Nostalgia & History > Bealville May 1995... the good Oil...

 down at Bealville ,Tuesday May 9th

units..

lead   8516-7474-7331-7339-9317
mid    9387-9282-8564-9294-8550

if only it could have had the full ten tunnel motors,.but the  three SD40's were better than three  four axles
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/19/16 19:14 by bakersfielddave.

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One of the greatest so far!!    Tunnel motor fever!

Always thoiught the smoke emerging with the units from Tunnel 5 was totally cool!

A couple of questions occurred to me as I watched this. First, where did the helpers 
cut out?  Was it at the top of the grade at Tehachapi, or did they run through to LA?  
Second, what was the route into LA?  Did they take the Palmdale Cutoff to West
Colton then in, or did they go down the Saugus Line?  I'm sure I've been told once
or twice about both of these, but I'm having a brain cramp and can't remember.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

ntharalson Wrote:
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> Always thoiught the smoke emerging with the units
> from Tunnel 5 was totally cool!
>
> A couple of questions occurred to me as I watched
> this. First, where did the helpers 
> cut out?  Was it at the top of the grade at
> Tehachapi, or did they run through to LA?  
> Second, what was the route into LA?  Did they
> take the Palmdale Cutoff to West
> Colton then in, or did they go down the Saugus
> Line?  I'm sure I've been told once
> or twice about both of these, but I'm having a
> brain cramp and can't remember.
>
> Nick Tharalson,
> Marion, IA

IIRC, helpers went all the way to Palmdale, where they were cut out and the train took the Saugus line to LA (Carson to be exact).

Tom

Railfan4Christ Wrote:
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> ntharalson Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Always thoiught the smoke emerging with the
> units
> > from Tunnel 5 was totally cool!
> >
> > A couple of questions occurred to me as I
> watched
> > this. First, where did the helpers 
> > cut out?  Was it at the top of the grade at
> > Tehachapi, or did they run through to LA?  
> > Second, what was the route into LA?  Did they
> > take the Palmdale Cutoff to West
> > Colton then in, or did they go down the Saugus
> > Line?  I'm sure I've been told once
> > or twice about both of these, but I'm having a
> > brain cramp and can't remember.
> >
> > Nick Tharalson,
> > Marion, IA
>
> IIRC, helpers went all the way to Palmdale, where
> they were cut out and the train took the Saugus
> line to LA (Carson to be exact).
>
> Tom


The helpers ran to Sylmar for the most part. There would be no reason to cut out at Palmdale. They were needed BKFLD to Mojave forpower and dynamics, then Palmdale to Sylmar (every once in a while to LA Taylor) for the same reason. All the years I worked the helpers the route was through the Saugs Canyon.




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SLOCONDR

Thanks for the replies.  

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA