Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old!- "Williams Loop"

The engineering marvel Williams Loop along the former WP Feather River Route in Northern California near Quincy.
Enjoy!

[@khemkaslehrling3840]

The Tehachapi Loop further south has viewing spots where you can park and watch and see the entire train at once as it winds around the loop. Spectacular.

[@nickcampbell7198]

The rain drops before the train, then after the train passes gives and an eery quiet... very cool.

[@mackenziezimmerer7926]

A shout-out to that greatest generation and that which preceeded them. I'm in awe of the marvels that we take for granted.

[@briang6040]

Wow. What a beautiful and peaceful spot to hang out at. Just the peaceful rain, and the trains.

[@speedracer3104]

I use to go at night, have a campfire & beer, it would be so quiet. It was really nice when an EB came uphill, you could here it for miles. It would be dead quiet, super loud then back to dead quiet in about 10 minutes.

[@sparky107107]

that is a cool place to watch trains. and when you see it top and bottom , well that just makes it cooler. and the rain just tops the video off

[@mazuk33]

the sound of raindrops in the beginning gave a special touch

[@toddfeldpausch9489]

Not being aware of the layout of the loop, my initial reaction to the opening shot was, "Well, that's a mediocre shot." but when the same train came into the shot AGAIN on the lower lever, which was PERFECTLY framed btw, I thought, "And this shot just got BADASS!!" Thank you for sharing this fantastic video!!

[@Benjamin-David]

The timing of the DPU at the end and the Front engine crossing over each other was perfect!

[@kevinlynch1227]

What does the timing of the DPU mean? Does this train go around in a huge circle in order to descent about 20 ft??

[@donaldthomas7070]

@@kevinlynch1227, a 20' ascent or descent in railroading is quite a bit. Note that the total elevation change should be calculated between the trains' entrance to & exit from the loop, which will be greater than the difference in elevation between 2 "parallel" parts of the curve.

[@sbrunner69]

@@kevinlynch1227 The DPU is the trailing unit and it's super cool how the DPU is right over top of the head units at 14:35.

[@kevinlynch1227]

@@sbrunner69 Oh .. OK. Cool. Thank you SO much SCOTT I appreciate it

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

Diesel locomotives are so cool. I could watch them all day.

[@michaelglass4701]

Your Royal Highness , yeah they are

[@midwestrails8317]

Perfect with that last train!

[@joelee662]

Fantastic to see that. 90 years from now somebody will be showing that video thank you 👍🇺🇸

[@charlesdell2864]

I've watched this over and over and over again just still amazed at the marvel of this loop

[@irelandbloke]

Superb shots 👍🏻

[@DingXiaoke]

Interesting, like a snake chasing its own tail. Also amazing how powerful the locomotives are to drag and push so many cars on the loop.

[@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509]

Amazing rail movie! Beautiful images with freight trains and nice scenery! Good work! Thumbs Up Greetings from Romania Andrew

[@railfanwill3450]

That is so cool! I like when the leading units go under the distributed power unit (DPU)

[@MisterTee2010]

Only one thing amazes me more than trains. And that is outer space. Great video.

[@annfrazier7275]

I have been thru the double loop pass over the Canadian Rockies. What a site.

[@brendanmah]

I am "impressed".Make more videos like this.I subscribed to your channel.Keep the train videos coming !!

[@charlesdell2864]

Thank you Arlon Baas for your answer and explanation. As a newbie railfan, I learned a lot, thank you again.

[@KARTAVIDEO2TRAINS]

This is the amazing railroad tracks up and down. Very beautiful especially when the train passes on both rails. Thank you, I hope your channel will be more successful.

[@HeartlandTuber]

Thanks for the segments between trains with the sound of the rain!

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Cracking good captures. thank you

[@TracksideTyson]

that is such a cool perspective, seeing the same train twice up close

[@Okanagan48]

Check out spiral tunnel on CPR route Rogers Pass, in British Columbia.

[@IsaiahVerseRailfanning]

An automatic thumbs up at 14:30 alone. Great view! Great time to be there.

[@ericthered1140]

Exactly....

