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@michaeldeckert6023 Жыл бұрын
I was a brakeman out of high school in 1972. Oakland to Roseville, Salinas. Many times I switched on to the Shellville main. My father was an executive officer at the general office on Market in San Francisco. Was the Assistant General Superintendent of communications- system for the whole railroad. He was one of their first management trainees. 1959 he was given a promotion is living in Sacramento CA from foreman climbing poles, to being sent to Texas Western college ( now UTEP) ElPaso TX.. lived there 3 and 1/2 years while he got his college degree. The railroad paid for that and all our living expenses while he got his is degree Our whole life was SP and the railroad.
@FelicianaDelacruz5 жыл бұрын
The Southern Pacific certainly got more than their moneys worth out of those SD7's and 9's and GP9's
@jamesstuart3346 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see train cars from the BG Era (Before Graffiti)
@tpwkbs5 жыл бұрын
As soon as these boys make the joint, the ground man is in-between em. No red zone, no 3 step, none of that. They knew how to railroad, and probably had less injuries than today's guys. Most RR's today you cant even jump on or off moving equipment. Great video and thanks for posting!
@sakeeler5 жыл бұрын
amen.
@markfrench88924 жыл бұрын
It became a pain in the arse when the FRA put that no getting on and off moving equipment rule in affect though my outfit was allowed to do it for making drops.
@hectorguzman84354 жыл бұрын
You can get on and off moving equipment again on the UP. Thank goodness
@IanR12054 жыл бұрын
They had way more injuries back then and worse types injuries. Many lives were damaged or ended altogether. And it cost the railroads a lot of money to pay for them all. As much as I enjoy working like these guys are (when no one is looking), the industry is much better off having ended some of these practices. The railroad and the workers both. There's no reason to risk injury to switch cars a few minutes faster. It is fun though, I admit haha
@TristanMorrow Жыл бұрын
It's something to see them working together kicking cars into the bowl -- that's what impressed me most about SP back in the day now I feel old lol
@williamcochell9889 Жыл бұрын
Since this video is five years old, you probably won’t read these comments however, I can’t resist! Brings back such memories! I was a locomotive engineer on the Oregon division for southern pacific hired out in 1963! Hold another world of Railroading back then! Vintage depots and old railroad hotels! The stunning scenery comes to mind on the Tillamook branch, steepest grade Railroad in the northwestern United States you could look up and see your caboose over your head as you wound down the mountain! Toledo branch also gorgeous covered, bridges mountain territory! Still operating on train orders shortly to change to CTc And automatic block System! train handling was an art form when there were cabooses! Sorry, I get carried away! Also, love, the SD nines
@ethanjackson88949 ай бұрын
I bet I could listen to your stories about the "way it was" all day... my favorite part of hiring out when I did was a chance to listen to fellow rails of your era tell memories from their time... man I would work all night and tie up just to stay for hours in the shanty laughing my ass off... the old heads truly had some fun! Sure wish I recorded some of those tales.
@brentmiller39517 ай бұрын
My father worked for Southern Pacific at the cops bay depot he was hired on out of Vietnam to run the teletype .one of his other jobs was to run in front of the train from cops bay to Florence opening 3 trestles .I got to ride in many engines from 84 until 92 such beautiful scenery .I think the Tillamook line has a tourist train on that line now
@brentmiller39517 ай бұрын
Coos bay not cops bay
@obkb14 жыл бұрын
Aside from being about two hours too short, this was most enjoyable. Thank you!
@NWP44404 жыл бұрын
obkb1 I wish I had more, but most of the time I was shooting Kodachrome stills.
@jasonpeachrick20375 жыл бұрын
Those dynamics at 15:45 sound damn cool. There’s a lot to see here that will never be seen again here in the North Bay. Thanks for sharing.
@davegeisler78022 жыл бұрын
SD9s were cool locomotives and the SP had quite a few of them back in the day. 👍
@johnpetrovitz9353 жыл бұрын
Great shots! Nothing like the old “9’s”. Sure miss ‘em. Thanks so much for sharing!
@westernpacificrr3 жыл бұрын
I love how the door keeps opening and closing in the switching clip
@2quintly5 жыл бұрын
Man, those Cadillacs sound good, . . . .
@JDsHouseofHobbies4 жыл бұрын
Don't they though? I miss SP's Cadillacs, too!
@RWPeck3 жыл бұрын
You're right about that sound, it's very distinct and brings back childhood memories like no other train video I've watched.
@kenkemzura9035 жыл бұрын
Nice to know that SMART and Northwest Pacific have rehabbed the track and service has been restored.
@NWP44405 жыл бұрын
Ken Kemzura It will never be like the old days, but it’s certainly better than weeds between the rails, like it was for about a decade.
@1MTSRider4 жыл бұрын
I was up by Cloverdale on the 101 going to 128 a year ago, and all I saw was weed covered tracks. Has service and track been restored there now?
