Wow. This video seriously blew my mind. Back in the early/mid '90s, I went to Sonora High School not too far from those tracks. At the time we lived off Tunales Drive, at Las Palmas, and that's the bridge of course that comes into view at around the 10:35 mark. My friends and I used to take the tracks to go to Sonora, to and from. Getting over that bridge and down the concrete slant, was not easy - especially with the big fat gas line that was on the south side of the bridge. We usually never had a problem; the cops rarely hassled us and maybe out of all those years, we had to avoid the train twice, which usually went slow. In the later years, the Union Pacific police started doing random spot checks and discouraged people from walking along the tracks. Never knew these became abandoned over time. The last time I was up around there was off Imperial at those tracks and that was in 2007. I'm amazed at all of the overgrowth that has overtaken the tracks and the immediate area. Back then it was cleaned, wide open and you could see into people's backyards. Thanks for posting this. That was a definite time warp going back over 30 years!
Another priceless video from the modern day rail conquistador, Archie! Once again Zorrito travels the unknown to entertain his many viewers! Viva Zorrito!
14:30 I've played Fullerton GC many times and always thought how much fun it would be to ride those rails. Thanks for sharing the journey. Also congrats on being able to cross both Lambert and Imperial without being run over by the speed demons on those busy roads.
At 9 minutes: It's great to see the care you take with the trees and plants along the tracks. In several stretches, nature is taking back its space. I felt like I was along for the ride. Very beautiful landscapes for us railroad lovers. At 21:34 LOL. Great ride Archie, hugs from Brazil. Anxiously awaiting the next ride.
This video randomly showed up on my feed. I started watching and recognized Lambert. I then saw the FedEx trucks and Uline and realized I recognized the area. The tracks ran behind the buildings where I worked Christmas job for years. I remember the tracks from when I walked on breaks.
What a ride! That box girder bridge you passed under carried the Pacific Electric's Fullerton Line (which is now the Juanita Cooke Trail, not the UP line) over the UP. There was also a AT&SF spur that wound its way up to the Bastanchury Ranch, the main buildings of which were located at the northwest corner of Valencia Mesa and Harbor; all three railroads served it.
I grew up in that area, I remember freight trains running on that route out to Brea. Amazing that all the track hasn’t been pulled up for scrap value, usually they are pretty quick about that.
@@BenMonares I lived about 3 miles away, so I wasn't aware of every train that ran. I just know that I would sometimes see a train when driving in that area. If I had to guess probably one or two trains a week to service the chemical plant at the end of the line. But it could have been much less - I only saw a train a few times, but I wouldn't drive in that area very often.
Essential equipement for speeder/railcart are: food, drink, tow rope (obstacle), motor spare parts, fuel, spade/shovel & broom (sand), saw (tree near or inside track), crow bar (rock near or on track).
Thank you for sharing your adventures on these rails before they are gone. Interesting to see some rail rides in the suburbs this time, and I enjoyed learning about the Hunts tomato canning factory story to this line in the description. I went to college in Fullerton until 1995. The Hunts factory closed in 1996 just after.
I've been watching these kind of videos for years. I was at a garage sale a few years back and bought some old 6" polyerathane wheels from a roller coaster in Texas. I hear that they're very popular for quieting the sound by over 70%. My plans are for a 100% solar powered rail car. I live in the foothills of central California. I've found many abandoned logging train tracks from the 1800's that the forest has completely taken hold of. It has five foot diameter trees growing in the middle of the tracks!
I enjoyed the adventure! At the beginning of the video I thought the trail had the atmosphere of a horror movie or Jurassic Park. I was in doubt. But when the baby velociraptor crossed the track at 12:20 in the video I was sure it was really Jurassic Park, hahahaha. The entertainment was a little short, but really cool. Thanks and see you soon!
Looks like fun. As a former railroad trainman, I got nervous a few times. I used to live near 90 and Orangethorpe and remember a line that paralleled I-5. It was in use at the time (early 80s). Vaya con Dios!
