Was working in Lorsdburg ,NM and saw a Cotton Belt unpatched geep from El Paso with the full mars/ gyralight package. An old Southern Pacific box...
Big nostalgia freak. Otherwise why be here?;p I'm sure many have seen this. Used to go to Cajon Pass for the very reason we all know. Enjoy......
Here's a recording of a chain of tunnel motors screaming by a level crossing at the North Shore of the Salton Sea back in 1978 when i was 16yrs...
Ditto that. Alot of good memories with the espee...
I know the avatar might suggest otherwise, but let me tell ya. It wasn't me...
Gosh, Amtrak might lose some customers that way. Maybe next time the conductor can be prepared and wheel in a video player and show the passengers...
Had to think more than twice before posting this graphic scenario. The idea was not to convey morbidity but rather another facet of the incredibly...
5 people die when they drive into a freight train *video* Below is a...
Described as a "pretty face" ex-SP SD9 still in operation.POTB 4368 Pretty Face
Can't explain the rear use of this red gyra on a metra but check it out. http://www.rail-videos.net/video/view.php?id=1711
Lots of info here...http://www.trainweb.org/gyra/ Also...Gyralite Use - Gyrating Warning Lights
Car vs. rails...Oh no...! YouTube - Cop Stuck on Train Tracks
Well since i'm at it... Check out these old timers...YouTube - SP Scab Trains of Altamont, May 1985
Not to play musical threads here but check out the vid on this page for those who haven't already seen it. Cheers... Your favorite SP loco model??...
Lookie here at this rare consist caught less than a year ago! YouTube - Southern Pacific freight-7-15-07-IRM Union,Illinois
Read this interesting, concise biography of a great american railroader. Bill Wimmer: building Union Pacific.(Railroader of the Year)(Interview) -...
Recorded this back in April of 1978 along the Salton Sea. Just set a tape player next to the crossing. You could hear the train well before...
I can hear them roaring. Thanx for shareing!
I wonder how fast these could go if cut loose under there own power? Incidently, a SP nut might call these,"two very odd tunnel motors".
Can we also have a happy SSW day. Say 1/15? Cheers :teeth:
