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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.
A late morning Christmas Eve section of the Oakland, CA to North Platte, NE intermodal is highballing Radum as they accelerate out of Pleasanton for a quick run through Livermore and over Altamont Pass.
It appears the flag decal on UP 6766 was recently burned or flaked off after a presumable...
In 1986 I was 16 years old and visiting Stockton on my folk's boat (docked at the downtown marina for the day). I took advantage of the time to wander around town with my camera in search of trains. Nowdays I won't let my 17 year old son out of my site while trackside. But I'm sure 25 years ago...
Another BNSF morning eastbound rolls over a girder marked for its old owner in Pinole, California. You can still see some markings of the Santa Fe on the old Stockton Sub, as seen here in April of 2000.
Very creative sculptures at the entrance to what used to be Santa Fe's Mormon Yard service track at Stockton, California. One holds a sign, the toher a mailbox.