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Date: 10/11/24 16:56
California Living May 18,1975 SP 3200
Author: dmaffei

Today's interesting find at the archives is this old Sunday paper California Living cover photo with an engineer looking over the commuters leaving his train in San Francisco. Thought someone would recognize the person. 
Dave




Date: 10/11/24 17:27
Re: California Living May 18,1975 SP 3200
Author: wp1801

Looks like a Norman Rockwell painting.



Date: 10/11/24 18:00
Re: California Living May 18,1975 SP 3200
Author: coach

What a great photo, and yes, Norman Rockwell-ish!



Date: 10/12/24 04:50
Re: California Living May 18,1975 SP 3200
Author: atsfer

Agreed, just a random shot but full of content...someone should make a painting from this picture..thanks for posting.



Date: 10/12/24 11:24
Re: California Living May 18,1975 SP 3200
Author: SanJoaquinEngr

Could be Dave DuCheshi

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Date: 10/12/24 16:01
Re: California Living May 18,1975 SP 3200
Author: dmaffei

Sent this photo to a few retired SP Hoggers. In the cab of 3200 is Forrest Titus. He was a great train handler apparently. Sorry if the spelling is incorrect for his name, but the photo struck me as well. Looks like the conductor in photo at lower left looking up at Forrest. Almost 50 years ago. Glad I was there to witness this era on the SP.



Date: 10/13/24 18:03
Re: California Living May 18,1975 SP 3200
Author: CPCoyote

Forrest was one of the best ever, and a true gentleman, but from that angle, that doesn’t look like him to me. I’ll ask ExStarlightHog to take a look.

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Date: 10/13/24 22:49
Re: California Living May 18,1975 SP 3200
Author: ExStarlightHog

I don't think it's Forrest.  I think he was on the long runs.  Probably Chris Payne.  I think those horns came off one of the Train Masters.  I tried to get the guys at the SJRH to transfer as many of them as I could to the 3200's when the FM's were retired. 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/14/24 22:38 by ExStarlightHog.



Date: 10/14/24 12:04
Re: California Living May 18,1975 SP 3200
Author: SanJoaquinEngr

ExStarlightHog Wrote:
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> I don't think it's Forest.  I think he was on the
> long runs.  Probably Chris Payne.

As I remember Forest was on the Oakland to San Luis Obispo run in those years.

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Date: 10/15/24 15:35
Re: California Living May 18,1975 SP 3200
Author: johnw

I agree with my former SP commute engineer brothers CPCoyote and ExStarlightHog.The photo does not appear to be Forrest. I'm not sure who that is although as ExStarlightHog suggested Chris Payne is a possibility. 

Forrest Titus was indeed a great guy. I fired the Starlight betwen Oakland and SLO for Forrest for quite a while and always enjoyed working with him. Right along with Neil Vodden, I considered him one of the very best engineers and nicest people on our roster.
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/15/24 21:29 by johnw.



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