@@riquisimoentertainment sadly I don't, however if you are you are out on a Kaiser job again sometime just lmk if you want and I can come get some shots of you
They are testing them to get rid of 4 axel power in SoCal. They want to run Tier 4 on all locals and branch lines to meet the emission rules so they are going to improve the track conditions in SoCal vs buying Tier 4 locomotives.
This has nothing to do with testing six axle capacity of the line, the line has been capable of bearing the weight of six axle locomotives since the 90lb rails were installed in 1953, this is a shunt testing train
@@evan4re no not really that was the only power available that morning. 4 axles are older units and they ride shitty. You are right California does not want certain units in circulation due to emissions. Don’t know the year or which ones they want.
Hard to believe that the short portion between Cambridge and Pomona is the last of the original Pasadena Subdivision. It will probably the heaviest used portion, as anything west of La Verne has thin prospects, despite being welded rail and concrete ties. Always thought it was a waste of money, and should have gone into upgrading the UP Azusa branch out of Orange Ave junction to serve the brewery. On a related note does the new owner of the Irwindale Brewery require rail service?
It's all in their QC testing procedures. CN has some extensive grade crossing shunt (coils) testing procedures. It also has to be precisely timed out when the train does not reach the island within 60 seconds.
People covering their ears, good thing it was a Gevo and ET44, if it was a SD70ACe it wouldn't do any good to cover their ears since the Horn is so loud.
I think one is a “guide” rail. In event of derailment, it will diminish chance of train cars colliding with high value structures i.e. bridges, abutments, buildings etc.
What is BNSF testing out faster locomotives axels the crossing signals for metro Rail I understand track was realigned for the New Metro rail lrv train
My dream is that they reduce the frequency of these Irwin dale locals to increase the size of the trains. Also it would be in the best interest of these foothill cities that these trains increase their speeds as to not impede traffic for too long at grade crossings.
Eh with only two trains a week it’s not too much of an issue. In fact the cities declined the quiet zone offer metro suggested when building the line since the trains were so low frequency
Not rlly needed. However the gold line has special instructions to do a shorter buzzer/horn blast at the crossings than like on the blue or expo lines for example
I was the engineer on this move yesterday. Was a blast I had never gotten to run that fast on the Pasadena sub before. Great video
Hey thanks for putting on a good show for us today. It was super fun seeing your train. Thanks for watching!
…what was the rest for?..you can’t send through trains anymore.
I was inside that train!! I can’t believe you did not include me in the video coming back from Subway!! 😅 18:25
LOL 😂 thanks for putting on a good show yesterday! Tell the Pasadena guys I said hi
@ you wouldn’t happen to have that footage? By the way thank you for the great video.
🤦🏻😂
I love seeing engineers and railway workers connect with the community like this!
@@riquisimoentertainment sadly I don't, however if you are you are out on a Kaiser job again sometime just lmk if you want and I can come get some shots of you
Great video of the tests!
Thank you!!!
12:05 - Check out the Bounce on that track
ikr!
They are testing them to get rid of 4 axel power in SoCal. They want to run Tier 4 on all locals and branch lines to meet the emission rules so they are going to improve the track conditions in SoCal vs buying Tier 4 locomotives.
This has nothing to do with testing six axle capacity of the line, the line has been capable of bearing the weight of six axle locomotives since the 90lb rails were installed in 1953, this is a shunt testing train
@@evan4re no not really that was the only power available that morning. 4 axles are older units and they ride shitty. You are right California does not want certain units in circulation due to emissions. Don’t know the year or which ones they want.
Nice shots, looks like the test went well!
Excellent Colin!
kinda interesting to see some different power on the local
Nice catch one day I would love to railfan in SoCal
Excellent video
Looking forward to this video!
hopefully it didn't disappoint!
@@PasadenaSubColindid u know that the intermodal trains came through
Awesome video
They're going to be testing all the signals next weekend as well, Fridays and Saturday and possibly Thursday
i don't believe any more test trains will be running, as the construction authority hasn't posted anything about it, unless i missed it?
Hard to believe that the short portion between Cambridge and Pomona is the last of the original Pasadena Subdivision. It will probably the heaviest used portion, as anything west of La Verne has thin prospects, despite being welded rail and concrete ties.
Always thought it was a waste of money, and should have gone into upgrading the UP Azusa branch out of Orange Ave junction to serve the brewery.
On a related note does the new owner of the Irwindale Brewery require rail service?
They do, the brewery gets served once a week, usually about 5 or so cars on average per run
It's all in their QC testing procedures. CN has some extensive grade crossing shunt (coils) testing procedures. It also has to be precisely timed out when the train does not reach the island within 60 seconds.
We still have tier 2 and tier 3 locomotives running in our area.
Are these Six Axles going to pull the local from now on or no
No
Bearing in mind that I do live along the NEC between New Brunswick and Princeton Jct, how fast is high speed in this particular instance?
40mph, may not seem like much to people, but for here train usually go 10 so it is high speed to us 😂
People covering their ears, good thing it was a Gevo and ET44, if it was a SD70ACe it wouldn't do any good to cover their ears since the Horn is so loud.
Do you know what time those trains come?
This was a one-time test, won’t happen again
Why three rails in the track????
Two are light rail
I think one is a “guide” rail. In event of derailment, it will diminish chance of train cars colliding with high value structures i.e. bridges, abutments, buildings etc.
What is BNSF testing out faster locomotives axels the crossing signals for metro Rail I understand track was realigned for the New Metro rail lrv train
My dream is that they reduce the frequency of these Irwin dale locals to increase the size of the trains. Also it would be in the best interest of these foothill cities that these trains increase their speeds as to not impede traffic for too long at grade crossings.
Eh with only two trains a week it’s not too much of an issue. In fact the cities declined the quiet zone offer metro suggested when building the line since the trains were so low frequency
@@PasadenaSubColin No quiet zones? That's absolutely beautiful.
Not rlly needed. However the gold line has special instructions to do a shorter buzzer/horn blast at the crossings than like on the blue or expo lines for example
How often do the locals run?
2 times a week
Why is the train going kinda fast
speed testing to see if the crossings and signals will work with the train
Great video
thank you!
@@PasadenaSubColin your welcome