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Siemens Chargers 2101 and 2102 sit at the Oakland Maintenance Facility. |
Date:
2017-01-29
Added:
2017-06-06 |
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Siemens SC-44 2102 shot from the Adeline Street bridge |
Date:
2017-01-29
Added:
2017-06-06 |
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Caltrans SC-44's 2101 and 2102 at the Oakland Maintenance Facility shortly after delivery. |
Date:
2017-01-29
Added:
2017-06-06 |
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Amtrak 2014 leads train 743 at Hercules, CA. |
Date:
2017-01-28
Added:
2017-06-06 |
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Amtrak Cab Car 90215 leads Amtrak 710 out of Emeryville with F59PH 2012 pushing on the rear. |
Date:
2017-01-16
Added:
2017-06-06 |
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Amtrak 156 and 39 lead Amtrak train 6 at Martinez, CA. |
Date:
2017-01-14
Added:
2017-06-05 |
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The California Zephyr departs Martinez, CA with P42DC 156 and 39. 156 is in one of the special Amtrak 40th anniversary paint jobs. |
Date:
2017-01-14
Added:
2017-06-05 |
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The One Spot, P42DC 1, leads Amtrak train 729 as it arrives in Martinez on January 14, 2017. |
Date:
2017-01-14
Added:
2017-06-05 |
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P42DC's 158 and 87 blast off from Emeryville with the Zephyr to start their trip to Chicago. |
Date:
2016-12-29
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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Amtrak P42DC 166 and B32-8PWH 509 lead the Coast Starlight through CP Shellmound. |
Date:
2016-12-29
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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Amtrak 199 and 184 (in 40th anniversary commemorative paint) lead a 10 car westbound California Zephyr after making its station stop in Martinez, CA. |
Date:
2016-11-27
Added:
2016-11-27 |
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Amtrak Cab Car 90225 with 2003 pushing train #712 at Ozol. |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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Amtrak #6 with 150 and 207 leading at Ozol. |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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Napa Valley Wine Train northbound with FPA4 70 and 71 leading along Solano Ave near Darms Lane north of Oak Knoll. |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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Napa Valley FPA4's 70 and 71 crack the throttle coming up out of Yountville northbound. |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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New Napa Valley GP9 69 runs around its single car train at St Helena. The Quattro Vino stops at four wineries, but has to get out of the way of the normal wine train, so after running around the train, the 69 will push the train to the end of the track at Krug. |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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The Wine Train arrives at St. Helena with FPA4's 70 and 71 on the main line. |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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NVRY FPA4's 71 and 70 run around the Wine Train at St. Helena. |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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Blast Off! Napa Valley FPA4's 71 and 70 pull out from a stop at Grgich Estates outside of Rutherford. Some Alco smoke! |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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NVRY 71 and 70 run past Dominus Estate in Yountville on the southbound run back to Napa. |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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The Quattro Vino starts from a stop at Grgich Estates with NVRY 69. |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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The Quattro Vino at Yountville, CA. |
Date:
2016-11-12
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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Amtrak 715 with AMTK 203 leading arrives at Emeryville, CA. |
Date:
2016-10-29
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr, with 4 P42DC's 45-201-6-152 leading eight cars arrives at Emeryville, CA. |
Date:
2016-10-29
Added:
2017-04-16 |
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Amtrak 5 with 206 and 144 is downgrade at Bowman, CA. |
Date:
2016-08-27
Added:
2017-01-16 |
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Within 5 minutes of Amtrak 5 going down the hill, here comes Amtrak 6 up the Hill with 187 and 47 at Bowman, CA. |
Date:
2016-08-27
Added:
2017-01-16 |
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Amtrak 2005 leads train 729 through Hercules, CA at the location of a future transportation center. |
Date:
2016-07-23
Added:
2017-01-08 |
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Amtrak 145, in its tri-stripe paint, leads train 741 through Ozol, CA |
Date:
2016-07-23
Added:
2017-01-10 |
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San Joaquin train 713, with P42DC 119 in the lead, skirts the Bay in Rodeo, CA |
Date:
2016-07-23
Added:
2017-01-10 |
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Amtrak train 743 with 2014 leading approaches Rodeo, CA |
Date:
2016-07-23
Added:
2017-01-10 |
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An unusual sight in 2016, a Capitol Corridor or San Joaquin with the power on the east end of the consist. Somehow Amtrak 2011 has got things backwards as it rolls east with Amtrak 738. It's westbound counterpart in the morning with the same consist was also backwards. |
Date:
2016-07-23
Added:
2017-01-10 |
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Amtrak 140 and 505 pull the Coast Starlight train 14 out of the Kalmath Falls valley on its way to Portland and Seattle. |
Date:
2016-06-26
Added:
2017-01-07 |
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The eastbound California Zephyr arrives at Davis, CA with engines 40 and 74 leading and FRA's research car DOTX 216 stashed between the power and the normal consist. |
Date:
2016-06-20
Added:
2017-01-03 |
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Amtrak train 547 races into the last bit of sun in Emeryville, CA. |
Date:
2016-05-20
Added:
2017-01-02 |
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Amtrak 144 leads train 741 through Berkeley. |
Date:
2016-05-15
Added:
2017-01-02 |
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Amtrak train 737 departs Martinez with F59PHI 2013 leading 4 cars |
Date:
2016-02-27
Added:
2016-02-28 |
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Amtrak 711 has a two F59PHI's on the morning of February 27, 2016. Engines 2002 and 2003 are bringing their train through Rodeo, CA with just a few miles to go to Oakland. The second engine is unusual; 2003 bit have had a problem or 2002 protected another train earlier and was moving back to Oakland. |
Date:
2016-02-27
Added:
2017-01-02 |
