Producer: Pentrex
Locations: West Colton, Cajon Pass, Miramar Hill, Beaumont Hill
Timeframe: 2010
Length: 2 hours 33 minutes
Third in a series on Southern California annuals. Chronological coverage for all 12 months. Longest show of the first SCRJ releases.
Variety of trains and locomotives. Passenger and freight. Steam and Diesel. Locals and road trains. Heritage units. Railroads are the usual suspects for the SoCal region.
A DVD-R. Main Chapter Menu sorted by month. Map. Choice of on/off narration. Preview section. David Drui is the narrator.
Widescreen aspect picture. Live environmental audio. Train sounds, birds, and automobile traffic. Images are clear and modern. High quality, as usual by Pentrex.
To the Trains… 👉
January, 2010. Union Pacific double-stack leads off. 7774 is the leader. Beaumont Hill.
February. Pepper Avenue in West Colton. This yields busy Union Pacific traffic. Yard leads have inbound and outbound traffic.
Heritage unit painted as Rio Grande. Going to Fresno on Cajon Pass. 1989.
April. Amtrak 463 on a Pacific Surfliner at Orange depot.
Amtrak, Coasters, and Metrolink are all shown on Miramar Hill. 27mn
May 1st. The chase is on! Santa Fe 3751 leads an Amtrak Genesis on a special. Los Angeles to San Diego.
BNSF Z train at Silverwood. San Bernardino to Willow Springs.
June. Solid Norfolk Southern set crawls upgrade on Beaumont Hill. 7585 leads 9351, 8718.
August.
UP 1982 in MoPac heritage paint. Redlands.
BNSF 132 on the point of this interesting lash-up.
A lit up Metrolink Christmas train is returning from Corona.
Southern California Rail Journal 2010
This is a pretty diverse show. Given the limited geographic area. Predominately a Union Pacific feature with BNSF as a regular appearing co-star. Passenger trains are interspersed throughout.
A fast paced program. The constantly changing locations and assorted trains keep it interesting. Railfans and Model Railroaders should find this a bountiful Pentrex release. It is a nicely done show.
Rating: 5 Stars
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