Is there any chance the locomotive on the second train could be a Southern Pacific T-1 4-6-0 such as SP 2248 (built 1896 for SP, runs in Grapevine, TX every now and then when it's not down for major work) or SP 2252 (built 1897, now on display in Roseville, California)?
The "Sunset Limited" still runs three days a week. Three days of income and seven days of fixed expenses. While they run around Phoenix at 3 in the morning ( a major city) and turn people away that want to ride it. Because it's sold out! This is what happens when the highway lobby runs the country!
I recognize the location. The camera is pointed in a NE direction. Palm Springs is around the right bend of this location at about 5 miles. The desert hills beyond is presently saturated with wind factories. Highway 10 passes at the base of those hills Easterly to Indio about 30 miles east. L.A. is about 95-100 miles to the west or left of the camera.
Very interesting..Passenger cars look like heavy weight Pullman types and the locomotives certainly from a past era.Great that this footage has survived the ravages of time and has been posted.
this looks like a very desertted place ..maybe the edge of a station. The people on the train must have known they were being filmed as they all put on such a show. This must date from the late
Thank You Thomas Edison!
dreambuilders48808 4 months ago
Is there any chance the locomotive on the second train could be a Southern Pacific T-1 4-6-0 such as SP 2248 (built 1896 for SP, runs in Grapevine, TX every now and then when it's not down for major work) or SP 2252 (built 1897, now on display in Roseville, California)?
2248Chase 10 months ago
Holy moley, Huntington himself was still running the RR when this was shot! Amazing to see. Those are wood-sheathed cars there, folks!
DeserTBoB93535 1 year ago
Camerman probably did't know that someone like me will watch his movie after 112 years on the other side of the continent
dzonikg 1 year ago 4
The "Sunset Limited" still runs three days a week. Three days of income and seven days of fixed expenses. While they run around Phoenix at 3 in the morning ( a major city) and turn people away that want to ride it. Because it's sold out! This is what happens when the highway lobby runs the country!
intercityrailpal 1 year ago
what???? there were camera's back then?
79lucatoni 1 year ago
I recognize the location. The camera is pointed in a NE direction. Palm Springs is around the right bend of this location at about 5 miles. The desert hills beyond is presently saturated with wind factories. Highway 10 passes at the base of those hills Easterly to Indio about 30 miles east. L.A. is about 95-100 miles to the west or left of the camera.
JIMBOSKI58 2 years ago
@JIMBOSKI58 I was thinking Cabazon or Garrnet. but I think you're right...
turnoutjim 1 year ago
Would be a lot better without the TCR count!
edsternet 2 years ago
wow...incredible
Dhoylandrules84 2 years ago
Whow that's cool!
SLSF1522 2 years ago
Thats what i thought,iv never seen a old train like that one moving
fpvshitsonhsv 2 years ago
I wonder if that Sunset Limited was 12 hours late!
TrainMan7070 3 years ago
Very interesting..Passenger cars look like heavy weight Pullman types and the locomotives certainly from a past era.Great that this footage has survived the ravages of time and has been posted.
Well done.
ufn489 3 years ago 3
this looks like a very desertted place ..maybe the edge of a station. The people on the train must have known they were being filmed as they all put on such a show. This must date from the late
1890s!..amazing stuff!!
fordlandau 3 years ago