Lots of action, older units yet working and nice to see. I live on the east side of the Sierra and don't get a chance to visit yard ops. What is a "Trim job" ?? Many thanks!!
Hello and thank you for watching! A trim job is a yard job usually consisting of 3 SD40s, that spots prebuilt car blocks in the departure yard. From here the cars are left from where mainline power is added for the train departures. In the past there used to be 3 trim jobs on duty around the clock, but with the new CEO and layoffs, only 2 are on duty now.
Excellent! Some of those trains were so incredibly quiet, I couldnt hear them even if my volume was all the way up!!
Excellent video Colin!
Great catch
Nice video
Lots of action, older units yet working and nice to see. I live on the east side of the Sierra and don't get a chance to visit yard ops. What is a "Trim job" ?? Many thanks!!
Hello and thank you for watching! A trim job is a yard job usually consisting of 3 SD40s, that spots prebuilt car blocks in the departure yard. From here the cars are left from where mainline power is added for the train departures. In the past there used to be 3 trim jobs on duty around the clock, but with the new CEO and layoffs, only 2 are on duty now.