Old Trains Investigated on an Unplanned Trip to the Western American Railroad Museum
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- 12/21/24: My friend @SilenceSeven ("S7") and I went out on an extremely last-minute adventure last weekend on Saturday to see if we could find some new and possibly interesting locations that we've never scoped out before.
We embarked on a journey that took us about an hour or so north of San Bernardino, CA to the Union Pacific yard in Yermo, CA. As soon as we pulled up to the tracks, you could see Johnny Yard Bull in his big white company truck headed our way. He went from parked to flying low towards us through the desert in a cloud of dust to get his jollies by kick us foamers out! 🤣 It was quite alright because as you can there was not much there at the time.
After getting 86'd from Yermo, we made our way back south to scout out the BNSF Classification Yard in Barstow, CA. That video is here:
I Flew My Drone Over the BNSF Classification Yard in the Mojave Desert! What Did I See?
• I Flew My Drone Over t...
Before we made it to the BNSF yard, we ended up stopping at a few very interesting locations along the way that sparked our interest and curiosity. (Good thing we are not cats). This video is the pretty sweet spots that we found!
As promised in the video here is the link to the BEEP:
www.desertusa....
And a bit of history on the ATSF EMD 95:
Santa Fe FP45 95, originally Santa Fe 105, debuted in December 1967 and served as a premier passenger locomotive on Santa Fe’s Los Angeles-Chicago streamliners. Renumbered to 5945 in 1970, it continued pulling transcontinental trains like the San Francisco Chief until Amtrak's creation. By 1971, it transitioned to freight service and was repainted in blue and yellow.
In 1978, after a wreck, 5945 underwent significant rebuilding, with modifications including relocating the headlight. In 1981, it was rebuilt again, renumbered to the 5990-series in 1982, and later became a standout unit in the fleet. Notably, it retained unique paint schemes, avoiding the SPSF merger colors and receiving Santa Fe's Super fleet red and silver livery in 1990. It was renumbered multiple times, ultimately becoming ATSF 95.
FP45 95 played roles in special trips, including assisting steam locomotive 3751 on a 1991 excursion. It even appeared in the 1993 movie Fatal Instinct. In its later years, it occasionally substituted for Amtrak on passenger trains. Despite retiring in late 1997 due to turbocharger issues, it was briefly repaired before suffering a cracked engine block in 1998.
In 1999, FP45 95 was donated to the Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, CA, where it remains on display alongside other historic locomotives and railcars.
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We will catch you in the Fake Jeep on the next adventure when the next train comes around the bend! ~FJDad 😎👊 May God bless you in all that you do, and all that you do be for Him.
If you are into graffiti on freight trains, go check out @SilenceSeven's RUclips channel and check out his videos. Look for the links there if you really like graff on trains, get one of his books... and if you really really like graff on trains, get ALL of his books. 😉
If you read all of this, you are absolutely legendary! 🤣
THE 1460 IS AN ONE OF AN KIND REBUILD FROM THE FORMER CLEBURNE TX HEAVY SHOP!
CAST STEEL BALDWIN SWITCH ENGINE MAINFRAME, EMD BLOMBERG WHEELSETS, EMD 16-567-BC ENGINE,
ORIGINAL BALDWIN CAB WITH AN GP-7 ENGINE HOOD!
THE 1460 WAS MY OLDEST GRANDDAUGHTERS FAVORITE LOCOMOTIVE, AT THAT TIME BEING THE KANSAS CITY ARGENTINE SHOP GOAT SWITCHER!
SHE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD IN 1991 WHEN SHE FIRST SPOTTED IT!!
@rossbryan6102 🤩🤩 AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for that history lesson and the story Ross! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and leave such a cool comment. Welcome to the channel my friend! 🤝😁
Edit: comment pinned! 📌
That units nick is the "BEEP"
@texasrancher9318 very cool.
Those white containers were some experimental stack containers Santa Fe tried out some years ago. They referred to as "A" stack containers
@CalebA-sv2kw Awesome! I think I remember a picture of a train from the 70' or 80's I think that had a line of them coming up the pass. Thank you Caleb! 😎👊
Yep, they were also made out of fiberglass which is pretty neat.
@BarstowRailfan Very cool thank you!
