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Western Railroad Discussion > Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leaderDate: 12/13/12 13:15 Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: DRGW Having the day off today due to the wet weather, I was sitting around the house listening to the radio when I heard the Metrolink Dispatcher calling BNSF 3039 West. Knowing that wasn't the typical GP60M which is normal now days, I took off and set up for the train passing through San Dimas. Today's train was rather long at 15 cars, with the last 10 being loaded bulkhead flats of concert ties for the Gold Line project which is in full swing. Good looking train today, even with the crappy weather. Nice of BNSF to change up the power for something different.
1. Passing through San Dimas. 2. Azusa Thanks for looking, DRGW Date: 12/13/12 13:31 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: Fizzboy7 That's pretty amazing for almost 2013. GP40X's are just about nil.
Date: 12/13/12 13:42 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: PasadenaSub Wow, nice catch. I heard him blowing through Glendora today and might have to go catch the return run around 3pm. That's a lot of bulkhead flats with concrete ties for the Gold Line on today's train.
Rich Date: 12/13/12 14:40 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: rehunn What's really amazing is how much that unit is getting around, it's worked out of Sioux City on the Yankron,
out of St. Joe on the Hamberg, been shot down in Kansas and now it shows up in Cali. It barely went that far when it was new. Date: 12/13/12 15:33 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: mwbridgwater Where do these units get tied up at the end of the day... Fontana?
Mark Date: 12/13/12 15:45 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: Atsf814 Yes, Fontana off of Cherry Avenue and Whitram, north side of Auto Club Speedway. Not the best part of town so be a bit careful, and of course respect the railroad private property.
Saw them roll by work today. Pretty cool sight! Date: 12/13/12 15:46 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: miralomarail mwbridgwater Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Where do these units get tied up at the end of the > day... Fontana? > > Mark Mark, they get tied up at the Yard North of the Old Kaiser Mill usually under Cherry Ave Date: 12/13/12 16:35 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: PasadenaSub Here's the eastbound trip through Glendora, about an hour later than I predicted. Nice post-storm light, but plenty of glint on the warbonnet leader. The 3039 is the first blue & yellow unit I've seen on the local in 3 years. I can remember seeing these leading hotshot pigtrains through here (along with GP50s) in the 1980's.
Rich Date: 12/13/12 16:37 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: rehunn Rich, really nice color and contrast on that second shot.
Date: 12/13/12 17:25 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: ats90mph Man Rich, that "storm light" is great...
Posted from iPhone Date: 12/13/12 18:14 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: mwbridgwater mwbridgwater Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Where do these units get tied up at the end of the > day... Fontana? > > Mark Thanks guys, that's what I figured. Date: 12/13/12 18:46 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: GRNDMND Matt, you lucky dog you! Nice catch for sure. Nice storm light photos Rich. You guys done good today! RSD5 and oyw are gonna be jealous, I know I'm ticked!
KC Date: 12/13/12 19:13 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: erielackawanna Geeze, Matt... you're getting too damn good at this. :-)
Date: 12/13/12 19:36 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: DNRY122 Good grief! Even more ties! I was at the laydown yard in Duarte (near the site of Santa Fe's Butler siding) about a week ago and saw a "humungous" stockpile of concrete ties--it looks like a lot, but then I remembered the yardful of ties in northeast Sacramento when the RT Metro light rail line was under construction 26 years ago. It's very impressive when they're all in one place, but then they get spread over several miles of railway.
Date: 12/13/12 20:15 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: PHall DNRY122 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Good grief! Even more ties! I was at the laydown > yard in Duarte (near the site of Santa Fe's Butler > siding) about a week ago and saw a "humungous" > stockpile of concrete ties--it looks like a lot, > but then I remembered the yardful of ties in > northeast Sacramento when the RT Metro light rail > line was under construction 26 years ago. It's > very impressive when they're all in one place, but > then they get spread over several miles of > railway. And don't forget, they're building double track. Double the ties! Date: 12/13/12 21:31 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: SantaFeRuss GP40X in the greater Los Angeles area? On the Pasadena local? Real nice catch!
SantaFeRuss Date: 12/13/12 22:00 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: mapboy DNRY122 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Good grief! Even more ties! I was at the laydown > yard in Duarte (near the site of Santa Fe's Butler > siding) about a week ago and saw a "humungous" > stockpile of concrete ties--it looks like a lot, > but then I remembered the yardful of ties in > northeast Sacramento when the RT Metro light rail > line was under construction 26 years ago. It's > very impressive when they're all in one place, but > then they get spread over several miles of > railway. Last Sunday there were 6 loaded flats of concrete ties by Miller Brewing and a flat car of rails. Lotta ties! mapboy Date: 12/14/12 01:06 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: 90mac Nice to see 1 of the 12 still working.
Thank you. 90mac Date: 12/14/12 08:13 Re: Today's Pasadena Local-GP40X leader Author: ntharalson 90mac Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Nice to see 1 of the 12 still working. > Thank you. > 90mac Isn't it ten; 3800-3809?? And I believe the Santa Fe's are the only ones operating as built. UP's have been rebuilt into GP38's for CP and Southern's were scrapped, IIRC. Nick Tharalson, Marion, IA |