In this video, we cover the Trona Railway in the Mojave Desert of California during the EMD and Baldwin eras. Former Southern Pacific SD40T-2s are the stars of the show, as they work alongside former Union Pacific SD40-2s. These classic locomotives are seen operating in large five to seven unit consists as they lift heavy trains out of the Searles Lake Basin and climb the steep grade to the Union Pacific interchange at Searles. Trains of soda ash, salt cake, boric acid, borax, and other various minerals are assembled in Trona, and are then brought geographically south, past the Trona Pinnacles, and out into the desolate desert country between Trona and Searles. In addition to the outbound loads, coal trains are delivered to the Argus Cogeneration Plant in Trona, making for some good variety in equipment and operations. We then take a trip back in time to view Trona's famed Baldwin AS-616 locomotives as they toil in the hot desert sun sorting cars, servicing industries, and building trains. Mountains, beautiful desert scenery, Baldwins, and EMDs are all here for you in this C. Vision video presentation.
Locomotives seen:
TRC 52 (AS-616)
TRC 53 (AS-616)
TRC 54 (AS-616)
TRC 2002 (SD40 rebuild)
TRC 2004 (SD40T-2)
TRC 2005 (SD40T-2)
TRC 2006 (SD40T-2)
TRC 2007 (SD40-2)
TRC 2008 (SD40-2)
TRC 2009 (SD40-2)
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