March Airfield Museum Steam Excursion

[Chase1609]

Big voice on that little loco

[CGiordano464]

how long was the trip ther to? 45 minutes?

[railfan101]

I think it was longer, like an hour. Then the visitors spent a few more hours at the other museum before the trip back.

[CGiordano464]

@railfan101 thanx!

[CGiordano464]

thats a cool loco. i wish they would let me run it! haha i think i could now. its so fun to be able to sit back in the back and no all the valves and stuff the engineer and firmen are using. 5 years ago me and my dad just looked and had no idea what was going on haah

[trainkid0616]

dude just to let u know im a member there r u

[railfan101]

That's cool. BTW I'm not a member, yet. On my freetime I may become a volunteer worker there. The OERM is my favorite RR museum.

[DanielVolker]

Lover the SP 6-chime!

[CoasterMike2105]

Nice video!! Great whistle on #2! Sounds like 3751!

[railfan101]

I thought the same thing when I first heard the whistle, but its actually an SP-six chime. The #3751 uses a SF six-chime.

Glenn.

[Trainman11185]

those look like some cars that Tacoma Rail used to have

[trainmaster844]

The trackage to the Airfield Museum... is it owned by OERM or is it leased from a shortline?

[railfan101]

Trainmaster844, I'm not too sure, but I believe that the trackage is really owned by the BNSF railroad. The museum just has the right to occasionally use the trackage. That is all I can say. Thank you for the question.

[RailfanJunction]

Yes it's owned by BNSF, but the only train that goes down it is a twice daily local to San Jacinto, nicknamed, The San Jac. And right again, BNSF allows the OERM to run on occasion trains down it. And one last thing, the trackage is not to the Airfield at all, it's to Highgrove, where it connects with the San Bernardino sub. It continues to the B yard.

[globularV]

The RR museum's line and the BNSF Line to San Jacinto and Hemet are what's left of a loop that used to go to Lake Elsinore and head back up to corona. A chunk of the line still is in operation outside of Corona, and to get ther you head south on the I-15, off on Magnolia, where you make a left, make a right on Sherborn Street. Tle line enters a canyon, and crosses a trestle.

[Engineer5344]

around 04:20 is where is sounds the greatest as he enters the crossing. very good

[CSX6000]

That's a neat little engine! 2-6-2 Prarie? And like Joe said, nice whistle; sounds like an SP 6'er.

[Railfan3751]

Very nice video! I rode this excursion in 2006; favorite part is seeing people on the freeway stop as they see the steam engine coming. It's good to know though that there's somewhere in Southern California where true steam can be experienced fairly regularly!

[JoMiFu]

Cool video... Neat enigne, awesome whistle... I'm guessing thats a Southern Pacific 6-chime whistle? Sounds nice.