Google Maps Railfanning Section (READ RULES!)

kaw4014 said:

MTA 113 in New Haven
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.172...4!1svSyq62fj_filwfZN6sW9sQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

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Actually, it's in Bridgeport, which is a bit south of New Haven but the train is on the old New Haven mainline.

Note the bridge. There was once rail access to the powerplant located behind the camera. I believe this is the site of the old Coss Cobb power station which powered the whole New Haven system. I actually drove on this road on my way to the ferry. The ferry crosses over from Bridgeport, CT. to Port Jefferson, NY out on Long Island.

That old catenary is amazing. The wires too are a unique triangular design as well and the system dates back to 1907-1910 period. The time when my grandparents were born.

Curious about that old stonework that starts under the bridge. It looks open on the near end, but cannot see the far end. Was thinking for conduit or something, but don't see any coming out. Maybe drainage?

Forester1 said:

Curious about that old stonework that starts under the bridge. It looks open on the near end, but cannot see the far end. Was thinking for conduit or something, but don't see any coming out. Maybe drainage?

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That maybe for a power. The old Cos Cobb power plant was located along the river.

The tracks came down and went under the bridge a bit farther down.

https://goo.gl/maps/zSDNvbKWCGuEECXq6

This is an overhead view and we can see there was once a lot more infrastructure there back then. The are in general had a lot more tracks and sidings. Heading towards the river crossing, there were once huge factories and warehouses on the left of the tracks. The big highway bridge is I-95, or the New England Thruway as it was once called.

Thanks John! Lots of interesting things to see. Looks like the Eiffel tower right over the tracks just before Bridgeport station, must have been a radio tower. And something covered coming out of the Transit Garage at Harbor Yard and heading alongside the tracks.

https://goo.gl/maps/ioBnoPdamnVsVJpx9

This February 2019 shot of Klari station (Karawang Regency, West Java) featured GE CM20EMP #CC206 108 (CC206 15 08) of Purwokerto locomotive depot, seen here standing at track #1 with its container train mainly composed of 20ft containers (although there are some cars loaded with 40ft containers).

That was interesting. I walked down passed the logistics company and the view changed to 2017 when the tracks were being worked on or expanded. We have 53 ft containers here now and they're double-stacked except for in my area where the bridges and a main tunnel are too low to handle the larger loads.

A couple Amtrak Acelas along with some ACS-64s and a couple P42s in Philadelphia, PA.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.960...4!1s4VwPMs4YAOm3NFdYuaHHhQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Amtrak 631.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.960...4!1s38CyF0d0lf7MU-XFmw-H4w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

You can change the time back to see other stuff there too.

Also, this piece of Amtrak RR equipment appears to have buffers instead of couplers, almost like a European train would. I wonder why this is. I've seen these up close before too and they have actual buffers, but I don't see the purpose in that if none of the cars or other equipment have buffers. It's quite a mystery to me lol.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.960...4!1sZaaxTkDD4tIzJ1ShHlEWcA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

A bunch of Septas, some of the cheapest, yet fun, commuter trains to ride in the Northeast.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.959...4!1sMr6OacZ8dtkZGbGYIQJX3Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

NJ Transit 4656 in Woodbridge, NJ.

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.569...4!1sgFJEQKZUY66Jrvf9Fyn3Fw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

JCitron said:

That was interesting. I walked down passed the logistics company and the view changed to 2017 when the tracks were being worked on or expanded. We have 53 ft containers here now and they're double-stacked except for in my area where the bridges and a main tunnel are too low to handle the larger loads.

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I did saw some trucks in Indonesia (particularly around Jakarta) carrying the 53ft (or probably 45ft) containers in the past, but certainly they were not intended to be loaded onto KAI's container cars (even not for double-stack) due to severe limitations within the loading gauge and tight curves on some sections of mainline tracks. As the result, instead of having double-stack trains KAI decided to increase the number of container trains in both day and night times (at least 4 to 6 trains are operated in one day for each directions).

aryadwi_ef641030 said:

I did saw some trucks in Indonesia (particularly around Jakarta) carrying the 53ft (or probably 45ft) containers in the past, but certainly they were not intended to be loaded onto KAI's container cars (even not for double-stack) due to severe limitations within the loading gauge and tight curves on some sections of mainline tracks. As the result, instead of having double-stack trains KAI decided to increase the number of container trains in both day and night times (at least 4 to 6 trains are operated in one day for each directions).

