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Nostalgia & History > More cabeese on SP trainsDate: 04/26/13 19:47 More cabeese on SP trains Author: choochoocharlie Three more shots of SP cabooses on trains using the SP Coastline Route.
1 - SP caboose #1978 on a 126 car Eastbound train at Ortega Siding in Summerland, California. The train was led by SD45s #9000 and 9140, SD9 Rebuilds #4450 and 4451, and GP9 3417. Photo was taken on January 3rd, 1976. Highway 101 is just to the left on the other side of the trees. 2 - SP train #830 led by U33C #8752 meets the caboose on train #829 led by SD45T-2 #9158 going through Santa Barbara on January 13th, 1976. 3 - SP caboose #4026 on a Westbound train picks up orders at the Santa Barbara station. The train was led by SD40 #8429, and SD45T-2s #9361 and 9216. Photo was taken on January 23rd, 1976. C.C.Chas. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/26/13 19:49 by choochoocharlie. Date: 04/26/13 19:52 Re: More cabeese on SP trains Author: EMDX90 Weird seeing the location at shot #1 with a siding, so used to seeing it siding-less.
Date: 04/26/13 20:06 Re: More cabeese on SP trains Author: Fizzboy7 Great stuff. I agree, it's strange seeing a siding under the overpass.
Date: 04/26/13 23:55 Re: More cabeese on SP trains Author: goneon66 what great pics....
66 Date: 04/27/13 00:12 Re: More cabeese on SP trains Author: ProAmtrak nice pics, I think the fun thing I remember as a kid was me and my dad got invited inside one and that actually was pretty cool! Anyone else had that experience?
Date: 04/27/13 17:09 Re: More cabeese on SP trains Author: sphauler Pic #2, I love the Espee but that's the dirtiest caboose ever.
sphauler Date: 04/27/13 20:47 Re: More cabeese on SP trains Author: 567Chant sphauler Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Pic #2, I love the Espee but that's the dirtiest > caboose ever. > > sphauler But the paint looks great where the retroreflective tape has fallen off of the bay window bulge. ...Lorenzo Date: 04/28/13 09:08 Re: More cabeese on SP trains Author: spnudge Again, thanks. I was on 3/830 with the 6584-9081-6594 on 1-23-76. OD SLO at 7:15AM, tied up in LA at 5:45PM.
Nudge Date: 04/28/13 15:41 Re: More cabeese on SP trains Author: upkpfan How about some UP cabooses with slogans from your collection? upkpfan
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