California railroad locations 1988 Part 2: Tehachapi

June 5, 1988: Tehachapi Loop area early afternoon to dusk incl. long SP empty stack car train at Waylong and brand new GP60 consist on 199 train at Woodford. Also SP "Oilcans" at Bealville and Bakersfield SP yard at dusk.

[@michaelpowell3980]

I find these second generation diesels and the trains of the 80s and early 90s so much more relatable than the gargantuan GE hauled monsters of todays PSR... and every decent freight train had to have a caboose, not a flashing bike lamp hung on the rear coupler. I'm only glad someone managed to be trackside with a video cam.

[@philipvandyke5980]

At 2:20 , we see a GP 20 in 1988 and the pollution at 18 min.

[@scoobycarr5558]

I would give my eyeteeth to see Southern Pacific and Santa Fe in California's Tehachapi pass again.

[@vidwilzvids9587]

Thanks for the comments.

[@hobbeekid]

@10:40 nice catch!!! SP 6819 is on the point of a eastbound baretable stacktrain. 6819 is now preserved at the Sacramento Rail Museum donated by the Union Pacific RR around 2004...

[@vidwilzvids9587]

I never realized that unit ended up at Sac. Thanks for the info! I'm sure my viewers also appreciate that.

[@aaronc5834]

Thank you for adding all of your videos.

[@vidwilzvids9587]

You're very welcome; I'm glad that you enjoy them. Thank You for the comment.

[@Sacto1654]

I noticed that DRGW 5399 is in really clean condition. It just have been overhauled just before this video was taken.

[@Rustyrailhead]

I came back to this video as it is AWESOME

[@mkominiak1]

Love the old rotary beacons...As if you could miss the big howling blue and maze monstrosity smoking up th mountain without that little orange rotating light.

[@vidwilzvids9587]

I had one that I got from a scrap gon back then. Traded it for a floor jack. Thanks for the comment.

[@aaronheine2828]

Prime Manufacturing “Stratolite” most likely model PM-8911 or PM-8913. I have one sitting in my garage. Most SP fans hated them, but now they are a thing of the past. They are definitely cool and wish they were still around.

[@espeeboy]

Neat catch with the bare tables train of nearly all brand new Portland built Gunderson Twin Stack well car sets headed either to Port of LA or back East for first containers loading. Always awesome to catch the Oil Cans too...

[@vidwilzvids9587]

That was back before the widespread use of container lock-down systems. These cars were originally designed for maritime containers only. Thanks for the comment.

[@sergiovalencia3031]

That baretable was headed for the port of LA

[@rwnelson51]

I remember the "oil can" trains that went past Mojave to a terminal just SE -- was that a pipeline entrance?? Now, no more so pipeline was extended in later years? And don't remember SP have any huge catastrophes like current BNSF fires in the Dakotas!!!

[@vidwilzvids9587]

I don't know about the pipeline. During the time of my videos the loaded trains ran from Saco (near Bakersfield) to Carson (near Dolores Yard) on the SP via Saugus and Taylor Yard. Here's the whole story: sptco.proboards.com/thread/881/call-oil-cans-june-1992

[@railyardfilms6491]

SP still rocks

[@vidwilzvids9587]

Like James Gang's Joe Walsh stiill rocks

[@markhayes6407]

Another great video of Tehachapi.

[@railyardfilms6491]

As Union Pacific

[@vidwilzvids9587]

as Eagles' Joe Walsh. Thanks for the comment.