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Union Pacific DDA40X Meets BNSF ES44DC at Virgilia Siding Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 103 seconds The Portola Railroad Museum Special led by UP DDA40X, Western Pacific GP20, and F7 B&A units is greeted by an ACF Centerflow train led by BNSF ES44DC, GP60M, and C44-9W. This is at Virgilia in the beautiful Feather River Canyon. Related: 6936, 9, bnsf, centennial, dash, dd40x, dda40x, es44dc, f7, gp20, pacific, union, virgilia |
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Union Pacific DDA40X Turning at Dunsmuir Railroad Days Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 154 seconds The largest diesel locomotive ever built at 98 feet long fits quite nicely on the turntable in Dunsmuir. Related: 6936, centennial, dd40x, dda40x, dunsmuir, pacific, union |
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Nebraska Train Show Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 600 seconds After taking a video of two coal trains meeting at Hershey, Nebraska just west of UP's Bailey Yard, I decided to stick around to see how many more trains would show up. Related: ac4400, ac6044, bailey, nebraska, north, overland, pacific, platte, route, sd9043, trains, union, yard |
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Nozomi 500 at 300 km/h Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 11 seconds This is westbound Nozomi #501 zooming by Shin-Iwakuni station. This is the next station west of Hiroshima on the Sanyo Shinkasen line. If you are onboard, the announcement board usually announces "300 km/h" at a tunnel or two before passing here. Related: 500, bullet, jr, nozomi, shinkansen, train, west |
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Wigwag, F7, and GP7 at Brightside Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 72 seconds There are working wigwags along Niles Canyon Railway, two of them at a crossing just west of Brightside Yard. Excursion train pulled by Western Pacific F7 #918-D with a GP7 #713 on the end cruises on by with this scene reminiscent of railroading decades ago. The big rig truck-like horn sounds are coming from the F7, and I'm not sure F units are supposed to sound like that! Related: 713, 918-d, canyon, emd, f7, gp7, niles, pacific, railway, western, wigwag |
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Union Pacific Coal Trains into Moffat Tunnel Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 567 seconds This is a very long video, because it shows two long coal trains in their entirety. I went to Moffat Tunnel East Portal in Colorado to see what was going on, and met two westbound empty coal trains charging into the 6.2 mile long tunnel. Related: ac4400, ac6000, bnsf, c40-8m, canadian, coal, colorado, east, moffat, national, pacific, portal, sd90, train, tunnel, union |
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Southern Pacific 2472 in Niles Canyon Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 387 seconds I was out of town during Saturday's run, but wasn't going to miss the Memorial Day's run today! 2472 is one of three surviving Southern Pacific 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives. Enjoy. Related: 2472, canyon, gate, golden, museum, niles, pacific, southern, steam |
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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive #478 Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 354 seconds I visited Durango on May 19, 2008 and arrived just in time to catch the 8:15am train leaving for Silverton. Related: colorado, durango, gauge, grande, locomotive, narrow, rio, steam |
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Long Double Stack Train Passes By Commerce Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 187 seconds The bells audible in the background are from 2 nearby GP units switching, not from the stack train. The Geeps will show up at the end of this very long video which shows the entire double stack train from the 3 Dash 9's at the front to the 2 DPU's (Distributed Power Units) at the end. You're welcome to count the total number of containers. ;) Related: 9, bnsf, c44-9w, commerce, dash, double, dpu, stack |
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Inside the Cab of The Centennial DDA40X Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 81 seconds I'm standing behind the recently installed video event recorder in the cab of the 6936. The turntable is turning, so you'll get to see the WP #2001 (first EMD GP20 ever built), 2 UP cupola cabooses, a passing train, and part of the Dunsmuir Railroad Days exhibits. You'll also get to see (and hear) Portola Railroad Museum volunteer Seth blow the horn of the Centennial. Related: 6936, centennial, dd40x, dda40x, dunsmuir, pacific, union |
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SD70M on the Permanente Local Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 489 seconds I caught the 6-axle SD70M coming down the hill from the Hanson cement plant on the Vasona Branch on a light power move doing the Permanente Local job which normally uses 4-axle power. Later on, I caught it going through downtown San Jose on the Warm Springs Subdivision. Related: industrial, jose, julian, lead, pacific, san, sd70m, springs, subdivision, train, union, vasona, warm, wye |
