California Railfanning

Описание: This video represents a montage of several southern and central California locations, many of which have snowy white backgrounds or foregrounds. It's that time of year where Mother Nature is seemingly confused- that transition time between winter and spring in California. While the almond and pistachio trees were in full bloom in the Central Valley, there were at the same time deep freeze warnings throughout California. In conjunction with the cold weather, Southern California was the recipient of some much needed precipitation, which happened to result in spectacular snow covered mountains that served as wonderful backdrops for both Cajon Pass and San Timoteo canyon. Please sit back and enjoy our snowy white California video!

Highlights of the video include:

0:10 UP's Pedley local holds the siding under control of an SD60 as an eastbound intermodal train races by
18:05 BNSF runs an eastbound empty grain train from Guernsey, just south of Hanford, outside of Bakersfield
20:23 A southbound Amtrak California San Joaquin being pushed by a Siemens Charger runs past a grove of almonds in full bloom at Shafter
24:20 After holding the siding for an Amtrak California, a northbound BNSF coil steel train leaves with a BC Rail unit as a DPU
30:50 The prize of the trip- finding an ex-Santa Fe GP locomotive at a grain elevator. Enjoy the pay loader doing its best sumo wrestler impression as it shoves on a cut of covered hoppers
36:25 An unusual look at the operation of the Guernsey grain elevator. Here we have a balloon track with a train identical to what is shown at 18:05 being shoved around the facility. Watch as physics come into play with the delayed reaction of the shoved train
39:02 Here we have one of the many groves of almond and pistachio trees in the Central Valley in full bloom making for a spectacular snowy white scene.
45:45 An unusual vista of Union Pacific's Yuma sub running through San Timoteo canyon with snow covered Mt. Baldy in the background
53:50 Union Pacific 1943, the Spirit of the Union Pacific, makes for a rare appearance leading an engineering special
54:57 Snowy San Gabriels serve as a stunning backdrop at Cajon summit
1:01:36 A race between an eastbound BNSF port train and UP's Mojave Flyer at Silverwood
1:03:27 Footage from the start to the finish of the Mojave Northern including a rare view of the train leaving the mine

Thanks for watching!


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