Night-time Railfanning with the San Diego & Imperial Valley

Here's another compilation of the San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad. (SD&IV) Filmed over the course of summer 2019. One one of these nights I was greatly surprised to see a Baja California Railroad locomotive (gp-39 #3906) on this side of the border!

[@Eljefe915]

I never knew they used the trolley line. It makes sense why I hear it so close in Lemmon Grove.

[@SouthCalifas619]

I miss the rs3l, i mean the replacement p3 it has now is alright but its too quiet, i want the rs3l back

[@andross51]

Excellent footage patrick! In all the years me and cam have filmed on the Surfline, this has one we never have seen!!

[@Patrick_3751]

Thanks Dean! It typically runs early in the morning on Wednesday and Friday. The southbound train departs the trolley yard in downtown at around 1 am when the last Blue Line trolley pulls in. Once it gets into San Ysidro the engines go in for a bit of servicing and then return to downtown with the northbound train (sometimes they'll return light if there are no cars), finishing up at around 3 - 3:30 am.
Needless to say, a night of filming the SD&IV requires a day of sleeping in. LOL!

[@itsyaboiradargaming4377]

@@Patrick_3751 what about the el cajon local?

[@ryanbahrami]

@@itsyaboiradargaming4377 I saw it leave the yard at 11:00 PM around that time. It definitely is not just 12:00AM - 3:00 AM. I even saw it with autoracks once!

[@joannriza06]

Can foreign power still go on this line?

[@wb_railphotography2019]

I heard the Genset with its K3LA on Wednesday 7/29/20, and the GP40 with its an RS3L Friday 7/31/20

[@sdrailproductions]

Nice video, unfortunately I was not able to see the BJRR on SDIV.

[@AmtrakTitan455]

I need to see the SDIV one night, I have never photographed nor video tapped that

[@scubajoe3321]

I don’t know why this company is called imperial valley San Diego they never come down to el centro holtville or anywhere near imperial valley I doubt they go throw the mountains 2 hr ride to imperial valley

[@EMDGP38]

Take a read on this, should explain it perfectly en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_and_Imperial_Valley_Railroad

[@TrevorHughes]

Hi, Patrick, I am putting together a short doc from my trip across the USA by train and I like to add a few secs of this night train and maybe a few other freight train shoots if you let me it\s a non-profit but I will give credits at the end and do let me know ho to contact you. Thanks

[@Hornhausen]

Nice video.

[@the.flat.six.]

Are they going to return the CN locomotives.

[@itsyaboiradargaming4377]

A genset with a leslie???