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The California Zephyr charges into the corner at the Bayfront Park crossing in Pinole with P42DC's 113 and 46 leading 8 cars. |
Date:
2016-02-27
Added:
2017-01-02 |
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SCAX F59PHI 876 leads Metrolink 684 on a Los Angeles-Irvine trip early in the afternoon of February 8, 2016. |
Date:
2016-02-08
Added:
2017-01-01 |
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Amtrak 579 with P42DC 144 pushing 6 cars passes over the Highland Ave. underpass. This was one of the last grade level crossings in Fullerton. |
Date:
2016-02-08
Added:
2017-01-01 |
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Metrolink 602, the first afternoon Los Angeles-Oceanside train, has old F59PH 858 in the lead. These are close to being replaced. |
Date:
2016-02-08
Added:
2017-01-01 |
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BNSF ES44DC 7316 leads Track Measurement car 81 and Track Observation car 80 as it slows for a stop at Fullerton. Some passengers will disembark here and return on a special Amtrak train back to Los Angeles. |
Date:
2016-02-08
Added:
2017-01-01 |
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An Amtrak special train that had been sitting in the passenger car spur at Fullerton then pulls out and starts backing down the North Main with Amtrak P32-8WH 507 pushing coach 31016 and lounge 33041. If there are officials on board, they have a slow trip back to Los Angeles with the train running at restricted speed in push mode the whole way. |
Date:
2016-02-08
Added:
2017-01-01 |
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SCAX F59PH 863 only pauses for a moment with Metrolink train 702 (Los Angeles to Riverside via Fullerton). |
Date:
2016-02-08
Added:
2017-01-01 |
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After a couple more Metrolinks, Amtrak P40DC 824, a rare bird out here in California, is holding down the rush hour Pacific Surfliner schedule with Amtrak train 582. |
Date:
2016-02-08
Added:
2017-01-01 |
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After a couple more non-descript Metrolinks, RBRX 18522 (former GO Transit F59PH 522) still earns it keep in the warmer climate of Southern California. Tonight its on train 704 to Riverside. |
Date:
2016-02-08
Added:
2017-01-01 |
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Amtrak 741 with F59PHI 2008 passes the C&H sugar plant in Crockett. |
Date:
2016-01-23
Added:
2017-01-01 |
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Amtrak train 733 arrives in Emeryville behind F59PHI 2012 while the UP 6668 East sits on RD2, ready to blast off. |
Date:
2015-05-16
Added:
2016-11-24 |
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The unusual combination of P42DC 10 and B40-8PW 505 lead the southbound Coast Starlight out of Oakland's Jack London Square on a foggy May 3, 2015 morning. |
Date:
2015-05-03
Added:
2015-05-05 |
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AMTK 2015 leads train 741 to a stop at Berkeley, CA beisde the classic exterior of the old SP station at the foot of University Ave. |
Date:
2015-04-26
Added:
2015-05-02 |
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Amtrak 2015 streaks through Hercules with San Joaquin train 713 on April 19, 2015. |
Date:
2015-04-19
Added:
2015-05-03 |
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Amtrak engine 3 arrives with train 733 at Martinez on April 4, 2015. |
Date:
2015-04-04
Added:
2015-05-03 |
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Amtrak 822 and 40 lead the California Zephyr through CP RV021 on April 4, 2015. 822 is in one of the old paint schemes that were added to some engines for the 40th anniversary of Amtrak in 2011. |
Date:
2015-04-04
Added:
2015-05-03 |
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Amtrak 125 pushes train 716 through Hercules, CA. April 4, 2015 |
Date:
2015-04-04
Added:
2015-05-03 |
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Amtrak engine 2014 leads train 713 along the Bay side at Rodeo, CA. April 4, 2015. |
Date:
2015-04-04
Added:
2015-05-03 |
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Amtrak Phase II commemorative locomotive 66 leads train 523 leaving Fremont, CA. |
Date:
2012-04-05
Added:
2012-04-17 |
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Amtrak P42DC 133 leads Capitol Corridor train #523 at the Newark Wye. |
Date:
2012-03-09
Added:
2012-03-18 |
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With a occasional puff of smoke, Napa Valley FPA4's 71 and 73 roll the Wine Train south out of St. Helena at a blistering 15MPH along side California highway 29. Nine handsome passenger cars roll along behind the engines. |
Date:
2010-04-17
Added:
2010-04-19 |
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Napa Valley 71 and 73 at Stice Lane in St. Helena, CA. |
Date:
2010-04-17
Added:
2010-04-19 |
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Ace Train number 5 slows at CP Cherry to make the turn onto the Coast Sub and San Jose. |
Date:
2010-04-08
Added:
2010-04-18 |
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Amtrak's Coast Starlight comes through the old part of Newark, known as Carter Station, with P42DC's 186 and 92 on the point of a 16 car train that includes 5 private cars on the rear. |
Date:
2010-04-08
Added:
2010-04-18 |
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Amtrak train 527 with 2014 and 4 cars approaches CP Cherry on April 8, 2010. |
Date:
2010-04-08
Added:
2010-04-18 |
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Amtrak 2014, leading Capitol train 527, rolls under the signals at the west end of CP Cherry. |
Date:
2010-04-08
Added:
2010-04-18 |
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Amtrak train 11, the Coast Starlight, races across Alameda Creek in Fremont, CA on February 15, 2010. Engines 38 and 22 have 11 cars in tow. |
Date:
2010-02-15
Added:
2010-02-15 |
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Amtrak engines 38 and 22 have the Coast Starlight well in tow as they cross Alameda Creek in Fremont, CA. Last car on the train this day is the private car Virginia City. |
Date:
2010-02-15
Added:
2010-02-15 |
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UP 4-8-4 844 and RP20CD UPY899 lead the Western Heritage Tour Special eastbound through Livermore on April 22, 2009, headed for Stockton, CA. |
Date:
2009-04-22
Added:
2009-04-22 |
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UP 4-8-4 844 steams down through tunnel 18 west of Newcastle, CA with the Western Hertiage Tour Special. UP SD70M's 1996 and 1983 in their SP and WP paint jobs are tucked in behind the steamer. Photo courtesy of Eric W. Lehmer. |
Date:
2009-04-17
Added:
2009-04-19 |
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UP 844 leads the Western Heritage Tour Special as it crosses Berry Street in Rosevile, CA. Photo courtesy of Eric W. Lehmer |
Date:
2009-04-17
Added:
2009-04-19 |
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UP steamer 4-8-4 844 at Roseville, CA. Photo courtesy of Eric W. Lehmer. |
Date:
2009-04-17
Added:
2009-04-19 |
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UP 4-8-4 steamer 844 rolls into Roseville, CA with the Western Heritage Tour Special along with UP 1996 and UP 1983. Photo courtesy of Eric W. Lehmer. |
Date:
2009-04-17
