Exploring Eagle Mountain Railroad by DIY Speeder from Salton Sea

A group of friends and I built a couple DIY railroad speeders. We'd heard that the Eagle Mountain Railroad was getting scrapped. Talk about losing a piece of history...what a tragedy! So, we figured, time was of the essence....

Despite the 91 degree F weather, we headed out there.

We figured we'd get out to the track, ride it, and document as much as possible before it's gone. Yes, this is a long video, but we're hoping that people can use it to ride the rails by video long after the track is gone.

We hope railroading fans enjoy this slice of our history.

Filmed October 20, 2018

POINTS OF INTEREST

Launching Point for Blue Speeder (aka "Plywood Pony"):
https://goo.gl/maps/emNwuXXxVMjmKigp8
33°27'14.0"N 115°51'10.2"W
33.453895, -115.852834

Launching Point for "Bucket Bronco" Speeder:
https://goo.gl/maps/guvxuq6RrEo5RThr9
33°27'08.0"N 115°50'50.2"W
33.452218, -115.847281

Salt Creek Railroad Trestle
https://goo.gl/maps/TsEB4VK6efBWzGzh7
33°28'09.1"N 115°48'53.2"W
33.469184, -115.814771

Turn Around after Aquaduct
https://goo.gl/maps/5u9irya9n46v9KR87
33°29'40.1"N 115°45'52.9"W
33.494459, -115.764700
FYI, the track got out of spec on the bridge over the water channel and right after it. It pinched together and was hard to get through on the speeder.