Nostalgia & History > Tunnel Motor Tuesday, SSW . . .

.   .   .   in APR '87, the eastbound loaded oil cans were topping the grade at Vincent *changed, CA, (near Palmdale) on SP's Saugus line with eleven of thirteen units powering this train tunnel motors.
JB



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/03/26 13:21 by 3rdswitch.

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Great catch, and it looks like they are all running, which is a bonus.

Tom

Railfan4Christ Wrote:
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> Great catch, and it looks like they are all
> running, which is a bonus.
>
> Tom

Weren’t the loaded cans something in the neighborhood of 13,000 tons? Awesome sight to see and hear!

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/03/26 11:36 by AZSP.

Nice, definitely got motors there...

JG

That is not Ravenna, that is Vincent.

Cool shots, suprirsed the head end had 7 units, usually it's 5X6, then when it got longer a few years later SP decided to go 4X5!

AZSP Wrote:
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> Railfan4Christ Wrote:
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> > Great catch, and it looks like they are all
> > running, which is a bonus.
> >
> > Tom
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> Weren’t the loaded cans something in the
> neighborhood of 13,000 tons? Awesome sight to
> see and hear!
>
> Posted from iPhone

No. the train was a bit less than 10,000 tons.  Former oil can conductor here.  That power would handle the train up the Tehachapi grade about 13 MPH.

Brian Black
Castle Rock, CO

tehachcond Wrote:
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> AZSP Wrote:
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> > Railfan4Christ Wrote:
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> > > Great catch, and it looks like they are all
> > > running, which is a bonus.
> > >
> > > Tom
> >
> > Weren’t the loaded cans something in the
> > neighborhood of 13,000 tons? Awesome sight to
> > see and hear!
> >
> > Posted from iPhone
>
> No. the train was a bit less than 10,000 tons. 
> Former oil can conductor here.  That power would
> handle the train up the Tehachapi grade about 13
> MPH.
>
> Brian Black
> Castle Rock, CO

Thanks Brian, I may have been thinking of the coal train tonnage. There were several different ones over the years, but in the early 80’s there was one that was the heaviest train on the hill.