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Back in the day we would go to top of Oak Creek Rd and inner tube down the snow. Haven’t seen snow there like that in decades. Maybe if we had started using non-carbon energy sooner we’d still have snow.

Also, sometimes when demand is low or for other operational reasons, some windmills may be offline at times. Most of the time though 95% or higher are working just fine. The 35 year smaller Mitsubishi mills are nearing retirement and those old ones are now mostly inoperative.

There is seed money to get the windmills going but not ongoing. These windmills are highly profitable. Some of them have been there for over 30 years. The kids coming up today are going to need a way to make electricity. Burning oil and coal is not only bad for the environment, those products are finite.

I saw an up close photo of three empty well cars derailed. It looks like a case of stringlining. Pulling light, empty car through a tight curve in the middle of a heavy train is a no-no.

What a cool little thing

A spectacular trip! Thanks for sharing! Interesting, I drove on U.S. Rt. 6 in Pennsylvania this past weekend for the first time (up from VA) and here you are driving on it in Nevada!

That place is awesome thanks for the heads up.

aloha very very kool mahalo

Hi Mark,I am an Electronics and Communication Engineer by qualificaation.I would like to get into the field of railraod signalling.Can you please let me know how can I enter this field? Are there any certifications for this?

Thanks for a cool train ride!

Great coverageTY

I really like the two tours you have posted on train mountain. What a great place!

Mark K-Falls Oregon is a Formal Southern Pacific Town and the Union Pacific Ex SP Shasta Subdivision Goes North - South And the BNSF Inside Gateway Goes from the Union Pacific Canyon Subdivision North to K-Falls Oregon And it Goes on the Union Pacific to the Junction at Chemult Oregon and North to Pasco Washington SP Modoc line went East to Alturas California and it used to Go to Nevada but Union Pacific Abandoned the Ex SP Modoc line Train Mountain in Oregon is a Beautiful Outdoor Model Railroad Mark and the Locomotive in the SP Black Widow Paint Scheme is a SP FM Locomotive 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💥💥💥💖💖

Great video they tell me Train Mountain is awesome. We went mill creek central 7 1/2 gauge last year, havent shown those videos yet

Glad you got to ride at TM. One of my favorite things to do

Excellent video thank you for sharing. I especially liked the long tunnel. I don’t think anybody’s ever videotaped that part before least I just don’t recall it.

TRAIN MOUNTAIN is on my bucket list. 3 of my model train club members go up there and run their trains. And I know one of TM's members that lives nearby, he keeps inviting me to come up. He has his own Steam Engine he built.

Another excellent video. Thank you, Mr. McGowan.

Thanks for the wonderful video. For those who of us who are ill, home-bound, and avid rail enthusiasts, your videos lift our spirits as we're heading down our last stretch of track.

Ah good ole K-Falls. Back in the my rail riding days I traveled through K-Falls. I got some pictures of the S.P. yard there and I also managed to get a photo of a very large blue Great Northern boxcar. Another time while riding though I was extremely lucky to get an Oregon, California, and Eastern train coming into the S.P. yard. Its a cold son of a gun there in winter.

I was there last August and had the same train operator! What a place. If you like trains, you need to go. Miles and miles of operating track. Glad you went back to take Jennifer. Cheers

Hi Mark & Mrs. McGowan & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Mark & Mrs. McGowan & Friends Randy

Where is the upper quadrant semaphore located? Really good video, Mark.

I been invited many times go train mountain it's awesome place. I've ate same restaurant food always great 👍 during my travels across west coast in 18 wheeler . Northwest want eventually retire beautiful country ❤ great video thanks for sharing ❤ safe travels.

Looks super cool!!!......Wish it was closer!

Well, that was fun ! And I liked that semaphore signal at the end too! 😊👍

I’m jealous, you two must have felt 10 years old

Mark, I was there in the 60s as a kid on the family vacation. The devastated area even back then didn’t look that devastated. And that was over 50 years ago. Lessen Is kind of a strange park, never really that popular and it pales in comparison to what Saint Helens national monument is. You should try going there if you get the chance, it’s pretty spectacular even 40 years after the eruption. Back ups on 395 due to an accident? Seems to happen every time I ever take a trip on that road.

Number 2 from me. Mt. Lassen is part of a chain of volcanoes that include Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Rainier. When these volcanoes erupt they go off like Mt. St. Helens did.

Now you need to visit the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City, Nevada.

Earlier in the year we 395 up to Reno. Stopped at Bishop and there was no rooms available. We ate at a bbq restaurant in Bishop and it was good. We drove on to Topaz and spent the night there. The Best Western in Topaz provided breakfast and it was good.

Wasn’t there a big derailment in that area months ago?

Did you have your drone on you?

As an N-scale BNSF modeler with very long trains, I have attempted to use an additional unit on the end of trains. The results were much like you described; the end locomotive can push too much, causing a “bulge” or “buckle” and derailment following. Especially, if the train was in a curve and the trailing end-unit was still on straight track.

When our end of train unit loses signal it shuts down all functions, but that dont mean it dont screw up once inawhile either 😅

Hiking is a lot like driving, time consuming. You just don't go as far consuming the same time.

Mark did you see much forest fire damage driving around?

Did you cross the BNSF Inside Gateway?

Mark, is Mono Lake the scource of water for the aquaduct that takes it to Los Angeles.

Beautiful area!

What a day, good ol 395. Been there done that. There is so much to see, without hiking at Lassen. Sorry you missed it. Also, to bad you didn't take in Burney Falls and the Subway Caves. If you wanted to see trains, go east toward Alturas. But you're to far North now. Better luck in the coming days. (We'll be in the same area you are now in two weeks.)

That's Was so cool.

I used to run west on UT 56 to Modena when I was picking up hay loads. The loads used to go to Wilmington CA.

Love a good road trip. To bad the station was closed, better luck next time. Thank you, ALL stay safe

thats nice i just wish they would make some with its own screen on the controls instead of an iPhone junk.that looks like a real nice one though

I had a Muzak service route around Nevada in the 80s. Caliente is one of my favorite stops (as a railfan, it is a great place to see trains on that subdivision.). I agree that US 50 is not the loneliest road in America (not by a long shot). I elect US 6 between Tonopah and Ely (pronounced like an eel with a Y on the end :). Many years ago there were a couple of stops like Warm Springs and Current but as of now I believe they are closed. A long hot dry road through little civilization and even less water. Surprisingly there is an oil field (with no services available) in Railroad Valley (no railroad that I've found) East of the Junction at Warm Springs (again no services and no potable water). I just love the wide open spaces that are Central Nevada but beware. Bring lots of your own water :).. Thanks for the video.

That’s a cool area, I haul hay out of pioche occasionally. Came down thru Bridgeport yesterday, pretty warm for that area.

That engine looks like an FM Trainmaster. Used to run on the SP pulling commutes.

Enjoy all your videos, but this one was special. Too bad about Caliente, I'm sure you know the history of the place. We were there and stayed at the Shady Hotel. There was a small rustic restaurant, walking distance from the Depot. In the restaurant, assume it's still there. The story how the UP and the Salt Lake railroads met, and a Gun Fight erupted over who had the right of way. One man was killed. A US Marshall was sent to oversee the matter, and never resolved who shot the railroad worker. The dispute was settled in Federal Court. Only wildlife we saw were herds of wild horses. (Guess I'm not the only one that went over the speed limit on those long straight roads.)

Wow. I've been to the Caliente Depot in 2019. Look an entire dirt road for I-15 to get there. SO COOL