A Railroad Career in Photos and Stories

[@samshublom8761]

Very interesting and well executed. I am just finishing up 30 years as an locomotive engineer with the BNSF and regret to say I probably took no more than a half dozen photos during that time. If I had it all to do over again, I think I would have taken pictures of people in offices...yardmasters, trainmasters, clerks, operators, dispatchers etc. Most of the the people, positions and locations are long gone.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

And I wish I'd taken more!

[@johnnyeveritt5695]

Hay Mark : Yes; there certainly ARE times when a picture and a brief background-story do give an outsider the equivalent of a description of a thousand words ! In having also given us some insight as to the necessary preparation required for your regular presentations; know that the appreciation is there. Lakka + Cheers / Johnny

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@Government_Username]

Thanks Mark please do more of these!!! 🙏

[@briankemp5206]

Great video Mark, arranging pictures take a long time. Thanks for sharing.

[@xstugee]

Great video and pix...you're an amazing resemblance to the late, great James Caan!

[@mikekoblosh8412]

Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Especially the drawing on your wall of the 3 Stooges. That, is all American.

[@vincecody5474]

Really neat to see your past rail road history. Lot of good photos. Love the old SP.. Keep up the good work.

[@rsmith.182]

Enjoyed the slide show Mark. I have very few photos of any of the truck shops I worked over the years, but oh well. I like to think back on all the fellow employees I worked with, the good ones and the others. It is quite an involved process to get one of these slide shows together. Thanks for the effort and have a happy holiday.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Outstanding video documentation. I enjoyed watching this due to taking me back throughout my railroad career plus to see how it was out your way during your railroad career. Thank you very much for sharing this with us. Have a great rest of your day and Merry Christmas to you and your family.(Steve)

[@Kansas-Trains]

I 2nd that motion 😊🙏🇺🇸🤔🎄

[@rrelectric5159]

Nice presentation Mark. Being originally from the valley I recognize a lot of those locations. Being an electrician for over 30 years I appreciate the kind of work involved. I also recognized the photo in the background of your intro as being of the loop. I have a copy of that myself that is in my shop/museum. Keep up the good work!

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thanks for checking it out! That old photo is by Frank Nejedly, who was an SP telegrapher/agent on the Tehachapi and an awesome photographer! A friend gave this copy to me.

[@johnkennedy528]

Thank you, Mark, I really enjoyed this.

[@AntFlynn]

Appreciate the work you put into these uploads. Fascinating stuff

[@waynejohnting2954]

Your videos are always top notch Mark!!

[@bryce2680]

Thanks for the effort on this. Really enjoyed the slides....

[@chuckmoore4600]

Its great to see your career since you started and its great that you have the pictures or access to people that do have them. Keep up the videos and Thank You.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for checking it out!

[@jamescrum9779]

That was great to watch keep up the good work 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Awesome presentation Mark. Really enjoyed that. Thanks for you excellent editing. Hope you can do more of these

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

High praise from a KZbin peer! Thank you so much. It is greatly appreciated! I have quite a few more slideshow ideas. Stay tuned!

[@SteveEshom]

Good stuff Mark! The best part is the stories behind the photos.

[@supercuda1950]

Thanks for the memories. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

[@bobandbarbkozminski1578]

Great job Mark! Very interesting photos. So glad that you documented them to preserve this piece of history.

[@gclemens]

Another great video!

[@OnefastAZfarmtruck]

I would have loved to get one of those old signals that got scrapped. Those things are cool

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

This was just one batch! A few were saved for collectors, but most went to the scrappers.

[@wrangler70jkujeep74]

That was fun to watch on my end watch how it's done 🙂 great job. Sincerely appreciate you sharing and taking the time do these videos.

[@Jack-dw2sz]

Nice👍😀

[@richardrogers5482]

Very cool video.

[@davec9244]

Who knew not having a job, was so much work! thank you ALL stay safe

[@GrantDolanMusic]

I love these videos. The only think I wish was the pictures were in chronological order.

[@toddrodriguez6783]

Nice job Mark I grew up in Livermore, California and I was raised by my grandparents. My grandfather worked for Southern Pacific at the Altamont Pass Canyon branch for 35 years before he retired and 1980. I remember when I was a little kid living on I st in Livermore California in between the western Pacific in the southern Pacific railway always used to watch the trains go by. I’ve been fascinated ever since now and I live here in Bakersfield since 1994. I watch a lot of your videos like to catch you out there sometime maybe sit down and have some coffee, Todd Rodriguez

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

If you're ever going to head this way, let me know. I'm sure I can clear a day up for you!

[@toddrodriguez6783]

Oh, I actually live in Bakersfield so you like to get together sometime let me know man right now yeah I’ve been here since 1994

[@toddrodriguez6783]

Yeah, I live right here in Oildale

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

shoot me an e-mail. [e-mail]

[@edinnorthcarolina--ovelhog5786]

Cool!

[@stephenwilson9612]

That was really neat. Thank you for all your effort and presentation. Merry Christmas.

[@glennfoster2423]

Interesting story about the paint dots. Perhaps a good idea to blot out the mark of a "defective" item. An FRA inspector once told me, "Don't waste time helping me find potential FRA violations. Just fix it

[@charlesglandon7840]

Thanks for sharing how you do these videos and your stories very interesting. Have a Merry Christmas.

[@stevencook4127]

My dad worked for SP/UP in Fresno, Bill Cook, possibly you met him.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Sorry, doesn't sound familiar. What department was he in?

[@Kansas-Trains]

Great Video as always Brother Mark and what are you using to edit your videos?

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thank you! I use Adobe Premier Elements

[@vrmntthb]

Were all these images dated previously or is that all from memory. Great stuff and Godspeed sir..

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

A little of both, but most of my personal photos are dated, Thanks for checking it out!

[@alexschmollinger6576]

I want to ask a Question What Do you think of Precision Scheduled Railroading ( PSR) @MarkClayMcGowan???? How friendly was the Southern Pacific Mangement to you as a Worker Working for the Southern Pacific Mark ????? Amazing Video 📹 of your Career as a Railroad Worker on both the Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👏👏👏👏👏🤘🤘

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Here is the link to "My Thoughts on Railroading" in which I discuss those, and many more issues! kzbin.info/aero/PL6ge3RoxmyvoKn0s-aaGXGX8hEGj2IXrW

[@doorzzz1]

Cool photo. Does Is union pacific Still make utility poles lines?

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Most poleline on class 1 roads was abandoned with the installation of the new microprocessor signal systems. In this region, all of it was sold to scrappers and is all gone. If you go to my "How The Signal System Works" playlist, you'll find a piece I did about the pole line before it was all removed.

[@ritaloy8338]

Ask and you get another patron.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thank you!

[@conraillock666]

Do you remember the crash at san bernardino Duffy street

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Of course, I was working for SP at the time. I am planning on doing a piece about the memorial at the Loop this year.

[@truckinpoppop6777]

That kinda changed my mind about starting a yt channel 😂 Nice work though

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Most of my stuff isn't so complicated! Thanks for checking it out!