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Portola Railroad Days - Rotary Snowplow Demo Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 55 seconds Portola Railroad Museum ran the ex-Southern Pacific rotary snowplow during the Railroad Days festivities. It is powered by traction motors, electricity provided by an F7B unit behind it which you can't see but hear notch up. Related: days, feather, pacific, portola, railroad, river, snowplow, southern |
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SD70MAC Surprise at Roseville Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 98 seconds A trio of what it appeared to be Union Pacific SD70M's approached the east end of Amtrak Roseville station platform for a typical yard to wye to Main 1 move. I decided to record this "house sparrow move" anyway. I was surprised by the engine in the middle, a BNSF SD70MAC (#8891), rarity in California which is infested with BNSF Dash 9's. Related: bnsf, emd, roseville, sd70mac |
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Firing Up A Santa Fe GP30 at Commerce Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 59 seconds There's always some railroad action at the BNSF Locomotive Facility in Commerce, CA. The classic EMD GP30 locomotives are still busy working here, doing mostly switching work in Southern California. With shiny new paint, they look refurbished and ready for many more years of service. I caught #2468 being fired up, billowing white smoke. Related: bnsf, commerce, emd, fe, gp30, santa |
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Cajon Pass - Hill 582 & New Tracks Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 171 seconds The new tracks adjacent to BNSF Track 1 at Cajon Pass reflect the lights off the afternoon sun as trains pass by Hill 582 on a chilly and windy Sunday. The BNSF doublestack is descending Track 1 minutes after 5 trains climbed up the same tracks in rapid succession. Related: 582, bnsf, cajon, hill, pacific, pass, union |
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WP F7 #918-D and GP7 #713 at Niles Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 112 seconds A Niles Canyon Railway excursion train pulled by EMD F7 #918-D is slowly departing Niles, heading east toward Sunol. Related: 713, 918-d, canyon, emd, f7, gp7, niles, pacific, railway, western |
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Kodachrome GP9 Lives! Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 226 seconds Portola Railroad Museum, California, has a working Kodachrome Southern Pacific GP9, used often for their "Rent-a-Locomotive" program. Related: 2873, fe, gp9, kodachrome, pacific, portola, santa, southern, spsf |
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Trains in Stockton, California Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 549 seconds This is a repost of the video I posted earlier - I added footage of BNSF trains. I rode the Amtrak San Joaquins for a day trip to Stockton, which is in California's Central Valley. I visited Keddie Junction, also known as the Stockton Diamonds. Related: ace, altamont, amtrak, bnsf, cabral, commuter, express, joaquins, junction, keddie, pacific, san, stockton, union, warbonnet |
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UP Challenger 3985 Video Album Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 545 seconds Here's a series of video clips of interesting railroad activities that I couldn't fit within YouTube's 10 minutes limit on my previous video I took while chasing the 3985 across Nebraska. Related: 3985, 4-6-6-4, challenger, locomotive, nebraska, pacific, steam, train, union |
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Chasing SP 4449 & UP 844 Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 118 seconds Encountering the historic steam locomotive double-header at Vancouver, WA and Napavine, WA. Related: 4449, 844, daylight, locomotives, sp, steam, up |
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Locomotive Spotting at West Colton Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 180 seconds Pepper Ave. overpass on the east side of Union Pacific's West Colton Yard is a great place to watch trains. UP's newest GEVO's (#7717 and #7703) are on the point for the two trains I saw at different times. Along with the ubiquitous SD70M's, you'll also see a Dash 9 (UP #9642, ex-SP #8178), two-window SD60M (#2516), and a Dash 8, C41-8W #9509. Related: c41-8w, c44-9w, c45accte, es44ac, gevo, pacific, sd60m, union |
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Amtrak California in Oakland Streets Posted by: cchan006
Video duration: 32 seconds This is at the well-known street-running tracks at the west end of Jack London Square in Oakland, California. EMD F59PHI is pushing a set of Amtrak California cars. Related: amtrak, california, f59phi, jack, london, oakland, square |
