Nostalgia & History > Westbound through Martinez 1970's

Before the age of drones you had to seek a high elevation to get an aerial view. Case in point this westbound rolling through Martinez.

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography

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Very nice indeed!

Wow!

'Looks like some SDPs returning from their "weekend warrior" assignments.

Great catch!

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ

The middle one looks like a GP40P-2.

That's a real mix of urban and industrial!

Note the center passing siding.

Tom

UP3806 Wrote:
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> Note the center passing siding.
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> Tom

Yes, I noted that too-  SP seemed to favor center sidings, Donner had several of them scattered over Donner- all gone now.  I should think they were pretty handy when moving light helper power in steam days.
SR

Nice shot Bob!

Excellent shot, Bob!

RC Lundgren

On the eastbound block signal note the two "letter type Indicators" was there a hot box detector to the east or was there some other use for these?

Believe they might have been associated with eastward movements warning of westward train loading/unloading passengers at Martinez station.

Zephyr Wrote:
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> Believe they might have been associated with
> eastward movements warning of westward train
> loading/unloading passengers at Martinez station.

Agreed- Davis had such a signal until relatively recently.
SR

Superb!

That flatcar with the lumber looks a little overloaded...

BoilingMan Wrote:
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> UP3806 Wrote:
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> > Note the center passing siding.
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> > Tom
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> Yes, I noted that too-  SP seemed to favor center
> sidings, Donner had several of them scattered over
> Donner- all gone now.  I should think they were
> pretty handy when moving light helper power in
> steam days.
> SR
And getting freights out of the way of first class trains