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Monolith Curve
9/24/93
10:20 |
SP 8284 leads an east bound (EB) freight on a curve along the Proctor Lake dry bed about five minutes west of a State Highway 58 over pass. Look for a Conrail and former ATSF unit in the consist. |
SP SD40T-2 8284
SP Unknown
CR 6705
ATSF 7485 (Retired) |
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Monolith Plant
9/24/93
12:15 |
ATSF 5009 EB crosses what eventually becomes Tehachapi Boulevard near the Monolith cement plant. A cowl Warbonnet graces the "hot-shot" consist. |
ATSF SD40U 5009
ATSF SD40-2 5139
ATSF SD45PF 95
ATSF GP50 3843 |
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Monolith Plant
7/1/94
15:55 |
An ATSF EB and SP west bound (WB) meet at this same crossing. We can't read any unit numbers, except for ATSF 154 trailing the other units. |
ATSF GP60M 154
Others unknown |
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Monolith Crossing
4/17/94
10:20 |
ATSF 867 EB leads a "hot-shot" past a grade crossing just north of the main highway and west of the cement plant. The point is a grandiose mix of high horsepower units. |
ATSF -8-40CW 867
ATSF SD45 5377
ATSF SD45-2 5829
ATSF SDP40F 5673
ATSF SD40-2 5062
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Monolith Crossing
4/17/94
10:40 |
Not twenty minutes later, SP 8286 EB in Kodachrome® colors follows along the same path. But the SP train is longer, slower, and has mid-train helpers. |
SP SD40T-2 8286 KC
SP SD45T-2R 6873
SP SD45T-2R 6827
SP SD45R 7481
SP SD40T-2 8497
Unknown
SP SD45T-2 9239
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Tehachapi Depot
7/1/94
18:55 |
ATSF 8158 WB passes by the Tehachapi Depot. We are north of the track on a summer afternoon in the early evening. |
ATSF C30-7 8158
ATSF SD40-2 5042
ATSF SD40-2 5081
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Marcel
9/24/93
14:15 |
An unknown ATSF EB snakes through the mountain curves just east of Walong. A cowl Warbonnet assists mid-train with another helper. |
Unknown |
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Marcel
9/24/93
13:05 |
About an hour earlier in the day, an SP EB follows the same path. Perhaps an omen of things to come, D&RGW and UP engines are in the lead units. |
Unknown |
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Walong Loop
9/24/93
15:50 |
SP 7479 WB leads a TankTrain® with an almost matched set of SD45R units into the hole at Walong. But why? Watch as the fireman tosses orders out the window. |
SP SD45R 7479
SP SD45R 7402
SP SD45R 7407
SP SD45R 7413 |
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Walong Loop
9/24/93
16:20 |
About a half-hour later we find out why: SP 8354 EB is on the main with the other TankTrain going in the opposite direction. Mid-train helpers push the consist up hill. |
SP SD40T-2 8354
CR 6301
SP SD45T-2 9317
SP SD40T-2 8273
SP SD45R 7404
SP SD45T-2 9265
SP SD40T-2 8553
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Walong Loop
9/24/93
16:50 |
Another half-hour goes by and the 7479 stays still. Soon ATSF 872, a Warbonnet "hot-shot," churns up the grade through the Loop. |
ATSF -8-41CW 872
ATSF -8-41CW 870?
ATSF -8-41CW 875?
ATSF SD40-2 5090
ATSF C30-7 8068?
