BLMA Fullerton California Railfanning - JAN 2012

With its triple-track mainline, the BNSF San Bernardino subdivision hosts upwards of 100 trains per day including BNSF, Amtrak and Metrolink. Right outside of our offices in Fullerton, California, we caught some of the action over a few month period. Watch as freights rumble through the station, and Metrolink trains screech into the station to end their day.

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• BLMA
• Metrolink
• Amtrak
• freight
• train
• trains
• fullerton
• Railroad
• Pacific
• Angeles
• fast

[AMTK510]

100? I don't think so ... with the economy as it is these days ... try about 15 or so amtrak, 25 metrolink, and on a good day, 25 freight.

[BLMAmodels]

@AMTK510 The tally is more like roughly: Amtrak X 26 (Surfliners North & South, plus the Southwest Chief twice daily); Metrolink X 34 (Orange County Line + 91 Line); BNSF X 40-50 with lots of EB/WB Stacks, TOFC, Ethanol, Manifests and numerous La Mirada Locals. So, even in a down economy this place still rumbles all day long...believe us, we watch it all day long.

[Rl469]

Thanks, Craig! The sounds came through great. What camera are you using?

[BLMAmodels]

@Rl469 Thanks! Camera is a (few years old now) Canon HF100.

[railworksdabest]

what are the railcars between the locomotives and the tanker cars there for?

[BLMAmodels]

@railworksdabest Buffer cars in case of derailment.

[vidfreak727]

@AMTK510

thats ok, it was worth to ask anyway. Another thing, is it a new practice of BNSF to stick extra engines at the end of their trains now? I saw that a lot while I was eating at the Spaghetti factory right by the fullerton train station

[AMTK510]

I'm not with BLMA. I just have been to Fullerton plenty of times. I believe you can go there, yes.

[vidfreak727]

@AMTK510

ah cool! Is it something people can just check out? You have some good products btw!

[AMTK510]

Yeah, that's the UP anaheim yard, nothing from there goes through Fullerton, and it's a small yard. And yes, they're literally 40 feet from the train station (BLMA)

[vidfreak727]

@AMTK510 isnt there also a freight yard near Disneyland Resort? I've seen some Union Pacific Genset switchers over in that area (near the Anaheim Police Station).

[vidfreak727]

holy crap, BLMA is in fullerton, CA?

[AMTK510]

The bagdad detector out on the Needles Subdivision sees 95% of what Fullerton does. On a VERY good day, it sees 70 trains. Only 35% of those see Fullerton, as Manifest stop in Barstow, intermodal go to the bay / san bernardino instead, etc. etc. I've spent 6am-9pm at Fullerton countless times in the previous years, and my best day was 27.

[5292Nate]

@BLMAmodels Cool! Thanks!