Added:
2009-04-19 |
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The UP's Western Heritage Tour Special enters Roseville, CA on April 17th, 2009. Photo courtesy Eric W. Lehmer. |
Date:
2009-04-17
Added:
2009-04-19 |
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Freshly shopped Amtrak California BP32-8W 2051 chugs Capitol Corridor train 523 through the crossovers at CP Cherry in Newark, CA. |
Date:
2008-11-20
Added:
2008-11-26 |
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ACE engine 3103 has 6 Bombardier cars in tow at Newark, CA on the third morning train from Stockton to San Jose. |
Date:
2008-11-20
Added:
2008-11-26 |
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UP 7627 leads the SOASP officer's special from Oakland, CA to Sparks, NV. However, it has a bit of a wait on the north leg of the Newark wye while it waits for a freight, Amtrak, and an ACE train to clear so that it can continue on a uninterrupted trip through Niles Canyon and Altamont Pass. |
Date:
2008-11-20
Added:
2008-11-26 |
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Another shot of UP 7627 on the SOASP at the north leg of the Newark wye. |
Date:
2008-11-20
Added:
2008-11-26 |
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UP 7627 leads the SOASP across Sycamore Street in Newark, CA after waiting for three trains to clear. No railfans at the windows of the condo apartments behind the train. |
Date:
2008-11-20
Added:
2008-11-26 |
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Consist for the SOASP is UP ES44AC 7627, UPP 5769 baggage, UPP 208 power car, UPP 201 Wyoming sleeper, UPP 5468 Katy Flyer coach, UPP 7015 Challenger dome coach, UPP 7011 Missouri River Eagle dome diner, UPP 9009 City of San Francisco dome lounge, UPP 8008 City of Portland dome diner, and UPP 203 Idaho track inspection car. |
Date:
2008-11-20
Added:
2008-11-26 |
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ACE Train #2 makes its eastbound mid-day run with 2 cars and engine 3104. Making the turn at the old Newark Tower location. |
Date:
2008-10-13
Added:
2008-10-13 |
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ACEX 3104 cruises under the signal bridge at CP Cherry in Newark, CA. |
Date:
2008-10-13
Added:
2008-10-13 |
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Amtrak 2002 and 2013 push train 532 out of the interlocking at CP Cherry in Newark, CA. |
Date:
2008-10-13
Added:
2008-10-13 |
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Amtrak 2002 and 2013 on train 532 at Newark, CA. |
Date:
2008-10-13
Added:
2008-10-13 |
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Amtrak 2002 and 2013 lay down a little black as they accelerate through Newark, CA. |
Date:
2008-10-13
Added:
2008-10-13 |
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Amtrak train 737 arrives at the Fremont, CA station with Amtrak 2003 in the lead. |
Date:
2008-05-03
Added:
2008-10-11 |
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Metrolink train 684 gets ready to stop at Commerce on its trip from LA to Irvine. |
Date:
2006-02-20
Added:
2010-12-31 |
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Metrolink engine 874 leads train 602 headed to Oceanside as it passes through the cross overs at Vail, CA. |
Date:
2006-02-20
Added:
2010-12-31 |
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Amtrak Acela train 2171 from Boston to Washington rounds the corner into the Providence, RI station. Electrics 2016 and 2038 are in charge of the train. |
Date:
2004-08-18
Added:
2007-08-05 |
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Amtrak Regional train 174 grinds out of the Providence, RI station with AEM7 944 leading 10 Amfleets. The train must be heavy, because it is about 30 minutes late on this August 18, 2004 afternoon. |
Date:
2004-08-18
Added:
2007-08-05 |
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Another shot of Amtrak train 174 at Providence, RI. Note the Amtrak station above the tracks to the far right and the old Providence, RI train station on the far left. |
Date:
2004-08-18
Added:
2007-08-06 |
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On July 9, 2004, Amtrak Superdome 10031 is finding its way back to Los Angeles by deadheading on Amtrak #11. Amtrak 194 and 505 have this extended consist well managed as they roll through King City, CA. The Superdome had been used in the Winter and Spring on the Reno Fun Train and is returning to Southern California for service on the Pacific Surfliner. |
Date:
2004-07-09
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak train number 14 arrives in Paso Robles with the old Farmer's Alliance building in the background. May 31, 2004. |
Date:
2004-05-31
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak 14 departs Paso Robles on May 31, 2004. But what's wrong with this picture? Oh yeah, the equipment. The previous day's #11 is so late that it was terminated in Oakland and this set of makeup equipment (a bunch of Horizon coaches with a couple of dinettes) was what LA could come up with. |
Date:
2004-05-31
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak #14 enters the siding at Bradley on April 30th, 2004 to meet its counterpart, #11. Engines 113 and 67 have a standard 12 car consist in their charge on this day. |
Date:
2004-04-30
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Look Out! Here comes the Reno Zephyr! A former VIA/CN FP9 is standing in for members of the WP's Fab Four and is numbered above the old WP passenger F-unit numbers. WP 806A leads Amtrak P42DC's 146 and 162 and a fine set of Budd stainless. |
Date:
2004-04-15
Added:
2007-08-05 |
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A dome-observation brings up the rear of the Reno Zephyr. It's never looked better! |
Date:
2004-04-15
Added:
2007-08-05 |
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On April 15, 2004, Amtrak 6 passes through Berkeley at track speed with engines 62 and 155 leading a consist that includes a couple of express cars. Express cars have since been withdrawn. |
Date:
2004-04-15
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak #11 arrives in San Luis Obispo on January 20, 2003. Shot from the iron pedestrian bridge. |
Date:
2003-01-20
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak #11 rolls through the hilly grass land of the California Central Coast and is about to enter San Miguel, CA. It's March 22, 2002, and the winter rains have been very sparse considering the colors of the hillsides. Caltrain F40PH 908 leads two P42's on its way to Los Angeles and some heavy maintenance work. |
Date:
2002-03-22
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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ACE Train #3 rumbles through the junction at CP Coast just prior to its stop at Santa Clara station. January 17, 2002. |
Date:
2002-01-17
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Familiar face in an unfamiliar place. October 15, 2001 finds Caltrain F40PH 902 really stretching her legs on the point of Amtrak 11. Seen here rounding the corner just south of Guadalupe, CA. |
Date:
2001-10-15
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Same location as above, showing the eclectic consist of CDTX F40PH 902, Amtrak P42DC 128, and F59PHI 465. October 15, 2001 at Guadalupe, CA. |
