jpklatt
Rails of Oildale
I have a hard time catching the San Joaquin Valley Railroad during the daylight hours despite living in Bakersfield most of my life, they run a nocturnal operation down here which is not a bad thing as the temperatures begin to climb. As I was getting off work this afternoon I managed to hear a conversation between the UP dispatcher 256 and an SJVR job clearing up at Oil Junction. On my way home I decided to investigate and I'm glad I did.
SJVR 3818, the Frisco inspired GP38, leads a string of tanks bound for the Golden Bear Refinery located at the Western edge of the Kern River Oil Field. I have been trying to catch this move since getting back into photography but as luck would have it the crew was at the end of their shift and ended up tying the train down at Seguro.
Rails of Oildale
I have a hard time catching the San Joaquin Valley Railroad during the daylight hours despite living in Bakersfield most of my life, they run a nocturnal operation down here which is not a bad thing as the temperatures begin to climb. As I was getting off work this afternoon I managed to hear a conversation between the UP dispatcher 256 and an SJVR job clearing up at Oil Junction. On my way home I decided to investigate and I'm glad I did.
SJVR 3818, the Frisco inspired GP38, leads a string of tanks bound for the Golden Bear Refinery located at the Western edge of the Kern River Oil Field. I have been trying to catch this move since getting back into photography but as luck would have it the crew was at the end of their shift and ended up tying the train down at Seguro.