Nostalgia & History > SP In 1964, Tom Eikerenkotter Photos

Interesting variety of 1964 Tom Eirerenkotter photos.

1. The morning CLAM, Coast Los Angeles Merchandise at Palo Alto with typical
LA Division motive power, U25B, GP30, RS32. July 18, 1964

2. Coast Trailer Train #372 eastbound at San Mateo. July 28, 1964


3. Train #20, The Klamath at Dorris, California. Interesting power, PA1, F7. October 2, 1964

Regards, Jim Evans

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Very nice. Love that 3 builder lash up.

Thanks, Jim

We who live on the Peninsula enjoy these shots from yesteryear of our area. In #2 is that the highway 92 overpass behind the train?

Posted from iPhone

No idea that a PA ever showed up on the Klamath, outstanding shot.

Out

callum_out Wrote:
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> No idea that a PA ever showed up on the Klamath,
> outstanding shot.
>
> Out

Regular power in the 1950's for the Klamath.

Thanks for sharing these photos! They show what we took for granted on the SP Coast Line back then, and the photo of the "Klamath" is most unique. That may have been the last run of a PA on that train...

ShastaDaylight

Great photos Jim.

When I get to feeling better I plan on running
some mid 60's coastline trains.

Gary

FiveChime Wrote:
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> Interesting variety of 1964 Tom Eirerenkotter
> photos...
> 2. Coast Trailer Train #372 eastbound at San
> Mateo. July 28, 1964...
> Regards, Jim Evans

I'd forgotten that #372 returned empty auto racks. Auto loads and empties are low priority these days, but then most trains other than Zs are.

mapboy

I love Tom's third shot.

hogantunnel Wrote:
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> Thanks, Jim
>
> We who live on the Peninsula enjoy these shots
> from yesteryear of our area. In #2 is that the
> highway 92 overpass behind the train?
>
> Posted from iPhone

It looks like that is the Hwy 92 in the background, which would put the fairgrounds at the far right and a lumberyard directly behind the photographer.

Bgarrett Wrote:
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> hogantunnel Wrote:
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> > Thanks, Jim
> >
> > We who live on the Peninsula enjoy these shots
> > from yesteryear of our area. In #2 is that the
> > highway 92 overpass behind the train?
> >
> > Posted from iPhone
>
> It looks like that is the Hwy 92 in the
> background, which would put the fairgrounds at the
> far right and a lumberyard directly behind the
> photographer.

Correct, Garrett
Thank you

TonyJ Wrote:
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> I love Tom's third shot.

Izzit just my 60-year-old eyes.....or does #3 somehow look like a Ted Rose watercolor? :D

Pat from Littleton, CO.

Xtra276West Wrote:
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> TonyJ Wrote:
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> > I love Tom's third shot.
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> Izzit just my 60-year-old eyes.....or does #3
> somehow look like a Ted Rose watercolor? :D

Someone played with the "sharpen" control in Photoshop and WAY over-did it. That light ring around sharp transitions is an immediate give-away on that one.

Suggestion when sharpening a photo: look for rings around telephone poles and things like that after you have sharpened the image. If you can see them, you have sharpened them too much. Back off and try again with less sharpness. If you can't get enough sharpness with the normal sharpen without rings, try the Unsharp Mask at various settings, or try doing it a couple of times at a lower setting.

If you still can't get it sharp enough without rings, give up and leave it partly fuzzy.