HiDef: UP 6936 Centennial Chase (FRRS Dunsmuir Railroad Days Museum Train 2012)
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On Tuesday, June 5, I chased UP's DDA40X "Centennial" #6936 and the 2012 Feather River Rail Society "Dunsmuir Rail Days" museum train down the Feather River Canyon from Keddie, CA back to Oroville. It was a great day and I had an awesome time meeting up with TH-camrs MetalMike669 (Mike Haire) and cchan006 (Charlie Chan) on the chase, and a few others. It has been about 5 years since the DDA40X has visited the FRC for this occasion. The museum train ended up departing Portola yard around 9:15 Tuesday morning, then stopped at Sloat, a 7900 foot siding 18 miles west of Portola for a short visual ground inspection and a meet with the eastbound Canyon Crawler (LRC 68) before continuing to Keddie.
Dunsmuir Railroad Days (73rd year):
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2012 FRRS/FRRX/WPRM museum train consist:
UP 6936 (Centennial)
UP 1996 (Southern Pacific Heritage Locomotive)
WP 2001 (GP20 locomotive)
FRRX 5653 (Baggage car/Mobile Gift Shop)
WP 841 ("Silver Plate" CZ Diner)
UP 105 (Business Car)
WP 64806 (Road boxcar)
UP 6406 ("Shorty" gondola)
WP 428 (Bay window caboose)
UP 25283 (Cupola caboose)
WP 484 (Bay window caboose - "rolling command center")
6/5/12
11:15 AM - Keddie Wye, Keddie, CA: It is here that I meet the special and its chasers already on the move. The monstrous 6936 brings the special slowly up onto the south leg of the wye where it comes to a stop and poses for the cameras. The dispatcher has an eastbound, BNSF 4314, lined northbound off of the UP Canyon Sub and onto the north leg of the wye and the BNSF Gateway Subdivision. The BNSF Gateway Sub dispatcher has just issued a track warrant for the northbound to proceed from Keddie to milepost 200 on the Gateway. There will be a meet before the museum special continues west, and the crew of the train takes advantage of the opportunity by climbing off to perform another visual ground inspection.
11:26 AM: Moments later the northbound BNSF Gateway Sub train comes out of tunnel 32 and heads around the north leg of the wye.
H-BARPAS1-04A
BNSF 4314 (C44-9W)
BNSF 5278 (C44-9W)
CN 5683 (SD75I)
+76 cars
12:00 PM: Special at Virgilia, CA
12:08 PM: Rolling through the curves at milepost 267.6 just west of Virgilia
12:40 PM: Coming out of tunnel 19 in the honeymoon tunnels area
12:52 PM: Tobin bridges west of Camp Rogers (approx milepost 253)
1:00 PM: Rock Creek trestle
1:07 PM: Past the retaining wall at approx milepost 246; west of Merlin
1:23 PM: East Pulga-Cresta area; CP F241
2:30 PM: West James siding above the horseshoe curve near CP F225. It took the special over an hour in the 14 miles exiting the canyon between Pulga and James; a distance that normally takes 30-35 minutes to cover. But they had apparently stopped somewhere deep in the confines of the Poe area to inspect after a maintenance-of-way crew in the siding at Pulga reported smoke coming from between the gon and the first caboose.
3:07 PM: Rounding the sweeping curve at Mitchell Avenue in Oroville at speed.
They didn't get too far through town before they were running on some yellows, though, as they stopped on the main at west Oroville to meet an opposing eastbound BNSF freight (which I completely missed as I was driving into the Oroville yard). I could see it didn't have any rare power, just a bunch of orange Dash 9s but thankfully it afforded me just enough time to get back on the lighted side of the tracks and my camera flipped on for one last run by of the day.
3:18 PM: Highballing west Oroville yard bound for Roseville for the night.
6/6/12
1:20 PM: Next day the huge 6936 thunders by with the 1996 and the museum train at Butte Creek near Durham as they are now northbound on the SP Valley Sub for Dunsmuir where many lucky Railroad Days attendees will enjoy and partake in the festivities and the displays over the weekend June 8-10.
I lived in Dunsmuir from 1973-77 and we lived in an old house right by the railroad tracks at the north end of the yard. I was 8-12 then and as the railroad employees humped a string of cars into the yard, I'd wait until he passed then jumped on the end to catch a free ride to the center of town which was where the yard was. As a kid you don't really know how lucky you are to be living next to some amazing history but now I'm grateful. I now live in San Antonio, Texas and model SP in the era I grew up in. Dad retired from UP a few years back and he was with SP when they merged in 1996 and it was sad to see the flag fall. Dad also worked on the Modoc Line and has some great stories. Working in the railroad industry wasn't my path, I chose to be a career Soldier and now I'm retired.
