UP Local Switching the GAF Plant at Lerdo, Ca.
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- Опубліковано 15 кві 2024
- Another target of opportunity! I was headed out to shoot videos on the BNSF Valley line, but ran into the Famoso Local leaving Bakersfield, so I figured I'd see what they were up to. I think you'll like it more than just some trains going by in the featureless valley!
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It is refreshing to see the two UP switchers locomotives not covered in graffiti.
True, though 17:45. It depends a lot on where they work.
Looks like the train crew was an Engineer, Brakeman, and Conductor. Switching operations is great action. It's not the location, but the switching. Thanks for the video.
one is the brakenmen and one is the conductor
"One is the brakeman and one is the conductor."
The conductor or switchman has a list of what cars are full or empty and where to place them. I love watching the process. Those industries are fun to watch being switched because there is raw materials track and outbound finished product. The boxcars coming out are cushion cars with the extended coupler. Great catches Mark.
More switching is cool, as long as it's interesting for you, too.
I like watching it. It beats sitting around hoping a train comes by! LOL! Thanks for checking it out!
GAF company is General Aniline & Film. The company started as a paint manufacturer based on New Jersey. Now one of the largest mfgr./producer of roofing materials.
Guess what my initials are? I don't own any part of the company, though.
I used GAF film back in the 60s and 70s.
Thanks for your time Mark. My take is if it is a train I like it so what ever you put on is just fine. Paul
Love the switching. It will be nice when you get the radio working. Today's work looked like they moved some hoppers around so it could pick up empties, and then picked up loaded box cars took them out to the siding and brought back some empty boxcars so the plant can fill them up with finished products. Just a guess!
Switching is always cool
Hi there. It is very interessting to see this local switching. I like local switching, to learn the details of that. Very fine video. Hope we can see more, 👍
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Here is the link to my "Yards and Switching" playlist. Enjoy!
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I enjoy this. It's a mystery to me what they're doing but I like it 😊
To answer your question about the little company switcher locomotive, it is called a Rail King switcher. I believe they can only switch a couple of cars at a time depending on load and length. I'm with you on this one, that I have no idea why they were performing the switching moves the way they were, but guess they have their reasons. A radio does help but also doesn't necessarily answer the questions as to why they perform the moves they do. Either way I enjoy watching trains perform switching moves. Love the switching videos so keep them coming! Thanks for sharing as always. Happy rail fanning!
The generic name is "railcar mover" (wow, imaginative), often known by the trade name Trackmobile. I agree that those ones look like Rail King units -- for the simple reason that Rail King paint theirs orange, while Trackmobile paint them yellow.
Especially the one on the right is quite a large unit. They can shift a lot cars at once, though not quickly. They actually jack up the car they're connected to, so the car's weight gives extra adhesion to their wheels. That means the highest capacity Rail King and Trachmobile models have tractive effort over 62,000lbs -- a hair more than a GP40-2!
Good to know....thanks for sharing the info.
I’m guessing that they were swapping loads and empties as
far as that first couple of moves
with the CH’s. Those probably
come in loaded with roofing
granules. There’s a GAF plant
on the former WC, in Wisconsin, that makes roofing
granules and ships them out
in 2-bay CH’s. The box cars are
probably being loaded with
finished product and shipped
out. The cut that they pulled out, they shoved into a siding
by the main. That’s the cars that they seemed to leave behind. The cut they shoved
back into the plant were different cars to start the cycle
over again. I’m guessing the
cars left by the main will be
picked up by a train going in
the opposite direction they went in, when they left town.
It looks like they have a penchant for 50 foot high cube
box cars, as opposed to 60
footers. The Railbox cars were
all FBOX (50 footers) as opposed to the more common
TBOX cars, which are 60 footers. That makes me think
that the box cars are being
loaded with something heavy,
like roofing shingles. Enjoyed this video. I love switching videos.
Love the switching video
Love switching Mark, lots of activity and "speculation"!! :)!! Be fun to see switching of cement and coal at the plant just east of Summit sometime -- that local if you could. Much appreciated!!
