Rail Kart Trip Up Carrizo Gorge to the Goat Canyon Trestle

[@oh2sail]

What memories you brought back to me this morning. Almost 50 years ago I used to go out to that area with my friends almost every weekend. There were flat bed cars on the rails and we would all pile on board and ride them by gravity alone. I remember us hooting as we sped through the pitch dark tunnels (with someone sitting in the front with a flashlight on the rails to yell out if they saw rocks on the rails … as if we’d be able to do anything about it!) Afterwards we’d actually push them by hand back to where we found them… yes, it can be done, and once started, not at all difficult … so we could ride the next weekend. Thanks for making a 68 yo woman happy!

[@ntdracing]

Would love to see a video of that adventure.

[@scotttilson8876]

Oh no it’s the cart with the horn.

[@weeesus420]

I just read your comment before watching and now I'm mildly concerned

[@TF856]

Exactly. If anything it should have a steam whistle since it's on historic railroad tracks!!! And they sell them on eBay for $60.

[@TF856]

We cannot hear the railroad tracks we cannot hear the sounds of nature because of that music!!!

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

That is flat out unbelievable!! The powers that be, Blocked off the tunnel!

[@dawnmoulton7302]

Looks like so much fun and super exciting!!

[@DaveTuohy]

That was awesome. Glad to see the rail system from this side as so many travel to the trestle from the other way. They really need to do something with this as so cool to see and to think that all those tunnels and trestles were built so long ago and they still look in good condition is amazing. Would be great if they cleared out all the rock debris and offered excursions on rail cars just like you guys did. Thanks again for sharing!

[@BoundANDDetermined88]

This video made me want to put my life on pause and go do a rail car trip. GREAT VIDEO! Thank you.

[@biketech60]

I hope you find another place to ride and make another video . Yours is one of the very best I have seen . I'm near 75 and on fixed income so this is a vicarious thrill here in south-central Texas .

[@Ochibason]

OMG a dream come true for me always wanted to do this in Minnesota here. I wanna go LOL Hats off!

[@robertgonzalez8419]

I can easily see getting a bug to wanna build something to do this thank you for sharing awesome

[@keithgeisen]

Enjoyed the video - the drone shots were well done and added to the information you presented.

[@melmartinez3180]

A fat blunt and a cold beer with a ride. Priceless

[@nolagranolabar]

Oh my gosh! This looks like SO much fun! I really envy you guys! Thanks for sharing your trip and knowledge! Happy and safe exploring! 👍🏻😁

[@ntdracing]

It was better than expected. Planning another trip now.

[@laskartrece]

Beautiful music for the ride... Thanks!

[@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767]

So Enjoyed seeing the Bond of FRIENDSHIP at work guys❤️

[@kenolson3064]

Yeah, you got me. I got some ideas, I'll be building me a cart soon. There's tracks all over Southern California.

[@davidlassiter7769]

That was awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[@j.chrismcgaugh5124]

Absolutely EPIC. Gotta build one for sure now....Such GOOD PHYSICS, guys!

[@BoundANDDetermined88]

Great video on a superb historical rail road. Thanks for posting this interesting video containing the rail cart appropriately named for the Rail pioneer and the neat info on the plasma cutter and your navigation system. Please keep the videos rolling!.

[@Axispaw1]

Looks so much fun. I'm surprised there aren't businesses taking advantage of these abandoned tracks and offering experiences with similar karts. I would definitely book that on a holiday.

[@jordanalexander615]

It's illegal lol noone is supposed to be on the bridge at all. Supposedly they have tours though just stay off the bridge.

[@billreinhardt3684]

So Cool the history of Spreckles railway,tressel so cool!!!!

[@antoniodellaragione6091]

Bellissima avventura , beati voi che avete questi paesaggi immensi da visitare . FANTASTICO, STUPENDO 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@rboerger00]

Love the Pinthouse hat. EJ forever!

[@nicolasjimenezq369]

Yahoo! It feels like freedom!

[@ntdracing]

It was fun. I am planning to make some new wheels and take a few more trips in CO. Stay tuned.

[@jipjob1]

Thank you for the very interesting and well made vidio! So glad you got to see the bridge and all the comments you made along the way! Jon

[@ikalorano]

Breathtaking views !!

[@ronduff4325]

The scenery is awesome !

