Thanks for the complement. I was lucky enough to meet and interview all these old railroad men. Now they are gone. And this is indeed the history of what went on. For more DVDs, go to Catenary Video.com.
Great Video...My Family was from Camino,Ca. I went to school there, My Dad was the Mill Wright for a time in the early 60's at Michigan Cal ..Get the Book Pino Grande, the Logging Rail Road of Michigan-Cal Lumber Co...Played on all the Old Shay Engines they used to have at the Offices at Camino, they tried to get a turist RR going in the 70's, rode on it once, don't know what happened to it...That was a childhood ....
Great Video...My Family was from Camino,Ca. I went to school there, My Dad was the Mill Wright for a time in the early 60's at Michigan Cal ..Get the Book Pino Grande, the Logging Rail Road of Michigan-Cal Lumber Co...Played on all the Old Shay Engines they used to have at the Offices at Camino, they tried to get a turist RR going in the 70's, rode on it once, don't know what happened to it...
@mrmom852 For in-depth coverage of those railroads see "Logging Railroads of El Dorado County" from Catenary Video Productions. (You can go online to find it). The segments you saw in "RCL" are part of that show. You can go online to order it. I worked on the tourist RR in the 70's. It closed when the right of way was closed and made into a county road. Thanks for your comments.
The overpass at the beginning of the video is still in place. However, the main highway a little farther away is one, if not the most important reason, for the death of the Pickering.
Apparently this engineer was prone to "deep holing" or throwing it into emergency stop. Part of the attraction to me of railroad logging was the atrocious conditions they had to work under. 16 hr day did not apply. Glad you liked the video.
Usually more "extraordinary" than "atrocious" from what I've read! Everything from using log lifting apparatus to re-rail a loco to runaway trains running out of fuel and rolling to a stop at their destination!
yeah, the engineer would usually "plug the train up" and put it into emergency very often. This video has some very funny stories that a lot of us railroaders can relate to, even if they're about logging railroaders and camps from over 60 years ago!
Outstanding video, with some rare footage of scenes I'd heard of, but never seen until now, like the cableway over the canyon. Great job, Warren, THANK you!
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I'm From Michigan (state) and we had lots of railroading history near my home town
truckman63 2 months ago
This is what we all try to achieve. AUTHENTICITY ! You just can't beat the human voice recalling what really went on . Magical stuff. Living History.
mrhearse777 5 months ago
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Thanks for the complement. I was lucky enough to meet and interview all these old railroad men. Now they are gone. And this is indeed the history of what went on. For more DVDs, go to Catenary Video.com.
warrenhaack 5 months ago
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Great Video...My Family was from Camino,Ca. I went to school there, My Dad was the Mill Wright for a time in the early 60's at Michigan Cal ..Get the Book Pino Grande, the Logging Rail Road of Michigan-Cal Lumber Co...Played on all the Old Shay Engines they used to have at the Offices at Camino, they tried to get a turist RR going in the 70's, rode on it once, don't know what happened to it...That was a childhood ....
mrmom852 1 year ago
Great Video...My Family was from Camino,Ca. I went to school there, My Dad was the Mill Wright for a time in the early 60's at Michigan Cal ..Get the Book Pino Grande, the Logging Rail Road of Michigan-Cal Lumber Co...Played on all the Old Shay Engines they used to have at the Offices at Camino, they tried to get a turist RR going in the 70's, rode on it once, don't know what happened to it...
mrmom852 1 year ago
@mrmom852 For in-depth coverage of those railroads see "Logging Railroads of El Dorado County" from Catenary Video Productions. (You can go online to find it). The segments you saw in "RCL" are part of that show. You can go online to order it. I worked on the tourist RR in the 70's. It closed when the right of way was closed and made into a county road. Thanks for your comments.
warrenhaack 1 year ago
The overpass at the beginning of the video is still in place. However, the main highway a little farther away is one, if not the most important reason, for the death of the Pickering.
SierraRailway 1 year ago
'Don't jump'... now that's wisdom !
vintageShanesaw 3 years ago
Great stuff, absolutely amazing!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Todaylight 3 years ago
I love the first comment. "Something wasn't his fault that morning." makes you wonder what else that engineer had done.
darkyoda 3 years ago 2
Apparently this engineer was prone to "deep holing" or throwing it into emergency stop. Part of the attraction to me of railroad logging was the atrocious conditions they had to work under. 16 hr day did not apply. Glad you liked the video.
warrenhaack 3 years ago 2
Usually more "extraordinary" than "atrocious" from what I've read! Everything from using log lifting apparatus to re-rail a loco to runaway trains running out of fuel and rolling to a stop at their destination!
RustedBovine 3 years ago
darkyoda
yeah, the engineer would usually "plug the train up" and put it into emergency very often. This video has some very funny stories that a lot of us railroaders can relate to, even if they're about logging railroaders and camps from over 60 years ago!
SierraRailway 8 months ago
Outstanding video, with some rare footage of scenes I'd heard of, but never seen until now, like the cableway over the canyon. Great job, Warren, THANK you!
sparkmencer 4 years ago