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Nostalgia & History > San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960Date: 07/07/20 20:22 San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: photobob I took this with my new Ikoflex twin lens reflex camera in Stockton. My Dad waits for me in his 1955 Chevy. Saturday or Sunday train chasing trips were a regular routine for us. Then we would race home and I would hit my darkroom, AKA. the bathroom where I would develop the days catch. Thanks Dad for the time we spent together chasing trains.
Robert Morris Dunsmuir, CA Robert Morris Photography  Date: 07/07/20 21:09 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: 3rdswitch You are a blessed man.
JB Date: 07/07/20 21:30 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: MojaveBill And especially for that PA!!
Bill Deaver Tehachapi, CA Date: 07/07/20 22:07 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: dmaffei Your Pop sounded like a reel hoot from the stories. My favorite is when he put the baby fish swimming in the ice water at the Ahwahnee hotel restaurant in Yosemite. The leaf doesn't fall far from the tree. Glad he took you out railfanning to make these pics happen.
Date: 07/07/20 22:14 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: AlcoRSD15 Another classic from the great Bob Morris! I love your stuff.
- Eric Blasko Date: 07/08/20 00:03 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: goduckies One good thing my ex wife did is she chased the 844 in Idaho with me. Lol
Posted from Android Date: 07/08/20 03:37 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: RodneyZona Nice shot! Old Santa Fe Railway Richmond, CA based passenger train crews worked between Oakland and Bakersfield, CA. Richmond, CA based engine crews worked between Oakland and Fresno, CA.
Date: 07/08/20 05:05 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: refarkas An image to treasure.
Bob Date: 07/08/20 05:18 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: GPutz Too many classics to count. Thanks, Bob. Gerry
Date: 07/08/20 07:37 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: Notch7 I love this shot because it shows a engineer in stripes climbing up in his classy warhorse. This reminds me why I went firing long ago and why I still make the climb.
Date: 07/08/20 07:38 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: Hou74-76 Father's Day is everyday you have images and memories like this. All together a great photo. The train Nerd in me like the ATS shoe mounted on the back side of the leading truck on the PA. When I worked for Amtrak the ATS detector was directly under the engineer's window on those SDPF40s at least. It made the "ATS Test" simpler when you could catch the eye of the engineer.
Date: 07/08/20 08:31 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: santafe199 Great shot of opportunity, with the guy climbing up (down?)! I love the PAs, although I never saw one in person. But from a crew standpoint (the other side of the coin) I've always wondered how much of a pain it would be to have to climb that ladder every single time. Definitely no fun for an overweight, hefty dude...
Lance/199 Date: 07/08/20 10:47 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: Notch7 You quickly learn how much easier it is going up through the engine room door; especially if you are a husky 6-3 boy wearing size 15 steel toe loggers and carrying a big grip/tool bag.
> always wondered how much of a pain it would be to > have to climb that ladder every single time. > Definitely no fun for an overweight, hefty > dude... > > Lance/199 Date: 07/08/20 11:05 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: Roadjob Love it!
Bill Rettberg Bel Air, MD Date: 07/08/20 11:14 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: raytc1944 Rode #1 S.F.Chief Chicago to Richmond in 1964. A Santa Fe bus then took the "city" passengers over the Bay bridge.
The train was powered by three gorgeous PAs from Barstow. Date: 07/08/20 13:22 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: texchief1 That is one nice shot!
Randy Lundgren Date: 07/08/20 15:06 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: JimBaker Seeing the Ladder Climb there on the PA reminded me of the story I heard about a Lady getting on a new LARy PCC car in Los Angeles back in the day.
Saying - "Now we don't have to get those horrible 'Step-Ladder' streetcars anymore!". James R.(Jim) Baker Whittier, CA Date: 07/08/20 15:15 Re: San Francisco Chief at Stockton 1960 Author: DynamicBrake Great action shot photobob. Thanks for sharing.
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