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Absolutely fantastic photos! Thanks for posting.

B&OB

Wonderful trip posting of one of the greatest runs in the world.. enjoyed the photos of the track between Honda and Surf, Jalama, San Augustine, etc. Too bad the lead unit was not the AMTK 221

well done thanks for posting

Excellent!

Regards, Jim Evans

Mr. F40PHR231, do you have any advice for photographing from inside the train, like white balance, filters, etc? You have some amazing shots for shooting through tinted glass.

Thanks,

Jim Montague
IRVINE, CA
Train and Nature photo Art

What was the car number that had the service area. Looks like it had been redone for Business Class.


Thanks for the photo story of the Coast. old hat for many of us, but to those that have not been able to ride, it must have been very useful.

mundo Wrote:
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> What was the car number that had the service area.
> Looks like it had been redone for Business
> Class.
>
>
> Thanks for the photo story of the Coast. old hat
> for many of us, but to those that have not been
> able to ride, it must have been very useful.

Excellent postings on your trip adventures ... back in 2000 on a 6 week tour of the west coast i rode roundtrip LAX-SDG and roundtrip on the CS from SAC-SEA ... i drove the coast hwy between LAX-SAC missing a key part of the train trip ... i need to get back there and complete this section of railroad ...

what's the location of photo's 49 and 50 crossing back onto the American Plate

Chris --
Thank you very much for this great photo
essay. You take really beautiful photos!
I am glad your trip on the Starlight went well.
(and you even got pix of two pelicans.)
Your traion was a long one. Nice to see that.

Beautiful and excellently produced images.!

For the record (in case anyone want's to know):

Pic #14 - Gaviota. I believe the pier is currently closed due to storm damage.

Pic #23 - Jalama Beach, south of Surf, between the sidings of Sudden and Conception.

Pic #29 and 30 - Approaching Casmalia, between the sidings of Narlon and Devon.

Pic #31 - Siding at Devon (Casmalia in the background, home of the world famous "Hitching Post" steak house).



Allen

Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> what's the location of photo's 49 and 50 crossing
> back onto the American Plate

Graniterock (stone and building materials) near Aromas, CA, east of Watsonville.

https://www.google.com/maps/search/Granite+rock+logan+ca/@36.913181,-121.6838064,13z

Look for Quarry Lake. The facility is between there and Aromas, off of Quarry Rd.



Allen



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Well Hell Chris, I was about to get excited thinking you were coming back home to Portland,
being on the CS. I know , home is in Utah now (Oregon's loss) but hopefully you'll come back
for a visit and a chance to get some photography done in the gorge and around the north end
of the valley. Maybe a nice day over in Tillamook county to spend a little time on the OCSR!

Anyhow, keep up the superb shutter work and try to get up on the UP between Montpelier
and Granger,,,,,some great locations to get pics over there.


Truxtrax

Larry Dodgion
Wilsonville, OR

I really like picture #52 and the orange looking sky.
Robert.

bradleymckay Wrote:
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> Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> Graniterock (stone and building materials) near
> Aromas, CA, east of Watsonville.
>
> https://www.google.com/maps/search/Granite+rock+lo
> gan+ca/@36.913181,-121.6838064,13z
>
> Look for Quarry Lake. The facility is between
> there and Aromas, off of Quarry Rd.
>
>
>
> Allen

bradleymckay Wrote:
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> Out_Of_Service Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> Graniterock (stone and building materials) near
> Aromas, CA, east of Watsonville.
>
> https://www.google.com/maps/search/Granite+rock+lo
> gan+ca/@36.913181,-121.6838064,13z
>
> Look for Quarry Lake. The facility is between
> there and Aromas, off of Quarry Rd.
>
>
>
> Allen

That's a lot of hopper cars there. Does anyone know the reporting marks for these cars and what type of hoppers they are?

Once again, a fantastic photo documentary. Outstanding photos.

I must say your series is probably the best photo documentary of an Amtrak trip that I have seen here on TO. I will echo the comments about the quality of photos from inside, as well as outside, the train

Best Trip reports on a TO in like forever. The Photos hands down awesome....

Juan Cornejo
Hacienda Heights, CA

Very enjoyable set. Thank you,

Chris

mundo Wrote:
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> What was the car number that had the service area.
> Looks like it had been redone for Business Class.


Car #31046, with full racks in the baggage room downstairs (something I hadn't seen for a loooong time).



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