This is still the property of U.P. and so the trail has only the informal name of U.P. Trail. The Juanita Cooke trail is where the Pacific Electric rail was. That rail was removed in 1962.
wow that was a cool ride thanks for sharing, u need to look at the side of the rail for dates of manufacture, and maybe take a metal detector, thanks again for a very enjoyable ride
My family moved from Caldwell, NJ to Fullerton, Pa in 1970. The moving company shipped our furniture to Fullerton, California. They put us up in a hotel for a week til our stuff came back
If it’s possible, I’d love to have an old pickup 🛻 truck, have both the rail wheels attached and cruise the rails carrying some landscaping tools, and trim the trees along the way, bring some help, pack some food and water, then when you get done, get off the rails and get to the cãśà
Been down those streets, few friends, I see one on Fonda, Mike Gallardo use to live there, wow, know those tracks going by the fullerton golf cousre cool
Archie, I recently found your channel and have spent 2 days watching your videos. They are the best, and that rail cart is very tuff and very cool. Do you have any idea how many miles you have ridden it? I'm guessing several hundred and it's still running great. Thank you for taking us along for the ride!
Back in high school we’d run through here for cross country. I think at the time a few trains just the locomotives did come by but the engineers would get off at intersections to stop traffic since the lights were out of commission not sure though it’s been a while.
Driving that thing like a crazy MoFo. Blowing horn at vegetation 😅😂. Thought they were gonna hit that one spot and see them both shoot off the front of the car.Leave subtitles up longer😂. Part of the Ferromex railroad. 😂😂😂 Loved it.
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I live in this area and that’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen! I want to come along. Amazing!
Archie is the guy you want as your neighbor, friendly and helpful, can probably solve every mechanical or electrical issue you may have
Wow. This video seriously blew my mind. Back in the early/mid '90s, I went to Sonora High School not too far from those tracks. At the time we lived off Tunales Drive, at Las Palmas, and that's the bridge of course that comes into view at around the 10:35 mark.
My friends and I used to take the tracks to go to Sonora, to and from. Getting over that bridge and down the concrete slant, was not easy - especially with the big fat gas line that was on the south side of the bridge.
We usually never had a problem; the cops rarely hassled us and maybe out of all those years, we had to avoid the train twice, which usually went slow.
In the later years, the Union Pacific police started doing random spot checks and discouraged people from walking along the tracks.
Never knew these became abandoned over time. The last time I was up around there was off Imperial at those tracks and that was in 2007. I'm amazed at all of the overgrowth that has overtaken the tracks and the immediate area. Back then it was cleaned, wide open and you could see into people's backyards.
Thanks for posting this. That was a definite time warp going back over 30 years!
That was awesome!
I used to ride my motorcycle along those tracks in the 70s and 80s..
Another priceless video from the modern day rail conquistador, Archie! Once again Zorrito travels the unknown to entertain his many viewers! Viva Zorrito!
Thank you!!!😊😊😊😅😅😅
14:30 I've played Fullerton GC many times and always thought how much fun it would be to ride those rails. Thanks for sharing the journey.
Also congrats on being able to cross both Lambert and Imperial without being run over by the speed demons on those busy roads.
Thanks for another fantastic adventure Archie.
those highway crossings are always sketchy lol. great vids.
At 9 minutes: It's great to see the care you take with the trees and plants along the tracks. In several stretches, nature is taking back its space. I felt like I was along for the ride. Very beautiful landscapes for us railroad lovers. At 21:34 LOL. Great ride Archie, hugs from Brazil. Anxiously awaiting the next ride.
Dangerous intersections! I love your videos. Watched the entire trip.
......Yeah my new favorite channel !!!!!!!!!
Run that baby across Imperial Hwy .......I love it.
Subscribed.
This video randomly showed up on my feed. I started watching and recognized Lambert. I then saw the FedEx trucks and Uline and realized I recognized the area. The tracks ran behind the buildings where I worked Christmas job for years. I remember the tracks from when I walked on breaks.
What a ride! That box girder bridge you passed under carried the Pacific Electric's Fullerton Line (which is now the Juanita Cooke Trail, not the UP line) over the UP. There was also a AT&SF spur that wound its way up to the Bastanchury Ranch, the main buildings of which were located at the northwest corner of Valencia Mesa and Harbor; all three railroads served it.
It was like being in Jurassic Park with all the tropical plants and trees. Only one wino on the tracks. Fun run within city.
От души Амиго😎✊ отправляемся в путешествие с уютного Московского дивана.
Saludos a Moscu
Москва, Сокол
Thank you for a great tour, more please
I grew up in that area, I remember freight trains running on that route out to Brea. Amazing that all the track hasn’t been pulled up for scrap value, usually they are pretty quick about that.
Do you remember how often did freight trains went on that area?
@@BenMonares I lived about 3 miles away, so I wasn't aware of every train that ran. I just know that I would sometimes see a train when driving in that area. If I had to guess probably one or two trains a week to service the chemical plant at the end of the line. But it could have been much less - I only saw a train a few times, but I wouldn't drive in that area very often.