What awesome adventure!! My first thought when you saw the Pinto was an AMC Pacer 😂. Your video brought back some railfanning memories when I was a kid. The Santa Fe experimental containers, the FP45 which I saw it in the Blue/Yellow warbonnet. The old heavyweight car was to transport horses. At the Del Mar Racetrack, the Santa Fe built a small yard next to the racetrack to offload the horses and store the passenger cars since the ATSF ran Race Trains to Del Mar. That's where they kept the train sets until the races were over. And there's nothing in this world like sitting in the back of a heavyweight observation car platform. Watching the Sunset. Of course you get all the track dirt on you tho. Thanks again for the memories my good friend!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@P30CH I think the Pinto/Pacer may actually be a Chevy Vega! 🤔🤣🤣 I am so happy that you liked this one. I think you just confirmed that the heavyweight car was for horses too. That is so awesome to learn about the Del Mar races. Thank you so much Eugene! 😊 There is a ton of awesome history here for sure. I am loving all of the comments this video has brought. So many great memories and stories shared, it has been such a pleasure to read them. I may be making a video soon that will be able to show the inside of these railcars and locomotives! 🤞 Stay tuned! Hoping to bring supreme radness soon.😃 Have a great weekend my friend. Thank you so much for your support. 🙏🙏🙏
@@FJDad777
Thank you!! I think you're right, it's a Pinto and/or Vega 🤣 (in case it's kitbashed). I gotta read the comments too.... Have a fun and adventuresome weekend!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@P30CH one thing is for sure. It is definitely kitbashed! 🤣🤣🤣👍 Thank you sir, I am looking forward to the 5-o'clock whistle that says go home so the next adventure may begin! 🤣🍿🤝
My Uncle Jim worked for the Santa Fe for years in the 60s 70s and 80s Between Gallup and Belen New Mexico . He ran the Super chief many times so I’m sure he ran #95 before to bad it’s not under cover though.
That is so cool! 😃👍 This place had so much great history. Thank you so much for your comment. 😊
Fun day out. Lots of great stuff to see when you get out of your own back yard. Del Taco Barstow!!
@@SilenceSeven definitely an awesome adventure my friend, thanks for coming along. 🤜✨️🤛 Barstow Del Taco is legendary radness. 🤤 🌮
Always loved the FP45 and F45, especially the FP45's with the "Super Fleet" red warbonnet. It was always a treat to see one out in the wild. I probably have more F45/FP45 locos on my N scale layout than any other type. Thanks for the video! : )
@NegdoshaManido Very cool! I hope to be building an N scale layout soon myself. 👍😎🍿 Stay tuned, that content will soon be featured on the channel too! Thank you for taking the time to watch!
Dude, what a treat! 8:43 - Neyka - that's Cosm/Kosm's wife. They're in Mexico. Whole cars all day.!
@jonanjello definitely, all day! I love their work. They have reposted a few catches I have put up on IG of their work too. I dig the wiener dog whole cars! 🌭🤣👍😎👊Thank you for watching my friend. I appreciate your support!
12/21/24: My friend @SilenceSeven ("S7") and I went out on an extremely last-minute adventure last weekend on Saturday to see if we could find some new and possibly interesting locations that we've never scoped out before.
We embarked on a journey that took us about an hour or so north of San Bernardino, CA to the Union Pacific yard in Yermo, CA. As soon as we pulled up to the tracks, you could see Johnny Yard Bull in his big white company truck headed our way. He went from parked to flying low towards us through the desert in a cloud of dust to get his jollies by kick us foamers out! 🤣 It was quite alright because as you can there was not much there at the time.
After getting 86'd from Yermo, we made our way back south to scout out the BNSF Classification Yard in Barstow, CA. That video is here:
I Flew My Drone Over the BNSF Classification Yard in the Mojave Desert! What Did I See?
• I Flew My Drone Over the BNSF Classif...
Before we made it to the BNSF yard, we ended up stopping at a few very interesting locations along the way that sparked our interest and curiosity. (Good thing we are not cats). This video is the pretty sweet spots that we found!
As promised in the video here is the link to the BEEP:
www.desertusa.com/dusablog/th...
And a bit of history on the ATSF EMD 95:
Santa Fe FP45 95, originally Santa Fe 105, debuted in December 1967 and served as a premier passenger locomotive on Santa Fe’s Los Angeles-Chicago streamliners. Renumbered to 5945 in 1970, it continued pulling transcontinental trains like the San Francisco Chief until Amtrak's creation. By 1971, it transitioned to freight service and was repainted in blue and yellow.
