You've never seen anything like this. Transfer Table, building a cross-over in an hour and F-3 excitement. Western Pacific first generation diesel in action. HD
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@kaypz4 жыл бұрын
i like the way this video shoots the Amtrak train several times as if it was impatiently waiting
@christianpetterson17843 жыл бұрын
Katherine Perez the Genesis locomotives even look naturally upset. Just fits so well
@kaypz3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha!
@dieselteen07702 жыл бұрын
The genesis locomotive: old timers these days huh? The F unit: I HEARD THAT!!!
@brittnaesimmons51702 жыл бұрын
I like
@geosutube7 жыл бұрын
Gosh, so well-produced, and I can watch train shop videos like these for hours. Just ask my wife! Thanks so much to the museum, which we both visited when in Sacto so many years ago . . . . We spent nearly a whole day there, thanks to our Uncle Steve Cowie, whose idea it was to pass through Sacto on the way to Grass Valley to visit Fran and George Boyd. We had such a great time on the whole trip. One of those trips that just put itself together by accident. We loved the museum and all the old locos, and walking through the old train cars, and the whole darn museum itself. Owe it to yourself to go see this amazing place.
@modeltrainsandtracks4 жыл бұрын
As always, UP staff show great professionalism and efficiency! Also a wonderful thing to see a major corporation willing to support activities like this - we'd never see it in the UK! I'm sure it's cheaper and safer to do this on the relatively rare occasions that a link is needed than maintain a full crossover with signalling, etc. but still great to see.
@u2bear377 Жыл бұрын
@John Stanley Apparently the whole connection track wasn't built in one hour. The part beyond the gate seems quite permanent. 'In a hour' was -built- assembled from ready parts the short section over the main tracks: sleepers placed, rails laid and secured. And then promptly removed to let that impatient Amtrak train proceed.
@usmale49154 жыл бұрын
Western Pacific 913 sure is one BEAUTIFUL diesel! Takes me back to the fifties when I was growing up. Very well put together video, absolutely outstanding, entertaining and educational! Thank you for the upload!
@Stussmeister8 жыл бұрын
As someone who is insanely passionate about trains and railroads (and has also visited the California State Railroad Museum), I think it is amazing that such a large locomotive could be moved with a little bit of grit and ingenuity. It's also quite different from the "three strokes to the spike, ten spikes to the rail, 400 rails to the mile" mentality espoused by two hardware store owners, a grocer, and an iron forge operator nearly 150 years ago.
@towcat7 жыл бұрын
Stussmeister Something I find entertaining is that the F is a fairly small engine, all things considered. When they ruled the rails it was normal, but they're small even compared to the "little" GPs...
@johnrobinson3576 жыл бұрын
Some of those old F units were still in service when i was a boy of ten or so, i remember the shape and it stuck with me. They just look fast...a very nice design. Love the note of that horn!! very expressive.
@cartersol389 жыл бұрын
I have seen this transfer table-but not in operation. The building of the 'Jump-Track' is a reminder of how they switched the cane cars in the field, without the use of switches.Very ingenious ideas. The crew had it dismantled in time so as not to delay the Passenger no doubt! Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
@jfilmsinc10 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's all real. I was there to film some making of parts in the loco shops. Someone ran over and told the crew they moving a F unit to this shop. We stopped what we were doing and ran, and I mean ran over to film all this. The Amtrak train had a regular stop in Sacto but the crew had to finish their job fast to not hold up the train. They have done this many times. It was the first transfer table I ever saw also. Glad most of you liked it. Don
@marvinloaisiga23219 жыл бұрын
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@traindad779 жыл бұрын
Truth is... this was scheduled weekly on Wednesdays for a very long time. I used to work the West Sac Job to deliver and pickup cars from the museum RR. If you return or use GOOGLE Earth you will see diamonds and new turnouts installed now. The entire mainline was re-allighned.
@JeffDeWitt9 жыл бұрын
+Don Mccuaig "Transfer table" I was wondering what that was called, never heard of one before, all I'd seen were turntables. Cool video, although the drama at the beginning was a bit overdone, that Amtrak train obviously wasn't going anywhere until the track was clear.
@ElementofKindness9 жыл бұрын
+Don Mccuaig Maybe I'm just naive, but if they had to do that crossing many times before, why not just install a crossover and leave it?
