Corpus Christi Area Railroad Radio Recordings
All recordings were made from either Corpus Christi or Portland, Texas during the 1980's and 1990's. Each recording also has an AI generated transcript, so it's not very accurate.
Recording #1A - Circa 1988 of the SP Road Channel. A ribbon rail train is unloading new rail in the Gregory, Texas area. Lots of radio traffic with the MOW people. The CCVIM gets an air test in the Corpus Christi Southern Pacific-Texas Mexican Joint Yard. Later it performs switching in Sinton after making a Beeville turn to switch Modern Pipe. SP Yard Job 290 is switching Texas Mexican industries in Corpus Christi . The cast includes Agent Robert Johnson, Roadmaster Jerry Basinger, Carman Rodney Page, Conductor J. D. Forman, and many others!
Recording #1B - Circa 1988 of the SP Road Channel. A ribbon rail train is unloading new rail in the Gregory, Texas area. Lots of radio traffic with the MOW people. Work extra 4151 is handling the rail train. SP Yard Job 290 is switching the Corpus Christi Terminal Association in the Port of Corpus Christi . The cast includes Agent Robert Johnson, Roadmaster Jerry Basinger, Carman Rodney Page, Engineer Pat Kohutek, and many others!
Recording #2A - Circa 1988 of the SP Road Channel. Rail replacement is being done between Ingleside and Kosmos. Lots of radio traffic with the MOW people. Work extra 5106 is helping MOW. SP Yard Job 290 is switching in Corpus Christi. The CCVIM maybe working Sinton. SP VI (Victoria Depot) can be heard several times. The cast includes Gregory Clerks Snowden(?) and Dennis Cannon, Roadmaster Jerry Basinger (AR36 ), Carman Rodney Page (H167), Gregory Section Foremen Robert Gonzales (H163), Conductor Bludau, and many others!
Recording #2B - Circa 1988 of the SP Road Channel.
Rail replacement is being done between Ingleside and Kosmos. Lots of radio traffic with the MOW people.
The Corpus Christi Joint Yard is paging SP Special Agent Richard Kemp (??110) but unable to locate him.
SP Yard Job 290 is switching in Corpus Christi. The Engineer is John Cannon and the Conductor is J. C. Mosier.
The CCVIM leaves their train on the SP main at the SP Sinton old yard. The crew then becomes the Beeville Turn with SP 5106, Engineer Bludau, and Conductor Laussman. The crew dies upon arrival back to Sinton from Beeville, but a relief crew (with Conductor Dwayne Stowe) takes over the CCVIM to head for Victoria. Sounds like Carry All Driver Rosie? (SP H203) is shuffling crews around at Sinton.
Additional cast includes Gregory Clerk Dennis Cannon, Gregory Section Foremen Robert Gonzales (H163), Beeville? Section Foremen A. C. Gutierrez, and many others!