@wondabiz3 жыл бұрын
@@1MTSRider anything past windsor hasn't been restored yet, I think they're in the process of doing it.
@camauedd80423 жыл бұрын
Grew up along the NWP...Fernbridge n Fortuna.
@waltergrundman43633 жыл бұрын
soctia bluffs
@XBOXShawn12thman18 күн бұрын
I just came across this video .... Subscribed!!!
@CarminesRCTipsandTricks5 жыл бұрын
Cadillacs, as late as 1993!! Love those old gals. It didn't seem like the Conductor liked the Camera guy too much though....
@NWP44405 жыл бұрын
LOL!! The conductor was a good guy. All the crews were pretty good to this 17 year old kid.
@brandedmcgowan69684 жыл бұрын
SP employees was always classy and friendly til the UP takeover
@CarminesRCTipsandTricks4 жыл бұрын
@@brandedmcgowan6968 That's easy to believe!
@c58rytcx3 жыл бұрын
This is just awesome, Jamie! Thanks for sharing something that we’ll never see again. And to think I was a sophomore in high school in Missouri when you shot this, just itching to go out West and see the “real” SP!
@NWP44403 жыл бұрын
I was a senior in high school when I filmed this. Got my drivers license just in time to capture this stuff.
@joelnordstrom80492 жыл бұрын
Back in the days when SP still cared how their engines looked. They cleaned them every day
@hermandarr62244 жыл бұрын
Great footage. Sure brings back memories, many thanks.
@UnionPacificBNSF7 жыл бұрын
Early days of EOT operations the old cube type EOTs
@kae44665 жыл бұрын
i mis the old sp horns. so mournful sounding. sounds like they are saying oooohhh oooohh, wheras most horns today sound like they are saying help help help. been watching some eygiptian train vids and they sound like some poor strangling goose,.
@stripervince1 Жыл бұрын
I was a signalman in the 1980s and went to signal school in old sac around 1984, i stayed till almost the end but went to metrolink in 1993 in los angeles. SP Was s great rail road.
@CrazyCaesar2 жыл бұрын
4:59 Perfect!
@dmorgan283 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed it. It brought back lots of memories. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️
@SR_DAN2 жыл бұрын
most of the gp9 and the gp7 and the gp18 most came to brazil where I live and most are working and well cared for
@spcabforward7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Jamie!!!
@robertmoir5695 Жыл бұрын
And thank you for making this video In reply You re welcome
@user-pq6bw8to1m6 ай бұрын
I used to watch the sd9s and sw1500s roll into San Rafael dropping gravel hopper cars off. Nice footage
@djtdub1 Жыл бұрын
What a time capsule! I didn't know the NWP was active even as late as 1993.
@jibimbapionaves40202 жыл бұрын
Good old days!
@melvideo63 Жыл бұрын
So sad little is left of the NWP, other than the SMART run to Windsor.
@csrrjefflloyd64968 ай бұрын
Cool seeing the Mars light on the loco 4440.
@tracksidemike Жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable video excellent share very cool 😎 Thanks 👍🏻🚂TSM
@alfredbaroni2133 Жыл бұрын
Gotta miss them ol SP boys ,,, real mans railroad... I remember watching them do flying switches until the dieing day!!!!! A bunch nerds railroading now days!!!!! Thanks for preserving real railroading!!!
@scottkew6278 Жыл бұрын
God rest your soul Jamie. You will be missed!
@rhoobarb7732 жыл бұрын
Really liking a TBT vids. Keep up the good work! I’d like to attend this event if they’re having it this year.
@lucapima19744 жыл бұрын
Great engine sound
@jimroberts35045 жыл бұрын
such a cool video! Thank you or sharing it!
@DuckZone2467 жыл бұрын
Fantastic footage!
@DanielMartinez-el3uz Жыл бұрын
Growing up in the west coast I use to live a block from two railroad tracks 🛤 that use to cross each other like a T and I use to watch the SP train pass by my house 🏡 or sometimes take the T section which to lead straight to Santa Clarita & LA
@robertlloyd7167 Жыл бұрын
Man, those 567s sound cool!
@jerryrudd47234 жыл бұрын
my favorite locomotives
@tonyromano62203 жыл бұрын
For new stuff.....🤣😂🤣👍
@repowers23 жыл бұрын
4:58 WHAM!
@DingusMcgee4451 Жыл бұрын
RIP Jamie.
@eva.cassidy5 жыл бұрын
Sweet footage.
@tylerbonser76863 жыл бұрын
great video
@jarrietfair64973 жыл бұрын
I really miss Southern pacific. Why did Union pacific had to take them over. They could have stopped the SP from going broke!
@stripervince1 Жыл бұрын
Phil Anschutz bought SP to basically ruin it, selling off land and right of ways. Only took him 10 years to completly ruin it.
@davidbarnett93125 жыл бұрын
@ 5:20 ish - Oops. If at first you don't succeed......
@tonyromano62203 жыл бұрын
I am so damned old!