Date:
2001-10-15
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Near the end of the F40PH era on Amtrak, P42DC 124 leads F40PH 381 on the northbound Coast Starlight at San Luis Obispo, CA on a cloudy April 6th, 2001. The train is heavy today; there are 14 cars on the train, including the private car Cyrus K. Holliday. |
Date:
2001-04-06
Added:
2009-04-28 |
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Amtrak #11 is running at track speed between Wellsona and Paso Robles with three engines (113-451-369) and 12 cars on March 16th, 2001. |
Date:
2001-03-16
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak train 11 howls through Soledad, CA on January 12, 2001 with a pair of P42DC's (90 and 113) and a pair of F59PHI's (2006 and 2008). |
Date:
2001-01-12
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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November 9, 2000 finds the Canadian Pacific's Writer's Special on the San Francisco peninsula. Here it passes the former SP/Caltrain station of Castro. Power for the nine car train is FP9 1400, F9B 1900, and GP38-2 3084. |
Date:
2000-11-09
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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A Union Pacific inspection special rolls through Santa Clara on June 7th, 2000. |
Date:
2000-06-07
Added:
2007-08-11 |
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Amtrak train 578 blasts through Los Nietos, CA on March 19, 1999 with P42DC 113 in the lead and F59PHI 461 pushing. One can only suspect that there was some trouble with the cab controls in the first car. Note that while the lines of the F59PHI fit the Cal Cars nicely, the P42's definitely look ungainly when they don't have some baggage cars or MHC's to provide a transition. |
Date:
1999-03-19
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak #11 with two P42's and an Amtrak California F59PHI arrive San Luis Obispo on January 18, 1999. |
Date:
1999-01-18
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Close up shot of Amtrak F59PHI 460 at San Luis Obispo, CA. |
Date:
1999-01-18
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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UP's three E-units (951-963B-949) haul a UP inspection special of the former SP's Sunset Route. Photographed at Montclair on the SP side (the UP line parallels about 100 feet to the south) on the morning of March 19, 1997. |
Date:
1997-03-19
Added:
2007-08-11 |
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Metrolink train 302 is about to make its station stop at El Monte on January 14, 1997. |
Date:
1997-01-14
Added:
2007-09-18 |
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Amtrak California B32PH 2052 rolls San Diegan train #577 through Hobart Tower interlocking on November 29, 1996. Two Amtrak B32PH's were purchased with California state funds, and after running as Amtrak 500 and 501 for several years, were repainted into this scheme and renumbered 2051 and 2052. |
Date:
1996-11-29
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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A Danish IC3 train set operates in demonstration service on the San Diegan line for two weeks. The self-propelled train set operated on trains 570-577-578-585, making two round trips from Los Angeles to San Diego each day. Shown here at Los Angeles Union Station on July 31, 1996. |
Date:
1996-07-31
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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The evening of July 31, 1996 finds the IC3 train set at Solana Beach, CA on train #585. Because of the heavy summer time crowds, the 250 seats on the IC3 couldn't replace the 400 seats of a regular consist. Thus, second sections with regular equipment usually followed the IC3 on train 585. |
Date:
1996-07-31
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Metrolink train 684 accelerates through the Los Nietos with F59PHI 875 in charge of three cars for Irvine on the afternoon of June 19, 1996. After arriving at Irvine, the train will turn around and head back towards Riverside. |
Date:
1996-06-19
Added:
2007-09-18 |
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An extremely heavy Desert Wind is on its last few miles of its trip from Ogden to Los Angeles. While most Desert Wind consists of the time were 5 cars handled by a single engine, today's train is 12 cars, including private car Silver Lariat and has engines SP GP60 9749 and Amtrak F40's 347 and 326. June 19, 1996. |
Date:
1996-06-19
Added:
2007-09-18 |
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Amtrak 230 comes to a stop at Fullerton with train 578 on April 20, 1996. |
Date:
1996-04-20
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Metrolink Orange Blossom Special train 888 pulls into West Corona, CA on April 20, 1996.This train started in San Juan Capistrano and ran to Riverside for the Orange Blossom Festival. |
Date:
1996-04-20
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Santa Fe's 1996 Super Bowl Special departs Los Angeles on January 26. With power 249 and 229 and a mixed bag of BN and Santa Fe business cars, one of SD75M's won't load later in the morning and was replaced by a C40-8W at San Bernardino. |
Date:
1996-01-26
Added:
2007-08-10 |
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San Diego Coaster train #649 rolls past the racetrack at Del Mar, CA in early 1996. |
Date:
1996-00-00
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Here is a San Diegan with plenty of power. On September 23, 1995, F40PH's 229 and 220 bracket 5 Amfleets on train #578 at Los Nietos, CA. One of the cab cars normally used is missing and has been replaced by an extra engine. Since these are first order F40PH's, they have small (700HP) HEP generators, so there is over 5000HP available for traction. |
Date:
1995-09-23
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak train 577 rolls through Hobart Interlocking and has just about 10 minutes left on its journey to Los Angeles Union Station. B32-PWH 505 is in charge on January 31, 1993. |
Date:
1993-01-31
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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A Sunday afternoon consist of Amtrak 578 is actually pushed in this picture by B32-PWH 509 on January 3, 1993. |
Date:
1993-01-03
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Weekend Metrolink action. Train #390 pulls into the restored Claremont, CA station. |
Date:
1993-00-00
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak 504 in Pepsi Can paint leads a set of Amfleet equipment out of Santa Susana Pass on train 774 on June 17, 1992. |
Date:
1992-06-17
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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SP 4449 puts on a show as it blasts up to track speed through Somis, CA after being in the siding at Camarillo for Amtrak #13 on May 5, 1989. |
Date:
1989-05-05
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak train #13 rolls out of the Santa Susana Pass and down into Simi Valley with F40PH's 248 and 285 in charge on a sunny January 16th, 1989. How soon things change; the F40PH's would soon be gone, banished by B32-PHW's and then P40's and P42DC's. |
Date:
1989-01-16
