Railfanning San Diego in May & June 2000 featuring Amtrak F40PH Engines

Описание: Back to some old Amtrak and Coaster clips filmed 17 years ago in downtown San Diego. This video features some of my last shots on tape of Amtrak's F40PH engines in service. The Operation Lifesaver unit F40 #231 is also included rocking its awesome K5LA! This also is my last video of all low level Amfleet/Horizon car sets running. In the next month of July 2000, the Surfliner sets start overtaking the Surfline. I still have plenty of clips with low level equipment, including the Amfleet cabs. As time goes on however, I start having fewer of them and more of the Surf equipment seen on the line today.

Sorry for some of the shakiness and lack of diverse locations. When I was younger filming these trains I didn't care about some of the aspects of filming that I do today. I just wanted to hear plenty of horn at a decent speed and know when the train was approaching... Noell Street satisfied this need! I've been coming to this crossing for the last 22 years, it will be a sad time for me the day this crossing goes quiet.

Some train info...

Train 1: Amfleet Cabcar #9632 heads into San Diego.
Train 2: Amtrak F40PH #369 heads to LA.
Train 3: F59PHI #454 goes by.
Train 4: Coaster Cab #2305 making some noise!
Train 5: Coaster Cab #2305 again, a week later!
Train 6: Amfleet Cabcar #9635 rolling dim headlights.
Train 7: Amtrak #9634 with a solid 5 chime! My personal fav of the Amfleet Cabs!
Train 8: AMTK 462 cruises past.
Train 9: AMTK 455 with a horn heavy engineer!
Train 10: Amtrak #9639 leading with the Phase 3 Dome Car.
Train 11: AMTK 464 sounding pretty solid!
Train 12: Amfleet Cabcar #9633 heads to San Diego.
Train 13: Amfleet Cabcar #9636 rolls thru.
Train 14: F40PH #231 the "Operation Lifesaver" unit heads North.
Train 15: Amtrak Cabcar #9634 with AMTK 340 on rear with ditch lights on???
Train 16: F40PH #340 at Noell St.
Train 17: An 8 car Coaster train goes by with engines on each end. Not every day you see this down here... must've been an event or something that day.

Thanks for Watching!
AmtrakCal462