Track Warrants

I made some error when I set up my project and captured this video. I have not yet figured it out, but I will. On November 21, 2008 Modesto and Empire Traction 70 Tonners are hard at work between Modesto and Empire, California. These little General Electric locomotives are over 50-years old. Their days are numbered because their replacements were coming as these videos were shot.

Part 3 of 3 The last of my three part coverage of the Spirit of Washington on June 8, 2007. This is the train on its former route between Renton and Woodinville, Washington. This provides an overview of all three short videos with special coverage of the return of the day's lunch charter and the dinner train on the spectacular trestle near Bellevue. This also features the Oriskany Strings song, The Train Don't Run Here Anymore. Technorati Tags: Trains, Railroads, Railroading, BNSF, Spirit of Washington, train video, trackwarrants, Woodinville, Track Warrants, ssloansjca

Spirit of Washington Train, Part Two On June 8, 2007 I shot video of the Spirit of Washington, a dinner train, that runs from Renton to Woodinville, Washington. It uses rare F-unit locomotives. The track it runs on is due to be removed for a highway project and it only has about a month left to run. They ran two Spirit trains on June 8, including a lunch charter train for employees of T-mobile. The Quicktime movie above is the train after it left Renton. This video focuses on the train in Woodinville, Washington. This follows part one, previously released. Technorati Tags: Trains, Railroads, Railroading, BNSF, Spirit of Washington, train video, trackwarrants, Woodinville, Track Warrants, ssloansjca

Chasing F's in Washington in 2007 Yesterday I shot the Spirit of Washington, a dinner train, that runs from Renton to Woodinville, Washington. It uses rare F-units for power. The track it runs on is due to be removed for a highway project and it only has about a month left to run. They ran two Spirit trains yesterday, including a lunch charter train for employees of T-mobile. The Quicktime movie above is the Spirit of Washington leaving Renton, followed by the BNSF's Maltby Turn. Technorati Tags: Trains, Railroads, Railroading, BNSF, Spirit of Washington, train video, trackwarrants, Renton, Track Warrants, ssloansjca

Meet at Mott, May 31, 2007 These two Northbound Union Pacific freights met today at Mott siding. Mott is on the former SP Shasta line, near Dunsmuir. As the trains met clouds rolled in from an approaching thunder storm. I am heading north and this seven minute Track Warrants video is the first for this trip. I am on the road! This was shot less than five hours ago and edited in a campground near Ashland on my laptop and posted using a nearby open wireless network. Technorati Tags: Trains, Railroads, Railroading, UP, Union Pacific, train video, trackwarrants, Shasta, Track Warrants, ssloansjca

SP Finales, 1985, Farewell to Commutes and U-Boats In the Summer of 1985 SP power stopped being used on the peninsula commute trains. Meanwhile, across the bay, some of SP's last U-boats were being scrapped. This video, converted from super-eight Kodachrome movies, captures that period. As these movies were silent, this video includes the song "What I'm Missing" by Everyday Jones.Technorati Tags: Trains, Railroads, Railroading, Southern Pacific, train video, trackwarrants, Commute Trains, Track Warrants, ssloansjca

"Scab Trains" of Altamont Pass In May of 1985 the Southern Pacific Railroad was preparing for a possible union strike. To train its management crews to operate trains in the absence of union crews, the SP conducted management training on the embargoed SP rail line over Altamont Pass. The union train crews called these the scab trains. It was SP's last use of this famous line. Technorati Tags: Trains, Railroads, Railroading, Southern Pacific, train video, trackwarrants, Altamont, Track Warrants, ssloansjca

International Stack Train on Tehachapi On April 29, 2006 this double stack train was seen going over the Tehachapi mountains with locomotives from Canada, the US and Mexico. This power set contained BNSF, CN and Ferromex power. This train with its unusual power set is shown here at Bealville and Caliente California. Technorati Tags: Trains, Railroads, Railroading, BNSF, train video, trackwarrants, Tehachapi, Track Warrants, ssloansjca

SP Commutes 1985, Volume 1 In the summer of 1985 the Southern Pacific was ending over 100 years of commute operations on the San Francisco peninsula. This short Track Warrants video, converted from silent Super8 movies, captures that period. As well as the film, it features the music of Heather Sullivan. Technorati Tags: Trains, Railroads, Railroading, Esspee, train video, trackwarrants,Track Warrants, ssloansjca

SP4449 Heads North, June 1984 I just recently had some super8 movies I shot during the 1980's converted to digital video. This short movie clip was made of the World's Fair Daylight returning to Portland in 1984. My then very young sons and I chased the train north. This video is unpublished and features a full daylight train with McCloud steam, SP, Amtrak and even some BCR Alco action. Since the film was silent, some music from the band Everyday Jones was dubbed in to give it a bit of a Winterail flavor. Technorati Tags: Trains, Railroads, Railroading, Esspee, train video, trackwarrants, 4449, Track Warrants, ssloansjca