[@koreanature]

My best friend, It's always great. We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks

[@adamakaru2683]

Fantastics guys thank you. Ps, even the music is great thanks again.

[@keithlucas6260]

The excellent camera and drone footage made this so much more watchable and entertaining.

[@columbushill4974]

Amazing. Wow! I learned something new. Thanks.

[@MarcyoPedro]

É UMA VIAGEM FACIANTE!!! PARABÉNS!!!

[@dawnmoulton7302]

What an awesome day!! Thank you for sharing

[@georgesmith8113]

Fun to ride along with you. Great video! 👍👍👍👊😎

[@erichendrick3928]

I hiked to the big trestle back in the early 1990's. I also flew over the area in a friend's Cessna. Pretty amazing.

[@MyJason444]

cool trip WOW your cart works well on the old train tracks ..

[@ntdracing]

It did. Can improve on the wheels. About to make another video about making better/low cost wheels. Thanks for watching.

[@markettrak]

Thanks for sharing. Love the video. Watched it more than once.🙂

[@DSC800]

I'd say take that rail cart back to the drawing board and design it for easy disassembly and light weight then pack it around the closed tunnel section. Get it under 150# total and you could make it around in a couple of trips. Regardless, those carts look like great fun.

[@dirtdyscrasia2190]

There is no doubt you love what you do and it comes through in your fabrication whether its a Trick/Trophy truck (Go Honcho!) or Mr. Speckles.

[@ntdracing]

Thanks

[@Игорь-ы8ж7ж]

I admire your scientific approach in presenting the video material!

[@bboomer1948]

Good Stuff !! Video reminds me of the movei 'Bad Day at Black Rock', filmed at Lone PIne, Ca. Great to see men enjoying life. Great video post.

[@ntdracing]

Thanks.

[@rahoffman123]

Thanks for the journey beutiful place

[@julioademarpirezgalvan8408]

Muchas gracias por compartir esa experiencia

[@MPGunther1]

Awesome run

[@jeffayoe7468]

Amazing drone shots and everything is just amazing!

[@dennislebow1526]

Great video and a history lesson! Nice work Dave. Cheers - see you in Ensenada.

[@ntdracing]

HONCHO!

[@randysmith6493]

Nice, Thanks for being Inventive, Creative, Adventurous. I enjoyed this. Hope enthusiasts clear that land slide out and save this rail a little longer.

[@BruceHubbell]

Thanks!

[@ntdracing]

Many thanks. Don’t get many of those. Much appreciated.

[@leonielson7138]

This and Canal Boating seem like really chill ways to get around. Something to add to my bucket list if I ever win the lottery: build canal/train track tour routes through scenic landscapes ...

[@michaelgilmartin1507]

Awesome video!

[@benth162]

I like to drill down in Google Earth to get a bird's eye view of what you guys are passing through. Yesterday I followed a cart from the back side of the last tunnel, past the old Water tower station and onto El Centro. I live in San Diego so this area is part of our playground. Thanks for filming your trip.

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

I love to do the same thing!!

[@Rodzilla-du3pp]

That looks like a lot of fun. You might want to add a torq-a-verter. Great job!

[@ntdracing]

I will check that out. Thanks for watching.

[@jordanalexander615]

My go kart had a automatic two speed would work perfectly. Gears down for hills automatically.

[@drauzioabraz]

Muito legal...no Brasil há 2 classes de diversão: raíz e nutella. A primeira, trata de coisas simples, baratas e muito divertidas, já a segunda opção é recheada de tecnologia, custa caro além de ser "diversão sintética". Prefiro a raíz! Natural simples e divertida! Show de bola, parabéns!!!

[@stevingutierrez9314]

Your railcart looks freakin amazing. How cool.

[@Xaniker]

That looks SO fun

[@geoffmackley]

Completely awesome

[@palhannorodrigues]

Fantástico esse vídeo. BEAUTIFUL THANKS.

[@219enri1]

We have also done that here in Sweden, but without a motor and with bicycle drive. But our route is also in a shady forest and with tunnels.

[@paulshamblin6260]

This looks like fun.

[@greggd2027]

I've been exploring the desert by 4wd, dirt bike, and most recently by RZR, for more than twenty years. Thought I'd seen and done it all. I'm gonna have to ride a rail cart now! And nowhere better than here

[@stokedtoker9455]

Sweet ride!

