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Shot as I remember in March of 1987, don't even remember the exact reason for the grouping, but on WP trackage
in the San Francisco Wharf area the three prominent members of the EMD F and E population. Whatever reason the
units looked good together.

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There was an OLS running around that time.

wigwag Wrote:
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> There was an OLS running around that time.

OK, for us old farts, just what the hell is an "OLS"?????

HotWater Wrote:
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> wigwag Wrote:
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> > There was an OLS running around that time.
>
> OK, for us old farts, just what the hell is an
> "OLS"?????


Operation Life Saver. Also called Trooper on a Train. Basically a sting operation at road crossings to catch people going around gates and crossing after the crossing lights start flashing.

I've run many of these in the L.A. basin area. They give out quite a number of tickets and also have arrested several people for various reasons. To be fair, they do just hand out warnings a lot of the time. -BMT

Geez jack, "OLS", onion-lettuce-spinach, the new rage in Cali veggie sandwiches!!

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Sounds like an airport code. In fact, it is: Nogales, CA

callum_out Wrote:
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> Geez jack, "OLS", onion-lettuce-spinach, the new
> rage in Cali veggie sandwiches!!
>
> Out

WHAT????? NO MEAT!!!!!! Not for THIS old fart!!!! Now, Onions Lettuce and Spinach, sautéed with eggs, like my wife makes,,,,,,,THAT is a great meal, with LOTS of fresh ground pepper too.

You can pick your friends. And you can pick your nose. BUT, You cannot pick your friends nose. Very Important to remember this. Nice shot Out. Ben

Do a search on "Railfair San Francisco 1987" for more info.

This "Railfair" was on San Francisco Belt RR tracks north of the Ferry Building in April 1987. Other equipment there included a Santa Fe FP45, Virginia & Truckee 2-4-0 #21 (from CSRM), Sacramento Northern streetcar 62 (from Rio Vista Jct.), and probably a few other pieces that don't come to mind just now. Also, Market Street Ry. streetcar 578 ran up and down the Belt tracks towing a generator (this was before the Muni's F-line was built here).

On April 21, an Operation Lifesaver train was run from San Francisco to Sacramento via San Jose and Oakland. Leaving SF, the train had a Caltrain F40PH leading the SP E-unit, Santa Fe FP45, and UP E-unit, and there was an Amtrak F40PH on the rear of the train. At San Jose, the Caltrain unit came off and the other power ran around to the other end so it could head up the East Bay with SP 6051 in the lead. (There's two photos of this move in Morning Sun's "SP Trackside in Northern California, 1974-1996.") When the train reached Sacramento, the SP 6051 came off and an SDP45 was added for the rest of the trip.

wpamtk Wrote:
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> This "Railfair" was on San Francisco Belt RR
> tracks north of the Ferry Building in April 1987.
> Other equipment there included a Santa Fe FP45,
> Virginia & Truckee 2-4-0 #21 (from CSRM),
> Sacramento Northern streetcar 62 (from Rio Vista
> Jct.), and probably a few other pieces that don't
> come to mind just now. Also, Market Street Ry.
> streetcar 578 ran up and down the Belt tracks
> towing a generator (this was before the Muni's
> F-line was built here).
>
> On April 21, an Operation Lifesaver train was run
> from San Francisco to Sacramento via San Jose and
> Oakland. Leaving SF, the train had a Caltrain
> F40PH leading the SP E-unit, Santa Fe FP45, and UP
> E-unit, and there was an Amtrak F40PH on the rear
> of the train. At San Jose, the Caltrain unit came
> off and the other power ran around to the other
> end so it could head up the East Bay with SP 6051
> in the lead. (There's two photos of this move in
> Morning Sun's "SP Trackside in Northern
> California, 1974-1996.") When the train reached
> Sacramento, the SP 6051 came off and an SDP45 was
> added for the rest of the trip.

The Santa Fe FP45 was 5998.