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2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief, train number 3, is lead by F40PHR's 250 and 230 and a number of baggage and express cars on the head end. |
Date:
1986-11-08
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2010-12-30 |
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A Union Pacific passenger special charges up Cajon Pass with GP40X's 93 and 95 in the lead. |
Date:
1986-11-08
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2010-12-30 |
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Santa Fe 5986 South waits in the siding at Denair, CA while Amtrak train 711 with F40PH 398 in lead pulls out of the station. |
Date:
1986-09-06
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2009-10-30 |
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UP GP40X's 95 and 94 have lead an Officer's Special into Oakland, CA. |
Date:
1986-06-05
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2008-07-20 |
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UP 95 and 94 back the consist of the Officer's Special down towards the wye at Oakland, CA. |
Date:
1986-06-05
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2008-07-20 |
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Another shot of UP 95 and 94 with an Officer's Special at Oakland, CA |
Date:
1986-06-05
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2008-07-20 |
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UP dome-observation 9004 brings up the end of the Officer's Special at Oakland, CA. |
Date:
1986-06-05
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2008-07-20 |
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UP GP40X 94 at Oakland, CA. |
Date:
1986-06-05
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2008-07-20 |
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Another shot of UP 95 at Oakland, CA. |
Date:
1986-06-05
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2008-07-20 |
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UP 95 leads its Officer's Special equipment into the Oakland wye. |
Date:
1986-06-05
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2008-07-20 |
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UP 95 and 94 start into the wye Oakland. The Oaklnd Tribune Tower in the background. |
Date:
1986-06-05
Added:
2008-07-20 |
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UP 95 and 94 crawl past the Schnitzer Steel building at Oakland, CA. |
Date:
1986-06-05
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2008-07-20 |
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Amtrak F40PH 230 leads the Desert Wind as it ascends Cajon Pass. |
Date:
1986-03-28
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2008-04-13 |
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SP SD40T-2 8523 leads Amtrak F40's 398 and 295 on Amtrak 5 with SP business car Oakland. |
Date:
1986-03-02
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2008-02-29 |
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Amtrak 304 rolls train 711 along the shore in Pinole, CA on its way to Oakland. |
Date:
1986-02-01
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2008-01-15 |
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Amtrak's Coast Starlight, train number 11/12, has just had freshly painted red and yellow SDP45 3207 attached to F40PH's 251 and 243 for the trip down to Los Angeles. |
Date:
1985-12-21
Added:
2008-01-13 |
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Close up of the cab of SP 3207 in its SPSF merger paint. |
Date:
1985-12-21
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2008-01-13 |
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SP laborer, and future dispatcher, Jamie Schmid poses in front of SP 3207. |
Date:
1985-12-21
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2008-01-13 |
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Another shot of SP 3207 at Oakland's 16th Street Station. |
Date:
1985-12-21
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2008-01-13 |
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SP 3207 and Amtrak 251 and 243 lead Amtrak train 12 across Broadway in Oakland's Jack London Square. |
Date:
1985-12-21
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2008-01-13 |
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Amtrak train number 13, the Coast Starlight between LA and Oakland, has arrived on the evening of December 21, 1985. SP SD45R 7487 and Amtrak F40PH's 283, 254, and 250 are in the lead. By the time train is ready to proceed north towards Oregon and Washington as Amtrak number 14, the 7487 and 283 will have been taken off and SP's SDP45 3201 will be added to the lead. |
Date:
1985-12-21
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2008-01-15 |
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Freshly painted in the aborted SPSF paint job, SP SD45R 7551 roars along the border of San Francisco Bay with Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr. F40PH's 393 and 333 are trailing SP 7551. |
Date:
1985-11-09
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2008-01-11 |
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Amtrak train 5 comes through Pinole, CA with F40PH's 288 and 204. |
Date:
1985-11-06
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2008-01-09 |
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A westbound mid-day Caltrain commuter passes the Lenzen Avenue roundhouse with F40PH 900 pushing 3 cars. SP slug set 7944-1607-7953 is in the background. |
Date:
1985-10-20
Added:
2008-01-01 |
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Amtrak F40PH's 247 and 237 slow the California Zephyr to its station stop at Martinez, CA on October 9, 1985. Since the train is going to stop at the station, train orders are not hooped up for the train. In a precious few years, all vestiges of train order operations will be gone from this scene, including the train order hoops, the train order signal, and sadly, the operator. |
Date:
1985-10-09
Added:
2007-12-31 |
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The late afternoon light glints off the sides of the San Joaquin train #710 at Pinole, CA. Back in October 1985, the state of California's support for the San Joaquin gave passengers a choice of two round trips a day. Now there are more than 10 round trips today, and each train can accommodate more than the three car Amfleet trains of 1985. |
Date:
1985-10-09
Added:
2007-12-31 |
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In the Toronto suburb of Eglinton, ON, GO Transit F40PH 510 handles a 4 car train eastbound. |
Date:
1985-07-05
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2007-08-09 |
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LRC class unit 6901 roars westbound through Eglinton, ON. |
Date:
1985-07-05
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2007-08-09 |
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VIA FPA4 6784 teams up with FP9 6531 on a long passenger train ready to leave Toronto, ON. |
Date:
1985-07-05
Added:
2007-08-09 |
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Big CN MLW S13 8521 wrestles with a large LRC consist at Sarina in downtown Toronto under the shadow of CN Tower. |
Date:
1985-07-05
