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Sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, the "Shasta Daylight 1990" excursion was a Portland, Oregon to Redding, California roundtrip. The train ran to Redding on Saturday, and returned to Portland on Sunday. It was notable for using a brand new Cotton Belt GP60 as its lead locomotive...
A stunning image capturing the Redlands Passenger Rail Metrolink Arrow Train 3402 arriving at the historic Downtown Redlands Santa Fe Depot. The sun sets in the backdrop, bathing the scene in a golden glow.
Union Pacific Locomotive 6893 travels east through the iconic Palm Springs wind farm. This image captures the perfect blend of industrial might and natural beauty.
An evocative blue hour scene featuring BNSF 6583 chugging eastbound along the fabled Historic Route 66 at Goffs Road, Mojave Desert. The image is backdropped by a sky painted in the warm hues of sunset.
I realized a while back I never get in front of the camera for my railfan outings. Here's a decent video showcasing an entire day along the BNSF's Stockton Sub and Union Pacific's Fresno/Tracy subs in and around the Escalon and Lathrop/Manteca areas.
The 3rd westbound of the morning races toward the next stop at Pleasanton. The train is passing the Vulcan Materials Company Pleasanton Landfill. Railroad location is known as Radum. The siding along the former SP right of way just out of frame to the right is often used to store empty TTX well...
ACE can be hard to catch during the week for most railfans as it is a weekday only operation running between Stockton and San Jose. There are 4 trains westbound in the morning and 4 eastbound in the evening during peak commute time. The equipment is in a bit of a transition period as the...
The southbound Coast Starlight is over ten hours late after a detour over the Oregon Trunk at Gibson, California. A tunnel fire in Oregon's Cascades necessitated the reroute. The UP locomotive on the point was added at Portland due to the cab signal system in the Columbia River Gorge. Next...
Here is a relatively long and detailed video of East Bay and South Bay railroad action along former Southern Pacific lines through Fremont on the Centerville line, Coast Sub, Niles Sub, Warm Springs, and Niles Canyon Railway's Holiday Train of Lights.
Thanks for watching! Feedback is welcome...
Highlighted by a westbound UP Z-Train making it's way to Oakland. This train must've been close to 2 miles long as it took nearly 5 minutes to pass! This is the daily ZNPOA.
Camera Settings:
70mm (crop sensor)
f/4.5
ISO 100
30 sec exposure
Remote shutter release
A rainy day at Pinole made for some great shots of train on the Cal-P. Included are many Amtrak California trains, a new Siemens SC-44 Charger, EB Coal Empties, and WB Double-stacks.
Enjoy!
Please leave feedback for improvements or stuff I'm doing well. I apologize for the wind noise...
A good representation of the smaller Dallas, Garland & Northeastern power at the shops (Espee SD45s can be found in Denison) . Ex-CNW California Northern GP15-1 being painted in new corporate colors, RP20BD re-build from a NW GP40 that looked just like the Missouri & Northern Arkansas...
The rear dome car California Zephyr (Silver Solarium)on the snowtrain to Leavenworth Wa.for the tree lighting enters the tunnel under Everett Wa. next station stop before heading up the hill.