Nostalgia & History > 3 SP Commuter Trains, Caption Help Please, 3981, 3207, XX

These are Roger Puta shots.  Caption help please.

1. SP 3198 Train 50 in May 1982

2. SP 3207 Train 46 April 1982

3. SP Train 130 July 1979

Thanks,
Marty Bernard

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For once, I think I can help out, Marty. At least some. Your first pic is south (RR east) of Bayshore yards. I recognize the cut in the hill behind the train. The second pic is the same cut, but much closer to Bayshore, with the Tunnel road overcrossing, and Brisbane's "tank farm" to the right. Sorry, I don't quite recognize pic 3.

​Walter



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/26/16 02:59 by drumwrencher.

First two are at Visitation outside Bayshore's east end (south)

First two are Visitacion. The tower is long gone and is controlled by 4th St. Tower.  I am not sure of the other, maybe south city?

When you caught the afternoon hostlers job at 7th St. in the City, they would take you by pickup truck to Bayshore RH. You would get a commute engine headed east that had to go to 7th St. and  go down the yard lead to Visitacion. That is where we used to sit in the afternoon on the "Protection" engine. Once the fleet had gone by, they would line you out thru the x-overs to the west main. Then you would go backwards to 7th St. and tie the engine down for a commute crew.

Nudge

Number 3 appears to be College Park, at the west end of the roundhouse area. The track in the foreground is the freight lead. The far tracks are C.P. Yard leads, the nearer ones surrounding the red fire hose box are roundhouse tracks. The trailers in the background is the PMT facility.

EO

Thanks for all the help.

Marty

pipeline tank farm in second shot definitely confirms Burlingame location.

Steve Donaldson
Pacific Grove, CA

SteveD Wrote:
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> pipeline tank farm in second shot definitely
> confirms Burlingame location.

You mean Brisbane

Both pix 1 and 2 were taken at Visitacion. The track which joins the EB main line is the outbout freight lead (from BS yard). The track in the foreground is the Van Waters-Rogers lead (and the old MT to Tunnel 5).

EtoinShrdlu, is Visitacion what is called Vistacion Valley on Google maps?  Just north of Bayshore?  If so, there is no water along the tracks.  There is in Brisbane and there is a tank farm.

Marty Bernard

MartyBernard Wrote:
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> EtoinShrdlu, is Visitacion what is called
> Vistacion Valley on Google maps?  Just north of
> Bayshore?  If so, there is no water along the
> tracks.  There is in Brisbane and there is a tank
> farm.
>
> Marty Bernard

West of the yard