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2007-08-09 |
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Under the shadow of CN Tower, five VIA RDC's rumble out of downtown Toronto with an afternoon regional train. RDC's 6211, 6129, 6114, 6105, and 6208 make up this consist. |
Date:
1985-07-05
Added:
2007-08-09 |
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VIA 6925 blasts off from Dorval, PQ on its way into Montreal. July 4, 1985. Hey, isn't that Harry (Mr. Tracktime)? |
Date:
1985-07-04
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2007-08-08 |
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VIA FPA4 6789 arrives with a 2 car eastbound at Dorval, PQ. |
Date:
1985-07-04
Added:
2007-08-08 |
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It's not just the Big Alco's of the CP and the CN that were a draw in 1985. There were the FPA4's, which held down some of the fastest runs on the VIA system. With 90MPH limits between Montreal and Toronto, small trains like this one were held down by FPA4's, while longer trains were handled by one or two LRC's. Such is this meet between FPA4 6789 and LRC 6930 at Dorval, PQ, July 4, 1985. |
Date:
1985-07-04
Added:
2007-08-08 |
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VIA 6930 sits at Dorval, PQ. |
Date:
1985-07-04
Added:
2007-08-08 |
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VIA 6930 shows her lengthy flanks at Dorval, PQ. |
Date:
1985-07-04
Added:
2007-08-08 |
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Blast Off! An amazing sound comes out of a FPA4 starting out of a station. VIA 6789 at Dorval, PQ. |
Date:
1985-07-04
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2007-08-08 |
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More smoke! VIA 6789 at Dorval, PQ. |
Date:
1985-07-04
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2007-08-08 |
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VIA FPA4 6769 makes a passenger stop at Belleville, ON on July 4, 1985. Even with her failing paint, the heart of 6769 is still strong. |
Date:
1985-07-04
Added:
2007-08-08 |
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VIA LRC's 6925 and 6912 roar through Belleville, ON with a late afternoon westbound passenger train from Montreal to Toronto. |
Date:
1985-07-04
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2007-08-08 |
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VIA LRC's 6925 and 6912 roar through Belleville, ON with a late afternoon westbound passenger train from Montreal to Toronto. |
Date:
1985-07-04
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2007-08-08 |
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July 3rd, 1985 starts off cloudy, but we find MUCTC FP7 1305 in charge of 4 bi-level cars as it hurries out of Dorval, PQ on its way to the western suburbs for another load of Montreal commuters. |
Date:
1985-07-03
Added:
2007-08-08 |
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VIA 6916 pulls into Dorval, PQ for a station stop on the morning of July 3, 1985. |
Date:
1985-07-03
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2007-08-08 |
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July 2, 1985 finds the old English Electric motors of the Mount Royal Line still running paying customers north out of downtown Montreal, under Mount Royal, and out to the suburbs. EE's 6713 and 6712 still put on a good show after more than 60 years of service. |
Date:
1985-07-02
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2007-08-08 |
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EE's 6724 and 6716 bring another suburban train into Mount Royal station after coming through the Mount Royal tunnel north from downtown Montreal. |
Date:
1985-07-02
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2007-08-08 |
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The other breed of electrics on the Mount Royal Line were these GE centercabs, which are only slightly younger than the EE's. Here centercabs CN 6725 and 6727 have a heavy 9 car train under control at Mount Royal, PQ on July 2, 1985. |
Date:
1985-07-02
Added:
2007-08-08 |
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CN GE Centercab electric 6726 has the duty of bringingVIA RDC 6101 up through the Mount Royal tunnel on July 2, 1985. |
Date:
1985-07-02
Added:
2007-08-08 |
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At 8:15PM on July 2nd, 1985, an eastbound VIA passenger train speeds through Dorval, PQ with VIA LRC 6902 leading. |
Date:
1985-07-02
Added:
2007-08-08 |
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VIA LRC 6927 comes around a corner at Wellington, PQ as another consist of traditional equipment is pushed into Gare Central in downtown Montreal. |
Date:
1985-07-01
Added:
2007-08-06 |
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A VIA dome-observation brings up the rear of a cut of cars being pushed into Gare Central in Montreal. |
Date:
1985-07-01
Added:
2007-08-06 |
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VIA 6909 rolls over the Wellington, PQ bridge just outside of Gare Central in Montreal. |
Date:
1985-07-01
Added:
2007-08-06 |
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Oh my! A matched A-B-A set of Alco's departs Montreal over the Wellington bridge. FPA4's 6789 and 6779 are spliced by rare FPB4 6867. |
Date:
1985-07-01
Added:
2007-08-06 |
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CSRM's SP E9A 6051 leads a passenger special with SP SDP45's 3201 and 3207. Seen here arriving at Oakland's 16th Street Station on April 27, 1985. |
Date:
1985-04-27
Added:
2007-08-12 |
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Amtrak train number 11 comes through the Antelope interlocking at the west end of Roseville Yard in the pre-dawn hours of July 7, 1984. Power is 282 and 244 this day, and a westbound SP freight waits for this train to pass before proceeding. |
Date:
1984-07-07
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Returning to Portland on its 1984 tour, the SP 4449 pretends to be train number 10 as it picks up speed at Sunset-Whitney after leaving Roseville on the morning of June 23, 1984. The almost endless stream of fans is already on the road after it. |
Date:
1984-06-23
Added:
2007-08-12 |
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Having just shed its helper (SD40R 7330) from Dunsmuir to Mott, SP 4449 goes its alone at O'Brien on June 23, 1984. One of the best paint schemes ever! |
Date:
1984-06-23
Added:
2007-08-12 |
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A mid-day "dinkey" blasts off from Berwyn, IL westbound with E-unit 9907 leading two cars on June 10, 1984. |
Date:
1984-06-10
Added:
2007-08-18 |
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The morning sun hasn't come up yet on June 4, 1984 and BN E8Au 9901 is pushing six cars of commuters out of Aurora towards Napierville and then downtown Chicago. |
Date:
1984-06-04
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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Side view of BN E8Au 9904 as it waits for its next assignment at Aurora, IL on June 4, 1984. |
Date:
1984-06-04
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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A "dinkey," as the BN crews call the commute train sets, waits at Aurora on June 4, 1984 for its next run. |