Essential equipement for speeder/railcart are: food, drink, tow rope (obstacle), motor spare parts, fuel, spade/shovel & broom (sand), saw (tree near or inside track), crow bar (rock near or on track).
Thank you for sharing your adventures on these rails before they are gone. Interesting to see some rail rides in the suburbs this time, and I enjoyed learning about the Hunts tomato canning factory story to this line in the description. I went to college in Fullerton until 1995. The Hunts factory closed in 1996 just after.
I've been watching these kind of videos for years. I was at a garage sale a few years back and bought some old 6" polyerathane wheels from a roller coaster in Texas. I hear that they're very popular for quieting the sound by over 70%. My plans are for a 100% solar powered rail car. I live in the foothills of central California. I've found many abandoned logging train tracks from the 1800's that the forest has completely taken hold of. It has five foot diameter trees growing in the middle of the tracks!
Thanks Archie! I have a Railbike attachment for my bicycles so I’m always looking for some new tracks to ride…. Your channel is a HUGE HELP!
I grew up by those rails. Wish I knew you were in the area it would've been nice to meet you, i really enjoy your content! Keep up the good work!
man, i wished my country had abandoned railroads! Looks like so much fun.
This os also very much illegal in the states!
@Robbie-sk6vc So is riding bikes on sidewalks, and tons of people do it anyway.
What a unique and fun idea. I was having a good time watching your video.
Again a great ride Archie thank you so much for sharing ;-)
I enjoyed the adventure! At the beginning of the video I thought the trail had the atmosphere of a horror movie or Jurassic Park. I was in doubt. But when the baby velociraptor crossed the track at 12:20 in the video I was sure it was really Jurassic Park, hahahaha. The entertainment was a little short, but really cool. Thanks and see you soon!
Yes. Many people tell me the same thing about Jurassic Park. And it does look similar!!!! I hadn't paid attention, thanks!!!
Looks like fun. As a former railroad trainman, I got nervous a few times.
I used to live near 90 and Orangethorpe and remember a line that paralleled I-5. It was in use at the time (early 80s).
Vaya con Dios!
Reconocí toda esa área donde he realizado hiking 🥾. Hermoso tu video. ❤❤❤❤
The video is very interesting Bravo BravoIt's a pity the abandoned railroad.Cool and interesting VIDEO 👍👌💯🤗
My grandma & great aunt lived in Fullerton in their last years.
Such a smoooth ride!😊
Love beautiful scenery!!❤❤😊😊
Thank you for a great video!!❤
I lived in Fullerton and went to Sunny Hills HS. Ages ago, their first graduating class.
Wow very interesting thank you for sharing another unknown story of So-Cal God Bless
Thanks fore the relaxing time, i always love se where y drive
This is still the property of U.P. and so the trail has only the informal name of U.P. Trail. The Juanita Cooke trail is where the Pacific Electric rail was. That rail was removed in 1962.
wow that was a cool ride thanks for sharing, u need to look at the side of the rail for dates of manufacture, and maybe take a metal detector, thanks again for a very enjoyable ride
Great adventure!! Thanks for taking us along.
¡A mover las palmas! , gritarían cumbieros argentos 😄 . Un track verde difícil pero muy vistoso . Sale like , saludos .
Hola, me encantó...su filmación....son..geniales.....desde...La Pampa...República....Argentina....los felicito...hagan..más....😊
Gracias Che!!! Sisi ahora que baje el calor aquí. Voy para el desierto a recorrer algunas vias abandonad un saludo a La Pampa Argentina
Cool, fun trip Archie ! 🤘🤘 Angel's doing good job helping clear ! I think yr fast speed gets through the brush better !! ❤❤❤
Yeeeees .
My family moved from Caldwell, NJ to Fullerton, Pa in 1970. The moving company shipped our furniture to Fullerton, California. They put us up in a hotel for a week til our stuff came back
Super cool! I have family that lives off Hermosa and I always go past those tracks. 👍
That track still looks in great condition. I'm surprised the county didn't purchase it for passenger service in the future.
Thanks for the ride!
Отличная поездка!
Посмотрел не отрываясь.
Вы ехали пока не кончились рельсы. 😂
Archieeee !!!! jajaja minuto 21 31 EXTREMO jajajaj _ saludos Like
Quite a great adventure! Best railcart video I have ever seen.
Another great ride! Thanks Archie!
First time I noticed you using the Flintstones braking technique. 😂😂😂😂 Nice.
