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Date: 09/25/15 22:41
SP in SF Bay Area around 1976
Author: warrenpweiss

I barely remember taking these 8mm movies.  I'm guessing that it was in 1976.  

Warren

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Date: 09/25/15 23:53
Re: SP in SF Bay Area around 1976
Author: mwbridgwater

Thanks, Warren.  Good to see all that action and motive power that used to be at 7th street.

Mark

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Date: 09/26/15 08:42
Re: SP in SF Bay Area around 1976
Author: AlcoRSD15

I too have some Bay Area 8 mm movies (Oakland) that I shot in 1977.  I've never converted them to DVD or anything.  How did you convert your 8 mm movies to video?

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Date: 09/26/15 09:02
Re: SP in SF Bay Area around 1976
Author: warrenpweiss

AlcoRSD15 Wrote:
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> I too have some Bay Area 8 mm movies (Oakland)
> that I shot in 1977.  I've never converted them
> to DVD or anything.  How did you convert your 8
> mm movies to video?

Costco has a conversion service that I used.

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Date: 09/26/15 09:11
Re: SP in SF Bay Area around 1976
Author: Out_Of_Service

nice video ... i really liked the conventional passenger units especially the SD-45Ps ... those and the GP-40Ps looked real good in SP paint ... the AMTRAK SDP-40Fs were one of my favorite Amtrak locomotives ...

why did Amtrak opt for 40s instead of gaining extra hp with the 45s ... was it the 45 prime movers being troublesome ???

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Date: 09/26/15 09:49
Re: SP in SF Bay Area around 1976
Author: WAF

Weren't making SDP45s when they placed the order. GP's had the latest stuff available

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Date: 09/27/15 10:11
Re: SP in SF Bay Area around 1976
Author: KA7008

Out_Of_Service Wrote:

> why did Amtrak opt for 40s instead of gaining
> extra hp with the 45s ... was it the 45 prime
> movers being troublesome ???

Recall Amtrak wanted steam generators that could later be converted to HEP generators. I believe the 40-2 series was the latest most reliable series at the time.  Plus it left a little more room for SG / HEP and water tanks.

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