[HD] Union Pacific Walker Repo and Patata Switcher in Downey, CA

[@aaronj.brooks1977]

Very nice 👍🏾 I see Stater Bros. Downey store 155 in the background

[@drewhernandez5138]

Nice catch! I live near by and always hear this passing by 👍

[@felixthetrainfan4819]

Great catches! I'm glad you're able to catch the Patata local👍!

[@flattrain5834]

Great catch with the SD70! Too bad 709 has an e bell, I love the weathering of that unit!

[@LARailProductions]

Thanks! It's classified as a GP38N so it has all the electronics upgrades as any other rebuilt GP38, interestingly this one never actually got repainted during the process.

[@donstarr7261]

A Oakland to Walker Repo? Wow

[@LARailProductions]

That was pretty surprising to me too!

[@Actre2000]

very nice

[@LARailProductions]

Thanks!

[@threepea1151]

Do you know the schedules of any trains that run on this line?

[@LARailProductions]

The power move was completely random (and has not happened again since), and there is a morning job that runs MoWeFr at like 9am and there is an evening job that runs M-F from 5pm-12am

[@threepea1151]

@@LARailProductions Ok, are both jobs the loa38r? And where does it begin and end?

[@LARailProductions]

LOA33R and LOA38R respectively. They both start in Los Nietos

[@threepea1151]

@@LARailProductions oh ok, and the end? Thanks for the info! Gonna try to catch them one day

[@LARailProductions]

@@threepea1151 they all end where they start...?

[@SouthRV]

Did it take the Patata Sub via Alameda St back to Long Beach?

[@LARailProductions]

Yes

[@SouthRV]

I thought UP didn’t use that part of the line anymore

[@LARailProductions]

This was a one-off occurrence that will never happen again.

[@torreybennett3106]

Are there usually big engines like these on those tracks?

[@LARailProductions]

Never. This was a one-time occurrence