Kicking Cars in the Desert: SP Desert Yard, Oakland CA 1990 Jan.14 & 20

I-880 and the SP mainline through west Oakland had to be rerouted after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. One of my favorite trainwatching spots disappeared as a result. I used to go to 10th & Cedar, near the 16th St Amtrak station, and watch the SW1500s zipping around switching cars. Some of the cars are "kicked" by having the locomotive pull in the coupler slack, uncouple, and then push, causing the cars to roll down the track on their own. We see a loose caboose, and a loud San Joaquin (with Horizon cars and a F40PH) at night. Some of my favorite train footage, despite the quality leaving something to be desired.