FRRS Special to Dunsmuir RR Days, including UP DD40X

[Drewster]

The Feather River Rail Society in Portola, ran a special to Dunmsuir this week for the Dunsmuir RR Days Festival, this 2 days trip started in Portola where the museum is, and ended at Roseville on day 1, day 2 ran from Roseville to Dunsmuir. This Special run included DD40X Centenial 6936 UP's only running DD40X WP925b, and one of the WP Museums prize locos, 2001 a Very nicely refurbished GP7, and some passengers cars, a WP box car and 2 very good looking cabooses one a UP, and their Prized WP caboose. So here are the photos, enjoy

6936 rests for it's journey in the early morning

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starting up the DD40X

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http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/startuprear.jpg

a neat shot as a SD70M and it's stack train pass by the DD40X, to different generations of EMD power

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/DD40X70M.jpg

the journey begins, here it is passing through Sloat

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/FRRSsloat.jpg

Spring Gardens

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waiting for a BNSF northbound at Keddie Junct

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/6936keddieside.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/DD40Xkeddieclose.jpg

along the lake

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Rock Creek Trestle

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/rockcreek.jpg

Pulga

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/pulga.jpg

East James

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/eastjames.jpg

West James

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/westjames.jpg

BNSF passes the Special

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snaking around the curve at west james

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arriving into the Greater Sacramento area nearing the end of it's 1st day journey in a great shot of the length of this massive beast

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/natomasDD40X.jpg

2nd day of the journey

Racing through the valley

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/valley.jpg

Marysville Bridge

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racing through Gridley

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/42a28ab0.jpg

going over the Sacramento River

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/tehema.jpg

going over the Redding Trestle

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http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/FRRSRedding.jpg

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finally arrived in Dunsmuir

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http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/FRRS%20Special/caboosedunsmuir.jpg

Drew

my Railpictures.net photos
http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=2885

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[jay611]

Last shot looks like a HO scale model!

Nice show Drew! Those are neat locos. Only thing is I dare not go between the gap in the long hoods... probuly a crew piss post :+

Jason Underwood
Newport News, Virginia
CSX Peninsula Sub MP.16
jay611@cox.net

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[raider-15]

Spectacular photos, Drew! Keep 'em comin'.

[BNSF650]

Nice shots man..Keep it up!

BNSF Oklahoma

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/BNSF650/untitledkl.jpg

[Busdriver]

Thanks so much for posting these. I have been looking all over for nice shots of that movement, and you met the need.

Thanks again.

Bryce

[wctransfer]

Wow, amazing shots! The startup shots were spectacular. But, why didnt you shoot the MRL?

Alec

[Drewster]

na, no photos of MRL, who needs MRL when u got the DD40X right there

Drew

my Railpictures.net photos
http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=2885

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[Miketherailfan]

Awesome photos, hehe...I like that M5R24 on 6936. :D

[jb17kx]

>I like that M5R24 on 6936.

It is a nice horn, isn't it?

[FURX]

Nice shots!

But you know what a real horn is, right? None other than the Leslie RS-5T. :) -Jeffrey

[jfinney]

I really enjoyed those pics! You done a great job!
john
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Gone but not forgotten!

[MI2N-MS61]

Sorry for dragging up such an old topic, but DANG, those are nice shots! The DD40AX is one of my favorite locos.

I guess that consist it had was too small. It should cary something bigger. :P :+

Anyway, nice shots!

[B32BWH]

My turn to dig it up. Drew didnt go alone after all guys ;). I was right there on the first day (Portola to Roseville) before i had to head home. I only took one picture, and its identical to one of Drews, so i'll just post a few videos clips in .mov format to satisfy yall.

Turn up your speakers gents! If you liked the pic Drew took of the second prime mover being started up, you'll love the video of the first! Clips runs a bit, because you dont always know what people are going to do. Fast foward to about 20 seconds into the vid unless you like the sound of birds at 6am, and the very very faint sound of a fuel pump. (If you want video of the second prime mover starting up, just send me a PM or request in this thread.)

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=541536D415405466

Ok, second up is well, i have no clue where, drew would probly remember. We just pulled off at a crossing somewhere and waited for it to show up. If you loved the pictures of the M5 you'll love the sound even more.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=766D689D130CFFD4

No trip over the father river canyon is complete without going over the famous Keddie Wye. Outside Oroville, the special got an Advanced approach and warnign they would be waiting at Keddie for a BNSF Manifest headed for the Gateway sub, but it was about 20 or so minutes away when they got to Keddie and waited on the red for a while. This has to be one of my all time favorites, features a sweet echo through the canyon of the M5, and the sound of sportscars on the highway about 25 feet away just as 6936 and the F-B-unit went under me.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=CF51CA3B32A0A121

Last but not least, in the middle of nowhere outside, well...crap i dont no where. We lost the train for about an hour and had absolutly no clue where it was, nothing on the scanner, and no sign of anything on the rails, until we came to this crossing, went to check it out and low and behold there was a headlight on the herizon. Alex (the guy in the white shirt?) Used his amazing telephoto lense and assured us it was in fact 6936 highballing down the valley. Drew is the skinny guy in the brown shirt running around like a chicken with its head cut off by the way ;).

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=CF51CA3B32A0A121

Hope you enjoyed!

[nev]

Good movies. Only problem after downloading 32mb the last one turned out to be the same as the one before it.

[B32BWH]

oops...posted the same link twice...lemme see i i can dig up the right one, sorry.

[B32BWH]

And of course the cheap forum software wont let me edit...editing periods...sheesh...

Anyways, here the REAL link too the kast video.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=FE7B27FC75BF3B28

[Busdriver]

THAT IS SOOOOOO COOOOOOLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!

Bryce

[Busdriver]

Jeffrey,

Two questions:

What type of Microphone were you using? The sounds is so clear.

Also, I have made a set of wav files of the unit starting up and have successfully set it up to "start" when I begin an activity with my SD40-T2. I was thinking about posting the wav files for others to try if they know what they are doing in the sms files. Do I have your permission?

Bryce

[B32BWH]

Just whats on the Camera, nothgin special, the camera i use is actually a digital camera mainly made for photos, but i took more video than i did pictures on this trip, thanks for the commonts on the sound though.

Please send me an email to dc3man0@hotmail.com with more info, but in the meantime, you do have my permission to distribute the sound.

[Busdriver]

You have mail.

Bryce