Tehachapi: End of an Era - Part V (Final)

[@antonbruce1241]

Wow...a B-40, a couple of B40-8's, and an SDF45....That is SO COOL!!!!

[@joshthetrainfan]

I love the absolute GE earrape that comes from this. Well done!

[@1TexasAllyn]

Enjoyed all five parts ! Thank you very much for posting this series of the fallen flags railroads. Very nice!

[@Fitch721]

Superb series of r/r action! Thanks for uploading this!

[@RetroRailroading]

Yes, I've heard similar comments from others. I also have some videos of Barstow and the Cajon Pass of the same circa in the Fantastic Freights playlist. There is some 20 year old C&NW footage in the same playlist. Glad you enjoyed the videos. Thanks for watching all five parts!

[@RetroRailroading]

@spacecalander, Thanks for watching the whole thing! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@Fitch721]

Actually I watched three.. I'm going to sit down uninterrupted and watch all five parts in short order here :) Those were the days man, lots and lots of assorted power on the SP... that is before Anshutz purchased it largely on credit only to liquidate the road's real estate before selling it to UP and in turn getting himself on its board of directorship. That's another story though. Thanks again jp!

[@spacecalander]

Awesome i loved all parts, great job!

[@RetroRailroading]

So you watched the whole thing, all five parts? Glad you liked it. You know, there's no way we can get this action in Hi-Def, so this will have to do!

[@Bitis11nasicornis]

Thank you for posting these 5 videos, I got to see almost all my favourite fallen flags railroads. SP, AT&SF, BN, D&RGW, and Conrail, also the fact that most of the trains weren't intermodel, autoracks or coal trains like nowadays. What does MPI stand for, that MPI locomotive in that power move, I've never herd of it?

[@stevenmichael2845]

Thanks for posting this series, I really enjoyed it! Ever since my trip to Colorado I've been quickly becoming an SP/DRGW fan...

[@RetroRailroading]

MPI stands for Motive Power Industries, formally Morris-Knudsen, and now part of Wabtec. For details, search Wikipedia for Wabtec. Glad you enjoyed the videos. I posted all five because, well, it's a bit of history we'll never see again.

[@Bitis11nasicornis]

Yeah I agree, I think Norfolk Southern did great with their Heritage Units, I wish they made like 3 to 5 of each, just to bring back the fallen flags railroads. I wish Union Pacific, CSX and BNSF should do the exact same. Thanks for sharing history, and answering my question.

[@AtsfMike559]

Hi there: Union Pacific did do a few locomotives recently of "fallen flags", but only maybe five or so units in all. BNSF, on the other hand, has no interest in preserving the heritage or the history of the Santa Fe. When Warren Buffet took over the BNSF, and his company, Berkshire Hathaway decided to come up with a "new image" (the tennis shoe wedge) and quickly began to eradicate every last vestige of Santa Fe. Yes, a few exist in sad condition. It was because He's a "Q" fan. Mike in Fresno,Ca

[@barneypfeffer3032]

Cannot forget the saw with short hood recognition. And. Sp bloody nose

[@scoobycarr5558]

What about this "Golden West Service"? Were these freight cars owned by Southern Pacific?

[@barneypfeffer3032]

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