Thanks for another ride along!! Gee, how many creepy bugs and spiders get crawling on you going through all that vegetation?
Hahahahahah too much jajajajaj😅
Another Great Ride. Thank you Sir.
Very Cool their are a lot of old red car tracks still around all over Southern California
Appreciate the time to do this. Great video. Live in the neighborhood.
Another adventure, boys. 😂
I’d love to go for ride even watch this is healthy way of getting out. I see your well accomplished mechanic. Thank You for videos
И снова приключения!
Siiiiii
I live nearby ,great video thank you
They should put a light rail system there. Very close by to he Pacific Electric system ran through Fullerton. This area is now VERY expensive homes
Thank you so much that was great ........
Nice run from Lambert Road south. BIG Palms growing up in the tracks. Too bad its not clear for more motor cars can run on it.
But it looks like a hell of a lot of fun.👍👍👍
“Archie!! Don’t forget about the cooler full of burritos 🌯, tacos 🌮, and Dos Equis!!” It’s going to be a great trip!
Yes,yes thank you
If it’s possible, I’d love to have an old pickup 🛻 truck, have both the rail wheels attached and cruise the rails carrying some landscaping tools, and trim the trees along the way, bring some help, pack some food and water, then when you get done, get off the rails and get to the cãśà
Great adventure!!
That’s a bold move crossing Lambert and imperial. I think I would’ve started my ride. Just passed imperial and parked at the floor and decor.
Awesome thanks for the video.👍😎
The amount of abandoned rail infrastructure in the states in insane.
Been down those streets, few friends, I see one on Fonda, Mike Gallardo use to live there, wow, know those tracks going by the fullerton golf cousre cool
Hola again. How many miles can you travel? Gracias!😊
I see you on fyp tiktok 🤣
And i go your youtube chanel for see all video content you 😂
man i am so close to these tracks a couple times a week that would be so funny if i saw yall cruising on them lol
Interesting!
Hola! De hecho miro la ruta en Google Maps.
Excelente!
I like the horn!😅😊
Cool video. Looks like you could use some light weight brush guards 🙈
Archie, I recently found your channel and have spent 2 days watching your videos. They are the best, and that rail cart is very tuff and very cool. Do you have any idea how many miles you have ridden it? I'm guessing several hundred and it's still running great.
Thank you for taking us along for the ride!
Back in high school we’d run through here for cross country. I think at the time a few trains just the locomotives did come by but the engineers would get off at intersections to stop traffic since the lights were out of commission not sure though it’s been a while.
Much fun 👍🏼!
nice! have you ever found any abandoned railcars or locomotives excluding the sd&ae? awesome video.
Driving that thing like a crazy MoFo. Blowing horn at vegetation 😅😂. Thought they were gonna hit that one spot and see them both shoot off the front of the car.Leave subtitles up longer😂. Part of the Ferromex railroad. 😂😂😂 Loved it.
This was fun
you need to add a couple rubber tired wheels, that you can drop with a lever, so you can run Little Fox on the ties and around these obstacles...
The city of Fullerton or Orange County need to go in there and clean that area up and turn it into a recreational rail trail.
Railbike paths are a much better way to preserve abandoned railroads!
I drive by this track all the time and have been wanting to ride it for years. I don’t have a cart. Lately they’ve pulled up some track.
This is very cool. These abandoned ROWs need to be repurposed for public transit.
wonder if an old p.e route?
Nah, old UP freight route. The old p.e route crosses over it in that one old bridge
@8:50 the palm tree 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ferrocaril de Los Locos! Hurray😅
"The Weed Route"
hey man could i ride with you guys next time you go
Love it
25:20 End of the line!
Would it be possible to use an old truck 🛻 with the out riggers, that’s heavier and have a metal blade in the front to push away the vegetation?
Hey Archie! May I suggest you pack a small first aid kit in your railcart with you! 🤕
I used to live in that area, I checked on Google maps, and it looks like the rails continue to the BNSF main line about 2 miles away.
I took a closer look, and it looks like the rails have been removed but the ties remain.
This trackage must have been abandoned for some time for a damned palm tree to have grown between the ties!!!
This line has been abandoned for about 10 years now I believe
@@USArailfanner3448true but I wish it’s still in service and also that track connects from La Habra Subs to the BNSF mainline
@ yea I wish the line was still in service and also I do know it connects to the BNSF mainline
Those trees grow fast.
I hope the right of way will be into a walking trail just like in Whitter.
let me guess your the one in the blue shirt....right?
Yes !!😅
: All Aboard, may the rails be with us :
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