[@alicia2671]

Eu preciso de um igual..que maravilha super mesmo belíssima invenção 👍

[@redmesa2975]

Spreckles California, an adjoining town at Salinas is named after his father. I’ve been there many times loading produce. I believe the huge building at Tanamera and Antle is the old sugar factory that Klaus Spreckles built.

[@b.s.adventures9421]

Cool bit of history.

[@patrickduncan9724]

I use to belong to a club that owns 100 acres off the tracks 6 miles out of Boulevard Ca. Spent the 1980's and 90's going down those tracks on a 3 wheeler or on foot. We had a member that built a cart too.Trains ran a couple times a day back then until the floods on the way down in the Imperial Valley turned the tracks into pretzels. They rebuilt and then the next year it did it again. That was the end for going to Yuma. The train ran back and forth to Jacumba Ca. (pronounced ha-cumba) from the Campo Ca train station until those stopped in the 2000's. Train still runs in the other direction for a 45 min ride. Was great fun out there.

[@NoizeyAcres]

So cool

[@pigpilot7275]

Really cool!

[@stephentoombs2087]

Fun stuff!!!

[@joiandgeoffreyriley9457]

Is music California Stars? Who is it?

[@KurtfromLaQuinta]

@@joiandgeoffreyriley9457 "California Stars" is a Wilco and Billy Bragg song. It's off of the album Mermaid Avenue. It's from Woody Guthrie lyrics that never were put to song... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nandfpV3grRqac0 I'm so glad I don't listen to commercial radio and always find great music elsewhere.

[@gamingnerdgirlz]

Nice Drone shots man.

[@richardfitzgerald1235]

Freaking epic. Well done. Bucket list stuff right there. (use an adjustable kart LO206 or Clone engine mount to keep chain tension and alignment or take out a link or 2 for now, lube chain often, Motul, good to go)

[@David-ir9dx]

Awesome project! Great use of your Crossfire Pro! I’m super excited to get one. How cool is it that you ran into someone with a similar setup!

[@vinerscott]

This is 1 of the best videos ever…thank you for this,I’d love to go on an adventure with you guys doing this,but it’s only a dream for me living here in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wales but thanks for sharing 👏🏻👏🏻

[@ntdracing]

Thanks for the comment. This was fun to make.

[@CoolrexAAAAAAA]

Yooo I'm Welsh too

[@jasongrinnell1986]

That’s awesome! I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time.

[@bogdankril]

Great video. Keep it up. I'm very excited for the next one of your videos especially for the one where you set up you new Crossfire xr as mine is shipping out next month. Thank you!!!!

[@ntdracing]

XR should be here Thursday. Thanks for watching.

[@mada310]

What a bummer about the gate!

[@dennislebow1526]

Signs. Signs. Everywhere signs.

[@mada310]

@@dennislebow1526 public lands? What's that?

[@markallen3293]

WAY COOL!

[@eriknielsen138]

Sick video

[@yelyab1]

I’m an engineer, 30+ years, most of which was analytical techniques applied to design. I started back in late 60s when fine element was going to totally eliminate the need for prototypes in 5 years. They still do prototypes. I have problems with people that are in design and the first thing out of their mouth is software, automated machines. If the design is garbage it stays garbage until a human brain aided by a machine makes it work. Because a part is spit out of a copy machine that uses toner that has properties close to what would be done with out the machine some how makes the copy machine part better than a more traditional approach. Sorry for the tangent on such an interesting topic but he started it!

[@dansw0rkshop]

Love the braking method. Size 10 to the right front wheel.

[@XCenturionX]

Awesome

[@jlions72]

do you guys ever put a covering over the speeder cars so you dont roast in the sun ...?

[@pappysproductions]

Awesome sauce. So cool you ran into archie

[@danamunkelt3276]

Been there 3 years ago. The second kart looks like one we met.

[@decnijfkris3706]

very cool. playing train yourself. i guess this is a tourist attraction 50 dollares for a 15minute ride.

[@chrisdaniel1339]

That sucks about the gate even though the rubble pile would have stopped you, is it possible to get to the trestle from the other direction so you can ride over it in your rail car. You guys may consider buying/building a set of urethane lined wheels to quiet the ride substantially. These types of wheels are used on steel roller coasters and appear to have a cast aluminum wheel with a urethane running surface, if they work anything like on roller coasters they would give a silky smooth ride.

