anything... So much Old world Civilisation just thrown away and hidden.. lied about
Ahhh!!!! beauty...., young; I am almost 80 years old, but seeing this adventure of yours, and as a motorcycle trip; and feeling the hot wind and the heat flowing through the body is free life. Happy day. I traveled with you guys...very grateful.👏👏👏👏
So cool ain't it. As my town was little in the 80 s I whanted to build one to get to the next town and back quick at nights lol how cool it would be if it whent all way from near house. To town ..it be fun way to get into town an back home for Shaw ...
I know the cars loaded with iron ore made their way to the Fontana mill, but am I right in thinking that the Kaiser locomotives did not pull them all the way there ? At some point didn't Union Pacific's locomotives take over on the mainline?
@@2centsam927 It was Southern Pacific RR and yes at first the cars were pulled by the Eagle Mountain Railway from the mine out to the mainline spur, eventually the EMR locos were phased out and SP locos took over.
Thanks for the ride guys. That was wonderful. I worked on the railroad back in the early 70's and remember going south and came around a curve going about 50mph I imagine and one of the track inspectors was up ahead about 1/4-1/2 mile. He was still on the track trying to get off. The engineer slammed on the air. He got off ok and the air brakes were released but it sure put a scare into us. Riding a train is pretty much what you guys experienced except you're up higher and can see a bit better in the distance. Thanks again
Out there try to chill with my little cart and got this tailgater blasting that horn…one too many times and he’d catch a paper bag full of shit to the face!
Imagine being out in the middle of nowhere, in a vehicle riding a route entirely alone but for one other person, and still feeling like you gotta lay on a horn for some stupid reason. Yeah, this is that guy.
this is what I say about where we find a space in life, a, a moment of spiritual PEACE, in front of beautiful images of that desert. grateful friend 😊😊😊 👏👏👏
This is the best thing I've seen in a long while, absolutely brilliant! I would take a tent, BBQ and cool box full of beer and food and camp at the end then ride back in the morning.
I'm back here again, I tell you what to videos like yours got me through the lockdowns sure looks very fun don't stop riding the rails Brotha God Bless 🙏
I did NOT know this was a thing, and now I want to do it! Haha, it was a blast watching your adventure. Thanks for filming so much of it. The lawn chairs and coolers cracked me up, so thanks for that too.🤣
This looks like one of the coolest ways to spend your time with a fairly creative setup. There is something magical in that constant sound of steel against steel. The air and flora around. Wish there were more of abandoned railroads in Poland...
Thank you for sharing, this is so special somehow. The rattling klanky noise, the wind and the horn, I could hear how much fun you had toot toot. The pictures ❤
My grandpa worked making railroads back in the 1940’s. I can only imagine how hard it was because there were not that many machines. Everything was done by hand.
I enjoyed that more than I thought I would LOL! Amazed at how fast you can go & how lightweight the vehicles are. Way more fun than the old handcar for sure! ☺️👍
Not quite sure why honking the horn every 5 seconds was deemed necessary, it was a bit annoying but other than that an enjoyable ride.. Thanks for letting us tag along! :)
I hate to admit this but if I made this video I would have been having too much fun not to honk the horn every five minutes. "Choo Choo, check out my train! HONK HONK" It made me giggle thinking about it.
I always wanted to do something like this, but nowadays they pull the tracks up pretty fast after abandonment. Just really cool that you shared this. Took some planning too!
Absolutely love this video. Could sleep while listening if not for the horn. But, thanks for sharing. Will probably watch it a few more times in the future. Railroad companies could make millions by building these hour long rides through places like that. But their greed what cause the price to be to high.
I hiked the Spreckles railway years ago! From Jacumba to Ocotillo! Did over 3 days exploring the canyon floor and the tunnels! Found old chinese shoes! Place is crazy! The Goat Canyon Tressle is awesome! Hello from Scotland!👋🏴
Watching this while listening to Rudy Adrians song " Of Mosses and Liverworts". Truly is a wonderful song to compliment this amazing ride in the desert. Had the audio on the video just up enough to hear the steel wheels gliding on the tracks. Thanks for posting. I have never witnessed anything like this before.
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I would love to do that! I would try to rig it with some kind of canopy for shade though. The desert sun is brutal..Thanks for sharing your adventure on RU-vid. I would take a sledgehammer to that airhorn Gallagher style.
@@ninemilliondollars All the first man has to do is look backwards every now and again and if the rear car is missing, turn around and go look-see until found. No need for the blasted horn..
What an absolutely cool activity! And those carts are novel creations! I hope they never break down. Marvelous video! Happy new subscriber. Be safe, hermanos. 💛🙏🏽
Oh c'mon just boys out having some fun. They're literally in the middle of nowhere and it's not hurting anyone. If honking gives him pleasure (it made me smile just watching him honk) then why shouldn't he do it?