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Walong Loop
9/24/93
17:05 |
As soon as the 872 clears the siding switch, the 7479 starts down the hill. Sure picks up speed by the time the last car passes. |
SP SD45R 7479
SP SD45R 7402
SP SD45R 7407
SP SD45R 7413 |
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Walong Loop
9/24/93
17:20 |
It's not that long before ATSF 837 WB descends the Loop. An SD45 "slug" and a freight cowl make for a unique consist. |
ATSF -8-41CW 837
ATSF -8-41CW 877
ATSF SD45B 5502
ATSF SDP40F 5972 |
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Woodford
7/16/93
19:00 |
ATSF 5801 WB descends from Walong into Woodford. Looks like the point unit is overheating. Or did maintenance forget a final walk through? |
ATSF SD45-2 5801
ATSF B40-8 7444
ATSF GP30 2773
ATSF SD39 1558
ATSF SD45 5209 |
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Keene
8/14/94
13:10 |
ATSF 823 WB meets SSW 9625 EB in Keene near the State Highway 58 overpass. Looks like the 823 is a mixed freight, but the 9625 is a TankTrain with ten power units in the consist. |
ATSF -8-41CW 823
ATSF -8-41CW 913
ATSF -8-41CW 813
ATSF SD40-2 5037
ATSF SD40-2 5169
SSW GP60 9625
SP SD45R 7485
SP SD40R 7361
MPI 9014
SP SD45R 7550
SP SD40R 7315
SP SD40T-2 8531
SP SD45R 7565
SP SD40T-2 8295
SSW SD45T-2 9393 |
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Keene
8/14/94
13:25 |
While the 823 waits in the hole, ATSF 5182 EB comes up the hill. Both stop for a while, but both finally pull out at about the same time. A GP20u makes a rare appearance. |
ATSF SD40-2 5182
ATSF C30-7 9535
ATSF GP20u 3008
ATSF GP60 4024
ATSF SD40-2 5073
ATSF B40-8W 513
ATSF B40-8W 500
ATSF SDP40F 5984
ATSF SD40-2 5023 |
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Bealville Crossing
5/30/94
17:00 |
ATSF 604 sits in the hole at Bealville Crossing while a rare demonstration run takes the main. |
EMD SD60 7001
EMD SD60 7002
ATSF -9-44CW 604
ATSF -9-44CW 638
ATSF B40-8W 528B
ATSF GP60 3831
ATSF GP35u 2804
ATSF GP30u 2737
ATSF GP30u 2738 |
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Bealville
4/17/94
16:30 |
SP 7527 WB descends from Bealville Crossing into Bealville and waits in the hole. What could be coming the other direction? |
SP SD45R 7527
SP SD45T-2R 6849
SP SD45R Kodachrome
SP SD40T-2 8267 |
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Bealville
4/17/94
16:45 |
Apparently the dispatcher gave priority to "hot-shot" ATSF 560 EB coming out of Caliente. |
ATSF B40-8W 560
ATSF B40-8W 530
ATSF B40-8W 533
ATSF B40-8W 537
ATSF Unidentified
ATSF GP60 4020 |
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Bealville
4/17/94
17:05 |
Another EB, this time an SP, keeps our SP WB in the hole! |
Unknown. |
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Bealville
4/17/94
18:10 |
Finally SP 7527 can continue its WB descent into Caliente and eventually Bakersfield. |
SP SD45R 7527
SP SD45T-2R 6849
SP SD45R Kodachrome
SP SD40T-2 8267 |
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Bealville
4/17/94
18:10 |
Then ATSF 5084 WB follows, also en route to Bakersfield. |
ATSF SD40-2 5084
ATSF SD40-2 5131
ATSF SD45-2 5803
ATSF SD45-2 5818
ATSF SD45 5386 |
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Caliente
4/17/94
18:55 |
SP 9282 EB heads up the hill out of Caliente Curve at dusk as crickets chirp on a warm evening. |
SP SD45T-2 9282
SP SD40T-2 8556
SP SD45R 7560
SP SD40T-2 8358
SSW SD45T-2R 6869
SP SD40T-2 8256
D&RGW SD40T-2 5410
SP SD45R 7441 |
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Caliente
4/17/94
19:20 |
It's even later at twilight and ATSF 7436 EB is the final run for the day before darkness sets in. |
ATSF B40-8 7436
ATSF B40-8W 502
ATSF B40-8W 569
ATSF SDP40F 5987 |
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Bakersfield
4/17/94
12:59 |
An Amtrak San Joquin departs NB from Bakersfield, endpoint of the Mojave Subdivision. |
Amtrak F40PH 395 |