[@robertquinlan9297]

That looks so fun, can you do a night time one, maybe put a really bright light bar on it, on a rainy night? That would be awesome. 🤔🎅

[@dianavincent390]

AWESOME!

[@Diaphanic1]

Nice work! Still, from what I understand, you might be able to forgo the flanges altogether if you machine the wheels to a slight conical shape, slightly bigger size side in of course.

[@jordanalexander615]

You still want one flange on each side even railcars have a slight one just in case.

[@kurtb8474]

Yeah. The gate on the tunnel is a shame for anyone who just wants to travel the rails. But, I can see there are safety issues involved. And then there are the few who like to vandalize places like that. I am an Air Force Vet, too. I served from 1983 - 1987 as a SAC SP at Mather AFB, CA.

[@ntdracing]

Thanks for your service and happy 4th. I can understand why they have it gated too. Wish there was a waiver to sign or something so we could ride the tracks all the way up. Probably too much liability to allow that to happen. Hiking it is still fun.

[@colonialroofingofnorthcaro441]

I can imagine a train coming up behind y'all, the surprise on your faces as you try to get that little engine to go faster, final still shot, huge train right on top of y'all, while y'all jump off on each side

[@BCJerbs]

I just found your free wheels for your next rail cart! On those two real cars to went over the side? All you would need to do is pull them? What an amazing adventure! I'd love to make something like this for the railway on Vancouver Island in Canada....they used to have a daily route up here but it doesn't run anymore and these things would be a blast here! Hope your week is blessed my friends! Watching from the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island in Canada! Cheers, Jerbs 👍🏼🇺🇸🔥🔪🔥🇨🇦👍🏼

[@stevepayne3920]

Would a North to South be a better route since you have to do a turnaround. Would love some GPS tracks.

[@MattsGarageMiscDIY]

Super cool. For some reason I thought you guys were coming at the Trestle from the south end of the line near highway 8, until I saw those derailed box cars and at the end see you started at Dos Cabezas. That's a decent hike. Great footage. What a coincidence to run into other rail carters!

[@jules1sd]

That gate has been up at the 1st tunnel for at least a few years now. They were also fining people for trespassing until about a year ago.

[@ntdracing]

I have seen some videos of guys riding through the tunnel within the last year. Too bad they block it off. Such a cool place.

[@philkennedy1251]

@@ntdracing I would imagine since the Baja California Railroad has reneged on it's payments to the SDMTS and has abandoned it's renovation of the desert line, eventually someone will cut the locks on that gate at the 1st tunnel

[@Matt-wl3jo]

The one on the de Anza springs side has been closed. They went from the other way.

[@KurtfromLaQuinta]

I figured that would happen soon. It's been about the 5th time some organization tried to open that line back up in the last 35 years. Always the same story... Somebody gets people to invest in the project. Money is collected... then stolen. Project fails. In between that, people get fined big time for trespassing. My son and I rode our mountain bikes up from Dos Cabezas a couple of years ago just before they closed the line down. That trip was epic. Looks like we need to go again. This time we'll take the granddaughter!

[@marks7582]

Yeah, but they'll all let hundreds of thousands of illegals in no peoblem

[@danknudsvig7463]

Very cool! Liked, subscribed, and hit the bell!

[@nicolasjimenezq369]

Should be a good thing to begin a business in showing people this landscapes in mini trains.

[@doughinkley8796]

Before the fire there was the flash flood which took out much of the trackage in the Anza-Borrego Desert: September 10, 1976: Hurricane Kathleen destroys major sections of track and bridges on the Desert Line.

[@big8x102]

Do you know if there is a gate if you approach the trestle from the southern end starting at DeAnza Springs?

[@ntdracing]

I do not know. Archie may be the best KZbinr to ask.

[@adventuresaimless]

I got a couple of old pit bike motors just chillin in the back of my shop……. I might have to build me a rail cart

[@so-fla.streetcars]

so cool ive always wanted to do a rail car to ride on the the old sugar cane railway here. maybe now that i understand fusion 360 better thanks to you i will. and what are the chances of another one pulling up behind you lol just amazing. watching with envy from the everglades FL.

[@noneedtoknow6098]

Happy Day's ! be careful walking on aged galvanised floor mesh it may look in good condition but it maybe rusted out internally as I found out.