[6t][4k] Tehachapi Loop, Union Pacific Mojave Subdivision, CA 06/26/2019

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • In the fourth part of the "Expedition to SoCal" series on this channel, • [6q][4k] Fighting the ... , we visit the Tehachapi Loop which is a remarkable engineering feat on Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision. The loop makes a 2% grade toward the summit near Tehachapi, CA possible in narrow and rugged terrain. It was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1874-1876. UP inherited the line that connects the Central Valley with the Mojave Desert in the merger with SP - and BNSF kept the trackage rights that once the Santa Fe used to cross the Tehachapi Mountains. More than 40 UP and BNSF trains run on this rail line every day and this video shows representative samples. Enjoy fascinating rail action at a marvel of American railroad engineering!

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  • @oldgoat142
    @oldgoat142 5 лет назад

    Ah, The Loop! Alongside other well known sites treasured by railroad fans like Horseshoe Curve, this to me is an American Icon. Terrific job as always my friend! Always look forward to your posts.

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      I went there for exactly this reason; I wanted to see it. Thanks!

  • @iusetano
    @iusetano 5 лет назад +4

    Great panning and zooming. Great editing. Excellent video. Can't wait to see your next video.

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Thanks! I'm very, very happy this video came out well. The loop was one of the key locations I wanted to cover on this trip and, fortunately, UP and BNSF were cooperative. However, the entire loop area is private property and off-limits, so long shots were the only option. But the wind blew hard and made filming a real challenge. You still hear the wind noise in the video, but I have already reduced the noise level substantially in the post-production - in addition to the noise reduction that the camcorder did by itself.
      There's still a lot more footage to come from this SoCal trip and much of it is simply amazing. I'm looking forward to presenting it to the friends of my channel as soon as I can :)

  • @HighDesertRonTrainsTrucks
    @HighDesertRonTrainsTrucks 5 лет назад

    Fantastic filming at the Loop

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      The loop is simply awesome.

  • @lamarbrown7733
    @lamarbrown7733 5 лет назад

    I really enjoyed watching this video thank you for sharing this video with us train lovers and your viewers you waiting for the next videos that you share with us really enjoyed watching you

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад +1

      Many thanks. I'm happy you enjoyed watching it. There's a lot more material from rail lines in SoCal in the queue and I'll work hard to make it available asap, piece by piece :)

  • @roballen5670
    @roballen5670 5 лет назад

    Excellent. Great angles great video. Can't wait for your next one. Thank you for sharing your adventures. 😎😎😎 really cool.

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Thanks. Great you enjoy watching this series.

  • @ronhutchcraft2290
    @ronhutchcraft2290 4 года назад

    Amazing Video, that one extremely long train was literally wrapped in on itself going underneath the tunnel and still not seeing the last vehicle in the process!!!!!

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  4 года назад

      Very cool, thanks. I was impressed that they manage to handle these long trains in this terrain.

  • @gingerbread6614
    @gingerbread6614 5 лет назад

    Great video. Thank you for taking us along.

  • @mikehowey4869
    @mikehowey4869 5 лет назад

    Awesome video!! Very famous railfan location.several model railroads have been built of it over the years, in fact the trains you filmed looked like models.

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Indeed, it all looked like a setup for a model railroad and I could have produced some of the footage on my own layout lol, but it's all real.

  • @paulperrottet113
    @paulperrottet113 5 лет назад

    Excellent. I appreciated the different angles/positions for each train so we could better understand the size and scope of this loop. With 40 trains per day, I bet that single-line section up to and through the tunnel is a real bottleneck!

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Many thanks, it’s nice you like the video style. Given there are extended maintenance windows in summer, it’s really a challenge to handle the traffic efficiently. During my visit I had the impression UP does a great job dispatching, though.

  • @DFWRailVideos
    @DFWRailVideos 3 года назад

    Not as majestic as the SP and ATSF era, but still a railroading must-see. Great video!

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  3 года назад

      Absolutely. Good you enjoyed the video.

