At Humane Way the west side eastbound signal bridge and signal heads thereon have long dumbfounded observers. While all the west side eastbound signals are capable of displaying yellow over green, the KEY for this discussion are the TOP heads for Mains B and D. Below, looking west, from left to right, are heads for Mains A through D.
October 17, 2009 photo
All those TOP heads are capable of displaying GREEN over dark (dark except possible the heads over the “A” Track on the left.). In other words, ALL tracks will eventually go STRAIGHT THROUGH POMONA! But, there is NO bridging for
The series “Update as of Friday, August 15, 2014 – A Wide Review from Ontario to the City of Industry, CA,” Parts I-Q (9 parts), was incorrectly post-scheduled for Saturday. It will be posted before noon FRIDAY, August 22, 2014, but could be posted up to 12 hour early.
Curve-backing a construction cement truck over the LA&SL tracks at Workman Mill Rd. in the City of Industry, CA
“August 15” was also incorrectly posted as July 14, but has since been edit-corrected.
They say traveling at the speed of light warps time. I guess so …Hey, BarstowRick, did you experience that time warping too? (Hehehe.)
Yes Sir, a real time warp as all of a sudden my youth is behind me and I have no way back to it. Just one of those warp speed situations that hurls you ever closer to …well…old age. LOL
Hey, thanks for all the updates and speculation. Funny, I would agree with. In other words you are reading the tell tales the same way I am.
Related to the Puente Hills Intermodal Facility (PHIMF) and its future trash hauling trains, the crude walling has a couple of sections replaced with the final, decorative walling.
Looking eastbound, the old ballast seems to have been cleared away considerably, but there is no evidence that Main 1 will soon be re-laid or moved over.
At the Workman Mill Rd. grade crossing, there is a roadway paralleling the tracks that follows the tracks to the 60 Freeway area, where construction is continuing there. Trucks turn around ON THE TRACKS (halfway spooking K.P.) and back down the rail paralleling dirt road
Most Sunset Route trains through New Mexico and Arizona transition to or from the LA&SL now and pass this (above) grade crossing.
A final westbound look with the curving tracks in view. The left track is the new Main 2, between the tracks is the old Main 2 alignment, and the right track the present Main 1.
From Airport Drive that parallels the Sunset Route by Ontario International Airport, the relocated signal (because of the shoofly) is seen amongst much construction equipment.
Rebar supports are now being brough to the site.
Below, if you look real ground, you can see the old mainline and the present shoofly (background).
Buried, vertical I-beams are present for an unknown purpose.
A lot of things were covered in this free day. Hopefully, the forum has found something enlightening, and the awareness of what is going on with the Sunset Route was satisfying.
Did K.P. on his recent AZ trip (or has anyone else) noticed any ROW prep in western AZ, indicating the laying of a second main at some future date? Also, I believe eolesen had indicated some time ago that a trip in that area might be possible. So, anybody?
I believe Pete-M3 is asking about the Union Pacific Sunset Route, which is what we were originally discussing before it drifted off-topic and became a thread about the BNSF Transcon.
Thanks, cacole. As they say, you took the words right out of my mouth. Actually, I did attempt to reply to diningcar earlier tonight, but I used my tablet instead of my PC and apparently it didn’t “take”. Some learning to do, apparently. After 35+ years in the IT biz, you would think… Anyway, to be clear I was referring specifically to the track from Estrella to the Yuma area.
Eastbound Union Pacific C44AC (AC4400) 6821 (physically traveling northward) on the alternate Sunset Route over the BNSF section approaches the new truss bridges over the I-215 Freeway in the Grand Terrace area, and the new cement-work …
… and goes through the present Main 1 truss sections.
A closer view of the three south side cement abutments:
After partially transitioning in Colton (by the Colton Flyover) from the BNSF tracks to the UP Sunset Route (via the Mt. Vernon Connector) to head east …
… the train stops to make a crew change, just west of CP SP540 MT VERNON.
That particular train got to the relief point ahead of the relief crew, and waited. The relief crew showed up several minutes later. And K.P. took off …
K.P. is currently seeing plenty of Sunset Route trains transitioning to or from the LA&SL (via the BNSF and those truss bridges). That may or may not change when the Sunset Route between Fontana and Ontario is two-tracked
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