@imapaine-diaz44518 жыл бұрын
+Element of Kindness I think Amtrak might be pretty anal about people putting crossovers on their mainline just for their convenience.
@bcgrittner4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I love those old F units. I rode behind Santa Fe War Bonnet A-B-B-A units in 1963. And a working transfer table as a bonus.
@randyjames18259 жыл бұрын
I am surprised at the number of "Dislikes." I would assume if you came to this video it is because you like trains and everything that goes along with them, so how could you not like this. Keep up the good work Don, most of us appreciate it.
@Grinder-one9 жыл бұрын
+Randy Gaines I think it might have something to do with the title. If you like trains, it's a good video but for people that may stumble across it and see 'most amazing' and 'must see', well they may feel a little mislead. I love my trains and enjoy route building in my train sims but even I wouldn't call it 'must see'......'nice to see' maybe, but, well anyway.....I'm giving the vid a thumbs up but if I could rate the title, I'd give that a thumbs down :)
@funklover249 жыл бұрын
+Randy Gaines This video is not a "must see", sorry. That's why I pressed "dislike".
@danielcraig2435 жыл бұрын
I got tinnitus by the bell
@pauls.34004 жыл бұрын
My Grandpa operated one just like it as a 37 year engineer with WP. His engine is THE one presently on display at the Railroad museum in Portola CA
@HerminiePA8 жыл бұрын
This is a good demonstration of how rail building and/or repair goes so much faster than a concrete or asphalt road. In wartime, rail traffic can be up and running quickly.
@JawTooth9 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite videos on KZfaq. I have watched this at least 3 times. It is so unusual. Thanks for posting
@david2037 жыл бұрын
I've seen this twice, and I love it. But WHY choose not to include the track breakdown? That would have been fun to see.
@KatoOnTheTrack16 жыл бұрын
I agree
@AmandaGeyerSnobahr4 жыл бұрын
I watched the whole video, hoping it would come back to the track dismantlement :(
@paulgunderson47214 жыл бұрын
I was hoping for that as well.
@CrossbuckProductions3 жыл бұрын
@@AmandaGeyerSnobahr Just watch the video in reverse.
@bobm37124 жыл бұрын
How does a guy get a job like this? Working around trains always has been a dream.
@MrStabby198124 жыл бұрын
Bob M find a preservation group near you and ask to volunteer is a good start.
@OneLastHitB4IGo8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mr. Mccuaig for the nostalgic trip. My Great Grandpappy and Grandpappy worked for the Michigan Central/ New York Central R.R.'s. While the other kids played with their toy trains I got to play with these big boys. You brought me some very good old memories. Thanks again.
@markmayfield22287 жыл бұрын
If I was the Amtrak driver, I would've been insanely jealous. That is a beauty.
@hughvane9 жыл бұрын
Glaring omission was video of the temporary track disassembly, after the old unit had crossed over.
@davidhoffman57898 жыл бұрын
+hughvane, Agree.
@stacase8 жыл бұрын
+hughvane That's exactly what I was going to post (-:
@jfilmsinc8 жыл бұрын
+hughvane Well old boy, you have to call them as you see them. We only had one camera there so I chose to film the F unit on the transfer table and not the guys taking up the track. We already saw them put the track down I think it was more interesting watching the transfer table in operation.
@robm87747 жыл бұрын
Don Mccuaig ł
@trainzguy24724 жыл бұрын
I'd imagine if you reversed the film, that would be pretty close to the disassembly.
@bobbymarbles20516 жыл бұрын
I spent my late teens & 20' s in Sacramento and spent a good amount of time in old sac which makes this video very special. Well done.
@1212sman8 жыл бұрын
I've been to that museum & it is just first rate. When I lived in Sacto the parents drove cross country & visited. The old man & I spent one of the most enjoyable Saturdays of my life in that museum. He even ran mom off when she got bored with & told he'd catch up with her later; said it was probably the most fun of the trip & he was gonna by God take his time there.
@aphotographerfromcaliforni26614 жыл бұрын
And 8 years later, they build an actual track into the main line. A permanent solution
@dell1778 жыл бұрын
"Most of us are OLD !" A young engineer who shared my office for a couple of years once commented about how fixed my outlook was. I told him it was fixed because i tried the other ways of doing things and knew they didn't work. Getting old is part luck and part keeping out of the way of things that will kill you. For 20 years I worked on high voltage radar power supplies, one mistake and your gone.