Monolith is on my list!
Wow super clean switching power!
All of your content is interesting, It is amazing to me as well how they know how to organize those cars. Keep speculating for us, maybe if you could get the radio to charge that would be great. Thanks for sharing your videos.
Looked like they pulled all Empties, Hoppers and Boxes, looking at the Springs on the Trucks. 😊
The box cars looked loaded to me. I'd expect they receive raw materials in hoppers and ship product in box cars -- unless you can think of a raw material that would come in in boxes.
I enjoy your videos, always learn something.. Seeing the switching is great. Would be good if your radio worked so you would know what is going on with the cars. Thank you.
The orange switcher units are railcar movers -- better known by the trade name Trackmobile. Looks like those ones are made by Rail King, though that's based on the naive characteristic that Rail Kings are usually orange, while Trackmobiles are usually yellow. They're mighty little things. They actually jack up the railcar they're connected to, to get extra adhesion. That gives the largest railcar movers over 62,000lbs of tractive effort, which is very slightly more than a GP40-2. But they're much lower power (up to about 350hp) so they don't move fast with a load.
Thank you! I'll mention that next time I do a video in which they are used. I lean a lot from my viewers, and appreciate all the information!
I enjoy switching doesnt matter if its repetitive to me because its not always the exact same thing everytime. Id also like seeing the winery getting switched out in Edison
A lot of you have enjoyed the switching, so I'll try to get more. I don't think the winery uses rail anymore, but I'll look into it. Thanks for checking it out!
Yeah I like the fact you can get to it without much driving, plus moving railcars and engines are nicer than stopped ones, was watching another channel first train of the day came into the yard stooped tied down and was dormant for 3 hours but those were edited out, a new crew and they were up and running and he chased the train the rest of the day, I like all of your railroad work, if you throw in say switching with main line action 10/90 TU or spur line and mainline. This other guy has like three spurlines near him and he goes and fills his day with spurline action and a smattering of mainline, it's all good I'm easy to get along with.
I have playlists "Yards and Switching" and "Branch Lines" when I do either, it's usually a long video on it's own, so I don't mix it with other types of moves. But should I just happen to catch one or the other in a short move, mixing them is a good idea. Thanks!
Almost as if they got their orders changed on the fly. Reassigned for another job.
Love Switching!!🎉
I always enjoy seeing trains on the branches and Spurs and this was a combination of everything. By chance do you know what this GAF plant produces? Until they sold out about 2 years ago there was a GAF plant @ Kremlin WI on the CN (former WC nee SOO) that produces Roofing granules and those cars go to numerous locations in the Midwest to places that make shingles. They still use those GACX covered hoppers and prior to the large lease fleets the UP & MP cars loaded with Frac sand in Northwest Wisconsin. A great track layout especially the sharp "S" curves coming in and out. Of course I must salute the green CNW box car the last cars they ever purchased and presently many are hauling paper out of Maine
I think it makes shingles
@boredtacos19 is correct. Comp type shingles
1090 has left and been replaced with GP38-2 733
Mark freight crews consist of an engineer in the cab and the conductor is the guy that gets out and does everything else. Sometimes there is a second conductor but im not very knowledgeable on when they have more than 2 person crews. Sometimes they split the work other times there is a third guy because he is being trained. Could be job training or territory training or maybe they just want an extra guy on this specific job because it makes things go smoother. Those orange vehicles the company uses are called "trackmobiles".
GP40-2 🚂
1488 is a GP40-2 but 1090 is a GP60
Doesn't matter to me . I work for Union Pacific R. / R. I'm an engineer
Did you work for SP??
Thx Mark...Great catch..Having dinner watching the video...
Is there any night locals? If so try to find them or try BNSF
There are nighttime locals, but I don't have the equipment for shooting decent video at night. BNSF only has one local in this area and it is always around midnight.
Hey thanks Mark. That was a cool video!👍❤️
Great action thank you