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With your 3ft 6in. (42 inch) gauge, your curves can be tighter as well. I don't even think the double-stacked 53 ft and 45 ft containers are used in Taiwan for the same reasons.

The heights and track spacing are our issues on the old Boston and Maine (B&M) mainline. The line dates back to the 1830s and 1840s and we have a 3.5 m and 4.0 m track spacing and many of our heights are too low for the stacks. In western Massachusetts, there's the ca. 1877 Hoosac Tunnel and that height was raised in the 1970s to support taller boxcars, but they don't want to spend more money on the tunnel. The current solution is to bring the double-stacks into Mechanicsville, New York where there's a big intermodal yard, double the train length, then move the top-stack to the additional flatcars and then proceed eastward to Portland Maine and Canada. Hopefully, once CSX purchases the lines from Pan Am Railways (vomits violently), they'll put some money into the system and bring everything up to modern standards.

JCitron said:

With your 3ft 6in. (42 inch) gauge, your curves can be tighter as well. I don't even think the double-stacked 53 ft and 45 ft containers are used in Taiwan for the same reasons.

The heights and track spacing are our issues on the old Boston and Maine (B&M) mainline. The line dates back to the 1830s and 1840s and we have a 3.5 m and 4.0 m track spacing and many of our heights are too low for the stacks. In western Massachusetts, there's the ca. 1877 Hoosac Tunnel and that height was raised in the 1970s to support taller boxcars, but they don't want to spend more money on the tunnel. The current solution is to bring the double-stacks into Mechanicsville, New York where there's a big intermodal yard, double the train length, then move the top-stack to the additional flatcars and then proceed eastward to Portland Maine and Canada. Hopefully, once CSX purchases the lines from Pan Am Railways (vomits violently), they'll put some money into the system and bring everything up to modern standards.

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Well, it would be a big project for bringing everything to modern standard, but it is better than just leaving everything not upgraded at all...

Anyway, another one from me:

https://goo.gl/maps/mqUGeacQLUV46Kkr9

This is the May 2019 shot of Citayam street that runs beside the Bogor Line tracks between Depok and Citayam stations, featuring former Chiyoda Line 6000 series trainset #6108. Unfortunately this trainset had its paintwork went ugly because it had once put out of service for a long time back in 2017 due to malfunction of its inverter traction control (and it even went exposed to for many times, which is the main cause of its ugly paintwork). I don't know when this train would receive the new standard color, as this trainset had yet to receive regular maintenance and repainting work at Depok EMU depot (which is ironically located to the west of this area).

Looks like standing room only all the way back!

In fact, that section was formerly having no fences at all, as shown in the 2013 version of Streetview shot of the same street. :hehe:

It looks like there was a flashover and an arc occurred on the roof. I saw that once and it's pretty scary.

Here's a view of the depot.

https://goo.gl/maps/ft7hw5uNywQ366UE7

I keep wanting to peek over the wall, but I can't!

If and when CSX takes over the Pan Am Railways operations, this will mean systemwide upgrades. They have already said they are planning to do that because Pan Am Railways deliberately ran things into the ground so they could maximize their profits. They ruined multiple mainlines and the B&M mainline was once down to 10 mph in some locations. There are rules in place that state that a driver can only be in service for 10 hours and the trains would "outlaw" in the middle of nowhere and tie up the mainline completely.

PAR teamed up with Norfolk Southern and created the Pan Am Southern partnership about 15 years ago. It was through this partnership that the line was brought back to twice that speed. This line was once double-tracked and hosted multiple passenger trains as well as freights. The freights ran at 40-45 mph while the passenger trains were 60 mph. In its heyday, there were 98 trains per day. Today, we might see, or rather hear because they run at night, 6 to 8 freights only, and the track is single-track for most of the way except for a couple of passing sidings.

JCitron said:

It looks like there was a flashover and an arc occurred on the roof. I saw that once and it's pretty scary.

Here's a view of the depot.

https://goo.gl/maps/ft7hw5uNywQ366UE7

I keep wanting to peek over the wall, but I can't!

