Railfanning Oakland - Jack London Square (Evening & Night Action w/ Street Running) - 12/15/19

[@AmtrakALC42railfanners]

Beautiful sunsets of Oakland ❤

[@spiderstheythem]

this is one of my favorite places in the world and these are some of my favorite trains in the world. thank you for this gift, i am crying rn

[@BrentNguyen46]

You’re very welcome ! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the video !

[@amtrakandcsxrailfanning164]

good catches and video of these cordoor California trains, the coast starlight and the stacker close to Christmas

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@AirchimeLTDproductions174]

And I also see that #6963 got a #1 bell replacement again for its K5LA's former dead #1 Bell. love the new SC-44's!!! They look very nice with strobelights!

[@GamingRailfanner]

Great video👍. And happy new year

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you ! Happy New Year to you as well !

[@railroadkid9000]

Thank you for all these video you are a king at railfanning videos

[@BrentNguyen46]

Rail Road Kid You’re very welcome ! I’m glad you enjoyed all the vids ! It has been a pleasure making the videos; as well as meeting folks, seeing the trains, and all the great crews along the way !

[@jonbowlerbowler7366]

@@BrentNguyen46 Amtrak P42DC#195 Sounds A Bit Off Why

[@BrentNguyen46]

@@jonbowlerbowler7366 Likely a fouled horn.

[@JamesAndLiamReacts]

AWESOME VIDEO!!!!!!!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@average_joe8905]

A fantastic video to end the year and decade, great work this year Brett! 2004’s horn is great! Happy New Year!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Average_ Joe Thank you very much ! I really appreciate the kind comments ! Happy New Year and a New Decade to you as well !

[@TheAmtrakSpartan]

2004 sounded great before it retired. 😭😭😭😭

[@northerncalirails2008]

@@TheAmtrakSpartan it still remains with the same horn as of today

[@Thomas1980]

Superb Video!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you very much !

[@GamingRailfanner]

36:28. The P42 sounds like a charger

[@HenryLikesTrainss]

Not only that the 8310 cab car sounds like the sismens charger as well!

[@GamingRailfanner]

@@HenryLikesTrainss I agree

[@rhettrossalbert]

Nice Video!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Rhett Ross Albert Thank you !

[@pegleg7777]

The Chargers are nice and all, but man I'm gonna miss those F59s when they leave the Bay Area/Central Valley. Heck I even miss the Surfliners.

[@BrentNguyen46]

You still definitely got time. The state owned F59s will still be around until at least 2023 since they were all just overhauled in 2012. Granted though, I myself do miss the Surfliner F59s as well. Gotta catch them while you can !

[@brady8735]

I just love 90218s horn

[@northerncalirails2008]

Same

[@stevengonzales2793]

Cool 😎 video awesome have fun watching train spotting

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@Tcostello105]

Excellent footage! I still remember my vist here back in 2010! Loved seeing these trains travel down the street! I wonder how many freights still operate through Jack London Square? Even when I went i felt like there was very little freight activity.

[@BrentNguyen46]

Tcostello105 Thank you ! It’s definitely worth revisiting for sure ! The freight action through Jack London Square is unfortunately very limited to only a couple freights a day. Mainly some intermodals, manifests, and locals, but usually no more than 10 freights a day at best as far as I am aware of. That, combined with the recent Precision Scheduled Railroading has made predicting freights all the more difficult recently.

[@Hired_49.-ri]

​@@BrentNguyen46nice video

[@BrentNguyen46]

@@Hired_49.-ri Thank you !

[@Hired_49.-ri]

@@BrentNguyen46 mind if I use some of the sounds from the F40 leaving?

[@BrentNguyen46]

@@Hired_49.-ri Sure, I don’t mind. Please provide credit where it is applicable. If possible, definitely share me the video of it being used once you get it edited ! Would love to see it !

[@buizelandhappinyrailfanner5925]

Great Video!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@caltrain_acefoamer907]

Nice video!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Caltrain 907 Thanks !

[@KJW-Transit]

I actually seen that exact same kind of train said the other day but it was six car and the locomotors were on the opposite side of each other

[@HenryLikesTrainss]

Man the 8310 cab car has a very cool sound with the e bell

[@sdrailproductions]

This is one location I have to go to soon and you nailed it!!!

[@BrentNguyen46]

SDRAIL Productions Thank you very much !

[@aircraftsandtrains2309]

first k5la is a beauty

[@joaquinalejandrogranados9852]

Great vídeo, film in san leandro, alvarado street and decoto railroad crossing. I enjoy it toó. Me encanta

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed the video !

[@joaquinalejandrogranados9852]

@@BrentNguyen46 de nada, espero que puedan poner nuevos vídeos de San Leandro con los trenes de carga de allá. Your welcome

[@HenryLikesTrainss]

The Union Pacific sounds really good with the graham white e bell.

[@aircraftsandtrains2309]

17:06❤

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Awesome Video

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@YardLimit]

Great stuff, Brent!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you Tom !

[@Izaiah_wizz]

Cool Video man keep it up

[@BrentNguyen46]

Izaiah’s Trains Thanks ! And will do !

[@Izaiah_wizz]

Have a good night

[@BrentNguyen46]

Izaiah’s Trains Thank you ! You as well !

[@coppercruz3605]

Awesome Video:) What a great way to end your adventures in NorCal. Returning to one of my favorite hotspots in the night!!!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Copper Cruz Thank you !

