Following the Work Train on the Tehachapi

[@Sven_Okas1967]

Nice worktrain, nice that the gondolas still had their old lettering. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thanks, Sven! I'm glad you enjoyed it and I always like hearing from viewers abroad! Thanks for checking it out!

[@samfuller6273]

Is it weird that I watch these and then go to work and do the same thing?.... Sometimes I think it is.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

We enjoy what we enjoy!

[@samfuller6273]

@@MarkClayMcGowan check your email

[@johnscanlon5889]

I always look forward to your railroad videos. They have more meaning to me, because your a cool guy and you actually spent a career working there.

[@Kansas-Trains]

Awesome Possum Brother and those clips are referred to as Pandrol Clips if you're talking about the same thing 🤔👀

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thanks for the info. I noticed the clips they're using on the new rail look different. I'll catch them on a future piece.

[@kens.3729]

There are a Lot of Jobs and a Lot of Effort necessary to keep the trains rolling down the high rail. Thanks for your Strong 💪 Efforts, Mark. 👍

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

My pleasure! Thanks for checking it out!

[@briankemp5206]

Thanks Mark for sharing, nice to see Missouri Pacific, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Denver & Rio Grande Western gondolas.

[@ATSFSuperChief]

Another great and informative video on Tehachapi.

[@brianhickey5949]

Thanks for the fascinating look at unloading prep work. So many aspects of maintenance we never see and this gives me an appreciation of all the work that goes into maintenance. Here they are getting ready for concrete ties which is cool. I have heard these called "sleepers" I think? We also get to see you navigate the access roads alongside the track. That looks a bit dicey, but your career at UP may have made you an expert. I can't thank you enough for the great work you do in providing us these videos! Also: I laughed when you said "another relatively short train" what was it - a 4-0-2? LOL! That's a big train in most any other location :)

[@cathyblagg2501]

Heads up, Mark. First 2-1/2 foot rattlesnake relocated yesterday afternoon from in front of neighbor's garage at top of El Rita. Surprised this early. Eyes wide.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Yeah, I've seen a few gopher snakes out over the last few weeks so they're ALL out. Thanks for the reminder though!

[@bobandbarbkozminski1578]

Another awesome video Mark. Thank you!

[@kevinharris1392]

Great chase of the work train,thank you for that Mr McGowan. I don't know what the proper term is for the clips on the concrete ties,we always used wooden ties. What concrete ones we did have they got took up. MOW guys always complained about having to move the limit switches on the tamper because a wood tie is seven inches tall and a concrete tie is nine. Use to unload crossties out of the cars with a loader like the one here. Looked like an inchworm when it moved on top of the cars

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

They're clips, I just thought they had a name like "e-clip" or something. I noticed they are using a different type now. I'll show them when I catch the rail gang. Thanks for checking it out!

[@Samanthareneeheart1]

What I was always told red over yellow is a diverging signal. I use to.see it a lot on the SP down in Southeast MO & I have seen that signal in the area around me on the BNSF single track

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

For an entering signal that is correct. This is a leaving signal and this type of signal is only seen at a leaving signal at the end of double track.

[@Samanthareneeheart1]

@@MarkClayMcGowan oh ok learn something all the time . Ty for explaining the difference I didn't know there was a difference.

[@markhayes6407]

Another great video on railroad maintenance. The track laying tour will be exciting and hope you post one soon.

[@duanerigge1870]

I really enjoy your videos. I have learned a lot of modern railroad maintenance operations and technology watching your videos.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@dmorgan28]

Mark that was an awesome video. It was just like being there. Keep em coming. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️

[@amfwelsh]

Another great upload Mark

[@jacklandismcgowan1413]

Great video ….👍👍👍

[@wrangler70jkujeep74]

Awesome MOW . Camara dose great job and operator 🎥😎👍. Always enjoy your channel .

[@MrEferrell]

Apparently the rail is fastened to the concrete ties with rail clips. At least that's what Herzog calls them.

