Special Leaders on the UP
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Over the past summer , Union Pacific trains have had several unique leading locomotives that have come in and out of the Los Angeles basin. This video is a compilation of these exceptional trains from spectacular settings all around the Southern California area. You will see rare leaders such as a KCSdeM SD70ACe, the Lackawanna heritage unit NS 1074, the CNW heritage unit UP 1995, a nowadays rare UP leader still carrying its SP paint, and rarest of all, a UP SD70ACe Tier IV.
Ironically, the Tier IV ACes are the newest power on Union Pacific but due to their lack of reliability, they have been virtually non-existent in the SoCal area with the times that they have led in the past 9 months almost countable on one hand. Suffice it to say, a Tier IV ACe leader is a unique treat and RailfanJunction now has two videos showcasing this power!
UP 3038, a Tier IV Ace leading train KG3LB, made for a remarkable chase from just south of Las Vegas, NV all the way through the High Desert of California with no other railfans in sight. Part of this exclusive chase shows it winding through Afton Canyon past the remains of a recent coal train derailment, with the scene shot with multiple cameras. The chase was especially exciting as we raced the train and clouds down to Daggett, only for there to be no green waiting for the train.
After 3 hours of watching clouds build in and fully expecting the train to leave in shadows, a small hole in the cloud cover appeared. With a flashing yellow, the train quickly exited Union Pacific's LA&SL line and entered BNSF rails for a rare Tier IV ACe trip down Cajon Pass. Be sure to pay close attention to the plume of smoke coming from the train in the views from Bryman and Oro Grande- that smoke is spewing from what is supposed to be the latest in clean air technology to reduce locomotive pollution!
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Very fine gets. unusual power including an SD Tier=4
Fabulous bit of what I'd call long-form/Zen railfanning here. Keeping up with UP 3038 must have been both a challenge and a blast. Kudos all around!
Spectacular
WOW! That is some derailment!!
1:17:28 Heh, I guess the engineer didn't realize that they did not have their headlights on full, and the passing train alerted them!
Excelente video!!
I like train videos on TH-cam 😁
Excellent as always Zach! Great shots, great locationsand beautiful videography!
- Larry (Balerio2357)
11:34 The Erie Lackawanna ended up in conrail, which was split between NS and CSX. Care to explain why the U.P. has a heritage unit about it?
Fantastic video and a subscribe from me in the UK
Thank you Paul! Please pass the word around about this channel!
I have a question, is the leader chosen when the train is put together or does that locomotive just happen to be the one that ended up in front ? Thanks for the awesome video.
Thank you for taking the time to watch it! I am not an expert but my understanding is that each respective railroad has a power desk that calculates the requirement for each train in terms of horsepower and assigns whatever available power there is to a train to meet those needs. About 10 years ago, there was clearly someone at UP's power desk who had a bit of railfan inside of them because multiple times this person put 3 UP heritage units together to pull the KG1LA from Chicago down to Los Angeles. Of course that resulted in railfans chasing these trains all along the UP system and made for some spectacular shots. I seriously doubt that anyone gave it a second thought about whether to put UP 3038 on the point for the train in this video since it would only really be of interest for railfans but who really knows. It did make for a nice show. Certainly the other engines that led in this video just happened to be on the point by chance. For example, this was only the second time to my knowledge that the 1074 led into SoCal with there being multiple other times it trailed or was a DPU. Sometimes we get lucky as railfans, most of the time not.
@@RailfanJunction what does on point mean?
Great video.
I am a new subscriber.
May I ask as to why there are different companies locomotives being used at the same time on the same train?
Thank You Zachary , most enjoyable , I must say the derailment would have been a real mess ?
This is an amazing video.. but where is the derailment..?
A lot of great trains..scenery was spectacular...Beautiful...I hope to go out west soon and do what you do, TRAIN WATCHING!
Lol i thought it said Derailment special! Good video!
Here in Ogden, Utah I only see Union Pacific so other Class 1 Railroads are exciting to see. Thanks for your impressive videos.
I love the video! Why are there beat up UP locos off the track in 1:04:22?
Tank you
I must say also the trains seem to be getting , Longer and dare I say , Heavier !
Ha Zachary you did it again you sure know your way a round a video cam thanks
Who are the 20 jack wagons that gave this a thumbs down?
Fantastic! Thanks for the extra work you put into your productions it shows from the locations to the editing, great job. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome consists . Fantastic background scenery.
Deberías grabar más KCS
Nice wind chargers.
Awesome Vid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More stackers in the desert......🙄
I wonder it Uncle Pete has figured that trains don't run real good in the dirt.
Probably about the same time that they figured out that upside down hoppers don't hold coal very well...
where was the derailment?
Excellently produced videos.
hard work EMD & GE's, love this video
Awesome Video man!!!
10:30 UP borrow NS’s locomotives ?
Yes all of the time and vice versa. On any given day on the Yuma sub, you are bound to see trains with one or all of the locomotives being NS, CSX, KCS, CN or even BNSF. It could be power sharing such as the train that the Lackawanna heritage unit was on or actual detour trains. The train you mentioned was coming directly from Atlanta to Los Angeles and the NS power was just kept on at the interchange point rather than swapped out.
From Argentina I follow you a while ago, you see better your videos. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for watching! You're country looks beautiful and we would love to visit it especially to take a trip down route 40 through Patagonia.
Nice video! So, other than the smoking, are the problems with the SD70Ace T4's?
This was the only one we have seen smoking like that. It got progressively worse as it went through the day. Other units have been pulled mid run due to oil and water leaks. Others get to LA and sit for sometimes over a week before going back out several times dead in consist. Apparently, most of the order was sent back to Muncie for bad bearings right after they were released but that is just a rumor. Unlike other brand new units that get put into heavy service immediately after being released, these still are very rare suggesting that they are not reliable but that is just an outsiders perspective.
Yeah those sad 70 t4s don’t really do that
great stuff, great videography. I wasn't going to watch because of the length however I watch multiples of other rail fanning videos, so what's the difference?
Are those adjoining lands accessible? Or are they all private? seems like a great place to take long walks and watch trains.
Thanks for all your time and expense!
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Sensacional guerreiro!!
Thank you!
Nice vid and some superb stills. I actually found some of the long distance shots from way up on the hillsides very relaxing L( Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! The long distance shots are definitely a change of pace and a lot quieter!
I Have subbed to your channel.....great videos..
Thanks for watching! Great Ferromex stuff on your channel :)
Nice catches!
Nice Job I love UP
Yes the UP provides lots of variety in leaders in SoCal. Glad you enjoyed it!
Woo...awesome trains and landscape...thanks for sharing....like
I love the SP patched unit!
Cool vid! I love to watch UP trains!
Super video
The WE in the train symbol CWELB must be Wellington in Utah near Helper
Actually West Elk mine in Colorado just outside of Somerset. I would guess the train would've gone over Soldier Summit to connect with the LA&SL route to get to Long Beach. Thanks for watching!
Excellent video!