The most awesome locomotive ever! What a privilege to be an engineer of such a monster!
Wonder what you got to-do to be able to run the train? ....draw straws or have a kickboxing match? Lol.
Great work. I love it. Over the years many roads that I got to see and remember are not here anymore.
That's awesome! The Centenial, UP1996 and a WP GP9! And all those old cars too! I wish I could've seen that in person
One of the biggest diesels ever to run on the UP railroad, runs once more. The DD40AX #6936 lives again!
Whaddya mean "one of"
The single biggest diesel to ever run on any railroad at 6600HP The centennial is the largest diesel loco ever produced.
Followed by the less-successful DD35 and DD35A. Of UP's dual-engined locomotives, only the DDA40X made it to preservation.
@david Ng ,, the DD35 and DD35A led to the DDA40X they came first ,,,DDA40X was better to look at too
Right. That’s what I meant. I also forgot the ALCO Century 855.
The unit behind the DD40 is an EMD SD70ACe, UP #1996 wearing commemorative Southern Pacific colors. One of six UP "heritage" units.
G'day from Australia ...fantastic vid guys ...I'm a BNSF fan mostly on the back of the Santa Fe days but I have to say nobody does heritage like Union Pacific...absolutely respectful and true..The Feather Canyon is a bucket list thing for me when I hope to visit the U.S. one day ...gorgeous place...thanks..
The horns echoing through those passes - OMG that's awesome! GREAT vid! That's a fave and a save.
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the DD40AX looks like it belongs in a lash-up with modern wide-nose power!
wow a western pacific gp 9 well you dont see that often its pretty rare to see it you are lucky to see it
That’s the best rr video I’ve seen in a while. Wonder were 6936 and the other locos are today and if they’re still in running condition. Anybody know?
Thank you for the compliment! The 6936, as far as I know, is still in working condition but has been stored in Cheyenne, WY like the E-units most of the time for the last several years and doesnt even seem to get out on excursions anymore, Im not entirely sure why this is but theres been talk that the suits at UP simply wanted less of these old machines operating and I believe the steam/heritage team was trimmed back substantially around the time the 4014 arrived on scene and since then the 4014 has been their main focus, aside from the 844.
The 1996 SP heritage unit is still running around the system regularly hauling tonnage and was last reported on Heritageunits.com last week headed west through Wyoming on an intermodal train.
And the WP GP20 #2001 that of course belongs to the Feather River Rail Society/WPRM is still being cared for and maintained by that fine group of folks at the museum in Portola, CA that also owns the rolling stock on this train. They really are a class act and pour their hearts and souls into keeping alive a small but important part of western railroad history.
Of course with the UP's now years old change of policy, no piece of equipment thats not solely being moved for revenue purposes is allowed to turn a wheel on UP rails, except in very rare circumstances, or something to that effect. At any rate, this means that unique operations like this museum train, for public interest, are highly unlikely to happen again in the forseeable future as the UP now considers it futile to participate in such events.
Wow, I saw this one in Roseville Yard Thursday morning on my way to work. I didn't have my camera with me that day. Nice catch.
Impressive machines and scenery in a great video. Thanks
Can you imagine the vibration on the bridge?
...that's why they are taking it slow(?)
old flatbeder : Yeah! The one waiting pulled up a bit at 5.22 engineer is probably thinking, well, I’ve compressed these towers here long enough with my zillion ton vibrator, think I’ll put some fresh steel and rock beneath us! I wonder if the big dam had gone out, it might have wiped all that out?
Cool scenery and catches!
Rail transportation in America is best described as slow and leisurely.
Very true of passenger trains. However 'merica moves freight like no ones business. If you want to relax and sightsee and time is not an issue from A to B, take a chance on Amtrak. If you need to be somewhere, definitely drive or book a flight.
Stood next to him as he took the video. My photos are from the same spot and same shoots. The camera clicking might be me.
Patrick
Great filming and scenery.. that 6936 is today's Big Boy!
awesome video! I liked the slide show at the end. those are some great photos. I really like the one in Tobin just before it entered the bridge (@ 18:26). that was a neat still.
Powerrrrrr.... 3:20 Sweet... Nice 12:05 Powerrrr 13:58 and 14:21 and 15:43
Wow, a very strange and interesting consist.
Fantastic shots George! Man I wish I was there...
Keddie Wye is where the UP/WP Canyon Sub meets the BNSF Gateway Sub headed to Oregon Trunk it is one of the greatest sites in Railfanning
My 5 y/o LOVES the Centennial...
