Railroaders' Nostalgia > SP Coast and Valley Trains (CA) - February 1982 (pt. 2)

Eastbounds from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles. Saugus Line was closed due to repairs being made to Tunnel 25.

February 16

8542 East (SELAK - reroute to the Coast) crew on duty SLO 7:10pm (2/15), arrived Taylor Yard 2:50am
Conductor Fagan
Engineer Eadus
66 loads, 22 empties, 7204 tons, no footage listed

8546 East (GULAP) crew on duty SLO 8:30pm (2/15), arrived Taylor Yard 8:10am
Conductor Broda
Engineer Snaer
18 loads, 10 empties, 1679 tons, 1610 feet

8530 East (01-OALAT-15) crew on duty SLO 10:00am, arrived LATC 9:50pm
Conductor D. Nagle
Engineer Waage
8 loads, 49 empties, 2557 tons, no footage listed

7200 East (02-OALAT-15) crew on duty SLO 11:00am, arrived LATC 10:30pm
Conductor Williams
Engineer Togni
6 loads, 46 empties, 1858 tons, no footage listed


Westbounds to SLO from LA, same day

9015 West (LAOAK) crew on duty Taylor Yard 2:40am, departed for SLO at 4:35am
Conductor Arnson
Engineer Craig
66 loads, 1 empty, 5144 tons, 5921 feet

No trains called up the Coast to SLO until that evening due to system tie gang working between Gemco and Oxnard.

8503 West (AVBAT) crew on duty Taylor Yard 7:00pm, departed for SLO at 8:08pm
Conductor Hampton
Engineer Eadus
30 loads, 1 empty, 2210 tons, 2534 feet

8616 West (LAWJY) crew on duty Taylor Yard 8:30pm, departed for SLO at 12:41am (2/17)
Conductor Broda
Engineer Custer
20 loads, 47 empties, 3482 tons, 4074 feet

8965 West (LABAT) crew on duty LATC 11:45pm, departed for SLO at 2:22am (2/17)
Conductor Fagan
Engineer Hull
44 loads, 1 empty, 2892 tons, 3957 feet


Eastbounds 2/21

8519 East (02-BALAT-20) crew on duty time at SLO not listed, arrived LATC 6:00am
Conductor Armstad
Engineer Togni
23 loads, 43 empties, 2861 tons, no footage listed

7919 East (GULAP) crew on duty SLO 8:45pm (2/20), arrived Taylor Yard 6:30am
Conductor Brown
Engineer Bray
13 loads, 29 empties, 2139 tons, no footage listed
(surprised to see a U30C still running around in early 1982)

7661 East (01-BALAT-20) crew on duty SLO 1:15am, arrived LATC 10:30am
Conductor Kadlubowski
Engineer Nelson (#2)
63 loads, 1 empty, 4631 tons, 6161 feet

7352 East (OALAY) crew on duty SLO 6:30am, arrived Taylor Yard 3:25pm
Conductor McCallister
Engineer Rosa
36 loads, 32 empties, 4411 tons, no footage listed

7400 East (03-BALAT-20) crew on duty SLO 7:35am, arrived LATC 6:30pm
Conductor Elliott
Engineer McCarthy
45 loads, 2 empties, 3365 tons, no footage listed


Westbounds 2/21

4327 West (LAOXU - "Oxnard Turn") crew on duty Taylor Yard 5:00am, departed for Oxnard at 6:04am
Conductor DeAro
Engineer Honea
0 loads, 60 empties, 2137 tons, 3648 feet

7201 West (01-AVBAT-17) crew on duty Taylor Yard 5:30am, departed for SLO at 9:21am
Conductor Zukerman
Engineer Downs
80 loads, 2 empties, 6631 tons, 7496 feet

8840 West (02-AVBAT-17) crew on duty Taylor Yard 2:00pm, departed for SLO at 4:15pm
Conductor Blakeman
Engineer Hull
48 loads, 1 empty, 3522 tons, 4301 feet

8518 West (LABRF - rerouted to the Coast) crew on duty LATC at 9:15pm, departed for SLO at 11:00pm
Conductor Kadlubowski
Engineer Togni
42 loads, 1 empty, 2888 tons, 4389 feet

