The good old days, how they are missed. Lots of action, Different railroads, nice variety of everything and dare I say, No God Damn Graffiti. Thanks for a look back in time. Still miss the Espee.. Thank You.
Stockton used to be a hotbed of older "valley" power and locals. I wish I had made it up there more often with my camera. I think we have a similar approach to capturing these vanishing sights.
I think so too. Cincinnati where I grew was a place to catch a lot of the older power and paint schemes before the Mega mergers took hold. I wish I would could have made it back there more often. Love your videos slowly watch a few here and there. Great stuff!
Wish I was there during this era. I would have loved to watch the big three railroads and shorelines back in their hay-day. Today, that part of Stockton is basically a ghost town as homeless shacks inhabit the empty lots where warehouses once stood.
No, that was because of an FRA rule that required a train to Stop and Proceed when it was reported, by anyone, that a crossing gate wasn't working properly. In my entire career I never saw a rule or procedure that said "Delay motorists every chance you get". Thanks for the comment.
@@vidwilzvids9587 Yep. I was around in soCal during that time. I got to see them up close and personal. I really wish the SPSF merger had gone through, instead of BNSF 10 years later.
Yep. The UP freights that you see crossing the ATSF just east of the tower are on the former WP mainline coming out of the former WP yard. The mainline is gone and the yard now connects to the former SP mainline just south of the tower (now gone). It's all UP & BNSF now.
The good old days, how they are missed. Lots of action, Different railroads, nice variety of everything and dare I say, No God Damn Graffiti. Thanks for a look back in time. Still miss the Espee.. Thank You.
You are welcome; thank you for the positive comment.
Lots of action in Stockton and the diamonds. Great restoration too.
I got some lucky shots on that day. Thanks for the comment.
Classic railroading, nice variety. Love it!
Stockton used to be a hotbed of older "valley" power and locals. I wish I had made it up there more often with my camera. I think we have a similar approach to capturing these vanishing sights.
I think so too. Cincinnati where I grew was a place to catch a lot of the older power and paint schemes before the Mega mergers took hold. I wish I would could have made it back there more often. Love your videos slowly watch a few here and there. Great stuff!
Well, I hope you enjoy my Queensgate stuff!
I will certainly check it out.
Great train action at Stockton
Glad you enjoyed it.
now thats what i call railfannin" different engines with all kinds of different cars. nowadays its two engines with 100 oil tankers. or 100 hoppers
Thanks for the comments.
Wish I was there during this era. I would have loved to watch the big three railroads and shorelines back in their hay-day. Today, that part of Stockton is basically a ghost town as homeless shacks inhabit the empty lots where warehouses once stood.
Stockton is looong past it's heyday.
vidwilzvids And it isn’t coming back...
I sure miss those days. No graffiti many different railroads, even a few cabooses.
what are those 6 axle U boats?
On the ATSF, the u-boats were numbered in the 8700 series; on the UP they were numbered in the 2800 and 2900's
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Awesome video!
Glad you enjoyed it; Thanks for the comment.
Is that an SP GP40X in Kodachrome at 4:50? I didn't know that such a thing ever existed.
That was a typical SP SD45 W/Flexicoil C trucks.
Nice video. The S3 stopping at a gate protected crossing -- is that just to piss people off?
No, that was because of an FRA rule that required a train to Stop and Proceed when it was reported, by anyone, that a crossing gate wasn't working properly. In my entire career I never saw a rule or procedure that said "Delay motorists every chance you get". Thanks for the comment.
Oh man, SP Kodachromes! Lovely.
That was the "Kodachrome" era. Thanks for the comment.
@@vidwilzvids9587 Yep. I was around in soCal during that time. I got to see them up close and personal. I really wish the SPSF merger had gone through, instead of BNSF 10 years later.
I sure like these videos with the caboose I miss the days of the train cabooses Now days a freight train just is n t a train without a caboose
Isn't the UP line from an Ex-WP line?
Yep. The UP freights that you see crossing the ATSF just east of the tower are on the former WP mainline coming out of the former WP yard. The mainline is gone and the yard now connects to the former SP mainline just south of the tower (now gone). It's all UP & BNSF now.
vidwilzvids the WP mainline is gone between the ex WP yard and the El Pinal crossing south of Alpine Ave.
It was safe in 88. Would not risk my life going there now.... The 209 is an absolute Sh------- now!
8:27 was this locomotive on fpe
No. Built for the WP; sold to ST&E in 1968.. Still on the property.
@@vidwilzvids9587 thats cool at least its not scraped
10:05 Back in 1988, it was still legal to strangle a goose to warn motorists that a train is approaching a grade crossing.
Riding while standing on the knuckle? They’d fire your ass today for that
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