Скачать или смотреть Amtrak 14 Winds Around the Upper Cuesta Horseshoe HD

Watch in High Definition! Here's a video taken on April 5, 2015 showing northbound Amtrak Coast Starlight Train 14 winding around the upper horseshoe in Cuesta Pass about 20 minutes after leaving San Luis Obispo. The train is approaching Serrano Siding and is on one of the steepest sections of the grade.

I decided to set up at a higher vantage point than I did the previous time I filmed at this location. This allowed me to pan with the train as it traversed the entire horseshoe curve. Unfortunately, the wind was blowing hard and it made it very difficult to get the camera to hold still. You can see a couple points where I had to grab it and reposition it as the wind was blowing it out of alignment. I was still able to get a pretty neat video of this rarely photographed or videoed spot.

Northbound Amtrak Coast Starlight Train 14 is seen grinding up the grade with P42DC 23 in the lead and P32-8BWH 505 trailing. The horn on 23 is definitely in need of some cleaning and repairs.

Enjoy!