Western Railroad Discussion > UPRR Oceano, California

Overcast morning adjacent to California's Highway 1.

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My brother called me the other day and told me about the stored cars. He lives in Grover just up the street. .

I would assume the coil cars are emptys.
The springs are riding high.
Get them back to Gary or wherever!

--Jim Baker

Just for information, those cars are in Grover, not Oceano.

JimBaker Wrote:
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> I would assume the coil cars are emptys.
> The springs are riding high.
> Get them back to Gary or wherever!
>
> --Jim Baker

There is a wire company, California Fine Wire, in Grover Beach, CA, very near where those cars are parked.

Just for information, the people at the gas station around the corner and the convenience store down the street, as well as the CHP officer who stopped to see what I was doing, called it Oceano.  I saw signs in the area referring to Grover Beach but this siding, across from the entrance to Oceano Dunes, they identified as Oceano.

It's Grover siding. Not Oceano siding. Oceano is a mile and a half south and has the remnants of an industrial spur and a depot. 

Don't argue with people who live here.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/01/15 12:53 by myjbh1989.

myjbh1989 Wrote:
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> It's Grover siding. Not Oceano siding. Oceano is a
> mile and a half south and has the remnants of an
> industrial spur and a depot. 
>
> Don't argue with people who live here.


Hey I'm old enough to remember when "Grover Beach" was "Grover City"!!

Seriously, there has been a slowdown in the steel industry and energy industry.  Less need for steel coils.  Also the strong US dollar makes imports cheaper. 


Allen

lanewsman Wrote:
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> Just for information, the people at the gas
> station around the corner and the convenience
> store down the street, as well as the CHP officer
> who stopped to see what I was doing, called it
> Oceano.  I saw signs in the area referring to
> Grover Beach but this siding, across from the
> entrance to Oceano Dunes, they identified as
> Oceano.

Damn, that's funny. I Spent 40 years riding up and down the rails on the coast, as a Conductor and brakeman, between SLO and LA and lived in Grover. But since the CHP and the convenience store people say it's Oceano, IT MUST BE Oceano. As far a gas station, you'd have to go 6 blocks east or so to get there, instead of around the corner. Sorry my friend, your story is full of holes.


V

SLOCONDR



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/01/15 17:03 by SLOCONDR.

SLOCONDR Wrote:
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> lanewsman Wrote:
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> -----
> > Just for information, the people at the gas
> > station around the corner and the convenience
> > store down the street, as well as the CHP
> officer
> > who stopped to see what I was doing, called it
> > Oceano.  I saw signs in the area referring to
> > Grover Beach but this siding, across from the
> > entrance to Oceano Dunes, they identified as
> > Oceano.
>
> Damn, that's funny. I Spent 40 years riding up and
> down the rails on the coast, as a Conductor and
> brakeman, between SLO and LA and lived in Grover.
> But since the CHP and the convenience store people
> say it's Oceano, IT MUST BE Oceano. As far a gas
> station, you'd have to go 6 blocks east or so to
> get there, instead of around the corner. Sorry my
> friend, your story is full of holes.
>
>
> V
>
> SLOCONDR

Better question, who cares?

Thanks for posting the photo, OP.

Amazing.  When I snapped the picture of the coil car, I wanted to share it here.  Because I only drive this stretch of Highway 1, once a year or so, I asked several locals where I was, as described in an earlier posting.  One person later wrote I not diligent enough about getting accurate  information.  I only know what I was told.  If this siding is, in fact, in Grover Beach, I have no argument with that.  Maybe the locals I spoke with thought Monday was April Fool's Day?  I was particularly intrigued by slocondor's condescending remark.  I've been very impressed by most of his work here, but was it really necessary to say my story was "full holes?"  What rational reason would I have for misrepresenting the truth, or worse, lying?  What's next?  Will he allege that I didn't really take the photo of the coil cars?  Life is too short for this.  Besides, the reason I was in the area was to have dinner at Jocko's and my steak was perfect.  I'm reluctant to mention that Jocko's, a place I've dined at for upwards of 48 years,  is in Nipomo because that might start another discussion about where something is located. 

lanewsman Wrote:
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> Amazing.  When I snapped the picture of the coil
> car, I wanted to share it here.  Because I only
> drive this stretch of Highway 1, once a year or
> so, I asked several locals where I was, as
> described in an earlier posting.  One person
> later wrote I not diligent enough about getting
> accurate  information.  I only know what I was
> told.  If this siding is, in fact, in Grover
> Beach, I have no argument with that.  Maybe the
> locals I spoke with thought Monday was April
> Fool's Day?  I was particularly intrigued by
> slocondor's condescending remark.  I've been very
> impressed by most of his work here, but was it
> really necessary to say my story was "full holes?"
>  What rational reason would I have for
> misrepresenting the truth, or worse, lying?
>  What's next?  Will he allege that I didn't
> really take the photo of the coil cars?  Life is
> too short for this.  Besides, the reason I was in
> the area was to have dinner at Jocko's and my
> steak was perfect.  I'm reluctant to mention that
> Jocko's, a place I've dined at for upwards of 48
> years,  is in Nipomo because that might start
> another discussion about where something is
> located. 


Yup, I was out of line, and I do apologize.

Virlon

SLOCONDR