15 engines on a loaded Southern Pacific coal train on Tehachapi Loop!
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MARCH, 1987 - Toward the end of yet another great day of railfanning in the Tehachapi's, my brother and I decided to hang out on the west side of Tunnel 9 and wait for some over-under action. In short time the sound of EMD's, working hard in the distance was unmistakable. Suddenly, the whining of dynamic brakes was also being heard, and it was clear that a train was coming downgrade on the loop. I pointed the videcamera at the tunnel and the drama unfolded with a Santa Fe mixed freight coming to a stop on Walong siding. As it stopped, the upgrade EMD's were becoming louder, and I pointed the camera at the Southern Pacific engines coming toward us. The coal is from the D&RGW. SP gets it at Ogden, UT and it runs across Nevada and into California via Donner Pass to Bakersfield through Tehachapi & over Cajon to its destination in Southern California where there was actually a coal burning facility. I spent a lot of time over the years trying to figure this one out and then saw some other videos showing a coal train over this line and on Cajon. It ran about once a week to Kaiser Steel At Fontana, CA. The sights and sounds that were upon us were "railfan nirvana", and this sequence remains one of my favorite railfanning experiences of all time. This clip is unedited. It is presented as I filmed it from my original VHS master. It is also just a small part of BKVP's popular 3 disc DVD set, "Railfanning Tehachapi and Beyond, 1987 & 1989". Enjoy!
MARCH, 1987 - Toward the end of yet another great day of railfanning in the Tehachapi's, my brother and I decided to hang out on the west side of Tunnel 9 and wait for some over-under action. In short time the sound of EMD's, working hard in the distance was unmistakable. Suddenly, the whining of dynamic brakes was also being heard, and it was clear that a train was coming downgrade on the loop. I pointed the videcamera at the tunnel and the drama unfolded with a Santa Fe mixed freight coming to a stop on Walong siding. As it stopped, the upgrade EMD's were becoming louder, and I pointed the camera at the Southern Pacific engines coming toward us. The coal is from the D&RGW. SP gets it at Ogden, UT and it runs across Nevada and into California via Donner Pass to Bakersfield through Tehachapi & over Cajon to its destination in Southern California where there was actually a coal burning facility. I spent a lot of time over the years trying to figure this one out and then saw some other videos showing a coal train over this line and on Cajon. It ran about once a week to Kaiser Steel At Fontana, CA. The sights and sounds that were upon us were "railfan nirvana", and this sequence remains one of my favorite railfanning experiences of all time. This clip is unedited. It is presented as I filmed it from my original VHS master. It is also just a small part of BKVP's popular 3 disc DVD set, "Railfanning Tehachapi and Beyond, 1987 & 1989". Enjoy!
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