Nostalgia & History > Santa Fe Break In Run

On a break in run from the San Bernardino Shops, 4 SD-39 rebuilds head East between Frost
and Victorville (CA) in May of 1986.

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Looks like that Boxcar got shoved off in the mud.

Wow, I was out this same day as well! I was just a little bit West of you at Victorville and caught the train stopped as it added a set of rear helpers.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/14 14:29 by SP8595.

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Excellent Sir! Thanks for posting!

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Do either of you have any idea what the source of that black smoke in air was?

Box car was maybe into the dirt but it is setting level so I would think it is still on the rail.

It might have been the cement plant at Cushenbury which I believe was still using coal at the time
as was Oro Grande. Either that or an SR-71/A-12 flyover.

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nycman Wrote:
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> Do either of you have any idea what the source of
> that black smoke in air was?

Wish it was RDS15's

callum_out Wrote:
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> On a break in run from the San Bernardino Shops, 4
> SD-39 rebuilds head East between Frost
> and Victorville (CA) in May of 1986.
>
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You did mean WEST and not EAST didn't you?

East, the units were headed East to Barstow where they would be turned and return
with a San Berdoo train.

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That top photo is almost definately westbound in Victorville proper about to duck under Happy Trails Hwy (Hwy 18) departing after picking up pushers in SP8595 photo, Mojave River is to right which is on east side of tracks. Smoke is probably from Victorville cement or maybe even Oro Grande cement definately not Cushenberry as that was thirty miles southeast of this location. Nice catches.
JB



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Gentlemen, I apologize, you are indeed correct. I shot the set both directions and I will
post the Eastbound trip as I find the slides.

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