@reeda51464 жыл бұрын
well said
@davemegeath76128 жыл бұрын
That video is a great capture of our old "150" track - now replaced by a pair O.W.L.S (one way low speed) diamonds crossing both the #1 and #2 main tracks at RV 98.8, complete with absolute interlocking signaling. I was brakeman that day on the move. It's so much easier now - just a call to UP dispatch on radio channel 46-46 and we are in the line-up. The interchange track is now the 560 track; and we continue to move both museum equipment as well as freight (to/from Setzer Forest Products). There is a lead off the 560 track to the south end of the transfer table. Freight service will probably terminate sometime in 2016 when the mill closes.
@20PINKluvr2 жыл бұрын
That horn is nice. Awesome that they were able to lay down a temporary crossover rail for this unit so quickly..then take it off to allow amtrak to go through
@TheAnunnaki-NYC10 жыл бұрын
The F Series is one of the best locomotives ever!
@JohnSmith-pd1fz9 жыл бұрын
So what is so marvellously wonderful about this operation?? It's the kind of thing rail enthusiast groups in the UK do all the time. Usually on a Sunday afternoon, before teabreak and without fanfare.
@MrMatt-qu3bs8 жыл бұрын
+John Smith This is pretty rare to happen in the US. Doesn't happen that often anymore.
@JohnSmith-pd1fz8 жыл бұрын
MrMatt3751 Ok. Well in the UK there are quite a few privately owned railway systems, some of them with only a few miles of track, some of them still connected to the national network. Most are manned and operated by enthusiasts and retired people who can still remember the days of steam and often have the skills needed to rebuild, maintain and run steam locos. Most, if not all of these companies have open days, some indeed run scheduled services and all of them have the knowledge and enthusiasm to keep their, sometimes antique, locomotives and rolling stock going.
@MrMatt-qu3bs8 жыл бұрын
John Smith We have those too but not close at all to the amount in the UK.
@JohnSmith-pd1fz8 жыл бұрын
MrMatt3751 I believe I encountered one when I was in California awhile ago, part of it running alongside highway one I think. In the UK I would say it was the sense of outrage at the loss of something so vital as much as anything which got the enthusiasts going initially. Dr. Beeching, the minister tasked with making the railways profitable had a hidden agenda anyway. His family owned a road haulage business. Other people on his team had similar, anti rail interests. At his recommendation lines were closed wholesale, stations were lost and many communities stepped backwards a hundred years. Much of the infrastructure was not so much closed as vandalised, viaducts and tunnels deliberately destroyed so they could never be used again, trackbed sold off for motorways or housing development.
@MrMatt-qu3bs8 жыл бұрын
John Smith That could be Niles Canyon or just another museum. I think that I've heard of that guy. The US didn't have a situation like that because the RRs were always private (ignoring a couple wars and AMTRAK). When the RRs abandoned something they didn't destroy the right of way unless something was being built so that's like tourist lines like the Grand Canyon Railway still exist. RR enthusiasm never caught on like it did in the UK and it doesn't make much sense.
@jamessimmons85254 жыл бұрын
My father worked in that shop for close to 25 years, thankfully it was given to the museum. Nice to see the WP unit getting some TLC.
@HeartlandTuber9 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating. One of the best train related videos I have seen on KZfaq. I had never seen the equipment used to transport an engine sideways to line it up with the repair bay. Thanks to those who created and posted this.
@crabcake430114 жыл бұрын
Hopefully the Horn was on the service list. Sounds like my son when he was learning baritone...😜
@trainzguy24723 жыл бұрын
This train horn is actually supposed to sound like this. Horns like these are some of the first ever air horns and are no longer regularly used.
@tabithacanada3 жыл бұрын
Wow that is so accurate to beginner baritone players
@7leprechaun78 жыл бұрын
Great to her those old F-unit horns. Great post
@bobwarren38987 жыл бұрын
Yes, it appears the track crew knows exactly what they're doing. Cool video.
@ghostman56207 жыл бұрын
being fascinated by the existence trains...but, knowing little about the industry...i found that system that delivered the locomotive into the repair bay to be the best part.
@walkerbelle8 жыл бұрын
That's just about the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Thanks for sharing that!
@jeremyjohnson4574 жыл бұрын
The Sbrhs have the transfer table from the San Bernardino shopsif you're interested next time you're in la take Amtrak and go over the fly over and you'll see it by the steam engine
@ThomasSheridanArts8 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of 'get the job done' lateral thinking I love about Americans. This would never be allowed in Europe. Here in Ireland the Rail Safety Officers would shut down the network. Yet you guys do it while an express passenger train is waiting. Amazing!
@RockyRailroadProductions_B0SS7 жыл бұрын
Ironic you say that, as a lot of Irish diesels are actually EMD products too nowadays :D ...Although that MetroVick A1A-A1A thing with the Sulzer engine was a very handsome diesel.
@crushed11267 жыл бұрын
Thomas Sheridan there's nothing American about California it's a communist state
@thecpmr62767 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not instantly being all "oh! The USA sucks!" It's nice to see an optimist for a change.
@thecpmr62766 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't a turntable cost more? Also, I'm not sure if it's safe to go over turntables at high speeds, so...
@MBTAMoreRailfan6 жыл бұрын
Thomas Sheridan thx :)
@meandmymouth7 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. One of the things I love about engineering is that the principles and forces necessary to move something big are fundamentally the same as those scaled up for moving a smaller version of the same shape.
@SteveKimballMusic9 жыл бұрын
I remember when there was still track in the old yards, about 10 years ago. Now, there are streets and signals going through it. A friend of mine said there are still a lot of unfinished locomotives inside those shops, along with thousands of tools, parts, etc
@greg556668 жыл бұрын
Of course by this point the Capital Corridor was already over 24 hours late so it wasn't that big a deal. :)
@aphotographerfromcaliforni26614 жыл бұрын
greg55666 and the Coast Starlight was 36 hours late
@bigjuicygevocock16634 жыл бұрын
And don'y forget about the Pacific Surfliner, 2 days and 14 hours late
@kadebruce2954 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@Beoxb00ts4 жыл бұрын
greg55666 XD
@nishantmishra62154 жыл бұрын
LMAO I thought trains on Indian Railways only run Late😂🤣
@nobodyyouknow2229 жыл бұрын
There are still people in America who know how to do things. Most of us are OLD !
@zdrux9 жыл бұрын
+ganymedeIV4 What a cheery comment.
@tedneb34599 жыл бұрын
+ganymedeIV4 You are an uncouth, unenlightened ass. Don't take shots at people unless and until you've done more for the world than their generation has. And no, promoting online porn and developing smartphone video game apps doesn't count.
@tedneb34598 жыл бұрын
A. I don't own a drone. B. I wasn't "speaking" to you. I was speaking to my wife. C. You "co invented" 802.15.1? Does telecom giant Ericsson know that? They seem to think it was their development. D. I am not at liberty to discuss what I do. I will go so far as to say that my designs directly or indirectly enhance the safety of literally millions of human beings. E. Most importantly, speaking of human beings, I treat them with respect and am not so mind-numbed that I make low-life comments to strangers who don't deserve it. Work on it.
@trevmac83628 жыл бұрын
+Capt Larry Capt Edward Smith of The Titanic was old too
@trevmac83628 жыл бұрын
+ganymedeIV4 hands you some Prozac
@howardklatsky50166 жыл бұрын
Watched your video 4-2018 and was totally amazed. Thank God you were there to film it. Take care.
@PhreddCrintt9 жыл бұрын
I'm a 'Brit' with our own steam-based Heritage but... that was awesome. Thanks for sharing. I hope the repairs went well.
@mdzenis76756 жыл бұрын
Gotta love that engineer look :d when you do your thing and then stand back, hand on hip, watching it do its thing :D
@ThePapabear10174 жыл бұрын
That f-unit horn sounds like a tuba on steroids.
@lescraythorn23614 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree! Also curious that it wasn’t a straight beep, (bap-b-b-b-ap!) Sounds like a Tuba recital I recorded decades ago in Melba Hall, Melb Australia. The performer finished his recital with a hugh blast, the sound echoed and subsided to silence. I observed dust falling from the ceiling of the 100yo concert hall !!!
@BenjaminEsposti4 жыл бұрын
It may have been a Leslie A200 or such, like this: /watch?v=AqffIZQ1Gy8 Early horns were low pitched, I forget the other makes, but they are very rare now.
