I shot that eighteen years ago and still remember the ground shaking violently. I think the meets in Part III at Keene and Part IV in Bealville are awesome, too. Glad you liked the clip.
Thank you for preserving and posting these videos. I spent many happy hours and days chasing SP and ATSF trains up and down through Tehachapi and little did I know this was indeed the “golden” era of railfanning with the endless variety of unique power and inspiring paint schemes, gyralites, and the roar of the big EMDs laboring in Run 8...
the day's of thunder that these made may be gone, but they will never be forgotten... this was my home pass and i just so have happened to live across the street from the SP rail yard in mojave. days i'll never forget, because they would always shake the damn house... but i loved it
When I was born in 1953 I lived with my grandparents in the town of Monolith that used to be there . The cement company was called Monolith Portland cement co. My grand father was a supervisor there.
no problem. Kinda Prefer SP and ATSF, and I was born after the Burlington Northern Santa Fe merge, as well as after Union Pacific Bought Southern Pacific.
BNSF's triple track between Chicago and Aurora Illinois is nothing to sneeze at. But see the Cajon Pass videos (Summit Symphony Part I and II) on this channel for another view of western railroading. Glad you enjoyed the clip.
@zekecycle, glad you liked them. The maps are from the US Geological Survey and part of the public domain. The green dots indicate where the train was when the video was shot, not the camera position.
When did the Santa Fe introduce their high profile cars to Tehachapi? Was it trial and error? I noticed Santa Fe had some high profile cars on your second filming of the Santa Fe,
Lots of subtle differences; angle cabs, no graffiti, 45' trailers on the pig trains, most of which we're railroad owned, "Golden West Service" cars, a "gyrolight", etc. Doesn't seem that long ago, but maybe it was...
07:45 Considering how few SD45B units the ATSF owned they sure do show up in a LOT of videos! Not that I have a problem with that. Just an observation.
Absolutely yes. While most trains between east of the Rockies need two or three motive power units per mile or two, those west of the Rockies need double that. Over the Cajon Pass and the Tehachapi Summit, many trains use pusher helpers as well. Glad you liked the video.
The lines that cross Cajon Pass or Tehachapi have steep grades and sharp curves, which means lots of braking power and horsepower is needed. This means that trains need more locomotives on hand. The longer the train, the more locomotives you need to get proper mileage.
The Santa Fe Guy Today’s the good years too. UP and BNSF do their damn well best to maintain the line, and they sure do run it fine. What did UP and BNSF even do to you either way?