  • @borisobrucicov8630
    @borisobrucicov8630 5 лет назад

    That was some great filming, I love The View of how you filmed it. The trains look like snakes going into a coil. My favorites as always is the military train. I was a great way to film the train overall that awesome good view. By far this video is the most amazing one you ever filmed. Let's see if you could outdo yourself again.👍👍

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Thank you! I think, the most recent video is always one of the most exciting, but the location was definitely unique here (and the videoing challenge as well). There will be more stuff like this (some may even be more impressive) in future videos.

    • @borisobrucicov8630
      @borisobrucicov8630 5 лет назад

      @@mbmars01 sweet!👍👍

  • @jefftullius
    @jefftullius 5 лет назад

    Just added this site to my list of the next places to visit when I pull my camper out west again!

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      That's a great idea. It's also worth spending some time in the area.

  • @shnimmuc
    @shnimmuc 5 лет назад

    Amazing video and what a loop

  • @rrelectric5159
    @rrelectric5159 5 лет назад

    Nice video. The loop is always a great place to watch trains. I was there a couple of weeks ago. If you ever come to Northern California maybe we could meet up.

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Thanks! Yea, railfanning NorCal is certainly on my list, too, but I have not scheduled a visit yet.

  • @ericbastiaanse5732
    @ericbastiaanse5732 5 лет назад

    Love it

  • @J3scribe
    @J3scribe 5 лет назад +1

    I'd like to live in one of the houses down by the tracks.

  • @trainmasterbond1970
    @trainmasterbond1970 5 лет назад

    One my son and I, who live real close to they, are going to kick it all day there. That is my bucket list item.

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K 5 лет назад

    I'm amazed that they havent made this have a park like the one that horseshoe curve has

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Access is not easy and I think they already came up with the idea of building a watching platform near the road, where the view is actually not perfect, though. The main problem is that the area surrounding the loop is private property and actually fenced in.

    • @RailPreserver2K
      @RailPreserver2K 5 лет назад

      @@mbmars01 oh that's a shame

  • @chichi41
    @chichi41 5 лет назад

    Actually, the first segment was shot at Monolith about 4 miles from Tehachapi.

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Right, but that's not really a town, isn't it? It looks like it's part of Tehachapi.

  • @brandonsmith4660
    @brandonsmith4660 5 лет назад

    After watching the video, it's obvious why the Santa Fe was so interested in merging with Southern Pacific; there were more BNSF trains than UP trains in this video on a UP subdivision.

  • @jleveille2
    @jleveille2 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the video I appreciate it. I enjoy watching close up action but this was perfect. The scenery was beautiful and the shots of the trains were very well done. I was wondering was it difficult to get to location where you shot this video? Nicely done MBMARS.

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Awesome, thanks. Reaching the loop by car is somewhat sophisticated, but not a big deal. There is a small parking area where the historical landmark markers stand, but the view isn't great (power lines!). So, I climbed some of the nearby hills for the better shots.

  • @halfwick7560
    @halfwick7560 5 лет назад

    Great Vid!

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K 5 лет назад

    I've said it before Mars I'll say it again I love the video it's fantastic and I'm glad to see that you're doing well.
    By the way I caught a CSX autorack at Comer siding I have two videos of it

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Thanks so much! Very nice, this was a Q210 you caught (or L210 if it ran off-schedule).

    • @RailPreserver2K
      @RailPreserver2K 5 лет назад

      @@mbmars01 well I've never really been able to decipher their coding system for the trains so I've always gone off the signals or by the afternoon times where I've always caught the trains running at

  • @alandunstan5485
    @alandunstan5485 5 лет назад

    Please invest in a microphone wind screen if you plan on filming any more desert scenes.

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Wind is part of the being-outdoors experience. I have reduced the noise level to an extent that it is not annoying anymore, but I ain't gonna extinguish it completely.

  • @stephenroberts4895
    @stephenroberts4895 5 лет назад

    Not bad, but you missed UP's Q-RVWC lumber drag. That one quite often will run with 3x3, but with the DPU's mid-train. It puts on quite a show at the loop.

