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Nostalgia & History > The rear of the Starpacer leaving Fresno 1962Date: 11/04/12 17:20 The rear of the Starpacer leaving Fresno 1962 Author: photobob Train 375, the Starpacer from LA and bound for the Pacific Northwest, rolls past the west end of the Fresno Yard. Caboose 1397 is coupled behind a car carrier with 1962 Buicks and past a string of Geeps ready to tie on to another westbound. Ah Fresno in the Summer, so what if it's 115 out, man was I having fun.
Robert Morris Photography http://www.snowcrest.net/photobob/index1.html Date: 11/04/12 18:07 Re: The rear of the Starpacer leaving Fresno 1962 Author: Margaret_SP_fan Thanks, Bob, for another wonderful look at
the SP so long ago. (Where did the years go?) I always loved the name of that hot freight -- "Starpacer" -- so poetic. And no shielding at all over those autos? Times were truly different then. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/12 22:03 by Margaret_SP_fan. Date: 11/05/12 01:08 Re: The rear of the Starpacer leaving Fresno 1962 Author: Fizzboy7 Another photo that tells several stories all at once. Just amazing what we once had in CA with the SP.
Date: 11/05/12 04:38 Re: The rear of the Starpacer leaving Fresno 1962 Author: 3rdswitch Another great shot, and getting "the look" from the conductor.
JB Date: 11/05/12 07:14 Re: The rear of the Starpacer leaving Fresno 1962 Author: DynamicBrake 3rdswitch Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Another great shot, and getting "the look" from > the conductor. > JB AGAIN!!! Kent in Carmel Valley Date: 11/05/12 09:16 Re: The rear of the Starpacer leaving Fresno 1962 Author: Lone Star This spot was Muscatel on the SP. There was a set out track (where the geeps are in Bob's fine photo) and a herder's shanty. Informally, this place was referred to as "Gloomy's". I never did hear what the origin of that name was.
John Ford Date: 11/07/12 21:15 Re: The rear of the Starpacer leaving Fresno 1962 Author: wpdude OK. So what were you doing that got the conductor to lean out the window and look back at you? I agree w/Kent, it seems to be a recurring theme in your shots!!
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