BNSF Kaiser Yard Action! 8/18/2022

Today I paid a visit to BNSF Kaiser Yard in the Inland Empire. I decided to spend a the whole day here to see the various jobs and locals that switched out the remnants of the ATSF Pasadena Subdivision. I recorded 5 roadswitchers, and passing Metrolink San Bernardino Line trains.
I rode in on a Metrolink myself where I saw a warbonnet, BNSF 669 leading the Fifth Kaiser Roadswitcher along with a KCS which was putting away its train before the crew went home, in addition to passing M319 and getting a yard view.
Once on the ground, I started off filming the BNSF Sixth Kaiser Roadswitcher, the train which is responsible for switching the Pasadena Sub and relevant spurs from Kaiser eastward to San Bernardino. It was switching around a huge transformer on a 12 axle depressed flatcar, before switching out the Black Diamond Fly Ash plant, before vanishing into the yard where the crew got lunch. While they were switching Metrolink M308 and M325 flew by.
Not much later, the crew of the First Kaiser Roadswitcher finished building the outbound Kaiser Hauler in the east end of the yard, and redeployed to a set of three unassigned road units seen earlier. They took them back from the tail track to the east end of the yard to continue more switching.
The tail track was not left void of engines very long, as not much later, the crew of the BNSF Pasadena Roadswitcher took four units from the previous day's Kaiser Slab Train from the CSI plant to the south onto the tail track for inspection. Metrolink M312 raced on past at a track speed of 79mph.
Next up to the plate was the BNSF Second Kaiser Roadswitcher, returning from lunch, deployed into a small train on the south siding, and moved it about 1000 feet forward before the crew got off and vanished.
The Pasadena Roadswitcher had its crew redeployed to the Frito Lay Spur in Rancho Cucamonga. This was to bring in the train of the Third Kaiser Roadswitcher, which had its crew expire while still out switching. They brought the train to North Yard, set out all the cars, before bringing the power into the main yard where the crew would get lunch.
Just as the Pasadena was pulling up, the First Kaiser Roadswitcher returned shoving a cut of tank cars, where it would cross over at CP Kaiser and head down to switch out the BNSF Fontana Logistics Center, with cars fo diesel oil for Valero.
After that, M314 rolled by and M329 too.
The Sixth then returned from Quantix in San Bernardino, I filmed a few more Metrolinks there and at Fontana Metrolink Station, and I headed home.
Train 1: Metrolink M319
Consist:
SCAX 687~Rotem CTC-5
SCAX 116~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 629~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Ex Cabcar)
SCAX 222~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 248~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 938~F125
Unassigned Power:
BNSF 6634~ES44C4
BNSF 3682~ET44C4
BNSF 8017~ES44C4
Train 2: BNSF R-CAL5011-17I (BNSF Fifth Kaiser Roadswitcher)
Head End:
BNSF 669~C44-9W
KCS 4840~ES44AC
BNSF 5674~AC4400CW
BNSF 5970~ES44AC
Train 3: BNSF R-CAL6011-18I (BNSF Sixth Kaiser Roadswitcher)
Head End:
BNSF 182~GP60
BNSF 138~GP60M-3
Train 4: Metrolink M308 (Hornshow!)
Consist:
SCAX 915~F125
SCAX 231~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 209~Bomb. Gen 3 Trailer
SCAX 203~Bomb. Gen 3 Trailer
SCAX 152~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 694~Rotem CTC-5
Train 5: Metrolink M325
Locomotive:
SCAX 895~MP36PH-3C
Train 6: BNSF R-CAL1011-18I (BNSF First Kaiser Roadswitcher)
Consist:
BNSF 6634~ES44C4
BNSF 3682~ET44C4
BNSF 8017~ES44C4
Train 7: BNSF R-CAL0031-18I (BNSF Pasadena Roadswitcher)
Consist:
BNSF 3751~ET44C4
BNSF 3685~ET44C4
BNSF 3724~ET44C4
BNSF 3683~ET44C4
Train 8: Metrolink M312
Consist:
SCAX 927~F125
SCAX 220~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 281~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 131~Bomb. Gen 1 Coach (Bike Car)
SCAX 653~Rotem CTC-5
Train 9: BNSF R-CAL0031-18I (BNSF Pasadena Roadswitcher)
Head End:
BNSF 141~GP60M-3
BNSF 140~GP60M-3
BNSF 131~GP60M-3
Train 10: BNSF R-CAL1011-18I (BNSF First Kaiser Roadswitcher) (Hornshow!)
Consist:
BNSF 6634~ES44C4
BNSF 3682~ET44C4
BNSF 8017~ES44C4
Train 11: BNSF R-CAL0031-18I (BNSF Pasadena Roadswitcher)
Head End:
BNSF 141~GP60M-3
BNSF 140~GP60M-3
BNSF 131~GP60M-3
Train 12: Metrolink M314
Consist:
SCAX 910~F125
SCAX 285~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 123~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer
SCAX 134~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer
SCAX 151~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 688~Rotem CTC-5
Train 13: Metrolink M329 (Hornshow!)
Consist:
Same as M308
Train 14: BNSF R-CAL6011-18I (BNSF Sixth Kaiser Roadswitcher)
Head End:
BNSF 182~GP60
BNSF 138~GP60M-3
Train 15: Metrolink M331
Consist:
Same as M312
Train 16: Metrolink M333
Consist:
Same as M314
Train 17: Metrolink M318
Consist:
SCAX 888~MP36PH-3C
SCAX 242~Rotem BTC-5
SCAX 103~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer
SCAX 204~Bomb. Gen 3 Trailer
SCAX 146~Bomb. Gen 1 Trailer (Bike Car)
SCAX 686~Rotem CTC-5
Train 18: BNSF R-CAL6011-18I
Head End:
BNSF 182~GP60
BNSF 138~GP60M-3
Train 19: BNSF R-CAL0031-18I
Head End:
BNSF 141~GP60M-3
BNSF 140~GP60M-3
BNSF 131~GP60M-3
Unassigned Power:
BNSF 3751~ET44C4
BNSF 3685~ET44C4
BNSF 3724~ET44C4
BNSF 3683~ET44C4

[@CSXFan5496]

Awesome video Colin

[@SPGreg]

Excellent video! Lots of great shots, video, and your description was full of historical facts!!

[@Brianrockrailfan]

Awesome video 🚅🚅👍

[@toddmusser6537]

Great video! I continnue to be amazed at how you put yourself in suspect locales --- who can stand on the Cherry Ave. bridge in Fontana for over an hour without being run over, mugged or shot? Colin is a railfan hero!