I must have because I got pictures by the bridge deep in the canyon, it's the bridge that WP the Zephyr picture was taken
Nice video George. They really put together a nice train this year.
I thought the thumbnail was a model train
why DDA40X not running again in this year?
Very cool! Loving this in Jersey!
Great Stuff ! Thanks For Sharing ! I miss the FRC !
I kept thinkin (I wonder what state there going threw? Looks nice im thinkin maybe Montana? Or west Virginia? Maybe Georgia?) Threw half this video until it said Durham CA then I was think there moutians in California? Lol this looked more like the north towards montana or south toward Georgia lol.
Yes! Big mountains. The Sierra Nevada. Matter of fact, in 1850 the CA/NV border was drawn right down the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada because all of the gold was here.
I would like to see Catapillar build a DD-90 Supermac...this engine would have 2 V-16's rated at 6,000 hp.a piece.(12,000 hp.total output)
sounds cool enough but it would be very difficult to make all of that power stick to the rails. I would bet that we have most likely seen the biggest engines already made. UP was the dual diesel king and most of those units did not do well enough to stay long, the DD40AX is the best example although it would be nice to see some of the others today like the u50 or the alco C855
Dude can you imagine the weigh of the train it would be like around 1.000.000 lbs
I mean like between 750.000 and 900.000 lbs
The whole point of the centennial was to be lighter faster and more powerful and go further with more fuel but I love the idea
@@mattskeptical3608 still less than 4014
Clearly, I should have hung around Oroville a couple more days and hooked up with you. The 6936 is one cool locomotive. Thanks for sharing.
Man I love 1996, but given the railroad that used to be here I think we all know who should've been up next to the DD40
I would think 3985, and 844.
Trains N' Stuff WP heritage, and yes them too
Ah, didn't get it at first.
Agreed, but the thing is that they were headed to an SP town for display. One year the FRRS was able to borrow both 1983 and 1996 for the museum train, couple years before this was shot.
Look at the Union Pacific gas turbine 26b. The big blow
UP owns the route but used to Union Pacific also shares with BNSF
Is this the only UP locomotive to have a Leslie RS3L?
Super, tnx form.p. Numbers, were cabooses, that nice?
Really cool video!!!
Why did they stop making the big locomotive ?
Very nice Vid. When will they come back through Oroville?
Awesome Video
Very nice.
Union Pacific has a James horse shoe curve cool I never knew that until now
What a great catch
always very interesting
All DDA40X's have been retired from what I know.
Except that one seen on the video
...I wonder why?
@@daleburrell6273 preservation
@@justanotheraviator2357 Maybe they were too expensive to operate and maintain (?)
The locomotive next to the UP's DDA40X is an ES44AC, right?
Rui Pedro it's a SD70Ace
The dd40ax should go first it has most priority cause it’s special but let the freight pass cause Union Pacific is friendly and nice with kind
Back when this was shot in the last of the good ol days, when the UP still actually had a PR department and was enthusiastic about participating in events with communities across the nation, it was commonplace for word to trickle down to the dispatchers about making sure special fan trains like these got the most publicity possible out of any given situation. Case in point, im sure this unofficial photo op was planned a little bit ahead so that the centennial was posed on the bridge for the meet with the BN train. Meets of any kind all the way out on the Keddie Wye are extremely rare to my knowledge, given in part by what you mentioned about who would normally have first priority.
Hard to believe things have changed so much at the UP in just seven short years. At least the steam team was able to pull off the Big Boy restoration by this year as they promised they would in 2014.
IMPRESSIVE CLIP!
Great shots, what a day!
What a beautiful beast :)
Feather river has the nice split way bridge
I'd shit myself if I had to walk along the edge of that bridge
Thanks!
Oh wow it’s still runing
It hasnt ran I think since 2016
Its mothballed in Cheyenne along with the E9 units
Ive heard they keep it in working condition for the most part but I havent heard much about it since 2016 or so
Uploaded 10 years ago today!
Happy thursday, june 9th!
Cool.
Does 6936 still run?
Sadly, no, it hasn't been operational since at least 2018. It has been mothballed in the shops in Cheyenne, WY, and is now slated to be donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Illinois along with the 3985 Challenger and some other pieces.
@@C60AC crazy
world largest diesel locomotive
Very beautiful
2 of ny fav locos
Awesome !!
it's beautiful
Great !!
14:38...a triple-header(!)
UP museum P830
Awesome video and locations man!
great video
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I'm on the east coast and NS doesn't care to do things like this for employees or good PR
What kind of U-boat is behind it?
The big boy
Look at Union Pacific gas turbine 26b the. Big blow
12:38