Model Railroading > Mid Morning Action on the East Bay Industrial.

The EBI is a fictional short line that I created that has trackage rights on the SP in the early nineties. They handle switching services and sales for the SP and some former WP customers in the San Francisco east bay between San Leandro and Fremont. The EBI is also a proud sponsor of a local railroad museum. In fact, the EBI often uses their equipment and hires crews that perform museum work. As a result, the motive power is kept in very good shape and much pride is taken in keeping it that way along with much of the ROW. 

It's a beautiful spring morning with the light morning fog mostly burned off burned off when we see the museum mechanics working on the brake stand of former ATSF 44 tonner #462 (Rapido) in it's as delivered paint.

They, and we as well are treated to an mostly on time southbound Coast Starlight with a surprise leader, meet shortly by a SP general merch heading to Oakland, and lastly we see a EBI local on the heels of the Starlight heading south to get the morning work done. 

It's all in good fun and a good way to finish off my coffee before heading out to repair the sprinkler system for the hunderdith time. 

Cheers!

Chris

 

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That's some good looking equipment. Thanks for posting.

-Dave

Thanks for sharing. Im looking forward to seeing the shortline in action.

Victor Baird

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Chris

Excellent sequence of live trains passing.  Nice looking equipment and a good tale of your layout and its purpose.  

Gerry

My son and I loved your video Chris. I was telling him that I remember seeing trains like those as a kid at the Suisun, CA depot.

Nathan

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Thank you fella's for the nice comments.

Now if we could just Walthers to offer the former ATSF bi-level step up car in Amtrak phase III paint.  The was commonly seen at the head end of the Superliners including the Amtrak California Zephyr.

Cheers,
Jim

SPDRGWfan Wrote:
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> Now if we could just Walthers to offer the former
> ATSF bi-level step up car in Amtrak phase III
> paint.  The was commonly seen at the head end of
> the Superliners including the Amtrak California
> Zephyr.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim

Shoot, I'd settle for Rapido re-releasing the baggage cars in phase three.