Prime Mover Railfan/Simulation Productions

25/05/2022

I'm back everyone! BNSF Action at Nebraska Avenue, Fresno, California: May 2022 will be going live on YouTube this Friday at 12:00PM! https://youtu.be/ond6dd3EriQ

In this video, we will be watching a few of the many BNSF trains that pass through the Nebraska Avenue grade crossing located in Monmouth, California, a cens...

03/10/2020

Taken on 10/2/2020 of a Wig Wag crossing located on 7th St. in Sanger, Ca. It is one of the approximately 13 surviving Wig Wag crossings still in service in California, one of the few that have modern crossing lights installed, and (to the best of my knowledge) is the only wig wag crossing to have an e-bell installed. Because of the e-bell and modern flasher installation I assume that this crossing works exactly like a modern gateless crossing would operate but with a wig wag light attached to it. Although I have not been able to record footage at this crossing since the SJVRR local runs on this line at very inconvenient times, I do plan on filming here before the crossing ever gets replaced. Shot on my iPhone 6s.

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/QLrqFNjdimL2CHmq6

17/09/2020

BNSF/Amtrak Action in Fresno, California: February - August 2020 will be going live on YouTube tomorrow at 12:00PM! https://youtu.be/SzFrAJt6sLA

In this video, we will be watching many of the BNSF and Amtrak trains that pass through the city of Fresno, from McKinley Ave. to Church Ave. Because Amtrak'...

27/07/2020

Taken on 7/27/20 of the former Santa Fe Freighthouse located at the Fresno Amtrak Station in Fresno, Ca. It was built in 1899 for the ATSF railway, and from 1974 to 2005 this was used as the main Amtrak building as the Santa Fe Passenger Depot - located right next to the building - was falling into disrepair. However when the depot was refurbished in 2005, Amtrak has since closed off this building and moved their main office to the depot, where since then, the freighthouse has mostly been used as storage, and has fallen into disrepair. This is apparent as where the Santa Fe letters used to be located on top of the building have sadly gone missing. Note that the image showing the lower floor of the freighthouse was not taken inside but rather outside through a small hole in a broken window. I did not trespass in any of the boundaries of where it is closed off. Shot on my iPhone 6s

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/7D2a6per15aZhoDT9

19/07/2020

For those that were sent an invite to this page, please take a few seconds and subscribe to my YouTube channel, as this page is specifically meant to promote my YouTube channel. BNSF/Amtrak action in Fresno, California - Part 2 will be coming very soon, so stay tuned!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHjcm4zLK02PMxZZRYirhQ?view

I have been railfanning in the state of California, particularly in and around the Fresno area since 2013. Overtime, I have expanded more on quality content ...

19/07/2020

Taken on 6/12/2020 of what appears to be the remaints of a signal box located on Mary Ave in Fresno, Ca. Not sure exactly what type of signal this was for, my guess is possibly a wig wag signal, although it could presumably be a track signal as well. Shot on my iPhone 6s.

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/TbBNuNYnsSWVoAmt9

19/07/2020

Taken on 3/6/2020 of a signal relay box with a yellow searchlight attached to it on Van Ness Ave. in Fresno California. Behind this signal box is one out of the three remaining wig wag crossings in Fresno. Shot on my iPhone 6S.

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/h3ijUifGTF1cfHRn7

19/07/2020

Taken on 3/10/2020 of the remains of an abandoned grade crossing leading into the (now closed as of February 2020) Fresno Bee office on G street in Fresno, California. Although the crossing was abandoned when the high speed rail was being built, it is still a sad sight to see nonetheless. Shot on my iPhone 6s

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/DMqVGrbNSe3LTuYS9

19/07/2020

Taken on 6/1/2020 of what appears to be an abandoned rail spur on Hamilton, Ave in Fresno, California. These are a very common sight to see if you are in the industrial part of Fresno. Shot on my iPhone 6s

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/L6MRG2cVLHYHBZd87

19/07/2020

Taken on the morning of 7/12/19 of two different BNSF Intermodel trains at Riverbottom Park and Santa Fe Ave in Fresno, California. I did not have time to shoot footage of these trains. Shot on my iPhone 6s.

