Railfanning Fresno - 3/19/18
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- In conclusion to my railfanning trip along BNSF’s Stockton and Bakersfield Subdivisions, I headed over to my final stop at the Fresno Amtrak Station shortly after railfanning at Hanford earlier in the day. This station has intrigued me for some time mainly since it is one of the few stations within the Central Valley that serves a very large surrounding population, very similar to the Bakersfield Station. The station in particular is very interesting such that although it may appear that it is situated in a rather less dense part of Fresno, it is actually just at the edge of the Downtown area with the Fresno skyline just a couple blocks away. The station also still retains the original Santa Fe Depot and original adjacent trackside structures, those of which are still operating today with Amtrak staffing. In addition, this location also serves as a primary Greyhound bus stop, situated on the other side of the station. Furthermore, this location is specifically located right at a turnout for the double track main through Fresno, where trains meet prior to entering the single track main to the north. Although there was a significant amount of pedestrian traffic and the fact that Fresno is a Quiet Zone, the Fresno Station is still certainly a noteworthy place to railfan. Whether it is due to the geographic nature of the rail line through Fresno or the plentiful BNSF Central Valley traffic that passes by here, this station makes for a great afternoon of train watching !
Train 1 : Amtrak 710 with NPCU #90215 & P42DC #174.
Train 2 : Amtrak 715 with F59PHI #2015 & CabCar #8310. With Amtrak 710 boarding, 715 appears around the corner and will hold out just short of the platform until 710 departs Fresno. Nice meet !
Train 3 : BNSF H-BARRIC1-19A with ES44AC #6048, SD70MAC #9726, SD70ACe #9380, GP38-2 #2316, GP60M-3 #146, C44-9W #987, #4672(DPU), & #4769(DPU). Very colorful and mixed engine lash up !
Train 4 : Amtrak 712 with CabCar #8309 & F59PHI #2001. Nice horn echoes upon departure !
Train 5 : BNSF V-KCKRIC1-17A with ES44DC #7916, SD70ACe #9071, & ES44DC #7318. As Amtrak 712 arrives into Fresno, V-KCKRIC1-17A meets up and proceeds past upon 712 clearing the main. Very nice meet in my opinion !
Train 6 : BNSF H-VAWBAR1-18A with ES44C4 #6929, C44-9W #5155, ES44C4 #6706, C44-9W #4142(DPU), & ET44C4 #3816(DPU). Friendly crew.
Train 7 : BNSF B-NBYLAC4-19A with C44-9W #4354, #1002, ES44C4 #6973, & ES44AC #8895(CP).
Train 8 : BNSF M-BARSTO1-19A with C44-9W #4123, SD70ACU #7324(NS), C44-9W #4783, & ES44DC #7230.
Train 9 : Amtrak 717 with F59PHI #2007 & CabCar #6961.
Train 10 : BNSF B-OIGLAC5-19A with C44-9W #5446 & #4536. Awesome crew on this train ! Very friendly engineer as well with some plentiful horn action in a QZ !!! Very likely could have been an engineer I saw the day before at Merced or Turlock - Denair !
Train 11 : BNSF S-LPCOIG1-17A with C44-9W #4005, ET44C4 #3878, & ES44C4 #6888.
Train 12 : BNSF Z-STOWSP6-19L with C44-9W #4034 & #4232.
Train 13 : Amtrak 714 with CabCar #8301 & F59PHI #2012.
Train 14 : Amtrak 719 with P42DC #174 & NPCU #90215. With evening setting in, I called it a day after 719 departed; thus bringing this trip to a close and concluding what I would say is a successful railfanning outing !
Thanks for Watching !
Thanks Brent. This where my dad began his Santa Fe career.
Darryl Bonds You’re very welcome Darryl ! It is nice to hear that this is where it all started for your father.
Mass transit being used as it was intended! Good video, wonderful resolution and clarity!
Tweety Swauger Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed the video !
The 1st freight train had a weird locomotive consist
I was there when you did this I was on train 712 going to Hanford for some ice cream and I saw you again when I got off 719
you took a train just for ice cream?