8569 West (LAWJY) crew on duty Taylor Yard 9:30pm, departed for SLO at 11:35pm
Conductor Brown
Engineer Bray
39 loads, 37 empties, 4389 tons, 4581 feet


Westbounds 2/23

9285 West (LABRF - rerouted to the Coast) crew on duty LATC 12:15am, departed for SLO at 2:43am
Conductor Tangen
Engineer Johnson
53 loads, 1 empty, 3193 tons, 4138 feet

9232 West (01-LABAT-24) crew on duty LATC 4:45pm, departed for SLO at 7:05pm
Conductor Fagan
Engineer Hagen
34 loads, 1 empty, 2357 tons, 3093 feet
(actually shows the date for this train as the 24th, even though it's the 23rd)

8538 West (LAWJY) crew on duty Taylor Yard 8:30pm, departed for SLO at 9:55pm
Conductor Thompson
Engineer Ware
19 loads, 36 empties, 2990 tons, 3333 feet

9206 West (02-LABAT-24) crew on duty LATC 11:45pm, departed for SLO at 4:19am (2/24)
Conductor Armstad
Engineer Manthie
47 loads, 1 empty, 4272 tons, 4302 feet


Eastbounds 2/27

8256 East (OALAY) crew on duty SLO at 2:30pm (2/26), arrived Taylor Yard 1:20am
Conductor Fagan
Engineer Custer
55 loads, 20 empties, 6144 tons, no footage listed

7201 East (01-BALAT-26) crew on duty SLO at 7:10pm (2/26), arrived LATC at 5:40am
Conductor Williams
Engineer Brand
64 loads, 1 empty, 4898 tons, 6161 feet

8239 East (GULAP) crew on duty SLO at 8:30pm, arrived Taylor Yard 6:40am
Conductor D. Nagle
Engineer Manthie
45 loads, 25 empties, 4292 tons, no footage listed

7665 East (OALAK) crew on duty SLO 8:30am, arrived Taylor Yard 5:10pm
Conductor Green
Engineer Whaley
44 loads, 42 empties, 4420 tons, 6836 feet

9007 East (BALAT?) crew on duty SLO 11:55am, arrived LATC 7:22pm
Conductor Tangen
Engineer Honea
44 loads, 1 empty, 3002 tons, no footage listed


Westbounds 2/27

8862 West (LABRF - rerouted to the Coast) crew on duty 1:15am, departed for SLO at 3:09am
Conductor Zukerman
Engineer Nugent
55 loads, 1 empty, 2693 tons, 3459 feet

8958 West (LABAT?) crew on duty LATC 3:15am, departed for SLO at 4:49am
Conductor Arnson
Engineer Rosa
37 loads, 1 empty, 2664 tons, 3465 feet

7201 West (LABAT) crew on duty LATC 4:30pm, departed for SLO at 5:46pm
Conductor Fagan
Engineer Hagen
70 loads, 1 empty, 4876 tons, 6366 feet

8698 West (LAWJY) crew on duty Taylor Yard at 8:30pm, departed for SLO at 10:30pm
Conductor Armstad
Engineer Manthie
13 loads, 55 empties, 2949 tons, 4140 feet


Allen



Edited 7 time(s). Last edit at 04/09/14 11:45 by bradleymckay.

Couple things Allen: Out of Oakland on2-20. That OALAT was the 2/BALAT 20. Could have been combined with the OALAT for those empties.
1 BALAT20 and 3 BALAT20 were Sealand trains

2-27 Arriving in Oakland and this matches the TOPS report, the 8958W was the LABRF. It got around the LABAT at SLO or WJ

Any case, slow trips betwen Oakland and SLO 12-14 hours.

WAF Wrote:
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> Couple things Allen: Out of Oakland on2-20. That
> OALAT was the 2/BALAT 20. Could have been combined
> with the OALAT for those empties.
> 1 BALAT20 and 3 BALAT20 were Sealand trains
>
> 2-27 Arriving in Oakland and this matches the TOPS
> report, the 8958W was the LABRF. It got around the
> LABAT at SLO or WJ
>
> Any case, slow trips betwen Oakland and SLO 12-14
> hours.