Date:
1984-06-04
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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June 4th, 1984 in Chicago was a humid, overcast day, but that doesn't bother the BN's "Dinky" operations. Here BN E9Au 9925 blasts off westbound after stopping at Berwyn, IL. |
Date:
1984-06-04
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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When watching the BN operations in Chicago, one of the places to visit is LaGrange Ave., within a stones throw of EMD's shops, where most of the America's locomotives were built. Here is 9921 rolling into LaGrange on June 4, 1984. |
Date:
1984-06-04
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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On May 12, 1984, 4449 pretends to be the San Joaquin Daylight, but this time with a little help from experimentally painted SD45R 7399 and SD40R 7342. Seen here at Bealville, CA. |
Date:
1984-05-12
Added:
2007-08-12 |
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The 1984 tour SP GS-4 4449 finds it rolling through Shellmound, CA on a bright May 8, 1984. |
Date:
1984-05-08
Added:
2007-08-12 |
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May 8, 1984 finds Amtrak 708 in the charge of F40PH 364 as it screams through Shellmound, CA. |
Date:
1984-05-08
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak train #711 roars under the old signal bridge west of the Berkeley, CA station (even before there was an active Amtrak station there) on April 7th, 1984. |
Date:
1984-04-07
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak F40's 330 and 375 lead train 5, the California Zephyr, along the bay in Pinole, CA, on December 4, 1983. |
Date:
1983-12-04
Added:
2007-10-21 |
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Amtrak #5 with 334 and 242 is brilliantly lit up by the afternoon sun as it passes through Oleum, CA on November 12, 1983. |
Date:
1983-11-12
Added:
2007-10-21 |
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Amtrak train number 5 passes through Antelope, CA on September 3, 1983. |
Date:
1983-09-03
Added:
2007-10-21 |
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Sante Fe GP35u 2897 is leading Amtrak F40PH 322 and 3 cars for Amtrak train 708. The Santa Fe GP35 brought in an Amtrak train the night before and the easiest way to get it back to the Santa Fe is run it to Bakersfield. |
Date:
1983-08-01
Added:
2007-10-07 |
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WP F7A 913, now part of the California State Railway Museum collection, is working on the excursion train service on May 7, 1983. |
Date:
1983-05-07
Added:
2007-09-29 |
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WP 913 in excursion train service at the CSRM in Sacramento, CA. |
Date:
1983-05-07
Added:
2007-09-29 |
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Head on shot of WP 913 at Sacramento, CA. |
Date:
1983-05-07
Added:
2007-09-29 |
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The morning sun hits the flanks of WP F7A 913 while it out working at the California State Railway Museum in Sacramento, CA. |
Date:
1983-05-07
Added:
2007-09-29 |
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Roster shot of WP 913 at Sacramento, CA. |
Date:
1983-05-07
Added:
2007-09-29 |
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WP 913 pushes the CSRM excursion train down towards the Tower Bridge in Sacramento, CA |
Date:
1983-05-07
Added:
2007-09-29 |
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WP 3532 leads an employee appreciation special at Stockton, CA. |
Date:
1983-05-07
Added:
2007-09-29 |
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Someone has adjusted the UP shield to reflect that the WP spirit wasn't dead. Sacaramento, CA. |
Date:
1983-05-07
Added:
2007-09-29 |
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WP 3532 leads an employee appreciation special at Stockton, CA. |
Date:
1983-05-07
Added:
2007-09-29 |
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A chartered Amtrak train collects a train load of California Bears fans for a trip to Southern California to battle the USC Trojans. Cal lost - "Go Bears - at least don't embarrass us!" |
Date:
1982-11-05
Added:
2007-09-22 |
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Amtrak #12 rolls south through Oakland, CA on the morning of September 30, 1982. Lead engines are 247 and 243. |
Date:
1982-09-30
Added:
2007-09-22 |
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Sepetember 13, 1982 finds Amtrak's eastbound San Francisco Zephyr (train 6) with F40PHR 296 in lead waiting for Amtrak 711 to arrive at 16th Street in West Oakland. |
Date:
1982-09-13
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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Amtrak train 711 of September 8, 1982 has 3 cars powered by F40PH 301. A far cry from today's operations with 4 or 5 double deck cars. |
Date:
1982-09-08
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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At the 7th Street and Townsend "shops," bicentennial painted SP GP40P-2 3197 waits for its next assignment with a SDP45. |
Date:
1982-08-20
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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SP SDP45 3201 is charge of train #46 at 7th and Townsend in San Francisco. |
Date:
1982-08-20
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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SP SDP45 3204 is charge of train #44 at 7th and Townsend in San Francisco. August 20, 1982. |
Date:
1982-08-20
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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Bicentennial SP GP40P-2 3197 is in charge of train #48 and it has Harrimans to boot! August 20, 1982. |
Date:
1982-08-20
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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Train #57 comes around the corner at 7th and Townsend in San Francisco with SD9E 4450 leading 3 cars. August 20, 1982. |
Date:
1982-08-20
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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Two GP9E's have train #54 in hand leaving 4th and Townsend. Caltrain painted 3187 and SP 3189 have to keep up with the schedule that a SDP45 would have. August 20, 1982. |
Date:
1982-08-20
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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SP GP40P-2 3198 leads train #56 out of San Francisco on August 20, 1982. |
Date:
1982-08-20
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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On the platform at 4th and Townsend, train #60, with SDP45 3207 leading, and its conductor are waiting for their customers. August 20, 1982. |
Date:
1982-08-20
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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On the platform at 4th and Townsend, train #60, with SDP45 3207 leading, and its conductor are waiting for their customers. August 20, 1982. |
Date:
1982-08-20
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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On the platform at 4th and Townsend, train #60, with SDP45 3207 leading, and its conductor are waiting for their customers. August 20, 1982. |
