Railfanning Barstow - 2/10/18

[@michaelmorgan7893]

About 24 years ago, Me and a friend of mine was able to tour Barstow yard one night. We were able to drive around the locomotive facilities, and along the one spot road that runs in front of the hump yard/tower/ bowl tracks. Of course that's back before 9/11 and all the craziness in the world, but that was some nice adventure. Got to see the switch lamps lit up all over the ground, like a big Christmas tree. Gave me inspiration to build a nice scale model yard for my train layout. It was impressive.

[@coppercruz3605]

Amazing Video:) The action at Barstow is really nonstop!!!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Copper Cruz Thanks ! It sure is !

[@coppercruz3605]

;)

[@eddiescanduratrains]

Really great videos

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you ! Glad to hear you enjoy the videos ! :)

[@YardLimit]

This is a really excellent productions, Brent!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Yard Limit Thank you !

[@ThatRailfan7]

Nice catches

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thanks !

[@nh_highlander1985]

Dang busy place for sure, looked like that one engine needed some work but then again some diesels make a lot of smoke. Very kewl once again!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Tweety Swauger Thank you !

[@keonisan]

It must have been a slow period for me when I was there, the only thing moving was the yard switcher. I did catch something heading into the yard area after leaving that spot but it was too far away for a good shot.

[@BrentNguyen46]

keonisan I think it just depends on the day, but Barstow certainly does see a lot of traffic, especially due to the merging of four lines into only one line going by the station.

[@spacecalander]

Great job, must be nice being there when it is not 200 degrees out lol.

[@BrentNguyen46]

spacecalander Thank you ! Haha, yeah, I specifically chose to go before the hot summer heat rolls in. It was either at this time or the next opportunity which would be in June. Glad I went during February ! Haha !

[@TrainSF]

Awesome video man!!

[@BrentNguyen46]

TrainSF Thanks !

[@Rafael.Santos013]

Amazing vídeo

[@BrentNguyen46]

Rafael Santos Thank you !

[@Aaron200707]

Next time you ought to do this behind the Barstow Greyhound Station. You'll be closer to the tracks.

[@BrentNguyen46]

Aaron Long Coincidentally I did actually stop there for food on my way to Needles. It definitely has an up close view of the mainline, although there is a lot of vehicular and pedestrian traffic within that area.

[@WestCascadeRail]

I am going up to San Jose soon and was wondering if you have any recommendations of where to go railfanning! Thanks for the help!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Model trains and railfanning To be honest, I have yet to railfan the San Jose area myself; however a good number of other local railfans could give you information beyond what I know. Consequently, I mainly only railfan stations, so I would suggest either the San Jose Diridon or Santa Clara stations for optimal station railfanning. Happy railfanning !

[@WestCascadeRail]

thanks!

[@WestCascadeRail]

I like your videos of the palm springs train station. Iv'e been there a few times. good spot!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Model trains and railfanning Thanks ! Yeah man, Palm Springs is my home station and is where my railfanning all started !

[@parkermccormack2542]

Man what happened to bnsf 4614 that was a lot of smoke

[@BrentNguyen46]

Parker McCormack It is likely the result of a blown turbocharger.

[@GMTX-kg8ep]

What’s that green car sitting by the signal bridge? Is that a caboose in the yard?

[@BrentNguyen46]

GMTX 2613 It appears to be a regular covered hopper. I’m pretty certain it is not a caboose.

[@wmgiindustriesproduction8464]

Where is the Amtrak southwest chef?

[@norcalrailfan101]

sheldon chan chef?

[@BrentNguyen46]

sheldon chan Due to the scheduled time arrivals of the Amtrak Southwest Chief, I was not able to catch any. It usually arrives late at night or early in the morning before sunlight. Plus, the odds of it running late into daylight are rather surprisingly low.