[@johnmeadows5645]

Great video Mark, thanks.

[@rogerpenske2411]

The railroad is laying a third set of tracks out by Goffs I passed by it today. Didn’t see anyone working, but you could see the equipment on rail cars along the new track. I decided to take a stroll through Nipton! I was coming back from Las Vegas to Los Angeles,But I didn’t go near Hoover dam so I didn’t look around for that restored track at railroad crossing casino

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

With all the traffic out there, I don't doubt it! My buddy and co-worker lived at Nipton for about 15 years in company housing. Used to stay with him once is awhile when I was working out there.

[@petewilliams7425]

Another excellent video mark , keep them coming bro

[@cagorrie]

Another great video thank you, I especially enjoyed the pacing shots

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for checking it out!

[@andross51]

I have never seen one of these work trains ever in action mark! Great video as usual! :)

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

I am glad to have been able to share it with you! Thanks for checking it out!

[@quintinivey9359]

Fallen flag gondolas, MP, DRGW and MKT. And blue skies. What a day.

[@Jack-dw2sz]

Very good, sir

[@theappalachianrailfan8310]

Awesome chase! Cool to see the crew in action!

[@johnscanlon5889]

The last car looks like Roaring Camp and Big Trees R.R. Lol

[@artillerest43rdva7]

I was just wondering the coil cars do they usually keep them covered to protect the steel and keep it clean? or was that an old practice and not really done any more. In the NE where I live they are covered due to salt and snow in winter. maybe with the dry climate it is not as critical. Thank you Mark for the great videos. have a great day.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

They regularly still haul coils on open cars so I don't know if the enclosed cars move a type more susceptible to weather or what. Anyone else here know?

[@luv2fly452]

MCM, great catch on the work train. Your insight in the railroad world is what makes your videos super cool.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Thanks for the compliment and for checking it out!

[@glennfoster2423]

Clips is pretty much a generic term. Some are shaped like an "S," others like a "C,"where the open part of the C is on the bottom. They are all "spring" clips. The spring tension holds the rail base tight against the tie.platr that is fastened to the concrete tie. There was not even one concrete tie on my territory (East Defiance to West Winslow) but they were on the way at the time I left for Kansas City.

[@mdavid1955]

Cool!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Awesome video Mark!

[@thomasboese3793]

Mark, I don't know if this would apply today, but, back when Wisconsin Central Ltd was selling off the previous version (s) of the System Time Table, there was a two-page spread of signal aspects used. Getting your hands on a recent copy of the local territory may answer your questions. (I reread the four timetables I have and none of them apply to that signal.)

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

I have a current copy of the Special Signal Instructions, which is where aspects and indications are explained.this signal is not there.

[@thomasboese3793]

@@MarkClayMcGowan Interesting... An Artifact from a lost civilization...

[@gunnartucker7783]

Keep the amazing work

[@sptraxide]

Great video!

[@Atsf1976]

Thanks for the post as always. You out railfanning this weekend?

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

Nope. Was planning on shooting today but, as has been the case the last month or so, something else came up. I am working at the depot museum tomorrow though. Thanks for checking it out!

[@samfuller6273]

I might have to donate to your cause.... regarding your scanner. Details to follow... Probably in your email.

[@truckinpoppop6777]

Very cool video. I have a dumb question. Why are there 2 engines running on a little short work train like that?

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

The only dumb question is the one no one asked! While I've never asked, I imagine if there is an issue with one of them, they have a backup on hand. It's not easy to move a unit out of Bakersfield (and there may be nothing available there anyway) and up the Tehachapi due to traffic, and the certainly don't want a work train stranded on single track holding up traffic for who knows how long. Thanks for checking it out!

[@glennfoster2423]

That is possibly an advertised work train that will have other work with several more cars. I advertised a work train for different reasons, but if work goes on for several days, it is a good idea to keep the same people working together -- train crew and me men.

[@medvedvmedvedv1352]

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