Nostalgia & History > Southern Pacific "Farewell to Steam" video, where at?

Short flick of the farewell to steam excursion put on by the SP. It has the 2 steam engines and the diesel that pulled it, I have no ides where all the locations are. Also shows the chase automobiles, a lot of classics. Unknown photographer, my collection, KCRW287

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Altamont Pass in to Tracy Calif??

First scene looks like Glendale...

Ron 
(Born in Glendale, gateway to Burbank)

I think many of the scenes are along the former SP Santa Paula Branch.

First scenes are at Glendale. 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/27/25 09:41 by ATKCentralCoast.

"Farewell to Age of Steam" trip honoring SP's George B. Hanson on June 8, 1958. The excursion ran out of Glendale, CA to Saugus, down the Santa Paula line to Montalvo, and then back to Glendale via the Coast Line.  The flyer is in this old thread:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,5473385

See also:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,5066319
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,2707906
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,2451362

The clip starting at 02:23 appears to be the Highway 126 (Telegraph Rd.) grade crossing geographic east of Piru on the Santa Paula line.  The distinctive peak that comes into view on the right at 02:40 appears to be this one:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Fx1YxYtTqzDfE1cq7

The clip at the end with 4-6-0 #2372 is a different trip, as 2372 was sold for scrap over a year before the 2248/1765/5453 excursion shown in the rest of the clips.  It is probably Pacific Railroad Society excursion No.85 "Steam on the PE" trip from June 20, 1954.  SP 2372 powered the train LA to Colton over Southern Pacific rails, then returned to LA behind SP 2336 on PE rails.

I would like to thank you all for the views and thanks to the following members for their information, Josiah, PFE_COI, gonx, ATKCentralCoast, and Even_Werkema, I could never put that info together, many thanks, KCRW287