@grandtrunk5416 Жыл бұрын
I remember this video, I tried looking for it, and thought about it for hours
@thomasl87347 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt this had to be one of the most exciting videos I have ever seen.....the suspense!!!! My heart was pounding....I was sweating profusely....wow !!!!!
@maryland85324 жыл бұрын
Sad to see 913 locked in but she'll be a great addition to the museum and visitors.
@jfilmsinc9 жыл бұрын
traindad77, that's great that you saw this every Wed. but I have never or most of the viewers have never have seen anything like this. I don't think anyone thought to film it. Now it's on video for all to see. Don
@TrainSimUSA9 жыл бұрын
Don Mccuaig Its ingenious.
@smtsantoshTrivedi9 жыл бұрын
***** yes any doubt
@wolfdenmedia81839 жыл бұрын
+Don Mccuaig and I for one thank you for filming it :)
@sexynowon1239 жыл бұрын
+Don Mccuaig श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम' - यह सात शब्दों वाला तारक मंत्र है। साधारण से दिखने वाले इस मंत्र में जो शक्ति छिपी हुई है, वह अनुभव का विषय है। इसे कोई भी, कहीं भी, कभी भी कर सकता है। फल बराबर मिलता है।
@welshpete129 жыл бұрын
+Don Mccuaig, I did 44 years on British Railways , and I have never seen anything like that !
@Radionut7 жыл бұрын
for those of us that don't know much about railroads what the heck is an F unit. That's fast work thank you for posting
@justinbannah9997 жыл бұрын
Series of streamlined locos by GM Electro Motive Division (EMD) - includes FT, F3, F7 and F9, A and B units (B units don't have cabs, used in multiple with at least one A unit). But you could have Googled that.
@justinbannah9997 жыл бұрын
Series of streamlined locos by GM Electro Motive Division (EMD) - includes FT, F3, F7 and F9, A and B units (B units don't have cabs, used in multiple with at least one A unit). But you could have Googled that.
@lelandmason57603 жыл бұрын
For once, that wasn’t KZfaq clickbait. Very good, the shots of the Amtrak waiting was stressing me out
@ACLTony8 жыл бұрын
That was genius and creative! I'm surprised, though, that Union Pacific allowed this but glad that they helped out the museum.. Had this been CSX (paranoid management), there's no way it would have happened.
@chrishinnant39245 жыл бұрын
I love that wabco E2 horn that's my favorite Horn of all time
@stevenadams82184 жыл бұрын
The coolest thing was that little building pulling that locomotive all by itself. Very nice video.
@seshansubramanian81414 жыл бұрын
where was this done?
@penjim9 жыл бұрын
The guys that pulled this off are awesome! I'd love to hand around that shop for awhile!
@kevino38667 жыл бұрын
I love the deep "fog Horn" like horn!
@turbochargedtransit72417 жыл бұрын
kevin O yeah, it's great! It's called a Leslie A200 by the way. It's "cousin" is called a WABCO E2.
@budbundy50212 жыл бұрын
Sounds more like a fart to me
@xplorfeverafoodaffairadventure4 жыл бұрын
Nice. "If there is will, there is a way"
@2layz2p574 жыл бұрын
Don Thank you for allowing the sound of all this to be just of the train engine and it’s bells and whistles. Your choice of music was right on along with the lack of. Thank you
@philiphilgersom67918 жыл бұрын
What a great soilution!! Clearly a "we can do this" attitude. And the unit looks brand new!! Great job!!
@Anthraxicus7 жыл бұрын
This was the coolest train related thing that I have ever seen! Thanks for the video! :)
@Simpilot7574 жыл бұрын
That would be a cool job to work on those engines!
@stebstebanesier62054 жыл бұрын
Nice to see professionals at work, not one of those track workers on their phones, they are getting the job done and loving it. Thanks guys.
@dannyboyspain17 жыл бұрын
There´s a lot of clever people out there and that was not a simple task. Well done to everyone who made it work.
@treereaverjones65358 жыл бұрын
Love the rolling road! Never seen one like that before. I was expecting a sector plate. Really fun movie.
@lindaamato23188 жыл бұрын
I liked the music even some didn't! Love watching anything about trains!
