Coastline Cab Ride

[@rtm8575]

Oh my God, this brings back very fond memories of working Pool 6 out of SLO. So many I worked with are gone now. Barney Brown, Chuck Johnson, Dick Hadley, Dean Russum and so many others. Miss the days of running the Coast SLO-LA.

[@jamesg2609]

Great footage brings back memories of working the Coast pool. Great coverage of Skull rock, deadmans curve, Grover, Callendar, Narlon, Surf, Honda, Arlight and Sudden, Drake, Summerland, Wave (nude beach), Punta, LaConchita, Seacliff, Dulah, Taylor Ranch, Ventura Jct., Oxnard, Leesdale,love the 60mph, Camarillo siding, 9613 the GP60s had loud turbos, Lagol, Edison spur, Strathern, Hasson the helium spur, tunnel 26 6,907 feet long, tunnel 27 the Disneyland tunnel, dynamic brakes are in operation, tunnel 28, .great video!

[@dvreelandjr]

Love this video. As a life long ESpee fan on the east coast...i absolutely enjoyed this. Your views of the 2 tunnel motors and GP60 bring it all together. Thanks for sharing a great memory of yours.

[@tilerman]

JUST WOW, the sound of the loco notching up coming off the bridge at 6:00 , sounds incredible. Not a train guy but man this video is amazing, can't imagine the sound in the cab. Awesome stuff!

[@deadhead82]

Yeah I agree. that’s absolutely my favorite part of the video.

[@tilerman]

@@deadhead82 Love it mate, would love to have been in the cab. Is there a reason that the loco's accelerated at that exact point rather than before or on the bridge?

[@DLouie21]

Makes me sad that the Coastline is rarely used for anything other than Amtrak and a few locals.

[@michaelmorgan7893]

That's peculiar, because I thought that's where all the SP and UP freight going north was going, because we hardly see two trains a day on the valley floor. (Through Fresno) unless it's BNSF.

[@kensingtonchapp4819]

​@@michaelmorgan7893Between San Diego and Anaheim there are no UP trains. Only BNSF, Metrolink, Amtrak, and the Coaster. We run two eastbound and two westbound freight trains per day, plus the Escondido local. The rest are passenger.

[@JustinParker-jo1hi]

I love the SP coastline mainline in the early 90s

[@guyhartsel8797]

Fantastic film on the SP fast speed at about 60 mag. I'm live here in Ohio only see SP power on CSX trains passing through. Love those tunnel units

[@enriquecontreras5503]

Absolutely beautiful footage. I worked in Ventura for 6 years and shot the crap out of the line when UP was running the oilcans and autorack empties along with the Guadalupe haulers. It’s really unfortunate they rarely utilize it.

[@kynanthetrainfan7953]

I always love watching these videos to see what Ventura looked like back in the 80’s and 90’s.

[@andross51]

Wow this is amazing footage deadhead82! I was just SEVEN years old living in SLO around this time this footage was shot! Man I remember seeing SP's last days running freights up and down the coast sub! My elementary school at the time I went to from 1996-2000 was RIGHT next to the coast sub! Great memories! Thanks for sharing this rare footage!

[@djtdub1]

In 1997 I saw a group of dolphins breach from the Coast Starlight. - Coast Range scenic railroad landmarks: Cuesta Grade Chittenden Pass (Gilroy-Watsonville) videos. -East Bay: Niles Canyon Altamont Pass Franklin Canyon.

[@scottkew6278]

GREAT VIDEO. FUN RIDE....THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS UP........ S.P. LIVES!!!

[@bradfordsmith1758]

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you!

[@nicktynan1355]

Lead unit #8230 would be renumbered to 8782 by the UP. It showed up a couple of times at the Lathrop Intermodal Facility, where I got to run it.

[@michaeldeckert6023]

That radio you were using Motorola? My father was an executive officer with the SP. He was in charge of all communications. They had the largest privately owned microwave system in the world. He was there during a time that the people below him and his engineers created a company called the SPCC company later the name changed to SPRINT. In California the SP was one of Motorola's largest customers.

[@enroute6105]

At 1:00 he blew a switch. Unless that's ok to do. But clearly wasn't lined.

[@deadhead82]

Spring switch

[@Herlongian]

Spring switches are marked by the little white sign.

[@glennfoster2423]

Beg to differ. Take a closer look. The last few good frames clearly show the points lined for the mov.e.

[@K_Hicks]

Nice video, anyone know how many trains per day if this line is even open still?

[@JustinParker-jo1hi]

Amtrak coastline in today

[@ericgruber_guitarded]

Who would have thought it was the beginning of the end of fun railroading. Nothing but TO/PTC half automated trains now and douche management. Glad I got out when I did. Miss the work but not the environment corporate created. Cool video for sure.

[@deadhead82]

100% agree

[@bigcatauna]

35:20 Chatsworth tunnel entering from simi valley side

[@minsterkiller123]

What year is this from? This is amazing

[@ZombieSlayer-dj3wb]

April of 97

[@황선규-y3o]

서울발 여수엑스포행 무궁화호 1517호 탈선사고 원인은 정기관사 정씨가 여자 관제사의 말을 무시하고 곡선을 직선으로 잘못 인식하면서 기어를 7단에서 8단으로 과속하면서 제한속도인 시속 50마일로 운행해야 하지만 정기관사 정씨는 평소처럼 시속 127마일로 과속운전했다.

[@TessasDaddy7132]

At 1:03 that wasn’t isn’t lined up for you.I’m surprised you didn’t derail.

[@deadhead82]

Spring switch

[@bigcatauna]

is that Gaviota at 11:27

[@ZombieSlayer-dj3wb]

A trio of sd40t2s ?

[@deadhead82]

2 SD40T-2’s and a GP60

[@선규황-k5n]

정기관사 정씨가 과속을 했다.

[@robertmoir5695]

I find stack trains to be boring actually I prefer mixed trains box cars gondola cars Tank cars Coal hoppers Grain cars Flat cars etc .

[@Belleville197]

Was this southbound from San Luis Obispo?... or northbound?

[@deadhead82]

Southbound

[@glennfoster2423]

​@@deadhead82 Thought everything at this time was either Westbound or Eastbound referenced to San Francisco.