Date:
1982-08-20
Added:
2007-08-17 |
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Amtrak train #5 roars through Berkeley, CA on June 28, 1982. F40PH's 369 and 375 lead the train on the last few miles of the trip. |
Date:
1982-06-28
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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On May 15th, 1982, Caltrain unveiled its first paint scheme. They painted SP GP9E 3187 and three SP commute cars in this multi-color rainbow scheme. Fortuneately, cooler heads prevailed and Caltrain settled on a more traditional scheme based on the Platinum Mist color. Presented here in San Francisco on the San Francisco Belt Line, probably a couple of blocks from their old roundhouse at the foot of Battery Street. |
Date:
1982-05-15
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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On May 15th, 1982, Caltrain unveiled its first paint scheme. They painted SP GP9E 3187 and three SP commute cars in this multi-color rainbow scheme. Fortuneately, cooler heads prevailed and Caltrain settled on a more traditional scheme based on the Platinum Mist color. Presented here in San Francisco on the San Francisco Belt Line, probably a couple of blocks from their old roundhouse at the foot of Battery Street. |
Date:
1982-05-15
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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On May 15th, 1982, Caltrain unveiled its first paint scheme. They painted SP GP9E 3187 and three SP commute cars in this multi-color rainbow scheme. Fortuneately, cooler heads prevailed and Caltrain settled on a more traditional scheme based on the Platinum Mist color. Presented here in San Francisco on the San Francisco Belt Line, probably a couple of blocks from their old roundhouse at the foot of Battery Street. |
Date:
1982-05-15
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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On May 15th, 1982, Caltrain unveiled its first paint scheme. They painted SP GP9E 3187 and three SP commute cars in this multi-color rainbow scheme. Fortuneately, cooler heads prevailed and Caltrain settled on a more traditional scheme based on the Platinum Mist color. Presented here in San Francisco on the San Francisco Belt Line, probably a couple of blocks from their old roundhouse at the foot of Battery Street. |
Date:
1982-05-15
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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Train #38 with SD9E 4451 in charge pops out of the tunnel near Paul Ave. on March 29, 1982. |
Date:
1982-03-29
Added:
2007-08-15 |
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Train #40, led by SDP45 3208, makes the turn at 7th and Townsend as SP SW1200 2280 and SW8 1105 switch coaches for the afternoon rush. San Francisco, March 29, 1982. |
Date:
1982-03-29
Added:
2007-08-15 |
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SP SW8 1105 switches double decker cars at 7th Street in San Francisco. The 1105 was one of the few SW8's that the SP had that didn't have dynamic braking as original equipment. |
Date:
1982-03-29
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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SP GP40P-2 3199 turns the corner at 7th and Townsend in San Francisco with train #42 but the clouds got there first. |
Date:
1982-03-29
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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GP9E 3192 brings train #55 into San Francisco as it passes SW8 1105. |
Date:
1982-03-29
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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SP SDP45 3203 leads Harriman cars in their steamy glory on train #48. San Francisco, March 29, 1982. |
Date:
1982-03-29
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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Train #57 comes out from under I-280 paralleling 7th Street with GP9E 3186 leading. San Francisco, March 29, 1982. |
Date:
1982-03-29
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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SP SW1200 2280, with a glorious shiny paint job, suns itself at 7th Street in San Francisco, March 29, 1982. |
Date:
1982-03-29
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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SP SDP45 3201 and GP9E 3191 lead #50, a five car train, out of San Francisco. March 29, 1982. |
Date:
1982-03-29
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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Train #56 with SDP45 3209 departs San Francisco on March 29, 1982. |
Date:
1982-03-29
Added:
2007-08-16 |
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On January 8, 1982, a SP SW1500 pulls Amtrak full dome car 9363-Lake View out of the Homestead and then up to the West Oakland coach yard. |
Date:
1982-01-08
Added:
2007-08-14 |
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Its Thanksgiving weekend, and the Coast Starlight is running heavy. Engines 233 and 242 are in charge as the southbound train slips under the Adeline Street bridge. November 25, 1981. Personally, I prefer the three stripe paint scheme to this "cigar band" two stripe scheme. |
Date:
1981-11-25
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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The first Spirit of California, an overnight train down the California coast from Sacramento to Los Angeles, rolls through Berkeley on October 22, 1981. F40PH's 240 and 235 lead the train, while Amtrak business car 10001 brings up the rear. |
Date:
1981-10-22
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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The first Spirit of California, an overnight train down the California coast from Sacramento to Los Angeles, rolls through Jack London Square on October 22, 1981. F40PH's 240 and 235 lead the train, while Amtrak business car 10001 brings up the rear. |
Date:
1981-10-22
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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The first Spirit of California, an overnight train down the California coast from Sacramento to Los Angeles, rolls through Jack London Square on October 22, 1981. F40PH's 240 and 235 lead the train, while Amtrak business car 10001 brings up the rear. The train actually didn't have a name at first; Amtrak ran a contest to name the train, thus the banner on the tail end of the train on the 10001. |
Date:
1981-10-22
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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Amtrak train 711 arrives at the 16th and Wood Street station in Oakland. F40PH 316 has the typical early 1980's consist of 3 Amfleets, two coaches and a dinette. September 14, 1981. |
Date:
1981-09-14
Added:
2007-08-13 |
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The first set of Superliners to run to Oakland rests at the 16th & Wood station in West Oakland, CA, c. 1981. This photo was originally published in the old, black and white version of the high class railfan magazine CTC Board. |
Date:
1981-00-00
Added:
2007-08-13 |
