ranchhopper Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Heres one of my favorite videos I took this same ride many years age pretty amazing when you cross over your own consist count the power at the head of that train.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6w5hdQpMiM Edited January 13, 2017 by ranchhopper 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48339-tehachapi-loop/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Were you a RR Engineer? I visited this site 4years ago. I took the road the winds around the south side of the loop. I was heading East If you have ever driven that road you know its winds around pretty good. I did the drive in a semi truck with 53' race car hauler. axles all the way at the back.. It started out fine but I was getting a little worried about a mile into it. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48339-tehachapi-loop/#findComment-358179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Lmackattack said: Were you a RR Engineer? I visited this site 4years ago. I took the road the winds around the south side of the loop. I was heading East If you have ever driven that road you know its winds around pretty good. I did the drive in a semi truck with 53' race car hauler. axles all the way at the back.. It started out fine but I was getting a little worried about a mile into it. I spent some time behind the control stand many years ago when we still had some of the old F7s still in service wish I would have stayed I would have retired years ago with a fat pension. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48339-tehachapi-loop/#findComment-358181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 What railroad did you work for? Always wanted to work for a railroad but I would never fit with all the current day union politics, safety this, cant do that kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48339-tehachapi-loop/#findComment-358184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Lmackattack said: What railroad did you work for? Always wanted to work for a railroad but I would never fit with all the current day union politics, safety this, cant do that kind of stuff. I worked at the C&NW that's why I didn't stay politics especially when they got bought out. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48339-tehachapi-loop/#findComment-358185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, ranchhopper said: I worked at the C&NW that's why I didn't stay politics especially when they got bought out. LOL I would have lasted about a whole week with some of the crap modern day management thinks is normal. C&NW was a colorful railroad to bad all the little lines keep getting bought out by the big class 1s Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48339-tehachapi-loop/#findComment-358190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 14 minutes ago, Lmackattack said: LOL I would have lasted about a whole week with some of the crap modern day management thinks is normal. C&NW was a colorful railroad to bad all the little lines keep getting bought out by the big class 1s They call that progress I have another word for it but that's life in our modern times. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48339-tehachapi-loop/#findComment-358193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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