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Steam & Excursion > A Random Visit to Niles CanyonDate: 03/25/06 16:35 A Random Visit to Niles Canyon Author: samreeves Here is a sampling of what I saw at the Niles Canyon Railway last Sunday. Every once in a while you have to put the hardcore foaming on the backburner and go for a ride! First a close up view of Western Pacific GP7 713's real life weathering job. Second, a full frontal of the geep's high nose at Sunol. And third, some Harriman style accomidations anyone could love.
Sam Reeves http://www.samreevesphoto.com [img::]https://cdn.trainorders.com/attachments/thumbs/127000/CN35060319_0.jpg[/img] [img::]https://cdn.trainorders.com/attachments/thumbs/127000/CN35060319_4.jpg[/img] [img::]https://cdn.trainorders.com/attachments/thumbs/127000/CN35060319_5.jpg[/img] Date: 03/25/06 16:39 Re: A Random Visit to Niles Canyon Author: samreeves There's one of those dang palm trees again. There must be a SP depot nearby? I guess the NCRY's ticket shed in Niles will have to do. After picking up passengers, the train heads back into the green hills. At Brightside we see some eye candy, namely the best looking of all of the WP f-units.
Sam Reeves http://www.samreevesphoto.com [img::]https://cdn.trainorders.com/attachments/thumbs/127000/CN35060319_16.jpg[/img] [img::]https://cdn.trainorders.com/attachments/thumbs/127000/CN35060319_18.jpg[/img] [img::]https://cdn.trainorders.com/attachments/thumbs/127000/CN35060319_25.jpg[/img] Date: 03/25/06 16:42 Re: A Random Visit to Niles Canyon Author: samreeves Finally an arrival at Sunol. This neat looking SP switcher hauled the train back. It was the first time in a long time which I've heard SP's horn of choice too. UP has pretty much stamped out any P3 style horns. It was also neat to listen to this switcher idle with its "ratta tatta tatta tatta." A very pleasant journey even if it was only about several miles!
Sam Reeves http://www.samreevesphoto.com [img::]https://cdn.trainorders.com/attachments/thumbs/127000/CN35060319_27.jpg[/img] Date: 03/25/06 18:39 Re: A Random Visit to Niles Canyon Author: Nitehostler I think that PLA has done a commendable job since relocating here & has set themselves up well for the future. Your recent images are great, thanks.
Tom Date: 03/26/06 10:31 Re: A Random Visit to Niles Canyon Author: brianbergtold After checking out the Goodguys car event in Pleasanton yesterday (Sat), we followed a UP freight by Hearst. To our surprise we caught the PLA doing test runs w/ steamer Quincy #2. She looked great pulling a wood reefer and ex-Santa Fe hack in the cool March air.
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