Tuesday, September 29, 2026

ALCos At The Crossing

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On Sunday, September 27, 2026, SP 2400 was with 2409 leading a local freight leaving "Pleasanton" after being passed by an ACE train. This is at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad club in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA.
My models are both English (Bowser) ALCo C-415s.
The real SP 2400 was an ALCo C-415, SP Class AS415-1. Reportedly: it was built in 1966 builder's number 3458-1. Sold in 1977 to Fundidora Monterrey a steel mill in Monterrey, Mexico with some other C-415s.
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iPhone 18 Pro Image,
2026.9.28.8.20-ph

Photo by Steve Sloan
Please do not edit, crop, colorize, "correct" or "improve" any of my photos without asking me first.

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ACE meets ALCos

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On Sunday, September 27, 2026, SP 2400 and 2409 were in the siding at "Pleasanton" being passed by an ACE train at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad club in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA.
My models are both English (Bowser) ALCo C-415s.
The real SP 2400 was an ALCo C-415, SP Class AS415-1. Reportedly: it was built in 1966 builder's number 3458-1. Sold in 1977 to Fundidora Monterrey a steel mill in Monterrey, Mexico with some other C-415s.
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iPhone 18 Pro Image,
2026.9.28.8.13-ph

Photo by Steve Sloan
Please do not edit, crop, colorize, "correct" or "improve" any of my photos without asking me first.

#train #trains #railroads #niles #modelrailroading #hoscaletrains #southernpacific #tcsme #alco


Friday, September 25, 2026

UP Stack Train at Woodford

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At 5:10 p.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2026, a northbound 2+2 UP stack train was at Woodford,  west of Tehachapi, CA. Power on this train was UP 7989, 7821 + 7181, 8138.
UP 7821 is a GE ES44AC. Reportedly: it is called an AC45CCTE by Union Pacific. It was built in 2008, serial number 58967.
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Nikon D750, 24~120mm f4 lens,
Image: 2026.9.7.2.105-ph 

BNSF at Bealville

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On the afternoon of Thursday, August 6, 2026, a southbound 4+2 BNSF manifest was at Bealville, west of Tehachapi, CA. Power on this train was BNSF 5676, 5206, 7597, 5269 + 4110, 7830.
BNSF 5676 is a GE AC44CW. Reportedly: it was built in 2004, builders number 63246.
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Nikon D750, 24~120mm f4 lens,
Image: 2026.9.7.2.58-ph 


Thursday, September 24, 2026

Stack Train at Woodford

 

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At 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2026, a northbound 4+2 BNSF container train crossed Tehachapi Creek between Woodford and Walong west of Tehachapi, CA. Power on this train was BNSF 7215, 4670, 6684, 5309 + 3855, 8798.
BNSF 7215 is a GE ES44DC. Reportedly, it was built 2009, serial number 59759.
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Nikon D750, 24~120mm f4 lens,
Image: 2026.9.7.2.44-ph

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

BNSF Northbound at Tunnel 2

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At 5:30 p.m. on Friday, August 9, 2026, northbound 4+0 BNSF train was at Tunnel 2, west of Tehachapi, CA. It had BNSF 6149, 6235, UP 6531, BNSF 4686 for power.
BNSF 6149 is a ES44AC. Reportedly: BNSF 6149 was built by GE in 2007 as an ES44AC serial number 57646.
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Nikon D750, 24~120mm f4 lens,
Image: 2026.8.9.2.132-ph

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

BNSF Caliente Northbound

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At 6:30 p.m., on Friday, August 7, 2026, a northbound 4+0 BNSF train was at Caliente, west of Tehachapi, CA. It had BNSF 3870, 3933, 4117 and 7172 for power.
BNSF 3870 is a GE ET44C4. Reportedly, it was built in 2015, builders number 63284.

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ALCos At The Crossing

Click To Enlarge On Sunday, September 27, 2026, SP 2400 was with 2409 leading a local freight leaving "Pleasanton" after being pas...