Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 A camera is now showing the entirety of the loop. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Nah, its just N gauge trains 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted February 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2020 A great webcam, but the viewing experience is totally ruined by the frantic zooming and panning of the camera. David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 a 12 unit power move just now... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 rolling down through Walong... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) Live at the moment, some classic Tehachapi operating wrinkles. There are two EBs stationary, one at Marcel and one at Woodford. There is a WB stack at Cable also stationary. A WB Z train which has higher priority is being threaded through them all. The WB at Cable has a pair of KCS Southern Belles in the consist... Edited February 14, 2020 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Reichert Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I note it took around 3 mins from the last car exiting to the right before the next loco entering from the right at the entry/exit signals. That's the sort of model running only my Free-mo friends can love. Thank goodness for rapid transit. Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) A steam locomotive passed through Tehachapi on its way west (north) around the loop etc. Or to be more accurate, a kit of parts for a steam locomotive being carried on flat cars... Still, made a nice change from bl00dy stack trains. Lord, stack trains are dull. And long. And dull. Very, very, very dull. Edited February 28, 2020 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted February 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2022 not the loop but the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum, always worth dropping in occasionally to see what's passing by, such as this, what a lovely sunrise there was there this morning... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted March 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2022 Apparently there was a derailment at Cliff, north of the loop I think, on Thursday evening when a BNSF Z train sideswiped a UP manifest that was in the siding waiting for the BNSF chap to pass. One of the most in accessible parts of the line I am told, so might disrupt traffic for a bit - although knowing the US guys the route will be up and running again in no time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 Tehachapi has a fair number of derailments, probably because of the combination of severe curvature and grade, possibly exacerbated by PSR. We've been here before... in the late 70s and early 80s railroads cut themselves to the bone and then ran the axles off the biggest trains they could. Fortunately, for the most part, the right of way is better than it was back then. But if some bright spark with an MBA starts talking about cost savings through deferred maintenance, head for the hills Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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