OK, corrected. That's what I get for typing this up at 1am!

You have anything on that 9007 East on 2/27? I can't read the scribble very well: is this the 02-BALAT?

I'm thinking the slow running times, especially on the north end, were weather related.

Thanks Wes.


Allen



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/09/14 09:15 by bradleymckay.

Wes: Two more things. I noticed the AVBAT disappeared late in the month (going via Bakersfield?). Then on 2/27 the symbol LABAF surfaces (at least according to Arnson's handwriting).


Allen

bradleymckay Wrote:
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> WAF Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Couple things Allen: Out of Oakland on2-20.
> That
> > OALAT was the 2/BALAT 20. Could have been
> combined
> > with the OALAT for those empties.
> > 1 BALAT20 and 3 BALAT20 were Sealand trains
> >
> > 2-27 Arriving in Oakland and this matches the
> TOPS
> > report, the 8958W was the LABRF. It got around
> the
> > LABAT at SLO or WJ
> >
> > Any case, slow trips betwen Oakland and SLO
> 12-14
> > hours.
>
> OK, corrected. That's what I get for typing this
> up at 1am!
>
> You have anything on that 9007 East on 2/27? I
> can't read the scribble very well: is this the
> 02-BALAT?
>
> I'm thinking the slow running times, especially on
> the north end, were weather related.
>
> Thanks Wes.
>
>
> Allen

No BALAT after 8a on 2-27. The next one departed on 2-28 at 1a as the 8953E

bradleymckay Wrote:
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> Wes: Two more things. I noticed the AVBAT
> disappeared late in the month (going via
> Bakersfield?). Then on 2/27 the symbol LABAF
> surfaces (at least according to Arnson's
> handwriting).
>
>
> Allen
No "F" even on TOPS report. AVBAT could be combined with ESBAT which went via the Valley.

Thanks. Finally found one where I was the hoghead.

I was on space #166 and had Chuck Johnson as my Fireman to LA. We were on duty in SLO on the 25th at 2:30 PM with the 8390-7305-8969-8552.
We tied up in LA at 2:10 with 1'50" ID & 2'00" TD. Paid 222 miles and made $241.74.

Coming home, I was on duty in LA on the 27th at 1:15 AM with Fireman Jerry Keyser. We had the 8862-8973-9153. We tied up in SLO at 9:15 AM with 50" ID, 35" TD and 7'05" HAHT. Paid 222 miles and $290.75.

Thanks again,

Nudge

spnudge Wrote:
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> Thanks. Finally found one where I was the hoghead.
>
>
> I was on space #166 and had Chuck Johnson as my
> Fireman to LA. We were on duty in SLO on the 25th
> at 2:30 PM with the 8390-7305-8969-8552.
> We tied up in LA at 2:10 with 1'50" ID & 2'00" TD.
> Paid 222 miles and made $241.74.
>
> Coming home, I was on duty in LA on the 27th at
> 1:15 AM with Fireman Jerry Keyser. We had the
> 8862-8973-9153. We tied up in SLO at 9:15 AM with
> 50" ID, 35" TD and 7'05" HAHT. Paid 222 miles and
> $290.75.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Nudge

What are the chances this is Chuck Johnson filling a engineers vacancy on this train?

9285 West (LABRF - rerouted to the Coast) crew on duty LATC 12:15am, departed for SLO at 2:43am
Conductor Tangen
Engineer Johnson
53 loads, 1 empty, 3193 tons, 4138 feet


Allen



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/09/14 19:09 by bradleymckay.

spnudge Wrote:
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> I was on space #166 and had Chuck Johnson as my
> Fireman to LA. We were on duty in SLO on the 25th
> at 2:30 PM with the 8390-7305-8969-8552.
> We tied up in LA at 2:10 with 1'50" ID & 2'00" TD.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Nudge

Yes, the register shows 2:30pm on duty for the BALAT, arrived 12:00am (2/26), off duty time 2:10am. Train had zero loads, 85 empties, 2921 tons, 8100 feet. Conductor was Thompson.

Rosa and Armstad were on the next eb out of SLO (OALAT), 8727 East.


Allen

I think Chuck was promoted back then, so its very possible.


Nudge