I live about a 1/4 miles east of the Union Pacific Coast Subdivision where it passes through Union City California. I work about a mile north of that in a building next to the tracks, (for the next two weeks :'( ). Then my job will be moved to Sunnyvale, 23 miles away.
this is the main route between Los Angeles and Oakland. All frieght at this point except occasionaly a detoured Amtrak Seattle to LA run, the "Coast Starlight'? I can't see the tracks from the shop where I work but I can monitor RR comunications on the internet and can ussually manage to step outside when a train of interest comes by, watching it cross Union City Blvd.
this is the main route between Los Angeles and Oakland. All frieght at this point except occasionaly a detoured Amtrak Seattle to LA run, the "Coast Starlight'? I can't see the tracks from the shop where I work but I can monitor RR comunications on the internet and can ussually manage to step outside when a train of interest comes by, watching it cross Union City Blvd.
My nearest line is half a mile away, Kirkby Station being the terminus of the Merseyrail Northern Line Kirkby Branch, and (under the road bridge at the opposing buffers) the Kirkby-Wigan Wallgate branch. Services on the latter are run by Northern Rail and continue to Rochdale via Manchester Victoria.
), which is adjacent to the Knowsley Railfreight Terminal. This means we're blessed once or twice a day with an EWS 66, or even occasionally a 60.