This is Railfanning by Location!
Welcome to another edition of Railfanning by Location. In this episode, we take a
look at Orange, California, known to many as Horn Alley. This is due to the many grade
crossings that are all within a mile or so of each other. We begin to the northwest of the
Metrolink platform at Orange. Amtrak 564 has just left Anaheim as it crosses Main Street.
next Amtrak 763 heads east toward the Angels Stadium and Anaheim station
after the two surf liners have clears the Costa Mesa local hubs
toward the LA Times newspaper plant with two genset clean air switchers
we move to the junction at orange between the san diego's sub on the
left to San Diego in Los Angeles via Fullerton and the olive sub on the
right to San Bernardino in early 2010 this whole area is expected to become a
quiet zone a northbound Surfliner takes the san diego sub as a heads to Anaheim
a southbound Inland Empire Orange County line Metrolink comes off the Olive sub
next the San Bernadino Bound Metrolink train takes the olive sub after leaving orange
in track 570 two rounds the junction with another f59 pH I
just south of the junction of northbound Metrolink pulls into the station at Orange California the
old Depot at orange which is now the Cask and cleaver restaurant was built by the Santa Fe
Railroad and dedicated on May 1st 1938 the station building was closed to passenger service in 1971
the northbound Metrolink prepares to depart
as the lettering clears the platform we catch a glimpse of the depot before moving further south
an almond Avenue Pacific Surfliner 567 slows with a stop at orange 567 is one
of the few surf liners that stop at orange after departing Orange
southbound surf honors 768 picks up speed the next stop for this train is Santa Ana
amtrac 4:57 leaves trains 571 north today the train is running with low-level equipment
trained 774 comes by next with gep 32 - v w/h 507
this train is running with nine cars today due to
the extra traffic from the horse races in Del Mar further south a brand new MP 36
leaves train 600 South to Oceanside across the Lavetta Avenue crossing
the crossing gates stay down because the northbound Metrolink is rounding the corner
meats are common here due to the many Metrolink and Surfliner trains to pass here every day
amtrac 565 comes under the 22 freeway heading north
shortly after Amtrak 566 head south
after now closed Fairhaven avenue crossing a Surfliner comes around the s-curve
having finished its job at the LA Times plant the LOA 32 heads back north
we conclude our trip as Surfliner train 567 crosses Santa Clara Avenue
join us next time for more great locations