From the Mojave side just up the foothills... I believe this was a local to Tehachapi from Mojave. Shot 99. Dave http://www.dpdproductions.com - Featuring the TrainTenna Railroad Scanner Antennas -
Right about when the piggyback craze was on. The extreme winds blew trailers right off the flats. Autoracks were susceptible as well. I'll see if I can find an exact date for you--will have to ask around and dig in my books. A photo in Rio Grande in Color V1, Colorado shows the windbreak in place, in a 1978 shot. Per the Yahoo D&RGW list: The derailment that prompted the windreak was a derailment of Vertapac cars with Chevy Vegas being blown off in Nov '71. The windbreak, 3-bay coal hoppers, was installed between then and 1973. [ April 13, 2006, 01:26 PM: Message edited by: HemiAdda2d ]
All these pictures of the Tehachapi sub and no pictures of the most relevent curve of them all Walong spring 2004.
Maybe so, but the damage claim the railroad had to deal with--ouch! As for straight track, there sure isn't much in the bulk of the area from Rocky Siding all the way to Pinecliffe, CO... Here's an 11-unit light power move just west of Tunnel 1:
Cosnino Rd. West of Flagstaff AZ. http://www.railimages.com/albums/shaunmcmillan/aff.jpg http://www.railimages.com/albums/shaunmcmillan/aac.jpg there is very little straight and/or level track in this area as they climb the Arizona Divide
WB autorack train, struggling up Track 3, approaching Dale Jct (just off to the left). Where I'm at is approximately 150 feet over the track (which went through a last deep cut before getting to Dale Jct.). On Sherman Hill, October, 2005