@sellcb4 жыл бұрын
especially the riff at the end
@HELLENICPRIDE1007 жыл бұрын
To be a true railway man you have to have the right kind of blood running in your veins like the two building the crossover.......a wonderful video.....well done to you!
@mattiwuollet78238 жыл бұрын
a great engineer and technical speacialist railroadwork. It is interest to see how teamwork is success to do anything. And this cross- over looks like so simple to make it.
@dmccarville31676 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done video! Terrific editing. I'm wondering how long it actually took guys to lay the additional track, from start to finish? I've never seen that done, or knew it could even BE done. Great job.
@CodyRushDriving6 жыл бұрын
Or you know, just let the Amtrak go first? The suspense then turns into "This Amtrak is holding up the job. Will Union Pacific have to pay these guys overtime? Find out after this..."
@jeremyjohnson4574 жыл бұрын
Union Pacific hates Amtrak anyways so this is nothing new and would do anything to hold up Amtrak
@bernardschmitt63894 жыл бұрын
union pacific would get right of way because they own the track thats a big reason to why passenger trains suck in the us
@THuk444443 жыл бұрын
They got the loco across and the video footage and then went for lunch and left the track there
@timnewman11723 жыл бұрын
Nothing against U.P. personally, but they are the only railroad to threaten to have me arrested... My previous job required me to work along R.O.W. occasionally to access the utilities, ect. we were contracted to. BNSF were really easy to work with...
@mr.modern44198 жыл бұрын
I don't know much about trains but I do know they are cooler than all get out!!! AWESOME!!!!!!
@marksommers67646 жыл бұрын
Thanks Don . Noting the shadows , this didn't take much time AND that transfer table is unique in its entirety !
@DaringDramis8 жыл бұрын
The most amazing railroad video... Well, that's quite an overdone promotion. This is a must see... Well, that's for sure! Thanks for sharing, that was interesting, I've never seen a trick like that before, that was a clever solution.
@darylcheshire16184 жыл бұрын
DaringDramis they do that with trams in Melbourne, a temporary set of points is laid on top of the tracks in the road so the tram can crossover at that point. This was done because of roadworks and this enabled the trams to go back the way they came. Only downer was some officious employee shooed me away saying “this is a construction site”.
@computeraddic6754 жыл бұрын
Clever solution?????Clever would to make a normal rail to that repair station or museum what ever it is.
@javacup9129 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Moved for repairs, but repairs for what? She moved on its own power, great looking and very clean exterior. Very nice for a museum piece for real. Reminds me of the engine used in the movie Silver Streak in the mid 70's.
@pilsudski369 жыл бұрын
+javacup912 It may move at yard speeds on its own power, but still need scheduled servicing and repairs.
@parkedtm7 жыл бұрын
javacup912
@cambridgeh.lutece66584 жыл бұрын
The sight of a Western Pacific F7a Unit cross mainline tracks at the old Southern Pacific Sacramento Shops at this location will never happen again... because they installed a brand new track crossing the mainline, even had Union Pacific 844 ride on it!
@Decopunk1927Ай бұрын
Why weren't all the people from the Amtrak train out watching this amazing spectacle? There were even people biking past and literally ignoring it!
@killersopinion18294 жыл бұрын
How are my old L&NW F-units doing? Are they coming along well?
@jaeFFCC8 жыл бұрын
Very ,very awesome man! Thank you for sharing that!! Greetings from Mexico!
@corbyaboi8 жыл бұрын
+David Medina this made my day!
@Beoxb00ts4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad they did, I remember riding in a excursion with the F unit, along with the switcher. 913 is currently running excursions rn, I think as of October 2019. Or I’m going crazy, idk
@scottsutcliffe50014 жыл бұрын
That's the horn I remember from when I was a little kit. I remember how much I loved the doppler shift as they went by.
@simplywonderful4494 жыл бұрын
I lived about two blocks from the C&NW tracks in Barrington, IL, and loved the same doppler sounds as these went by on commuter trains into the night...
@scottsutcliffe50014 жыл бұрын
@@simplywonderful449 Yeah! Very bassy for lack of a better description. Like a tuba!
@mach374 жыл бұрын
The doppler shift is still there, if you as an adult go to the tracks when a train is going by today.
@tryithere9 жыл бұрын
Or "How long before Union Pacific says "Get The "F" Outta There.""?