SB BNSF Intermodel Locomotives (First two images):
BNSF ES44C4 8389
BNSF C44-9W 4188
BNSF ES44C4 6867
BNSF ES44C4 8262
Location: https://goo.gl/maps/vg29LV8H2qqioyJV9

NB BNSF Intermodel Locomotives (Last two images):
BNSF ES44AC 6392
BNSF ES44DC 7898
BNSF C44-9W 4086
Location: https://goo.gl/maps/YmGBnsWDLg2cTQZY6

08/06/2020

Taken on 06/05/20 of a BNSF grain train sitting in idle outside of the BNSF Calwa yard on Church Ave. in Fresno, California. Although I was unable to catch the lead units, seeing as how it would've taken me several minutes to walk up to the front of the train, I did manage to catch the DPU units on this train (which included a Canadian Pacific Unit, a rare catch to see in California). Listen to that GE chug! Shot on my iPhone 6s.

Locomotives:
BNSF ES44DC #7261 (DPU)
BNSF ES44C4 #8058 (DPU)
CP AC4400CWM #8041 (DPU)
*Note that I was unable to catch any of the lead units as they located too far from where I was located.

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/baFAJsVRFa6Mr7NC7

15/04/2020

Hello everyone,

As of right now, many places around the world have enforced shelter-in-place orders in an effort to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Recently, the city of Fresno has extended their shelter-in-place to May 6th, and has made it mandatory. Anyone who violates the order may face a $1,000 fine or even arrest. As of right now Fresno county has 251 confirmed cases of people who have COVID-19, 7 people have died from the disease.

Because of these two events that have been going on, I've decided that I will be railfanning less frequently, and will be delaying any new videos that I'm working on. This is to ensure my health and saftey, as well as to not have any trouble with any enforcement in any area that I railfan in.

To anyone that's railfanning right now during this pandemic, please be safe. Your health matters just as much as everyone else's.

Thanks,
RC

01/03/2020

30 different trains at 8 different locations in under 45 minutes! Let's take a look at all of the trains caught from December 2019 - January 2020.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gcFHYjnbIs

In this video, we will be watching many of the BNSF and Amtrak trains that pass through the city of Fresno, from the Santa Fe. Station located in Downtown Fr...

28/02/2020

Taken this morning of SJVR Local Freight's leading locomotive on Cherry Ave. in Fresno, California. The engine was turned off with no engineer on board, so I managed to get an up close shot of the locomotive. This locomotive looks relativley new, yet has already been vandalized, a common sight that you will see on many of SJVR's locomotives. Shot on my iPhone 6s.

Locomotives:
SJVR GP38-3 2126

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/bUuDBXGCW8aRTcjf6

28/02/2020

Taken this morning of the last remaining Wig-Wag Crossings in Fresno, California. These particular Wig-Wags, along with many others located in the Central Valley, have recently been fitted with 2 pairs of 8x20 WCH LED Lights (3 pairs in the second picture). My guess is these were installed due to safety concerns regarding traffic on these particular streets, as well as the Wig Wag Flasher not being bright enough for a regular driver to see when it is flashing, although your guess is as good as mine. It's good to see that SJVR is willing to at least preserve these crossings that have been at these locations for decades, rather than removing them and replacing them with the generic Grade Crossings we see today. While I didn't catch any particular train running on these tracks this morning, I'm hoping that someday I would like to see these activated in person (that is if SJVR doesn't plan on getting rid of these crossings anytime soon.) Shot on my iPhone 6s.

Location:
-Crossing 1: https://goo.gl/maps/uG5ogCDcFyrsCrhT9
-Crossing 2: https://goo.gl/maps/eTa4GkdJmNGivjL28
-Crossing 3: https://goo.gl/maps/WAmxdJ95c9Qy5Rc58

24/02/2020

Hey everyone, I've decided that this Friday I am going to be re-uploading the video titled "BNSF/Amtrak Action in Fresno, California: December 2019 - January 2020." This is because I noticed the video quality was rendered at 720p instead of 1080p like I hoped for. I also noticed that the audio wasn't matching up to the clips. Thankfully I'll have these fixed by Friday, once I re-upload the video. In the meantime I have changed the visibility of the current version of the video right now to private. Thanks for understanding.