UP El Segundo Local & Wig Wag action! 10/15/08

[logan19971]

I wander how many of those neat things are still in service?

[singwith]

@logan19971 5 or 6 in Socal.

[darcman32]

how do you know when the train is going by ?

[singwith]

@darcman32 sometime the train go there on SAT but not 100% sure.

[racksandrazors]

Put a lightbulb in that damn thing and fix the bell on it that wig wag is almost had it

[singwith]

@racksandrazors hope they fix it until I go this location again.

[Tabooaustin]

@racksandrazors I wonder if they still have parts for those cool ass wig-wags...

[metroliner89]

I hate those god damn pusher engines....

[BAGSBANNYO]

great video

[singwith]

@BAGSBANNYO Thanks!

[turnoutjim]

I spent the early years of my life on this street. My grandfather, who worked for ATSF for a while would take me down the street to watch the El Segundo turn go by. During these walks, he would tell me of his life and the road and it's there that I, too, fell in love with the railroad. I currently work for the UP and have worked on these units. I guess, I've come full circle. thanks for posting this.

[tftrainman]

shitty horn lol and i think the bell on that wig wag has about had it lol

[KSE828]

the horn on 2702 sounds like one of the chimes is out..which is kinda wierd since it's a brand new engine.

[singwith]

2728 got the same type of horn.

[FastDashEight]

It looks so small up there! Those wig wags are suprisingly huge though when they're viewed up close. Pretty darn loud too if the bell works properly.

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[foxthorne]

And the motor boxes are very HEAVY!!!!!

[singwith]

Hope UP fix the light.

[microbusss]

wish I could get these ;-)

[singwith]

don't steal it!

[microbusss]

now why would I do that? I'd rather ask permission to get the wig wags

[singwith]

I'm j/k. :P

[Lightwolf333]

Gotta like those old Wig-wags

[singwith]

me too. thanks.

[turnoutjim]

This wig wam is at least 50 years old. I know this bc this the street where I used to live on. My grandfather would take me down to see this local go pass and would tell me stories of his day with the Santa Fe. it was there I fell in love with trains that has lasted over a span of fifty years

[pourindiesel]

Those wig wags are way over 50 years old.

I think around 70 years is more like it.

I remember in the 1980's growing up in SO CAL some of the Wig Wags in Sante Fe Springs and Whittier area were on old branch lines and they looked ancient then and that was 30 years ago.

[munocat]

very cool the old and the new, the GenSet and the Wig Wag

[singwith]

Thanks!

[denny906]

They were built to last.

[singwith]

yup!

[jeroldcrawford]

Very nice - thank you - The signal maintainers need to tweak up that bell a bit. Just need to move the clappers a bit

[singwith]

You are welcome and thank you for the comment. May be they are waiting for replace.

[UP1340]

which i would mean the first train

[UP1340]

These switchers need better horns than this

[singwith]

Haha, yea. They can't use their horn because it's too loud.

[POOH875]

wow that horn sounds like the old blue line horn good video

[singwith]

Really? I did not know the old blue line horn sound like.

[POOH875]

yeah just type this in and you will see it tell me what you think type this in LA Blue Line From Vernon Jan 1995

[singwith]

I just saw it and I really like it.

[POOH875]

ITS PRETTY COOL I REALLY MISS THAT HORN

[singwith]

I wonder why they changed?

[POOH875]

because the people in the are was complaining the horn was to loud

[singwith]

I like that sound of the gong but also I like the old horns.

[unionpacificrr]

Awesome stuff Snuffy!!

[singwith]

Thanks Nick!

[slug96]

nice one snuffy. that first train, before it past a car passed in front of it. a second later the train. stupid driver.

[singwith]

Thanks! Yea, they never stop doing that until they get hurt.

[dutchtrainmanserie22]

Awesome video.

[singwith]

Thank you!

[railfan101]

Awesome wig wag vid Snuffy! It would be cool to live by the tracks and railfan there lol!

[singwith]

Glenn Thanks. It looks nice but there's only one local passes three times a week that's not much to see.

[The40MAC]

Great brave effort catching a train there at a wig wag crossing:)

[singwith]

Haha, that area is nice and located neat the post office.