Some photos of my railfanning around the East Bay 2018

[Itsed65]

Sunday servicing run for the six axle power at the Port of Benicia, a vehicle loading facility.

Sunday Service by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[Itsed65]

New Year's eve light power run had a GP60 in the middle still wearing its original SSW (Cotton Belt) colors.

SSL Sandwich by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[Bill Anderson]

New Year's eve light power run had a GP60 in the middle still wearing its original SSW (Cotton Belt) colors.

Have bloody nosed former SP units become a rarity?

 

[Itsed65]

Have bloody nosed former SP units become a rarity?

Very much so.

 

[brad_in_omaha]

More great stuff over the past few pages Itsed65!

 

[Itsed65]

More great stuff over the past few pages Itsed65!

Thanks Brad!

 

[USSHelm]

Awesome catch with that ex-SSW unit. Not many left.

 

[Itsed65]

Awesome catch with that ex-SSW unit. Not many left.

No they are quickly vanishing, just as are old Cascade Green BN units on the other tracks near me.

 

[Itsed65]

It's really easy to tell it's Amtrak from a long way off thanks to the new Charger LED headlights. Near Stockton:

The San Joquin by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[Itsed65]

A better look at 1005. I doubt it will be gray very much longer.

Dying Breed by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[Bill Anderson]

It looks like the "Bloody Nose" era will soon come to an end. I was surprised to find a GP7/9 still in Black Widow when I moved to Sacramento in October of 1973.

 

[Itsed65]

Empty coal heading east

East at Hercules by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[Itsed65]

They were moving a couple of old Geeps still in SF colors at the end of this string, heading out of the bay area on New Years Day.

Held Up at Holt by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[Itsed65]

San Joaquin with the single level car set

New Loco Old Cars by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[roee]

The Charger with the spoiler looks funny with the low level set.

 

[Itsed65]

The Charger with the spoiler looks funny with the low level set.

Yeah, it sure does. Now it looks like we may end up with brand new single level cars, even though the locomotives were ordered with bilevels in mind.

 

[Itsed65]

Out of the Fog Comes a Train by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[brad_in_omaha]

Another nice set of photos. What type of signals are those next to UP2674?

 

[Itsed65]

Another nice set of photos. What type of signals are those next to UP2674?

Thanks Brad. I'm no expert on signals, so I don't know if these are leftover from the SP Cal-P line days or if they are UP originals. There have not been the SP searchlights around here for a long time, but these 3 light type are present up and down the UP line. Over on the BNSF, they have mostly gone to the newer PTC type signals.

 

[LinkagePeg]

Great photos. Thank You.