[@AmtrakALC42railfanners]

Nice video Brent cool 💯😎❤❤❤❤

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@daciatravel.647]

Great vide!!!!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@brady8735]

Why did 715 have a comet car? And how do the passengers get to the double decker from it

[@BrentNguyen46]

The Comet Cars (as well as the Viewliner Dining and Baggage Cars) have recently been added onto the San Joaquin trains to accommodate a recently implemented minimum count of 28 axles for proper activation of crossing signals. The cars do not actually carry anyone and are isolated from the bi-level passenger section.

[@brady8735]

I’m going on train 701 to sacermemto on the 2nd

[@buizelandhappinyrailfanner5925]

Have fun! (;

[@BrentNguyen46]

Nice ! I took 701 not too long ago, but hopefully there won’t be too much fog on your trip, haha. Have a great trip !

[@brady8735]

I’m taking 704 back to Fresno i think 701 turns into 704 so I’m on the same train

[@ckildegaard]

That Sacramento-bound Capitol Corridor is very long...I think I counted 11 cars? I've never seen such a long one!

[@KJW-Transit]

I've seen one with eight cars before

[@xanderrodgers8284]

The bells a that one crossing have been replaced again.

[@FanOfthePADRES411]

Nice video Brent! Love Jack London Square. Hoping to go back later this year. Where are you planning on railfanning next??

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you Jacob ! Yeah man, it’s always worth visiting Jack London Square whenever you’re in the area for sure. I’ll be focusing on stations north of Los Angeles out to Chatsworth and everything in-between in the coming months; specifically the Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink Ventura County Line trains. There are also some stations I’ve visited before on the Surfline that I anticipate on revisiting mainly because they’ve had major renovations and changes since I last railfanned there.

[@FanOfthePADRES411]

Cool man. Let me know if you ever hit up carlsbad village or Poinsettia I live close by there

[@BrentNguyen46]

Yeah man, definitely. I met you once very briefly in Downtown SD sometime before 2015; can’t remember exactly when though. But yeah, I’m down. I’m actually looking to return to Carlsbad Poinsettia considering all the changes that have occurred there. I’ll hit you up the next time I’m down there for sure; likely within the next couple months or so.

[@FanOfthePADRES411]

Yeah I think it was New Year’s Day 2015 or maybe the day after New Years that year. You can always find me on Facebook and Instagram if you want to message me there

[@lilcattythewildnorwester7786]

This Capital Corridor has Amtrak Baggage Coach

[@AirchimeLTDproductions174]

Awesome video Brent!! As always!! Awesome K5LA from 2 out of my 3 Favorite Cabcars CDTX #8313 & #8310. If #8311 had been in there it would have been even better!!! :)

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you very much !

[@ccjbr7220]

Why is all trains running in the roads? It looks like that we’re in the tramway

[@ckildegaard]

The only answer I have is that that's how this stretch of railway was built. It used to be much more common, too.

[@danielcarroll3358]

This is where the rail line was originally placed about 150 years ago. It is still here and in the street because: To one side is the ship channel between the cities of Oakland and Alameda. On the other side is the downtown of Oakland with skyscrapers and all. The line can't be depressed in a tunnel or trench because there are two auto tunnels that run at right angles to the tracks that connect Alameda with Oakland. There are long term proposals to move the passenger trains underground but it will require electrification of the lines and a tunnel under the center of Oakland. We are talking billions of $.

[@Randoman35]

Why do all the F59s have one working marker?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Some actually do have two working marker lights. When Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) ordered the F59PHIs, the locomotives numbered 2001-2009 that were built in 1994 only have one marker light. (The other red light being an emergency light). The locomotives numbered 2010-2015 that were built in 2001 do however have two working marker lights in lieu of the emergency red light present on the previous F59PHIs.

[@Randoman35]

@@BrentNguyen46 I didn't know that. In what situation would the emergency light shine?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Randoman35 Usually the light would come on following an emergency, such as an emergency brake application or no air. The light blinks similar to a strobe light.

[@TrainMan56]

What’s your next spot your going to railfan?

[@BrentNguyen46]

I’ll be focusing my attention on stations north of Los Angeles out to Chatsworth and everything in-between in the coming months; specifically the Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink Ventura County Line trains. There are also some stations I’ve visited before that I anticipate on revisiting mainly because they’ve had major renovations and changes since I last railfanned there. I’m also compiling a list of requests from viewers towards future railfan outings as well; so any and all suggestions are welcome !

[@antoineyoung36]

Why does 2007 have a baggage car?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Those cars are used to accommodate a recently implemented minimum required 28 axle count for proper activation of crossing signals on the host railroad (BNSF).

[@jbrewphotos79]

Are you ever going to be recording in Oakland again and where are you going to be heading to?

[@jbrewphotos79]

I saw a lot of the trains that you recorded come through Stockton to

[@BrentNguyen46]

I’ll likely visit Oakland again the next opportunity I have to visit NorCal. I’m returning to my hometown in SoCal as a result of changing work assignments, but it also allows me to continue my railfanning series of Amtrak stations throughout California at locations I haven’t yet filmed. I appreciate your viewership and your recollection of my Stockton videos ! Definitely some great action out there too.

[@Eisenbahnfreund]

2:06 that was close

[@cartelredstone2138]

Nice video!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !