Nostalgia & History > Cabooses on the Cal-P

Back when cabooses ruled the rails we find five bay windows bringing up the rear of a Roseville bound freight. The time was 1961 and the location is the recently daylighted tunnel 2 along the Carquinez Straits near Crockett. The ship in the background was the California Maritime Academys "Golden Bear".

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Wow, looks like mudslide city.

Ran Calif Maritime Academy through Google and found an interesting background story for the Golden Bear and the ship that replaced it: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/tags-39.htm
Might be some of PhotoBob's high School buddies in the banner at the top of the page. No train pics though.

Great shot Bob. I've never seen one at this location before. - Tony J.

Note that the ship in the photo has twin stacks. Here is a url to the write up on the ship shown in the photo:

http://www.csum.edu/75th/GoldenBear1.asp



TCnR Wrote:
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> Ran Calif Maritime Academy through Google and
> found an interesting background story for the
> Golden Bear and the ship that replaced it:
> http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/shi
> p/tags-39.htm
> Might be some of PhotoBob's high School buddies in
> the banner at the top of the page. No train pics
> though.