@MarkRose13379 жыл бұрын
tryithere That was brilliant. Thank you :)
@brucebooher22884 жыл бұрын
I've had several tours of the shops area and never saw the transfer platform working.
@julianbristow47937 жыл бұрын
I've seen those track workers do funny things with railroad tracks. My favorite is how they park tanker cars, box cars and flat cars on to waiting ships. (The ships have railroad tracks built onto the deck). They've got just about every possible tool and equipment needed to do any job.
@junkdeal7 жыл бұрын
This made me think of a series of pics from the 1860s, when switch-points and frogs either were rare, or not even invented yet! It showed a procedure to enter a siding. The switch was a stub-type, where 2 dead-end rails were held on a slider connected to the switch-stand, and you'd line up the one you needed. The main-line rail was dead-ended too, and the ends would line up! But the interesting thing was, the turn-out rail, the one on the inside of the main-line rail, aimed toward the main-line rail and dead-ended just short of it! It picked up on the other side and continued down the siding! The main-line rail was uncut and continuous! Either a hole was drilled in the head of each one of the siding rail ends, or a socket was forged onto the end of each rail end. (actually, these ends were raised up to a height above the main rail). A heavy rod that looked like a flat-top U-bolt with very short legs was dropped into these holes. The locomotive carefully crossed this arrangement over the top of the main rail, and leaned a bit, I'd bet!! One pic was of a guy with a U-bolt in his hand before he placed it. The crew carried these things with them to use!
@starnet3610 жыл бұрын
It would have been nice to see the track being dismantled also.
@Ferrocarril_Chicago4 жыл бұрын
That is pretty incredible! Though that makes me wonder why UP and the CSRRM don't make some kind of agreement to put an actual diamond there.
@DarkLink19964 жыл бұрын
They probably can't justify creating one due to probably it being rarely used
@sski8 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Nice quick build on the crossover, double bonus on the shed delivery.
@Wag21127 жыл бұрын
Very Nice !! great capture and great comments through out as well ! Thanks for the upload . The Sacramento museum is worth the day trip - absolutely amazing !
@donotwantahandle11114 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I saw this old diesel farting its way into the shed...my life is now complete!
@JohnWalshLegend10 жыл бұрын
Love the 'Can do' mentality. This would require an act of feckin parliament over here !!
7 жыл бұрын
Don, thanks for the share. Loved seeing the transfer table at work and the old girl on the move to restoration. Some great photos on the web of the restored loco.
This was cool. Wonder what it'd cost for them to actually build a permanent diamond.
@trainzguy24724 жыл бұрын
They did.
@None-zc5vg4 жыл бұрын
@@trainzguy2472 How would they signal the diamond so as to protect traffic using the "main line" from the occasional/random movements across it: in the U.K. such a crossing would need all kinds of associated hardware that would add no end of costs to a relatively-simple bit of track-work.
@eastamericantrains5897 жыл бұрын
They should make a diamond there in the future.
@trainzguy24727 жыл бұрын
Brandon Cahill there is now a new diamond and signaling.
@JohnDoe-vp4yr7 жыл бұрын
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@JohnDoe-vp4yr7 жыл бұрын
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@JohnDoe-vp4yr7 жыл бұрын
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@MrAquinas18 жыл бұрын
These guys can work on my model railroad any time. I'll supply the beer.
@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-2 жыл бұрын
I'm freaking out, man! This is so amazing!
@robpetersen65844 жыл бұрын
They need to make these crossings often, I wonder why they don't just put in a diamond and be done with it.
@bobgomez94814 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking. Dumb. Who builds a train museum with limited access to move, um, trains?
@timsmith11254 жыл бұрын
If this is in California, that would be why it hasn’t happened. Between federal and state regulations as other local ordinances, it would be a bureaucratic nightmare.
@robpetersen65844 жыл бұрын
@@timsmith1125 The tracks are not owned by the State or the Federal Government, they are owned by the Union Pacific, so to answer my own question it would stand to reason that the UP simply doesn't want to allow it., But I still wonder why.
@stilltuckered4 жыл бұрын
Chances are, they diamond would be used very rarely; not cost efficient to keep. I’d wager that the UPRR did this to avoid having to reinstall the interlocker.
