A Very Special "Day at"

El Pinal is a railroad control point in Stockton, California, where Union Pacific's Sacramento Subdivision diverges from the Fresno Subdivision.

The Sacramento Sub was once part of the Western Pacific main, and the Fresno Sub used to belong to the Southern Pacific. These mainlines once crossed at El Pinal, but after both lines were acquired by the Union Pacific most the WP trackage south of El Pinal was abandoned and the crossing was replaced by a switch to tie the two lines together.

For this Special Edition "Day at", On April 24th, 2009, we had our cameras in place early in the morning at El Pinal to record Union Pacific FEF-3 844 steaming north from Stockton on its way to Roseville as part of its 2009 Western Heritage Tour.

We kept the cameras rolling until sunset to record all of the UP freight traffic coming through this busy junction.

Each train is shown in its entirety, just as if you were there with us at trackside.

This Special Edition DVD also includes three bonus chapters showing 844 running through Pinole, over Altamont Pass, and at the famous Keddie Wye!

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A Day at El Pinal DVD $29.95