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Western Railroad Discussion > Donkey Business (SoCal)Date: 09/09/21 17:41 Donkey Business (SoCal) Author: cchan006 On Monday (Labor Day), I was having a mini EMD bonanza, with an eastbound SD70AH-T4-led all EMD stack train, BNSF light engine within West Colton Yard with a SD70MAC leader, and West Colton Yard job with 3x Snoot SD40-2s elephant style.
Instead, it's about donkeys because that's what I ran into in Redlands when I chased the SD70AH-T4 (UP 3023). Seems while NorCal relies on goats for "weed abatement", SoCal might be relying on donkeys. - Power for the West Colton to Barstow manifest with SD70MAC. - Donkeys and mid-train DPU (also EMD, SD70ACe). - Video of SD70AH-T4 leader, SD40-2s elephant style, and donkey style. That's it for the quick report. You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 09/09/21 18:02 Re: Donkey Business (SoCal) Author: FiveChime Nice Charles. I'd love to see three or four of those together like that on Donner!
Regards, Jim Evans Date: 09/09/21 18:43 Re: Donkey Business (SoCal) Author: ts1457 Those donkeys seem unphased by all of that, unlike cows and horses.
Date: 09/09/21 19:55 Re: Donkey Business (SoCal) Author: PHall Just don't "harass" them, they're protected. There's another big bunch of them up in Reche Canyon between Loma Linda and Moreno Valley.
Date: 09/09/21 20:24 Re: Donkey Business (SoCal) Author: oyw Good stuff Charles! I was a few miles north of you that morning.
Date: 09/09/21 20:52 Re: Donkey Business (SoCal) Author: AlcoRSD15 We spotted BNSF 8838 on a westbound stacker at Bealville CA (on Tehachapi) on August 28. (fourth unit, see photo) - Eric B.
Date: 09/09/21 21:57 Re: Donkey Business (SoCal) Author: wabash2800 Thanks for sharing. Yeah, they definately aren't railfans, as they didn't even turn around and look at the train... :(
Victor Date: 09/09/21 21:59 Re: Donkey Business (SoCal) Author: PasadenaSub Neat pictures of the Donkeys, Charles. I saw them too on Monday, but passed by as I was following a westbound out of the canyon to get a pic by the palm trees of his DP set (from my post the other day about the utility poles on flatcars).
Rich Date: 09/10/21 08:13 Re: Donkey Business (SoCal) Author: RailRat Donkeys In Ritchie Canyon, along road with same name, no trains though.
Darned if I knew the donkeys are also in San Timeteo canyon too! Jim Baker Riverside, CA |