In 1978, after a wreck, 5945 underwent significant rebuilding, with modifications including relocating the headlight. In 1981, it was rebuilt again, renumbered to the 5990-series in 1982, and later became a standout unit in the fleet. Notably, it retained unique paint schemes, avoiding the SPSF merger colors and receiving Santa Fe's Super fleet red and silver livery in 1990. It was renumbered multiple times, ultimately becoming ATSF 95.
FP45 95 played roles in special trips, including assisting steam locomotive 3751 on a 1991 excursion. It even appeared in the 1993 movie Fatal Instinct. In its later years, it occasionally substituted for Amtrak on passenger trains. Despite retiring in late 1997 due to turbocharger issues, it was briefly repaired before suffering a cracked engine block in 1998.
In 1999, FP45 95 was donated to the Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, CA, where it remains on display alongside other historic locomotives and railcars.
🐶Brutus and I truly hope that you enjoyed this FJDad presentation!
If you did:
~please like it 👍
~Subscribe to the channel ✅
~Click the bell to be notified of the next video 🔔
~Share it with another person that loves trains like we do! 💚🚂🤝
🫵Thank you so very much for watching. We are extremely grateful to all that support Brutus the Freight Benching Frug and I on our adventures.
** New Subscribers: Brutus the Freight Benching Frug is my 50/50 Pug/Frenchie Doggo pal that often frequents me on the channel and enjoys fanning freights as much as the rest of us! If you have not seen him yet, you will soon. We just acquired some new gear to keep him a bit safer while he's trackside sniffing out trains. **
We will catch you in the Fake Jeep on the next adventure when the next train comes around the bend! ~FJDad 😎👊 May God bless you in all that you do, and all that you do be for Him.
If you are into graffiti on freight trains, go check out @SilenceSeven's RUclips channel and check out his videos. Look for the links there if you really like graff on trains, get one of his books... and if you really really like graff on trains, get ALL of his books. 😉
If you read all of this, you are absolutely legendary! 🤣
She has a sister that operates at the Empire Museum in Lake Paris
@vincebreen3-55 Yes! I think Number 97 if I remember right. 🤔 😁 Thank you for your comment and for watching Vince!🤝😎
Cool old pinto. They are Santa Fe's experimental "A stack" containers. That was awesome to see and more please🙂👍
@DomAZ thank you so much Dom! Yes sir more to come. 🤝😁
It's an incredible patio, very good record buddy, what relics🍻🔥
@GEVOlutionCPKC Thank you compa! 🎄🍻🔥
This would be cool to see more of.
@danmathers141 Planning a trip to see number 95's sister, number 97 soon! Thank you for watching Dan!
SUPER! Excellent Video👍👍
Thumbs Up and best Greetings
@Thomas1980 thank you my friend.
I believe those ports with the flaps are for the MU cable to marry up another locomotive.
@drewhernandez5138 😎👍 Thank you Drew! Appreciate you taking the time. Welcome aboard the channel! 😁🤝
A tracked motorcycle! 🏍That little yard looks like some tourist trap in the desert. Or some out of the way gas station you'd see in a movie, haha! 😂
@BaltimoreAndOhioRR that's basically what is was! They were on display in somebodys yard along the road. Thank you for watching, I appreciate your support brother! 😁🤝
My father in law was running #93 and #95 between 1993 and 1996 from Phoenix to Ash fork.
@markhilliker1488 That is AWESOME!! 🤯I bet he has some amazing stories. It was a dream of mine to be an engineer when I was young. Not sure why I never went for it... Thank you so much for watching Mark! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and leave a comment. Welcome to the channel! 🤝😁
Found some killer stuff out there and caught some train action too… Nice one bro !!
@backalleyrailroading2835 thank you sir! 😎👊
The Pinto and motorcycles are cool!
Love train museums! I could never resist, stopping and looking at old steam locomotives that often times or fenced off in usually small towns. I for one really like seeing these train museums. One of my favorites is in Golden Colorado. There they have Galloping Goose, snow, plows ,engines and all kinds of rolling stock. They even have a bicycle converted to four wheels for traveling on the railroad track.
Once again, Merry Christmas, Mike and Amy and your family.
@Fourwheeljive 😃 I am the same. Stopping to look at the history from days past is a huge interest of mine, trains and mines, gohst towns and museums etc. Steam power is awesome! I find our American history and heritage to be so fascinating. I sometimes wonder if I was born too late. Just at the end of the good old days, and right before the world went and got into a big hurry. 🤣 Thank you so much my dear friend. It has been a great day with our kids and grandkids. Could not have been better. 😁🤝
One time I was set up on the little Hill at Devore playing my electric piano. Santa Fe security raced up the frontage Road to get to me.. jumped out of his truck and said what are you doing? I said I'm playing my piano. He said well okay and then left. By the way that was in the 70s I was driving my 76 Pinto station wagon.
