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One from earlier this year again. Heading out to Reno today for a few days and coming back via FRC, so hopefully have something different and interesting to post
5151 Heading West by
lennycarl08, on Flickr
Not quite the bay area
I was in Reno for the last few days and had some time to chase some trains. This is east of Sparks NV with a clean SD70ACe at the lead.
Eastbound on the Transcon by
lennycarl08, on Flickr
First time I have seen this. Notice the first container behind the engines. It's called an "Arrowedge". Pronounced "arrow-wedge" it's an aerodynamic device developed by UP employees that's designed to help reduce fuel usage and emissions on double-stack intermodal trains. Here it is seen coasting down from Truckee through Verdi Nevada. The bridge is over the fast running Truckee River.
Arrowedge by
lennycarl08, on Flickr
I was in Reno for the last few days and had some time to chase some trains.
Letting the Challenger stretch its legs?
Letting the Challenger stretch its legs?
You betcha!
Empty coal drag from my neighborhood heading back to Utah at Patrick NV. These trains waste no time crossing the desert on the Nevada Sub.
Eastbound on the Nevada Sub by
lennycarl08, on Flickr
I really miss California. Didn't know about Feather River when I was TDY at China Lake, or I'd miss it even more.
Great job. Keep them coming! Art.
I really miss California. Didn't know about Feather River when I was TDY at China Lake, or I'd miss it even more.
Great job. Keep them coming! Art.
Thanks!
To be fair though, China Lake is a LONG way from Feather River. If I was down there i would have headed to Tehachapi and Cajon Pass, which I have yet to visit but plan to sometime.
Thanks!
To be fair though, China Lake is a LONG way from Feather River. If I was down there i would have headed to Tehachapi and Cajon Pass, which I have yet to visit but plan to sometime.
FRC would have been an easy three-day trip from Ridgecrest. I was alone and had a Road Trek camper van.
Spent many weekends at Tehachapi camped right beside the Loop--twenty-five feet from the track. Put out my Dish, turned on the inverter, and watched baseball in between the 20-30 trains per day. It was a social gathering place for railfans and others from around the world. I'm not sure how the access is now. In 2000 it was wide open. During that time they had closed all trackside access at Cajon, but before they closed it, I camped a few times. If you go down that way, check out Mormon Rocks. It's west of I-5 accessible from 138. I'll post an old photo from there in Western U.S.
Old SP Signal Bridge outside Reno
Back to photographing your model railroad.
Back to photographing your model railroad.
I wish I had those kind of modeling chops!
My first sighting of the new Siemens Charger locomotives that will soon be in corridor service here, being towed to Oakland. They begin non-revnue testing this month.
New Power for the Corridor by
lennycarl08, on Flickr
Looks like they are extending a siding south of Stockton Intermodal
Cone Zone by
lennycarl08, on Flickr
I've never seen this train before, so I don't know its origin, but its heading east out of the bay area here at Hercules. I saw a rattler here the other day so I hope they get the weed whackers out.
East Along the Shore by
lennycarl08, on Flickr
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