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Nostalgia & History > SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early VersionDate: 08/05/22 15:56 SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: JanGAustin I'm not sure exactly when the Southern Pacific inaugurated the Pacific Coast Express but it wasn't too much before this image was taken at the Gerber, California in November 1991. It had very high priority on the I5 corridor thus it was powered by the relatively new GP 60s.
Jan Austin Chico, CA Photography by Jan G. Austin  Date: 08/05/22 16:55 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: SPJoe Great shot!
Joe Date: 08/05/22 17:02 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: photobob That was one of my favorite trains when I moved to Dunsmuir. You could always count on an early morning arrival from the north. Nice photo of those EMD's.
Robert Morris Dunsmuir, CA Robert Morris Photography Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/22 17:03 by photobob. Date: 08/05/22 18:17 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: jgilmore Nice one...
JG Date: 08/05/22 18:19 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: STGuyII Did this train run via the coast line, given its name? I think SP wanted against having through freights on the coast around that time, for the most part.
Date: 08/05/22 18:42 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: DynamicBrake Nice one Jan. I'll bet they were at track speed too. Thanks for sharing.
Kent in CArmel Valley Date: 08/05/22 19:25 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: EricSP STGuyII Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Did this train run via the coast line, given its > name? I think SP wanted against having through > freights on the coast around that time, for the > most part. No, I saw it on the Fresno Line frequently. Date: 08/05/22 21:31 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: Mr-Beechcroft STGuyII Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Did this train run via the coast line, given its > name? I think SP wanted against having through > freights on the coast around that time, for the > most part. Never ran down the coast. Adam Date: 08/05/22 22:29 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: E25 Back in the Sixties' and Seventies' I think they were known as the Pacific Coast Expediter and the Starpacer. Very classy trains, often powered with passenger-class F7s.
Greg Stadter Phoenix, AZ Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/22 22:36 by E25. Date: 08/06/22 08:48 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: sphogger Might have been the EUCI (?) that ran down the Coast years ago. City of Industry. Paper for LA Basin newspapers. High priority train. Back when we changed crews at Davis on trains off the West Valley.
sphogger Date: 08/06/22 12:16 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: texchief1 Very nice wshot, Jan!
RC Lundgren Date: 08/06/22 14:46 Re: SP's Pacific Coast Express - Early Version Author: sp3204 Ran down the valley with the next crew change on this train at Roseville. I caught this train in the pool many times going from Roseville to Bakersfield, 289 miles. The northbound counterpart was symboled the LAPCX.
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