Nostalgia & History > Not your usual Metrolink meet

On a day I had visited my daughter and Grand daughter in Bakersfield
I drove my unusual way to Newhall  via the Antelope Valley and Soledad
Canyon I saw this "movie train" at Revenna and waited for the meet.
Lucky for me this was a Saturday and not a Sunday.

Just curious, where did this equipment go. Last time I saw these E units
​they were stored next to the  Steam Plant along San  Fernando Road in
​Sunland just south of San Fernando.

Thanks for looking

​Jay



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/24/16 14:22 by lamta_jay.

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Nice catch.

I remember those E units were stored for a time at Saugus on the spur just east of Magic Mountain Parkway. The E units were stored in there for some time along with several old passenger cars. My Dad use to drive by the old equipment on our way to the Mall down in Valencia. Then one day when we went down there the E units were gone followed later by the passenger cars. Last I drove passed that spur Metrolink's Christmas train equipment (flat cars) and caboose were tied down there. 

Ryan

#5794 EMD E8A was originally PRR #5794A. Presently it is displayed at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami FL painted as FEC #1594.
The companion in the photo was #9913 EMD E9A. This unit was originally CB&Q #9988B. This unit is also on display at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum. It is painted as CB&Q #9913.
ALLEN

On Feb20th 2002 they are shown here getting ready to leave at the UP W Colton, Ca Yards

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Anyone know what the movie is?

I think thee were the same units that were stored in, what is now, the LA-METRO Gold Line Maintenance Yard north of Broadway in Elysian Park area, ex-SP Midway Yard,.but at the time was used as METROLINK'S receiving yard.

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

This "movie train" was making a commercial for a car company.

I may be wrong here but I think it was a BMW commercial

The engineer on the Movie Train was Gus who was one of
​the semi regular Antalope Valley engineers who filled in for
my friend Tom Peck.


​Jay