DDA40X, GP20, F7 at Pulga, Feather River Canyon

The Portola Railroad Museum special with Union Pacific DDA40X, Western Pacific GP20, F7 A&B units, Feather River Society passenger cars, UP Business car, flat car, WP Boxcar, two UP cupola cabooses, gondola, and WP Bay Window caboose are approaching the famous double bridges at Pulga in Feather River Canyon. If you look carefully, there are kids nearby as the Centennial comes around the blind corner - luckily, the kids walked off the tracks as they heard the echoes of the double diesels in the canyon several seconds before the video started rolling.

The distant echo of the Centennial's horn is heard at the end of the video.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• DDA40X
• DD40X
• 6936
• Centennial
• Union
• Pacific
• GP20
• F7

[Evansville64]

Why are they dragging that wiers consist ---coboose ---caboose --flatcar --caboose-????

[cchan006]

@Evansville64: Moving equipment between a railroad event and a museum, from Dunsmuir for the Railroad Days there, to Portola Railroad Museum.

[55098]

What motor is in the DDA40X

[cchan006]

@55098: Two EMD 645 series diesel prime movers, for a total of 6600 hp.

[TLew01]

where is pulga? thanks

[cchan006]

Pulga is about 30 miles north (eastbound) from Oroville, CA on Highway 70.

[sailerwan]

its basically 2 sd40's in one. back when railroads tried to out-do each other by having a bigger dick

[CQDX018]

Thats why you clicked this video?

[Barricade360]

@bbowen85 wait they aint running the dda40x 6936 anymore?

[bbowen85]

@cchan006 But on this one, they aren't running. They use this engine as a control cab.

[MrNotch9]

hot damn that's sexy

[crazy7997]

That's a lot of power for a short train like that. The DD40X, GP20 and the F7's.

[TheMsautobodyman]

majestic



[ynnhoJ22]

Amazing bridges.

And found this place in Google Earth!

[nikkiwhoop]

whats up rob, remember that nightmare train and the retards in the rear? 

[xChiicago]

that UP is a monster