[@hatranphuong698]

Isaiah Jackson u fxvvv

[@JustinsRailfanning]

Definitely

[@SD70MAC]

Amazing clever engineering made Williams Loop

[@rebelndirt8830]

OK seeing NW and Southern grain cars still running and together is really cool!

[@coxsj]

One of my favorite places to railfan. Thanks! Some great catches there. Nice to see California getting some rain.

[@hornydevil1117]

Beautiful

[@trainsnorthwest5148]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@garykcs5532]

great catch and in the rain, your lucky every time I used to go their i would maybe get one train,,,

[@speedracer3104]

I use to hop on the train all the time. I was on an EB, came thru this little tunnel and the lead locomotive was right above me. Conductor just looked at me, all back in the pre 9-11 days.

[@new_comment]

Helix loops are so awesome

[@slimonion1975]

that is an awesome engineering marvel

[@dmitryurbaniuk8117]

Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing. Like and subscribe. Greetings from Russia.

[@superazusaandazusarailroad6783]

I want to watch "Williams Loop" from above. Awesome video. Your channel is great.👍😊

[@christophertaylor4394]

What a great video! Thank you for sharing that!

[@thatsme2182]

I'm over here watching 5 year old videos of trains doing a loop in Nor*Cal. Slow day at work...

[@CristhoferDantas]

Amazing place! Great vídeo.

[@murrmiaow]

So... if the driver of the frontmost engine sees the last engine, then the winter's gonna be short, right? 😁 Great footage, thanks a bunch!

[@Al_Catraz6917]

Amazing how many comments suggests that some people don't get the concept or the dynamics of this construction.....Makes me feel better about myself !!!

[@NGH99999]

Phenomenal footage. Thank you for sharing!

[@tmotorman]

Great shots Trains32! Been there a couple times myself back in the late 90's and early 2000's. Great place to visit. Not a lot of traffic when I was there, but a few trains anyway.

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

Thanks for posting this. I love the Western Pacific and to see the unmolested WO FMC box car @ 11:08 was awesome!

[@coltsfan79]

That was nice to see as I grew up in Quincy 10 miles to the west.

[@joshteague9519]

Now that's cool. I wish I had enough room to do that on my model railroad.

[@coltsfan79]

I grew up in Quincy so i have seen this dozens of times.

[@kenneycooper6199]

I have been to the Tehachapi Loop but didn't know about this one. Thanks for sharing.

[@SoFloRR1018]

Looks like I'm not the only one who likes to railfan on a rainy day lol. Great video! I just subscribed to your channel.

[@royscreen61]

Great stuff as always,good to see the rain too!! cheers from downunder.

[@craigcasho8127]

Great video with excellent sound. A drone shot would be a plus! Thanks!!

[@dougkubash8673]

I first seen the Williams Loop on a episode of Trains and Locomotives on RFDTV. the episode was -' Into The Feather River Canyon'. To me it is so relaxing watching this. Thanks for the Great Video!

[@napili5470]

Been through here a few hundred times as a Conductor out of Roseville Ca. with the Southern Pacific and now Union Pacific.

[@YardLimit]

Doesn't get any better than that! Love the rain!

[@carlosturren2683]

Una soberbia obra de ingeniería ferroviaria. Muchas gracias.

[@Nicola636128]

Awesome video, well done!

[@dishiedog]

Yeah, great vid, thanks for sharing!

[@wendymcfadyen-allerby6142]

Excellent video, thanks

[@JosephCee]

all these train spots on youtube are so cool. i wish we had spots like this in phoenix arizona.

[@digitalmoviedv]

Great and interesting footage! Greetings from Italy. Ciao, Stefano.

[@airailimages]

I learned something new! Thanks for uploading

[@bharathsekar5693]

Trains and railway lines and rail workers make me happy. A feeling of togetherness . No nationalities, only Homosapiens.

[@superbulldog81]

I must go see this place in person!!

