Both 36" gauge DL-535E diesel locomotives were operating today. 111 pulled the gypsum train to the mine and back while 112 was switching in the yard.
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@Hail2Pitt412 Жыл бұрын
Great video documenting the operations. What a fun railroad to photograph.
@MatecaCorp5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this! I've always been very interested in this operation and there are very few images or videos of it.
@WA1LBKАй бұрын
This has to be the most amazingly CLEAN industrial railroad (& narrow gauge, to boot!) I've ever seen in my life! The locomotives look immaculate & very modern. (What manufacturer built them?). Even the gondoal cars are clean! Iron ically, the ONLY piecr of equipment that showed ANY signs of weathering was the water car! 😄 I'm guessing the fact that this is a desert environment in additon to rxcellent maintenace; and the fact that appatently in a very sparsely populated are means graffitti is non-existent! 🙂 Where in the southwest is this operation located? Very interesting video! 😉
@anthony8513 жыл бұрын
Interesting operation, thanks for uploading. Hi from NZ, Anthony
@adirondackcarfoundry3685 жыл бұрын
Love the new color scheme!
@Hail2Pitt412 Жыл бұрын
I do have to ask though - how did your truck hold up in the sand? I rented a jeep wrangler specifically for this railroad and it did well for me. I initially had a small truck before upgrading to the wrangler thinking a truck wouldn’t get it done. The jeep did well for the most part - but it did get pretty bad for a quarter mile stretch or so about half a mile past the superstition trestle heading towards the quarry.
@trainchaserlouisvilleindia70962 жыл бұрын
That horn sounds like a southern railway engine
@scotteakins72033 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this.
@LastExile19894 жыл бұрын
Beautiful RS3L
@heribertoperez403 жыл бұрын
It’s a Nathan p5
@LastExile19893 жыл бұрын
@@heribertoperez40 Rly?
@jasonking29433 жыл бұрын
Nothing like a horn happy engineer
@arrivedknight76324 жыл бұрын
What locomotive is this? I want to learn something new.
@SouthernPacific89844 жыл бұрын
landis terrell Bombardier DL535E
@arrivedknight76324 жыл бұрын
@@SouthernPacific8984 thank you!
@adirondackcarfoundry3685 жыл бұрын
Why does every train have a tank car at the back?
@SouthernPacific89845 жыл бұрын
There’s no source of drinking water at the mine. It has to be brought in by rail.
@adirondackcarfoundry3685 жыл бұрын
@@SouthernPacific8984 Cool, I learned something. Thanks!
@sdrailproductions5 жыл бұрын
Very nice catch
@manfredobel33823 жыл бұрын
Wie ein alter Trecker. Nicht zu vergleichen mit dem TB 11 von MTU. 😩
@gulfcoastliving31863 жыл бұрын
How do they transport the finished product from Plaster City? Is there any rail line out that still functions?
@SouthernPacific89843 жыл бұрын
Yes, Union Pacific operates the former SD&AE trackage between El Centro and Plaster City.
@CaptainKrimson3 жыл бұрын
That is a big a$$ locomotive for a narrow gauge operation :-). I wonder by the way why he keeps honking, the thing makes a lot of noice itself....
@dougkoontz17525 жыл бұрын
When you are at the crossing what does the bell indicate?
@SouthernPacific89845 жыл бұрын
Doug Koontz It’s an alarm bell electrically linked to the crossing lights. Whenever the gate across the tracks is in the open position, the alarm bell is on to warn personnel of the impending railroad equipment movements around the crossing. Since this is considered an FRA insular railroad operation, they do not have to conform to the common crossing bell/gate setup you see on mainline railroad operations.