  • @raymondbermudez5660
    @raymondbermudez5660 5 лет назад +1

    It would’ve been great if a couple of gp9’s had been placed in the middle of the consist or at the end as helper units and I will be subscribing

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      I agree, it’s always nice to see something different. Cool, welcome to this channel!

    • @raymondbermudez5660
      @raymondbermudez5660 5 лет назад

      mbmars01
      Thank you 🙏 my friend and I’m glad to be here where I belong several years ago I was stopped at the tracks for a passing freight train and the lead units was two e9’s from Union Pacific how awesome was that?

  • @Jacobkorowin4014
    @Jacobkorowin4014 5 лет назад

    Great video sir!! Awesome shots sir! Keep up the great work sir!! I saw Ns 8101 again a couple weeks ago it needs a wash!! Do u usually see dpus on your Norfolk southern line sir?

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      Thank ya! Cool you got 8101 again. Haven't seen her in a while. Haven't seen any Norfolk Southern train in some time... But, yeah, some do have DPUs here at times.

  • @schnuurtchke
    @schnuurtchke 5 лет назад

    Railcam railstream

  • @denisetindall1487
    @denisetindall1487 5 лет назад +2

    I like train videos on RUclips 😁

  • @heckinghausen
    @heckinghausen 5 лет назад

    you need a filter for your mic....great shots in 4k...thanks man..thumps up greets from?? where am from...lol

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you! Mountain weather without wind is like a railroad without trains. I like my videos to be authentic, without being annoying. I have significantly reduced the wind noise level in the post-processing process (and the camcorder have already a filter), but I didn't want to extinguish it entirely, because it's part of the experience. In fact, the very strong winds on this hilltop made filming really challenging, particularly the long shots.

    • @heckinghausen
      @heckinghausen 5 лет назад

      Oh im so sorry... i'l never would criticize your videos..mfg andy

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      No worries, you didn't criticize - you made a suggestion. You can say what you want and I'm happy to respond :)

  • @bradley.reim22
    @bradley.reim22 5 лет назад +1

    Total Points: +225
    T4C +5
    National Historical Site +30
    Two xBN SD70MACS +80
    Military Train +10
    Next Video Oh Buddy + 100

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад +1

      No extra points for location? Lol.

    • @bradley.reim22
      @bradley.reim22 5 лет назад

      @@mbmars01 got to admit
      National Historical Site Lol

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      @Eugene Stoner I would think that would be appropriate, too haha

  • @bogusbits6810
    @bogusbits6810 5 лет назад

    I bet UP/BNSF doesn't put empty center beam cars at the front of their trains with no helper engines mid or end of train like NS did at Horseshoe Curve!

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад

      The terrain BNSF and UP face in the west is so rugged that I guess most of their people know what they are dealing with. Having said that, BNSF and UP have their share of stupid, man-made derailments.

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K 5 лет назад

    Why does the video channel have 6t before it?

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  5 лет назад +2

      It's just a video counter using a unique code of numbers (0-9), capital letters (A-Z) and small letters (a-z), in this order. So the base is 62 and with two digits only I can encode 62*62=3,844 videos (a number I'll probably never reach). The code for this video, 6t, represents video number 6*62+(10+26+20)=428. The channel currently contains 433 videos, but the 5 promotional trailers don't have a number. This system helps me (and others) keeping track of my videos and was very helpful when I had to fight hundreds of copyright violations in past years.

  • @Brianrockrailfan
    @Brianrockrailfan 5 лет назад +1

    Great video 👍 🚄🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋 mbmars01 😎

  • @railyardfilms6491
    @railyardfilms6491 5 лет назад

    In full river of bnsf JB hunts

  • @sparkplug9598
    @sparkplug9598 4 года назад

    would have been better if we knew what these trains were. uninformative video

    • @mbmars01
      @mbmars01  4 года назад

      I’m not a railroad employee and information about which trains are running this line at any given time is not publically available. Also, unlike other railroads, BNSF and UP crews do not call their symbols when passing signals.