Railfanning at Fremont Into the Evening: Baretable, ACE, Capitols, and Night Shots

In this video, we will be spending a late afternoon into the evening of trains at FMT, the Fremont / Centerville Capitol Corridor Station. The reason we were all the way out here today is because we were going on a mission to look for the new Siemens SC-44 Charger. Unfortunately, we were not able to catch it probably because they're on test trains still if I'm right. However, there was also a change, because ACE was being re-timed for some reason today, with ACE 104 leaving SJC approximately 10 minutes later than it would, and ACE 106 leaving SJC 2 hours and 20 minutes later than it would. More off additionally, there was also some crossing malfunctions going on today due to a tractor working on the tracks. In conclusion, as well as Amtrak 738 and 742 having approximately 1 hour between each other due to the ACE re-timing, I also thought about doing some busfanning on AC Transit with buses crossing on Fremont Boulevard. I was additionally joined up by Eastside HD Videos until after Amtrak 738 left along with a friend of ours that boarded 741 from OKJ to here. Bus Routes in this video include AC Transit's 99 and 210, with bus models being 40 foot Gillig Advantage Low-Floors. Enjoy!
Train 1: Sometime after we got here, and as I finished using the lavatory at El Patio, a Westbound VERY SHORT Union Pacific Empty Intermodal Service passes Platform 2 around 4:13 PM using C44AC 7108 and ES44AC 5546. Nice K3LA on 7108. However, I had to use Eastside HD Videos' shot of it and trim it a bit because I noticed I accidentally did NOT hit the record button until I thought this train appeared. And Eastside HD Videos, if you're watching this, I hope UA-cam doesn't give you a Strike!
Train 2: 15 minutes after that, ACE 104 approaches Platform 1 around 4:28 PM using Cabcar 3304 and F40PH-3C's 3105 and 3103. Nice LOUD K5LA on 3304! This is what I was hoping that would have the ACE Charger on it, but we didn't catch it, a Doubleheader F40 is at least fine for now. This train is formed of 4 Coaches.
Train 3: Amtrak 741 approaches Platform 2 operating about 8 minutes late around 4:36 PM using F59PHI 2013 and Cabcars 8306 and 8314. Nasty horn on CDTX 2013! I wasn't asking for 2013 to sound ever like this, I thought it sounded pretty fine to me at first, but now it sounds completely like shit! You can also see that 8306 was Coach Number 3 on the train facing Southbound just like 2013. This train is formed of 6 Coaches.
Train 4: Next up after that nasty horn, Amtrak 738 appears in the distance around 4:44 PM and approaches Platform 1 using Cabcar 6964 and F59PHI 2012. Nice LOUD and tough K5LA on 6964! I haven't seen this Cabcar again for eternity! It's great to catch it with a hard tough NOISY K5LA tune! This train is formed of 4 Coaches.
Train 5: Approximately 1 hour after doing some busfanning, Amtrak 742 appears in the distance around 5:45 PM and approaches Platform 1 using Cabcar 6965 and SC-44 2103. Nice engineer on 6965! Well, the ACE Charger wasn't around, but at least CDTX 2103 will do for now. This train is formed of 5 Coaches.
Train 6: After we got into El Patio again for dinner, and right as we ordered, Minorly Delayed Amtrak 743 approaches Platform 1 operating 12 minutes late around 6:17 PM. Nice driver on CDTX 2003! You can also see there's a Superliner for Coach Number 3 in the centre of the train. We had a delicious meal at El Patio! Great Carnitas I have to say! Their buffalo wings were great as well! This train is formed of 5 Coaches.
Train 7: Approximately sometime after we got back, Amtrak 744 appears in the distance around 7:08 PM and approaches Platform 1 using Cabcars 8314 and 8306 and F59PHI 2013. Nice horn on CDTX 8314! Sorry for all the talking in the background, some idiot was just complaining like a troublemaking barnacle mouth brother for some irrelevant reasons. This train is the same consist we observed on 741 and is formed of 6 Coaches. Thanks for watching!
Filmed: Saturday, February 29th, 2020. Happy Leap Year Everybody!
Note: In the slideshow, I also included a screenshot of CDTX F59PHI 2008 on Amtrak 736 our friend took before boarding 741.
Side Note: But wait! There's just a little bit more! After we ended our time at FMT, we thought it would be also a good idea to chase 744 down to BKY - Berkeley! And we did! We did expect to see ACE 106 after, but the train indicator just changed the arrival time to 7:50 PM.
Thanks for watching!

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@@railtechadventurer I did some railfanning on my birthday on Facebook live and that sure did has a great birthday I was the the all month long patty still going on for me

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