Western Railroad Discussion > Remember thee Roadrailer ?

These were the only Roadrailer trains I saw while living in Bakersfield and working in Santa Clarita.
These were both Sunday Mornings as I took the long way to work !
First shot taken just north of Downtown (LOL) Mojave on 7/30/1997.
The second shot with the 2 SD60's  was actually a detour for this train as it was on the old SP  Saugus
Route into Los Angeles, this train usually took the Colton Cutoff over Cajon to get to City of Industry !
Photo location is at CP Harold MP 67.5

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There it is, Thanks for posting!
Was the UP SD60, NS SD50/60 taking on the same day as the BNSF SD75 from the https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,5514174,5514350#msg-5514350 post?

Nice photos, saw the train once north of Sacramento. Sure seemed like a good idea, bummer it didn’t pan out. I’ve wondered if they could build the trailers out of carbon fiber would that solve the weight problem and make Roadrailers competitive. I know the cost would go through the roof, so it’s just a pipe dream.

Nathan

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Here's one going south through Black Butte - didn't catch the unit numbers.

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Wasn't the Swift roadrailer train the toilet paper express?

Anyone remember the original roadrailer that was used on the C&O (PM) passenger trains?

TAW

yes !

SP did great with this service, caught it meeting a manifest at the loop back in 97 and I knew that was my last All SP meet, but UP really ruined it!