Recent 'Fallen Flag' Sightings while Trainwatching

[Anonymous]

I do a lot of train watching over in the Valley, around Redding, Chico, Red Bluff, and Marysville (Binney Jct, AWESOME place to watch trains!) and I regularly see cars with WP, CNW, GN, SOU, MP, MKT, SP,and Rock Island and every once in a while Frisco. This is UP territory, the line between Sacramento and Oroville, and on up through the Canyon is former WP, and the line between Roseville and Redding on up into Oregon is former SP. I have also noted what appears to be brand new restenciling of fallen flag logos (especially SP and WP) on cars, so I guess they are still using the names. I know the OSL (a UP subsidiary, it's the UP line between Portland and Salt Lake City) was on paper well into the 80's, even though they hadn't existed as a railroad for several decades. If you go to the BNSF web site, and look at some of the crew info, you will see too they still use NP, GN, SLSF, FW&D, CS, BN and SF to distinguish crews.

[Anonymous]

I do a lot of train watching over in the Valley, around Redding, Chico, Red Bluff, and Marysville (Binney Jct, AWESOME place to watch trains!) and I regularly see cars with WP, CNW, GN, SOU, MP, MKT, SP,and Rock Island and every once in a while Frisco. This is UP territory, the line between Sacramento and Oroville, and on up through the Canyon is former WP, and the line between Roseville and Redding on up into Oregon is former SP. I have also noted what appears to be brand new restenciling of fallen flag logos (especially SP and WP) on cars, so I guess they are still using the names. I know the OSL (a UP subsidiary, it's the UP line between Portland and Salt Lake City) was on paper well into the 80's, even though they hadn't existed as a railroad for several decades. If you go to the BNSF web site, and look at some of the crew info, you will see too they still use NP, GN, SLSF, FW&D, CS, BN and SF to distinguish crews.

[mloik]

Forgot to mention earlier that I often see patched DRGW and the odd CNW power on UP here in Santa Cruz, CA, when they run up to the cement plant at Davenport.

[mloik]

Forgot to mention earlier that I often see patched DRGW and the odd CNW power on UP here in Santa Cruz, CA, when they run up to the cement plant at Davenport.

[Anonymous]

I saw two CR engines in the last few days, the first one, SD40-2 #3360 and SD40-2R #3431.

[Anonymous]

I saw two CR engines in the last few days, the first one, SD40-2 #3360 and SD40-2R #3431.

[dharmon]

I saw a "ROCK" blue boxcar in SoCal last week.

[dharmon]

I saw a "ROCK" blue boxcar in SoCal last week.

[pferguson]

U.P. still has a lot of cars in original MoPac colors, but in recent years they have been disappearing due to repainting.

[pferguson]

U.P. still has a lot of cars in original MoPac colors, but in recent years they have been disappearing due to repainting.

[Anonymous]

While in Oklahoma City I saw a frisco box car with original marks, and theres a MKT flat car still in fresh paint parked on a siding in downtown Oklahoma City!

[Anonymous]

While in Oklahoma City I saw a frisco box car with original marks, and theres a MKT flat car still in fresh paint parked on a siding in downtown Oklahoma City!

[espeefoamer]

A few nights ago, I saw an SP tunnel motor run through Fullerton.It had reporting marks from a leasing co. Last night ,at the same location,I saw an SP boxcar with NO GRAFFITI![:D]

[espeefoamer]

A few nights ago, I saw an SP tunnel motor run through Fullerton.It had reporting marks from a leasing co. Last night ,at the same location,I saw an SP boxcar with NO GRAFFITI![:D]

[Anonymous]

Other than the usual fallen flags that I often see (see my first post in the topic), I was lucky enough to catch a Northern Alberta Railway boxcar in Melville, Saskatchewan. I think that that's the only the second time I've seen an NAR car outside of a railway museum (and the first one was years ago).

[Anonymous]

Other than the usual fallen flags that I often see (see my first post in the topic), I was lucky enough to catch a Northern Alberta Railway boxcar in Melville, Saskatchewan. I think that that's the only the second time I've seen an NAR car outside of a railway museum (and the first one was years ago).

[JoeKoh]

saw a pc gon in deshler and yesterday saw a spencerville and elgin hopper car of course the reporting marks were reapinted to furx.
stay safe
joe

[JoeKoh]

saw a pc gon in deshler and yesterday saw a spencerville and elgin hopper car of course the reporting marks were reapinted to furx.
stay safe
joe

[MP57313]

Several months ago, Union Pacific ran a maintenance train on the ex-Southern Pacific, ex-Pacific Electric line to Torrance. Most of the maintenance-of-way cars (flat cars) still were lettered for lines that the UP acquired....Western Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande Western, etc.

Just today, I saw a boxcar painted for Valdosta & Southern at Dolores Yard (Carson, CA) on the UP. I don't recall if the reporting marks were changed to VR (Valdosta Railway). There were also some old MKT (Katy) gondolas but the reporting marks were updated to "UP".

[MP57313]

Several months ago, Union Pacific ran a maintenance train on the ex-Southern Pacific, ex-Pacific Electric line to Torrance. Most of the maintenance-of-way cars (flat cars) still were lettered for lines that the UP acquired....Western Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande Western, etc.

Just today, I saw a boxcar painted for Valdosta & Southern at Dolores Yard (Carson, CA) on the UP. I don't recall if the reporting marks were changed to VR (Valdosta Railway). There were also some old MKT (Katy) gondolas but the reporting marks were updated to "UP".

[Anonymous]

today i saw an unpatched Southern Pacific tunnel motor on a ballast train sitting in Soledad California. if you can get to amarillo, at the car shops at the east end of town there are tons of RI blue boxcars, MP boxcars, and even a couple C&EI boxcars.

[Anonymous]

today i saw an unpatched Southern Pacific tunnel motor on a ballast train sitting in Soledad California. if you can get to amarillo, at the car shops at the east end of town there are tons of RI blue boxcars, MP boxcars, and even a couple C&EI boxcars.

[Anonymous]

I work for CN in Illinois & I often see old pre72 IC boxcars & cvh's, & an occasional GM&O cvh or woodchip hopper. There's a few GM&O pulpwood flats stored in centralia. I see some old Northern Alberta double-door lumber boxcars once in a while. Its also noteworthy that CN has been keeping the former IC, ICG, WLO reporting marks on its repainted freight cars out of Centralia. I've even seen a fully stenciled repainted ICG auto parts boxcar with the name spelled out and everything

[Anonymous]

I work for CN in Illinois & I often see old pre72 IC boxcars & cvh's, & an occasional GM&O cvh or woodchip hopper. There's a few GM&O pulpwood flats stored in centralia. I see some old Northern Alberta double-door lumber boxcars once in a while. Its also noteworthy that CN has been keeping the former IC, ICG, WLO reporting marks on its repainted freight cars out of Centralia. I've even seen a fully stenciled repainted ICG auto parts boxcar with the name spelled out and everything

[louisnash]

Saw a covered hopper that you could still barely read Rock Island on it. Saw it on
6-11-04

Brian (KY)

[louisnash]

Saw a covered hopper that you could still barely read Rock Island on it. Saw it on
6-11-04

Brian (KY)

[FThunder11]

Lots of Santa Fe equipment and Southern Pacific

[FThunder11]

Lots of Santa Fe equipment and Southern Pacific

[Anonymous]

I saw a Penn Central coal car a week ago. And a Western Pacific Boxcar 2 weeks ago.