Diggin Socal Outdoor Adventures
This channel is dedicated to freight trains, railfanning, and railroad photography from some of the most iconic rail locations in the western United States. Join me as I explore places like Cajon Pass and other rail hotspots, capturing everything from massive freight trains and distributed power to rare locomotives and scenic railroad landscapes.
Using both ground-level cameras and aerial drone footage, I share unique perspectives of railroad operations, train meets, heavy freight action, and the people and places that make railfanning such an exciting hobby.
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Diggin Socal Outdoor Adventures
This was a fun catch... the second train totally caught me by surprise! Standing on the pedestrian bridge in old town Placentia.
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EVER WONDER WHERE THEY WENT?
Railroads stopped using cabooses in the 1980s when new technology made them unnecessary. Crews once rode in the caboose to watch for shifting loads, overheated bearings, and brake problems, but modern End-of-Train devices (EOTs)—often called “FREDs”—now monitor brake pressure electronically and mark the rear with a flashing light. Combined with roller bearings, trackside detectors, and smaller crew sizes, these advances made the traditional caboose obsolete, turning it from a working necessity into a nostalgic symbol of railroading’s past.
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