@mikeflynn1629 yes, another fan of the Pinto! Great story thanks for sharing it Mike. 😁🤝I appreciate you taking the time.
Nice train video fjdad I was at Daggett railfanning that day as well
@bigbossrailfanner thank you Big Boss! Nice, it was a great day to be out looking at trains. 👍😁🤝
You’re such a rebel!😮
@jakeryan90210 very much so. 💀🤣👊I hope that Santa Clause brought you everything on your list Mr. Ryan! 🎄🎅🎁😁
I was expecting Furiosa to hop out of that Pinto, but then this would have become "a different " kind of video hahahahaha "Brutus cover your eyes"
@CalebA-sv2kw LOL 🤣🤣😭💀🐶🙈🙉🙊 Thanks Caleb! 🤝😁
The old paint scheme on S.F. #95 is so awesome.
@jimp.7286 right! I have to agree brother. Thanks for watching Jim. Welcome to the channel! 😎🤝
@@FJDad777 👍👍
@@FJDad777The green pullman car ur looking both of ATSF #10 heavyweight pullman business car and ATSF #38 heavyweight pullman business car
@@FJDad777and ATSF pullman horse car hopefully turn to ATSF heavyweight pullman kitchen car
@@FJDad777There are more 1910s 1920s ATSF heavyweight pullman passenger cars that out there for you
You need to visit the railway museum in Perris California
@231krazy definitely! Thank you for watching. Welcome to the channel. 😁🤝
That baggage car was made for hauling racehorses back in the day. The end doors opened so owners could bring their cars too.
@231krazy Awesome!! Thank you Krazy! 🤝😁 I appreciate it.
The speakers on my computer broke. I don't know if you spoke about it, but if you look at the wheels on the yellow caboose, you'll see Union Pacific wasn't going to put the same ordinary trucks on that caboose as Santa Fe put on the red caboose.
@MrJuvefrank oh yeah they are different! I had not noticed, it looks like the SF caboose had an older style of trucks on it with the leaf springs. Do you know why? 🤔 Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Welcome to the channel! 😎🤝
@@FJDad777 Union Pacific bought those trucks because people believed they provided a smoother ride. Those trucks probably did. Thank you for this video, Friend.
@MrJuvefrank that is super cool to know. Thank you for the info my friend! Welcome to the Channel. 😃🤝
That yellow GE 44 tonner looks like it ex US Navy. Learned to operate one when I was stationed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Exciting for a rail fan.
@arthurbilenker2622 awesome! Thank you for your service Arthur! 🫡🇺🇸Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment sir. 😎👍 It was pretty neat to roll up on this old equipment, took me back to when I was a kid.
@arthurbilenker2622 It was used out at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Yermo. If you catch it in right lighting you can still see it's "USMC" marking that was painted over.
@@BarstowRailfan yes it is on there! 😎👍
The white or silver rail car you wondered about, I think it might be an old mail car kind of like what you might see in westerns except with a few extra doors
@Robert-g2i I think
you are right. It is definitely a unique piece of stock that's for sure. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment Robert! Welcome to the channel. 😁 🤝
Is there two of the Fp45s in California? I believe there’s another one in Sacramento.
@janeordway4841 Yes there are two, 97 is in Perris CA not too far from me. I will be taking a trip to check it out soon! Thank you Jane! 😁
I’m guessing those unusual cars and bikes were used in movies
@@caroldavis7169 I wonder!?🤔 They looked like something out of a Mad Max movie. 🤩 Thank you so much for watching Carol! We appreciate you! 😁
currently i am the only person at the museum who can take you inside of the locomotives and cars. we're open 11 am to 3 pm on fridays and til 4 pm on saturdays and sundays. let me know next time you stop by and i'll head down there!
@legal7693 wow! Thank you so much! 🤯 That would be amazing! Would this Friday or Saturday work for you?
@ I'll be in arizona this weekend but next saturday the 11th I could!
@@legal7693 I might be able to make it on the 11th. I will let you know. Thank you!😁🤝 Safe travels to AZ and Happy New Year!
