A Day Working at the Tehachapi Depot Museum

[@jeffreygosselin7576]

Great video Mark! 👍

[@pacset2]

I was just there last sunday.. very cool museum

[@ronjohnson6406]

In the mid 1980's along the SP line on a moonless night along I-10 between Tucson and Benson AZ I saw a locomotive operating with one of the Mars lights, and it was something I'll never forget. Never saw one again. I always thought it was something that the engineer would turn on in the vast expanses of the Arizona desert, but now I know that it was likely one of the last locomotives operating a Mars lamp. Thanks Mark!

[@MRRAILFANVON]

I enjoyed it a lot I need to know more about to depot

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very cool Mark, thanks for the tour! (Dave).

[@glennfoster2423]

The Mars light (don't know about the Pyle gyralight) had a "circular" oscillation. Later it displayed a horizontal "figure 8 It also had a feature to switch the light from white to red automatically if the brake pressure went to an emergency application or because of an undesired emergency application (as in "derailment." Now we have "ditch lights"

[@rsmith.182]

Nice to see young people interested in trains, not just old gezzers like myself. Hope to make it down to see the loop one of theses days. Keep up the good work.

[@cncpgreatlakesdiv4896]

thx for the post good point mark.😊😊👍👍

[@andrewmacintosh6240]

Great work Mark Have a great weekend cheers All the best cheers 😀👍 Sincerely Andrew Macintosh.

[@edwinsinclair9853]

Back many years ago, I was privileged to ride many Southern Pacific locomotives between Indio, Ca, Yuma, Az, and El Centro, Ca (thanks to some good friend engineers who were willing to take the risk of having a high school teenager in the cab). Most of the F units were equipped with the Mars headlight. The GP-9s usually had the Pyle National units. It was cool at night to watch that headlight beam make circles or a figure eight pattern ahead of you while watching for the next searchlight signal,

[@luv2fly452]

Mark, thanks for taking the time to make a video of the Tehachapi Museum. It's awesome to see kids are interested in trains. Well done sir!

[@johnmeadows5645]

My hometown, Princeton WVa., turned the old Virginian RR depot into a museum. It went over very well, they are drawing visitors from all over.

[@kens.3729]

ALL of them need Volunteers to Stay Open. 👍

[@kens.3729]

Thanks for PSR asking people to Volunteer their Time. I volunteer at Museum & Store. 100% goes to Charity. Without Volunteers, we Can’t Open. Try it, you’ll Like it. 👍🙏

[@ericwerner9605]

I volunteer for Minnesota Street Care Museum and have for many years. So yes please encourage people to volunteer.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thank you. I'm sure your community appreciates it!

[@kens.3729]

Thanks for Volunteering, Eric. 👍🙏

[@Scorges1]

In St. Louis we have a Mercantile Library with information on every single railroad and thousands of information on trains. Also a little museum, We got a nice little section on the Tehachapi Depot and the Museum. Hope you are still enjoying your new gig Mark!

[@Satchmoeddie]

GYRALIGHT AND OSCITROL.

[@daviddownie3431]

The Mars Light Company was in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to train lights, the Mars Light Company made emergency lights for police, fire and EMS. The Mars 888 light was a popular light for Fire and EMS vehicles due to the 888 pattern of the light.

[@samallan6616]

We had an old fire engine with a red 'MARS' light on the front. It had a metal plate on it that said 'The light from MARS".

[@ponyhorton4295]

Pyle manufactured the Gyralite.

[@paradiddlediddle8630]

Must cold up there!

[@Boilermaker-Rick]

Awesome video thanks for sharing it

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

Mark, it was great meeting you over the weekend at the GEHAM train show. Sorry I didn't recognize you, but I knew your voice. I've been subscribed and following you for some time. ;)

[@sharonpeterson896]

Many MANY years ago my Uncle Mackie had a job, not sure what, where he was in with the engineer as they were nearing the Tehachapi Loop. As they got closer Uncle told the engineer he was going too fast. When he didn't respond, Uncle touched his shoulder and found the engineer had died! But Uncle got it slowed enough to get through the Loop!!

[@alexschmollinger6576]

I would like to see the CSRM Restore SP Cab-forward 4294 in Operational Service And I love the SP Cab-forwards which is my favorite Steam Locomotive And I love ❤️ The Mars lights on the Southern Pacific And I remember seeing the SP at Stockton, Tehachapi, Donner Pass And the Sunset Route as a Kid in the 1990s which my late Dad Steve Schmollinger who Did a Book on Tehachapi Awesome Footage of the Tehachapi Museum in Tehachapi California Mark SP had CTC in the 1940's 😁😁😁😁🙂🙂🙂💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@mstrawn69]

A CWR train just split the switch by the museum crossing

[@remylopez4821]

Mark I’m in Bakersfield for the March Meet and I’ll be stopping at the depot again to make a donation to the Museum and to the Tehachapi live cameras I had the pleasure of meeting you last year. I will be there on Monday the 6th of March on my way back to LA

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

It's great to hear you'll be checking out the museum again. I can't make it up on Monday though. Maybe another time!

[@remylopez4821]

@@MarkClayMcGowan I am the guy with the old jeep that was telling you about some good trails in Cajon pass to take your KTM. Don’t know if you remember me.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Yes, I remember you!

[@acb6256]

Docent. That's a word you don't hear this side of the pond, although it is used in European academic circles.. We use terms like volunteer, or guide.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Whatever you call it, go do it! Have you watched the KZbin Channel "Lost In The Pond"? It's great!

[@kens.3729]

ALL of them need Volunteers to Stay Open. 👍

[@acb6256]

@@MarkClayMcGowan I'll give it a look!

[@markdavid7013]

Cool.