It goese from santa cruz,san jose/diridon,santa clara great/ america,fremont,hayward,oakland coliseum,to emeryville,berkkeley,richmond,martinez,suisun/ fairfield,davis,sacramento,roseville,rocklin,auburn and end in reno,if anyone want to see northern California,this train ride is the sht man......
Yup, I had a ticket for Caltrain. By luck, I saw this reverse consist Capitol Corridor, so I got my video camera out of my backpack and waited because I knew its schedule.
This looks to me like a reverse move... The fact that the headlights AND markers are on on the engine indicate the person operating them isn't familiar with the controls, just the basics. Then the headlight is on in the cab car. Likely the Conductor is sitting in the engine and the train is reversing out of the station to wye so the cab car is pointed in the right direction.
There were passengers onboard, so I suspect it was more than just a reverse move. Railfans further up the route toward Oakland and Sacramento have commented on seeing this "reverse consist" before.
The headlights and the bells on the cabcar are still mysteries, and your theories are as good as any. Thanks for your comments!
this is a popular route for trainees, ex-conductors that become engineers. they forget the small things, because they are only taught the basics. i've seen things like, forgetting to turn on/off ditch lights, bells, etc.
alls i know is i hate the P42 being used because the synthetic braking system wreaks havoc on the trainees, because when they get an F59, boy do they brake weird, and harder too.
I've been watching a lot of corridor's running through Alviso lately and have yet to see an engine on the point. They have all been pushers...pretty cool!
Boy, those Capitol Corridor engines are ugly. It's the Surfliner locos that are the best looking.
JetMechMA 1 year ago
sweet video, guess somebody forgot to shut the power off on the other end.
jpwolfe79 2 years ago
It goese from santa cruz,san jose/diridon,santa clara great/ america,fremont,hayward,oakland coliseum,to emeryville,berkkeley,richmond,martinez,suisun/ fairfield,davis,sacramento,roseville,rocklin,auburn and end in reno,if anyone want to see northern California,this train ride is the sht man......
KhmerSerey1 2 years ago
Is the GE the blue one and the EMD the black traditionally shaped one?
Coastergeekperson04 2 years ago
is it me or did the cabcar sound its bell and have its headlights on?
terminatorfan1 2 years ago 2
You saw correctly.
cchan006 2 years ago
how did you go railfanning there did you buy a ticket?
trainboy32 3 years ago
Yup, I had a ticket for Caltrain. By luck, I saw this reverse consist Capitol Corridor, so I got my video camera out of my backpack and waited because I knew its schedule.
cchan006 3 years ago
I've only been on the Capitol Corridor once, in 2004
traindude80 3 years ago
This looks to me like a reverse move... The fact that the headlights AND markers are on on the engine indicate the person operating them isn't familiar with the controls, just the basics. Then the headlight is on in the cab car. Likely the Conductor is sitting in the engine and the train is reversing out of the station to wye so the cab car is pointed in the right direction.
Jaanfo 4 years ago
There were passengers onboard, so I suspect it was more than just a reverse move. Railfans further up the route toward Oakland and Sacramento have commented on seeing this "reverse consist" before.
The headlights and the bells on the cabcar are still mysteries, and your theories are as good as any. Thanks for your comments!
cchan006 4 years ago
this is a popular route for trainees, ex-conductors that become engineers. they forget the small things, because they are only taught the basics. i've seen things like, forgetting to turn on/off ditch lights, bells, etc.
alls i know is i hate the P42 being used because the synthetic braking system wreaks havoc on the trainees, because when they get an F59, boy do they brake weird, and harder too.
NickyVeee 4 years ago 2
I've been watching a lot of corridor's running through Alviso lately and have yet to see an engine on the point. They have all been pushers...pretty cool!
sharkzfan 4 years ago
Sorry i meant i was wondering
alx2925 4 years ago
Yeah im was wondering that as well!
alx2925 4 years ago
why was the cabcar bell ringing at the rear of the train?
unionpacificrr 4 years ago