Trains in Bakersfield and Tehachapi

[@kens.3729]

Hey Mark! KCS bought that Unit from BNSF. Canadian Pacific (CP) is the Railroad still Finalizing Deal to Purchase Kansas City Southern (KCS) Railroad. 👍

[@t904med]

Always a pleasure when we run into you out there Mark!

[@brianhickey5949]

That's a nice little crew change area. I guess they need one as this is one of those frequent crew change places :) That second train had some 5-car train sets - that is very cool. They are used for the smaller sea vans and they are fewer than the regular size ones. Very nice random catches :)

[@davec9244]

Good job so glade you are doing OK please keep the Videos rolling thank you ALL stay safe

[@cncpgreatlakesdiv4896]

Hi Mark some times the random train are the best thx for the video.😊😊👍👍

[@johnmeadows5645]

This makes me feel old, because when i was their age i stood by the tracks and watched the coal powered sream engines pulling coal cars to the port in Norfolk.

[@MRRAILFANVON]

Trains trains trains !!!!!!!!

[@kens.3729]

Nice Welcome Pad and Nice Yellow Stairs f/Crew Changes. Never seen prefabricated set of stairs placed in this manner but Nothing but the Best UP Railroad. 😬👍

[@remylopez4821]

Probably because it’s safer to change cruise at that location then at the Bakersfield depot because of the surrounding neighborhood

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

The office is actually in a pretty safe, well lighted, and secured area, and most crew changes happen there. This also gives BNSF crews a place to change should they be held out of their yard due to congestion.

[@kens.3729]

Rumor has been Combined Railroad will be Named something like CPKC. CP Railroad keeps Canadian HQ and Kansas City, MO, remains as the American CPKC HQ. 👍

[@normcochran9414]

DPU's alright!!!

[@anthonyventi362]

So Mark so did happen KCS/CP merger happen ?

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

I actually didn't follow all the hoopla, but I guess it did. It's supposed to be CPKC, or KFC (just joking), or something like that.

[@remylopez4821]

Hey Mark, just had a curiosity, but do you ever take your KTM on some of the roads that you filmed from your truck? I would like to take my jeep up there that’s on my bucket list and I don’t have a heated seat either. Lol.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

I haven't yet, but I plan on it!