@tylerbrobston4265 Жыл бұрын
No!!!!! NOT THE END!!! ;C
@arifalfarizi19722 жыл бұрын
Nice👍
@TristanMorrow Жыл бұрын
That SD-9 SP 4440 though.
@sophornnmun3479 Жыл бұрын
Nice video 👍
@markfrench88924 жыл бұрын
And to think a month or so later I was working this line for the Cal Northern.
@JDsHouseofHobbies4 жыл бұрын
I still have photos of Cali Northern GP15s sitting in Petaluma on a Saturday or Sunday.
@YardGoat202211 ай бұрын
Hiya all! I watch this video over and over cause I love watching switching operations, but always wondered about a particular section of this vid. On 3:41 the conductor turned the switch to make the train go left to “kick” the center beam an boxcar, but then why did he go back to the switch on 4:35? The SD-9’s still went left anyways, and why did the locos recoupled to the same car to kick it back further?
@timpriddy3493 жыл бұрын
Only a few of those boxcars exist today on UP yards....if they havent been generically painted brick red with sp only on the side
@jamessimms4153 жыл бұрын
Saw a bunch of ex-SP boxcars in the CAGY yard in Columbus, MS
@jaggedben5 жыл бұрын
Any idea why there's an empty intermodal flat in the train? Was there a ramp somewhere on the line? Never seen piggyback on the NWP.
@NWP44405 жыл бұрын
jaggedben There was a company in Redwood Valley, north of Ukiah, that repurposed old TOFC cars into bridges. If you look around, you will see them on a lot of farms, vineyards, and even golf courses.
@jamessimms4153 жыл бұрын
@@NWP4440 If I ever win the mega gazillion lottery, I’ll make sure I’ll have some ex-flat cars crossing something & a set of tracks to cross in the driveway
@danosf4 жыл бұрын
4440 was cut up in Schellville a few years after this.
@CRPULSE3003 жыл бұрын
If you look up the NWP on google maps there is a picture that shows the cab sitting in the lot
@jasonpeachrick20374 жыл бұрын
What is the faint bell I’m hearing when the pair of SD9’s are crossing the East D Street? Sounds like a crossing bell.
@NWP44404 жыл бұрын
Jason Peachrick been so long, I’m not sure. Sounds like the gates on the main activated for a bit.
@owenjones96592 жыл бұрын
4:59 coupling up at mach 1 be like
@DuckZone2465 жыл бұрын
Besides the "Nowhere in particular" footage, is there any of the north end beyond Willits?
@NWP44405 жыл бұрын
The Mighty Duckman Not In my collection.
@richardbooth52303 жыл бұрын
Great old SP’s.. really notice the minimal graphiti - shows how society has changed with a new cultural mix of rascals...
@DanielMartinez-el3uz Жыл бұрын
Hasn’t there ally been graffiti on them boxcars then again I did grew up in LA where I’m use to seeing graffiti even in the nice places lol
@djtdub1 Жыл бұрын
Cotton Belt boxcar.
@jre6174 жыл бұрын
Love seeing this, but where, exactly is it? You say when, you say who, but you don't say where? Anyway, sad to see such poor maintenance, the equipment, the right-of-way.
@tiptopsound4 жыл бұрын
Between Petaluma and Suisun in Northern California.
@1Hogman1zz3 жыл бұрын
I miss the bloody noses.
@joestephan11112 жыл бұрын
Where is this please? Thanks.
@NWP44402 жыл бұрын
Northern California, around 50 miles north of San Francisco.
@joestephan11112 жыл бұрын
@@NWP4440 Because of the years I spent involved with the car & motorcycle racing at Sears Point, I am aware of a number of places in the video. Some were new to me. I thank you for adding the location names, something most video makers don't (I guess you are suppose to get them via mental telepathy). The one that led to the question was at the beginning where they were refueling in a dirt field. That location I would be curious to know. Thanks again for a well done video.😎
@ethanjackson88949 ай бұрын
@@joestephan1111petaluma yard
@2011Maynard3 жыл бұрын
Man, that crew was a bunch of accidents waiting to happen. Wonder how long after this they went out on disability, and focused on their rock band....
@NWP44403 жыл бұрын
2011Maynard LOL! That’s railroading in days before lawyers and BS. That’s how every crew on every railroad worked back in the day. It was s different and far more productive time.
@2011Maynard3 жыл бұрын
@@NWP4440 I get where you're coming from, but no... Safety and fatality record improvements prove otherwise. No job is worth not making it home in one piece, or at all...
@liamcooper52022 жыл бұрын
@@2011Maynard better tell that to defence personnel then.
@jeffmurphree2937 Жыл бұрын
And look. No graffiti!
@scottrogoway7034 Жыл бұрын
interesting, almost no graffiti.
@Edyth_Hedd5 жыл бұрын
Where was this footage taken?
@NWP44405 жыл бұрын
EdithHead Between Petaluma and Suisun in Northern California.