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Nostalgia & History > The Del Monte, April 29, 1971Date: 07/19/06 23:41 The Del Monte, April 29, 1971 Author: drew1946 SP's Del Monte, April 29, 1971, the next to the last trip---GP9 #3002 leading as the train crossed the Pajaro River Bridge South of Castroville.
 Date: 07/20/06 00:49 Re: The Del Monte, April 29, 1971 Author: topper Any idea why it had two units this day?
Date: 07/20/06 06:31 Re: The Del Monte, April 29, 1971 Author: Nitehostler One of my favorite SP passenger trains. I've enjoyed all the images that you've posted of this one.
Tom Date: 07/20/06 10:04 Re: The Del Monte, April 29, 1971 Author: samreeves That's the Salinas River. The Pajaro River is 26 miles up on the Coast Line from that location.
Sam Reeves http://www.samreevesphoto.com Date: 07/20/06 10:09 Re: The Del Monte, April 29, 1971 Author: drew1946 Sorry Sam, my mind was in nuetral.
It had two units as it was a longer than normal train with the end near. It had the two normal lightweight cars as well as four of SP's "subs" in the consist. Date: 09/12/14 09:03 Re: The Del Monte, April 29, 1971 Author: goldcoast Do you have any photos of the train around Fort Ord?
Date: 09/12/14 16:41 Re: The Del Monte, April 29, 1971 Author: Phil1 I remember once seeing this train a couple of months before this with a 3200 and 2 cars, one coach and a lounge all packed with commuters heading home after work.
Phil Blommendahl Getzville, NY Date: 09/12/14 17:13 Re: The Del Monte, April 29, 1971 Author: WAF Phil1 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I remember once seeing this train a couple of > months before this with a 3200 and 2 cars, one > coach and a lounge all packed with commuters > heading home after work. I guarantee you didn't see an SDP45 on this train |