Lots of people do it
i mean you can do it but you can probably walk to a store to get icecream...
@@natesmainlinevids tbh homemade icecream is good enough
awesome catches
Thanks !
I've liked and subscribed. Thank you for sharing some great videos and also really detailed descriptions to help set up your videos. I railfan with my dad in London, Ontario, Canada (CP, CN, VIA); and I post my videos too. This is a great hobby! I'm looking forward to your next video.
DiamondMaster2.0 Thank you ! I really appreciate the kind feedback. I am happy to hear you enjoy my content ! I’ve also subscribed to you as well. :) Any railfanning video is a video worth watching !
Thank you so much, Brent! I appreciate your support. That's awesome :-)
Nice set of train videos from Fresno! I rode the Amtrak from there one time down to Hanford to go get ice cream at Superior Dairy.
Thank you !
Cool
You caught CDTX. F59PHI # 2015
The loudest F59PHI
how is it louder than the others??
Awesome shot
Adam Ghimenti Thanks !
You're welcome
Very nice 👌👍👍
Thank you !
Nice Catch
Franky M Thanks !
I see Amtrak California everyday by my house. Stockton, California.
i also do, im in Dixon, California
i also see up
Union Pacific
Nice video!
Rhett Ross Thanks !
I'll bet it's Quiet Zone because of the Hospital that near there. In fact, you can see the Hospital from the station platform.
Aaron Long: Having been in attendance at many meetings in Fresno City Hall when the meeting had to be stopped while a freight train passed, I can assure you that City Hall had as much to do with it as the hospital.
Nice Video!
Fresno Rail Productions Thanks !
Awesome Video:) What a great way to end your Central Valley railfaning trip:D
Copper Cruz Thank you ! It sure was. Although the drive back to Sacramento was a bit long, haha !
Nice video
ken bennett Thank you !
Very nice video! I hope you have the unlisted flag stop at Allensworth on your list of future places to railfan.
Zachary Moore Thank you ! As of currently, I will not likely pursue railfanning at Allensworth, mainly due in part to the nature of it being only a special station stop. I did pass by there back when I went railfanning at Corcoran, however the Allensworth stop is rather bare with solely just a paved platform. Although granted, Allensworth is a noteworthy station stop courtesy of receiving Amtrak service.
That's near San Luis area
nice video! maybe for your next locations you can do the antelope valley line
SanDiegoCountyRailfan Thanks ! The Antelope Valley like is definitely in the works. I’m hoping to start sometime possibly this summer if I can make it out there; otherwise it will certainly be within a year.
BrentNguyen46 awesome! id love to see it. also the ventura/santa barbara one is pretty close too!
SanDiegoCountyRailfan Haha, you might just be in luck ! I actually have plans to railfan Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Ventura first; then progress my way towards Los Angeles. :)
BrentNguyen46 oh wow that’s awesome! I am happen to be in Santa Barbara right now and it’s awesome. Not a lot of trains but it’s pretty great!
Can you do another of these videos at Fresno
Brady I unfortunately don’t have any immediate plans to return, but I have made a note of your request. I’m actually compiling a list of places folks have asked me to visit and film. I will plan some trips in the future to make those requested videos for sure. 👍
Did train: 3 departed from from the city San Diego?
Oliver Jonah Fusco Not exactly. Train 3 is a Barstow, California to Richmond, California high priority BNSF manifest. (It originated in Barstow, California.)
The reason why I think it departed from San Diego is because the train had 8 locomotives and not a intermodal.
But did train 8 departed from San Diego?
Oliver Jonah Fusco Interesting observation, however please note that essentially all BNSF manifest trains to and from San Diego are based to and from Barstow. Please also be aware that Fresno is a good distance away and not near San Diego. Essentially all freights through Fresno are not from or destined to San Diego unless needed.
Can you do railfanning at the San Diego BNSF Yard?
AmtrakMan42 Lover th-cam.com/video/jr2V9gd7Ilg/w-d-xo.html This is the closest I have gotten to railfanning the BNSF San Diego Yard back in 2014, however I do not have intentions to return anytime soon though.
Idiots crossing when 710 was arriving
Cool