Anyone know a great railfaning area and Distric 45, or any other great place to railfan. I would love to know !
Colin
I have several in the Southern California area.
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Santa Barbara, CA - for the scenery and trains that roll by. 8 - 10 freights plus 15 - 20 Amtraks per day.
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Sandcut in the Bakersfield to Tehachapi area. Plenty of freight traffic (BNSF & UP). On a bluff a railfan can see the 10+ miles into Bakersfiald.
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Sullivan’s Curve in Cajon Pass because of the rock cuts and los of trains that pass thru thru area.
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West Colton Yard because of the huge factor. It’s a 6 mile long rail yard with lots of traffic passing thru and by. Some of the trains are in the 150 car range with 4 - 5 units per train.
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Beaumont because some of the hot shots are 6,000 tons with some of the draggers are 14,000 tons.
Area 51
Last time I was there all I saw were yellow locomotives from the Alien Pacific Railroad. I was beamed aboard the cab of an SD90/43 and given a ride to the edge of Saturns rings [alien][alien][alien].
Fullerton Amtrak station.
Devore.
Vancouver WA. Amtrak station.