Fire fighting equipment

I do have to agree with you, especially here in the Tehachapi area where I do see a lot of cars down the embankments

@@interstateruler Bena is a location East of Bakersfield on Edison Rd It follows the tracks for a bit It’s part of the larger UP subdivision that takes you to Tehachapi loop It’s also a corral for beef cows

@@wfkane2005 thanks

Thanks for your comment. I understand what you have said here. I started railfanning this area from NY back in the 90s. This is the first time I have found a train coming of the Peavine. That said, I have driven into Williams recently now that I live in Az and have found trains sitting downtown, and approaching downtown from the West at a signal behind some pine trees. Ive heard the crew change point is in Ash Fork and have seen 1 train waiting to go south on the other side of the 40 recently Not a lot of traffic from my point of view to even bother trying to Railfan that line Bill

When railroads are flat switching a yard, they use various terms to describe the process and different activities involved. Some common terms include: 1. **Flat Switching**: The process of sorting rail cars on flat ground, as opposed to using a hump yard. 2. **Cut**: A group of rail cars that are coupled together. 3. **Shove**: Pushing rail cars into position. 4. **Pull**: Pulling rail cars out of a track or a cut. 5. **Kick**: Uncoupling a car while the locomotive is in motion, allowing the car to roll freely into a designated track. 6. **Drill**: The act of switching cars in and out of tracks within the yard. 7. **Trim**: The process of pulling cars from classification tracks and building outbound trains. 8. **Joint**: The point where two cars are coupled together. 9. **Stretch**: Pulling the train slightly to ensure all couplings are secure. 10. **Foul**: When a car or locomotive is obstructing a switch or track. 11. **Pin**: Lifting the pin lifter to uncouple cars. 12. **Tie Down**: Securing a car or train with handbrakes. These terms help rail yard workers coordinate and efficiently manage the complex task of sorting and assembling trains.

@@wfkane2005 Wow! That's very informative! Much appreciated!

Yes Bob my fav in Flagstaff

Their real alright right by the BNSF mainline

It’s a pedestrian walkway Bob

Thanks

Waited for dispatcher to give them permission to go East according to what I heard on the radio

Bob, This Phoenix subdivision runs West and ends miles from here. There is no wye to turn around. So heading West it runs normally. In order to ring back empties it picks them up on a different siding and therefore must travel long hood forward on the return.

Thanks its a great location to capture trains in both directions

Thank you, I waited to catch a train at this location

That you I did not know the horn type

Bob Yvonne always thinks she can do a better job then me. Pictured with me is her twin sister, her oldest brother, and his son and daughter. Long ride home, take off delayed in Taiwan for 3 hrs, missed our connection in san Francisco, had to wait 6 hrs, and got home at 9 pm instead of 10 am. We are both recovering yet from jet lag, and I got sick in Taiwan on the 13th, im still sick. Dont hear from chuck, but he is not dead . Hope all is good with you

Thank you, HNY to You as well, just spent 3 hrs editing my video from Nov, Dec 2023

Is he looking for you?

Kind of doubt it@@wfkane2005