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Date: 08/31/25 21:31
Hercules, CA: BNSF Fakebonnet Trailing At Collier
Author: phthithu

Eastbound Z train coming leaning into a curve about to take it over Highway 4 and past the remains of the carbon plant. This was in July. Don't worry I was not looking at the phone while filming. 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/01/25 09:51 by phthithu.

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Date: 09/01/25 05:15
Re: BNSF Fakebonnet Trailing At Collier
Author: a737flyer

Great video...but a suggesyptiin:  putting the location in the narrative can be cumbersome, but maybe in the subject line?  Interesting area..where is it? Collier...?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/01/25 05:15 by a737flyer.



Date: 09/01/25 06:11
Re: BNSF Fakebonnet Trailing At Collier
Author: 2ebright

Thank you "a737flyer".  for your suggestion that this post needs a location included.

Dick Ebright
Rochester, MN



Date: 09/01/25 07:56
Re: BNSF Fakebonnet Trailing At Collier
Author: FiveChime

How long has the Carbon plant been closed?
Regards, Jim Evans



Date: 09/01/25 08:27
Re: BNSF Fakebonnet Trailing At Collier
Author: wpdude

Between Richmond and Martinez, CA



Date: 09/01/25 09:51
Re: BNSF Fakebonnet Trailing At Collier
Author: phthithu

Thanks folks. This is Hercules, CA on the Stockton Sub just a few miles from its western terminus at Richmond.



Date: 09/02/25 00:08
Re: BNSF Fakebonnet Trailing At Collier
Author: EricSP

FiveChime Wrote:
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> How long has the Carbon plant been closed?
> Regards, Jim Evans

It probably closed in 2023 when ConocoPhillips converted its Rodeo refinery to a biodiesel plant and closed the Callendar plant.



Date: 09/02/25 07:19
Re: BNSF Fakebonnet Trailing At Collier
Author: phthithu

EricSP Wrote:
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> FiveChime Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > How long has the Carbon plant been closed?
> > Regards, Jim Evans
>
> It probably closed in 2023 when ConocoPhillips
> converted its Rodeo refinery to a biodiesel plant
> and closed the Callendar plant.

yeah that's when it happened. There was a shipper with a spur took cars right next door to the carbon plant called Asbury Graphite. They are gone now, too. My guess is they might have supplied stuff for maintaning the pipeline to that other plant?



Date: 09/02/25 19:09
Re: Hercules, CA: BNSF Fakebonnet Trailing At Collier
Author: BuddPullman

What is a "Fakebonnet":?



Date: 09/02/25 20:37
Re: Hercules, CA: BNSF Fakebonnet Trailing At Collier
Author: phthithu

I think it indicates post-merger Warbonnet. I'm not great on paint scheme names and trying to follow what I've seen elsewhere. Hopefully someone better versed in the names can tell us options on what to call this scheme.   



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