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Western Railroad Discussion > Lompoc?Date: 12/19/14 14:20 Lompoc? Author: CShaveRR My daughter recently moved to Lompoc, and was interested in knowing about local service in the city. She encountered a short freight movement with maybe four cars and a caboose, and wondered how often they come into town (and from where...that's me wondering that). My impressionable young grandson would like nothing more than to see a train. What type of industries are in the city, and where? (She knows that the main line runs around the city by the ocean, but she's just interested in the in-town lines.)
Thanks for any help you can provide. Carl Shaver Lombard, IL Date: 12/19/14 14:48 Re: Lompoc? Author: CPRR There local serves the diatomaceous earth mine to the south of the city on 1st street, it turns into San Miguelito Rd. The tracks follow the road to the plant. You can not visit, but others will tell you the schedule. I think it is every Tuesday/Thursday. Tell her to take a ride out to Surf to watch the Coast line trains there.
Highly suggest any of the vineyards around, and the Hitching Post on Buellton (east on 246) Date: 12/19/14 15:24 Re: Lompoc? Author: livesteamer Road trip to Solvang.....
Marty Harrison Knob Noster, MO Date: 12/19/14 15:39 Re: Lompoc? Author: rbmn5022 Yeah, it's Tuesday and Thursday. Both times I've shot them at Lompoc, they came into town in the early afternoon.
As to your own question, it's the LOL30 crew based in Guadalupe. As far as seeing more traffic, the Amtrak station in Surf is a nice place. Tuesday and Friday afternoons are probably most productive as far as seeing traffic. Aside from the daily Amtrak 790 (Surfliner), 14 (NB Starlight), & 11 (SB Starlight), the SB Guadalupe Turn (LOF66) also runs south in that time frame. Date: 12/19/14 15:40 Re: Lompoc? Author: usmc1401 There is also a Hitching Post in Casmalia. Very good maybe a quarter mile from the coast line. Western theme with pictures of rockets from Vandenberg.
Date: 12/19/14 16:34 Re: Lompoc? Author: ButteStBrakeman rbmn5022 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah, it's Tuesday and Thursday. Both times I've > shot them at Lompoc, they came into town in the > early afternoon. > > As to your own question, it's the LOL30 crew based > in Guadalupe. As far as seeing more traffic, the > Amtrak station in Surf is a nice place. Tuesday > and Friday afternoons are probably most productive > as far as seeing traffic. Aside from the daily > Amtrak 790 (Surfliner), 14 (NB Starlight), & 11 > (SB Starlight), the SB Guadalupe Turn (LOF66) also > runs south in that time frame. Correct, Tuesday and Thursday into Lompoc (Lom-Poke). The Guadalupe local on duty M-F, 0700, At GDLP. V SLOCONDR Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/19/14 16:37 by SLOCONDR. Date: 12/19/14 17:17 Re: Lompoc? Author: pismopete And the "caboose" is actually a shoving platform which the crew rides on the push up the White Hills branch. It never leaves Lompoc and is then left on the bottom of the grade for the next shove up the hill. It is an ex-DRGW caboose painted white for the Southern Pacific Police. There is a lot of nice street running!
Peter Arnold Date: 12/19/14 18:15 Re: Lompoc? Author: callum_out And us native heathens always called it "lom-pock".
Out Date: 12/19/14 18:58 Re: Lompoc? Author: pismopete callum_out Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > And us native heathens always called it > "lom-pock". > > Out Just like W.C. Fields! :-) Date: 12/19/14 19:31 Re: Lompoc? Author: spnudge No, you can get into the old JM plant but you have to schmooze your way. I just told her I was an ex rail and used to switch the place. She gave me an "old" tag to wear and told me to only stay for about 30 minutes. They have their own switcher so I guess the GD local just goes up, leaves mtys and takes the lds. Lost some money in those "Gin" games while we were waiting to get the air in the warehouse's.
Nudge Date: 12/19/14 20:05 Re: Lompoc? Author: CShaveRR Thanks, folks! She is familiar with the more distant area, having lived in Goleta for the last five or so years (UCSB doctoral student). The little one is an attentive toddler, but she has little time to go places solely for train-watching.
Before she got married, my daughter was my best train-watching buddy and road-trip companion. I'm hoping that the little one gets a dose of her enthusiasm, which is still there. I'll be able to show her the thread when their family comes up for Christmas next week. Carl Shaver Lombard, IL Date: 12/19/14 20:38 Re: Lompoc? Author: 567Chant There was a WAVE in my old reserve outfit from there. I asked her how it was pronounced -
"LOM-poke, like COW-poke" ...Lorenzo Date: 12/20/14 10:48 Re: Lompoc? Author: spnudge Lom-Poc came from a W C Fields movie. The correct way was just listed by 567chant.
Nudge Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/20/14 10:49 by spnudge. Date: 12/20/14 12:15 Re: Lompoc? Author: ButteStBrakeman callum_out Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > And us native heathens always called it > "lom-pock". > > Out Native Heathen? Native from where though, Rich? V SLOCONDR Date: 12/20/14 12:32 Re: Lompoc? Author: ButteStBrakeman spnudge Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > No, you can get into the old JM plant but you have > to schmooze your way. I just told her I was an ex > rail and used to switch the place. She gave me an > "old" tag to wear and told me to only stay for > about 30 minutes. They have their own switcher so > I guess the GD local just goes up, leaves mtys and > takes the lds. Lost some money in those "Gin" > games while we were waiting to get the air in the > warehouse's. > > Nudge Sellar, The UP takes the mt's up, and brings back the loads. The Santa Maria Valley RR does the switching. I'm surprised the plant guard let you in with any excuse, as they are so security conscious they won't let anyone in without proper business at the plant now days. V SLOCONDR Date: 12/20/14 12:42 Re: Lompoc? Author: callum_out That would be LA.
Out Date: 12/20/14 19:14 Re: Lompoc? Author: ButteStBrakeman callum_out Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > That would be LA. > > Out Ahhh, that does explain a lot.... V LOCONDR Date: 12/21/14 06:34 Re: Lompoc? Author: colehour spnudge Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Lom-Poc came from a W C Fields movie. The correct > way was just listed by 567chant. > > > Nudge Didn't Mr. Souse (that's Soo-say) frequent the New Old Lompoc House? |