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Unfortunately the concrete walls were built with that height because it was intended to prevent any illegal attempts for entering the depot and causing damages inside there.
On the same time you've actually found 2 units of Chiyoda Line 6000 series trainset #6130 that was temporarily removed from service because they suffered damages from the derailment at Kampung Bandan station on October 30th last year. But thankfully the other 8 units were safe, so KAI Commuter decided to remove damaged 2 units (car number: 6730 and 6830) from the original 10-car set and storing it for repairment, whereas the other 8 units (6130 - 6630 and 6930 - 6030) were put back into service as 8-car set.

Here's an overhead view from a pedestrian bridge of the depot you were showing us in your post.
https://www.google.com/maps/@-6.415...-k-no-pi-0-ya256.4586-ro0-fo100!7i6144!8i3072

NorfolkSouthern1036 said:

Here's an overhead view from a pedestrian bridge of the depot you were showing us in your post.
https://www.google.com/maps/@-6.415...-k-no-pi-0-ya256.4586-ro0-fo100!7i6144!8i3072

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Aah, that's the Overhead Pedestrian Bridge #2 located not far from the northern end of Depok EMU depot's parking tracks. Actually there are 2 more bridges: Bridge #1 (near the entrance of depot from Depok station) and Bridge #3 (near the main office, workshops and crew training center), with the latter is located just beside the area where car #6181 of former Toei Mita Line 6000 Series is preserved there (although it is preserved inside the depot, but it was placed near the pedestrian bridge to allow many rail fans to seeing it without having need to submit application of permission for entering the depot).

New addition from me:

https://goo.gl/maps/oU1waYKHxBsumNHJ6

This June 2019 shot shows former Chiyoda Line 6000 trainset #6120 entering Nambo station (the terminus of Nambo Branch Line, which is currently the only part of Outer Jakarta Loop Railway Line to be successfully opened for operation prior to the 1997 Financial Crisis). As this line also saw cement traffic departing from Nambo station to everywhere in Central and East Java (because Nambo station is located near Indocement's plant at Cibinong), this line is considered to be a profitable railway line in area around Jakarta (even with slightly less-frequent commuter trains).

Cool finds!

BNSF 7476 & 4617 in Earlimart CA
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.927...4!1smTfEgA6H7xz955wd-C1pjA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

BNSF 4920 & 3779 & 7600 & 8341 at the head end of the train in Earlimart
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.934...4!1sH7Pg4E5ZZvUt1paQT0Fy9w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Not trains but so terrifying. Google caught a wildfire!
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.904...4!1sjhTvmlEYFoASGekv2zaNXw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

UP 7464 & 4507 & 7430 in Fresno
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.695...mjmWaXrQ!2e0!5s20210301T000000!7i16384!8i8192

UP 7410 & 7927 & 2534 in the exact same spot
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.695...PV-QlIKA!2e0!5s20201101T000000!7i16384!8i8192

Guess what? More UP. UP 4309 & 9928?
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.695...kLydVClw!2e0!5s20160301T000000!7i13312!8i6656

3 BNSF engines, one in the Heritage 1 paint scheme move around to see more stuff
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.705...6b3btMFg!2e0!5s20210301T000000!7i16384!8i8192

3 BNSF engines, one in the Heritage 1 paint scheme move around to see more stuff
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7050...7i16384!8i8192

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Change the date back and take a look again.

kaw4014 said:

Cool finds!

BNSF 7476 & 4617 in Earlimart CA
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.927...4!1smTfEgA6H7xz955wd-C1pjA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

BNSF 4920 & 3779 & 7600 & 8341 at the head end of the train in Earlimart
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.934...4!1sH7Pg4E5ZZvUt1paQT0Fy9w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Not trains but so terrifying. Google caught a wildfire!
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.904...4!1sjhTvmlEYFoASGekv2zaNXw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

UP 7464 & 4507 & 7430 in Fresno
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.695...mjmWaXrQ!2e0!5s20210301T000000!7i16384!8i8192

UP 7410 & 7927 & 2534 in the exact same spot
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.695...PV-QlIKA!2e0!5s20201101T000000!7i16384!8i8192

Guess what? More UP. UP 4309 & 9928?
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.695...kLydVClw!2e0!5s20160301T000000!7i13312!8i6656

3 BNSF engines, one in the Heritage 1 paint scheme move around to see more stuff
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.705...6b3btMFg!2e0!5s20210301T000000!7i16384!8i8192

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Nice stuff! That wild fire looks pretty dangerous being that close to the tracks.