@robpetersen65844 жыл бұрын
@@stilltuckered So you believe that the time and trouble involved in this temporary arrangement is more cost effective than a permanent diamond? I seriously doubt that, considering the fact that when the new wing of the museum to be located in the old SP shops opens, equipment will be moved between the current museum and the new part on a semi-regular basis. As for an interlocking, that's not necessary, the only user would be the museum, and all they would need to do to cross the mainline would be to get clearance from the dispatcher. There is a fence and gate beside the museum next to the tracks, that could easily be signaled to notify the dispatcher if it's opened, just as a slide fence does in slide prone areas.
@thomasesthomas19967 жыл бұрын
You guys should really get a diamond crossing. That way neither company would ever get held over again.
@Gopal19397 жыл бұрын
Thomas E S Thomas ..yes, why not a diamond? why all this trouble?
@thomasesthomas19967 жыл бұрын
It would just make it so much easier. The funny part of the video is that they show the Amtrack train three times, but they never show their crossing being removed. Oops!
@honestycounts93527 жыл бұрын
Diamonds need a lot of maintenance because the constant impact of passing wheels over the gaps in the diamond tends to pound the diamond to pieces. So diamonds usually only last 3 to 5 years in high-traffic areas and then need replacing at a cost of around $1 Million in total. So if you only need to move a few trains over a track each year, this is far cheaper and more cost effective. But I would have 2 rails made out of ultra-light titanium, that way they would be light enough that 4 men could carry each one into place ; no need for any heavy machinery.
@thomasesthomas19967 жыл бұрын
According to google maps, it turns out they installed a pair of diamonds after the installation of a second commuter line. www.google.com/maps/@38.5858172,-121.5046706,47m/data=!3m1!1e3
@harveykahler41276 жыл бұрын
Beside the cost of a crossing and its installation, there is a cost for signalling. Apparently the museum bit the million-$ bullet 5 years later.
@vjrei8 жыл бұрын
I do not know what is the magic about trains... but they sure have one.
@attlevi8 жыл бұрын
Thats it , Im moving to Cali. trading my sunrise for the sunset; my 2 weeks notice of hurricanes to spontaneous earthquakes; my 82 degree Atlantic to the freezing Pacific. Why? Because Cali got the BigBoy & alot of other cool and long trains. FEC 121 is on its way and I need to get trackside. Im soooooooo glad you caught this. This is something thats rare. Almost as rare as a turntable , (if they still exist). Great Catch. This has made my morning.
@CGT8678 жыл бұрын
What's the definition of the train "leaving soon" - 10 minutes? 10 hours?
@JackTheGreat4 жыл бұрын
Couple years, most likely
@kaypz3 жыл бұрын
Hahahah! Is it that bad there?
@dbkoobnyc48157 жыл бұрын
So why don't they just put a permanent T crossing in then?
@pda46136 жыл бұрын
dbkoob nyc correct! instead of using their time constraints method.
@MBTAMoreRailfan6 жыл бұрын
dbkoob nyc expense. "Just get it done!"
@Adam-gn4oo6 жыл бұрын
Because of this rhimg callex job security if they put a t in those fuus would not be needed as much.
@TheLocoUnion6 жыл бұрын
A railroad crossing at grade is very very expensive and it would require an expensive signal system or a stop sign system which would slow down rail service... the steel alone for the crossing is prohibitive in price..(a good frog for instance costs about $20,000 American dollars) and that’s just a frog... that’s a tiny thing compared to a grade crossing!
@Dan.IdahoNorthernRy6 жыл бұрын
theres a video of the X-ing being put into place
@chrisyost81679 жыл бұрын
I don't know if I'd have said it's a "must see", but BOY what that ever cool!! And the coolest, that platform that moves an entire diesel locomotive sideways! Man, I should have gone into railroading, dang that was great!
@Amtrak902229 жыл бұрын
Chris Yost That is a Transfer Table
@chrisyost81679 жыл бұрын
John Robinson You don't say. Man, they think of everything!
@tpvalley9 жыл бұрын
Chris Yost we call them traversers, a lot of larger depots use them.I don't know why a track has to be built temporarily to access the workshops etc though.
@trainbrain109 жыл бұрын
A good video of the old days. I joined just as we ended using the jump rails and started using the OWLS diamond. Makes it so much easier to just dial up Omaha on the radio and cross when we want.