[@roberthogan9273]

Great Job, and you even caught an old C&NW unit!!! :)

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

that's so cool, I need to go there some day

[@iusetano]

EXCELLENT VIDEO.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Great video! 😊Thumbs up as always, Thanks! 👍

[@hatranphuong698]

BaltimoreAndOhioRR up. Cute ikjjbbnnb

[@conceyullena]

Nice video! Greetings from Spain

[@MrZ4X5C6V7]

..... Fascinating.......... It brings back memories from the 40s and 50s but now I have a better appreciation for the trains and the engineering that produced everything. It's hard to imagine how complex things are and how much things have changed. Next thing will be high speed ''trains'' or small ''trains'' that operate like a horizontal high speed elevators. . . . maybe and maybe not

[@RainierRails]

Excellent video!

[@cameraguyjp85]

thank you for this! enjoyed it very much!

[@danielkennedy1524]

Outstanding! thanks!

[@badandy102]

Good way to see how the back end of the train is doing as an engineer or conductorr

[@railyatri8891]

Wow amazing capture brother like this video 👍👌✌️

[@darkmontreal1]

I am an old (79) CN train dispatcher........thanks WOW!

[@scopex2749]

This needs a drone shot from above to see how big it is superb video!

[@jamesd2128]

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[@kenpsteele]

Go on Google and type in Williams loop. It shows an aerial shot.

[@mentallyilldarkjeroid5378]

Well, it's appropriate to show this on the 101th year of it where Gematrinator will tell you that 101 is the 26th prime number and in reverse full reduction "train" equals 26. 200,000 people were supposed to go to Etsy and buy up my "Dance of Death" a James Grider novel so I could afford to move out of the desert into a nice area like in the video where pine trees grow, otherwise it's not cold enough and it doesn't rain enough to have trees where I am.

[@Kooolram]

Yep you just read my mind

[@maj.d.sasterhikes9884]

@@jamesd2128 I watched the aerial view but it's silent so I ran this video in the background in a separate window, just to have the sound. worked pretty good.

[@newwomyn]

That's out on the Canyon Subdivision. The Keddie Wye is northwest of there.

[@fernandosiqueira3864]

My Name Fernando Siqueira i love you trains of The world! I love you trains 🇺🇸

[@legaciesontherails3878]

Shared on my Union Pacific Flag Units page on Facebook

[@NVKRailVideos]

Awesome shots!

[@jimsmoter4510]

That's cool to see a train on two different elevations like that ..

[@Jaxanator25]

Nice to see a AC6000CWs shoving on the rear as well as a CNW up front on the first train

[@chrisshoulders4066]

Awesome catch my friend.

[@steverudder3321]

Wouldn't mind living there....for a little while anyway.

[@dutch2120]

Fantastic Video!! Just subscribed to you and damn glad I did! Again, Fantastic video!

[@raysofung1786]

That train are take the train car have 109, that was amazing! Since our Hong Kong MTR company are only take the train car have 8-12 in everyday, no one will take more than 12 train car.

[@trainbytrain]

awesome! thanks for your upload!

[@RWtv-trainchannel]

Excellent! 👍👍👍

[@jimwolken6726]

would love to see this someday

[@albapfalzd3102]

Nothing better than seeing a Union Pacific Yellow Loco with a Big American Flag painted on the side. Awesome.

[@coldblue9mm]

albapfalzd3 Don't take much to impress you, does it? Just remember, it's running on former Western Pacific track, or former Southern Pacific track.

[@davidbarnett9312]

Excellent. It looks like some pallets are being used to shore up any 'rock' slides.

[@beachcomber7200]

I never hit a longshot trifecta before. You did!

[@shnimmuc]

Terrific video, EMD in abundance.

[@terrygraham3609]

Be careful love it beuful love it

[@RailfanTubeNetwork]

Fantastic!

[@McWrisk]

When the train first comes it sounds like the WOW Signal captured by SETI

[@dmorgan28]

Neat video. Thanks👍👍

[@Phaedrus-th7bi]

Notice one "lap of the loop" was exactly two minutes.

[@JP-dj2ro]

Amazing. Thanks

[@privateerbouncher9622]

This is awesome! :D

[@MrJacMac1968]

Every time I want to railfan I always get the time when no trains are coming thru or the slowest rail times.