@@FJDad777 still up for tomorrow? I'll be down there around 11 or 12
@legal7693 Hi! I was just going to message you. I need to double check, to make sure I am free. I will get back to you in about an hour or so. Thank you! 😃
That Mad Max graveyard is so cool man awesome find.! What type of gimbal you rocking with the wide angle, is it one of them DJI pockets by chance..?
The museum tour was sweet as well you seen some good details there, to bad there wasn't anything like that around here that would be fun to check out in person..
@STACKSY We about broke our necks as we passed by the wastelandage! Had to flip around to film it! 🤣 I dig that kinda stuff.
Dude you are smooth! My wife hooked me up with one of those DJI Osmo Pocket 3 cameras for Christmas! [Mrs.FJDad rulz] Was out trying it out. 😆 I love museums like this, there is another one not too far from me that has the sister to number 95 that is in this video! Number 97! 😁 Will have to go scope it out soon for you guys brother. 💪 Thank you so much STACKSY! So awesome to have you here my friend. 🤝😎
@@FJDad777 Nice that's one of the cameras was previously looking at a month or so back! How's it treating you so far.? Seems pretty silky smooth!!
@STACKSY I am liking it so far, I am super happy with the picture quality. Battery lasts a good amount of time, and the gimbal works super smooth. Basically like having the drone's camera in my hand. 😁
@@FJDad777 Yeah the battery gets some good time? that's something we were a bit iffy about when checking them out you're running the 4k settings?
You also rocking the factory mic or the detachable DJI one?
@STACKSY I am happy with the run time for sure. Set at 4k I feel like I used it for over an hour non stop once with no prob, and juice remaining. So far I have only used the internal mics on the camera. It did come with the lil blue tooth mic, but I have not used it yet. I also have the extra battery handle dealy it really boosts the battery juice! 🔋⚡️
We have some SD 40-2 over here this side of the Pond these are known as Class 59s
@spongatejunction awesome thank you for watching and commenting! Welcome to the channel Stuart!
2:00 the Pinto needs to be on 37's
@@UncleFjester totally! 🔥
@24:25 Is a USMC Switcher
@modularsynthguy6694 Yup! It was barely visable on the side of it. Thank you for watching MSG! Appreciate you watching and commenting. 😎🤝
For sure FJDAD. ALL is so awesome.
@pauldavis2013 Thank's for watching Paul! 😁🤝 I am glad that you enjoyed it.
So where's the security when the taggers show up?
@alanpope179 right! And here we were a couple of old dudes with cameras and they were on us like flies on a rib roast! 🤣 Thank you for watching and commenting Alan! Welcome to the channel sir. 🤝
@FJDad777 Don't talk about rib roast cause I'll be all over that too. 🤤
I like it I need to come to Barstow California someday I want check out that old ATSF FP45 and a old Union Pacific SD40-2 and the GN “ex ATSF” SD40-2 if that would be cool you can climb up to the cab and touch the controls
@UnionPacific1943-hz2oc I agree. That would be super cool if you could go inside. Thank you for watching! Welcome to the channel. 😁🤝
@ yep I look up on my open railway map I found some abandoned railroad lines on the Barstow Ca at the Amtrak station
@UnionPacific1943-hz2oc very cool!
@ yeah I found the history about it the Barstow yard it used to be a the old Santa Fe railyard and the station it used to be a Santa Fe station with Santa Fe F units the SuperChief
@@UnionPacific1943-hz2oc yep! Just like the yard in San Bernardino used to be Santa Fe as well. Thank you! 👍
44ton ge from close by base? Fort Irwin also known as Baghdad USA simulates Middle East combat conditions. Been there done that. Look it up .
@arthurbilenker2622 Oh yeah I know the place. 👍😎 I grew up in Apple Valley, not too far from Fort Irwin. That unit may be from there!
It does makes since to increase security after the recent activity that rail enthusiast cost to all other spotters, Real shame this had to happen.
@Music_SonicZone are you talking about that kid that derailed the train to make his channel more popular? 🤔 You might be right, in the past we never were hassled for filming. It seems like they got security posted up everywhere now. Thanknyou for watching!
This could be an old baggage car or US Mail car.
@jakerobinson7686 I was thinking it was an old mail car possibly too. Thank you for your comment Jake!
These look like portable fuel tanks
@jakerobinson7686 possibly! 🤔 Thank you Jake!
So even diesels become retired...
@infaredxkingz8786 eventually they do. 😔 Thank you for watching!
Google the Class 59 story my friend
@@spongatejunction 😎👍