Model Railroading > SP Geeps at Quisling

SP 3428 & SP 2871 ticking over at Quisling on the Quisling Turn, prior to assembling their train for the return journey home.

Brian Moore
Plymouth, UK

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Very nice,Brian



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/14 01:13 by shortliner.

Captures SP days spot on. Chris uk.

Great photo!

Regards, Jim Evans

Very nice. Reminds me of a GP9 that used to switch freight cars along the line that ran between the wye in down town Davis California and the Hunt Wesson tomato cannery plant in north-Davis. As I recall, those were mainly tank cars, maybe full of tomato juice!

Cheers, Jim Fitch

SPDRGWfan Wrote:
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> Very nice. Reminds me of a GP9 that used to
> switch freight cars along the line that ran
> between the wye in down town Davis California and
> the Hunt Wesson tomato cannery plant in
> north-Davis. As I recall, those were mainly tank
> cars, maybe full of tomato juice!
>
> Cheers, Jim Fitch

Some of those cars were unique cylindrical hoppers with heavy exterior bracing and lettered: "For Tomato Paste Loading Only." Ah, I miss waking up in the early Davis morning and smelling the fragrance of bubbling tomato sauce coming from the Hunt cannery--just like my "Noni" would start preparing every morning for the evening meal that always included a bowl of pasta.

railwaybaron Wrote:
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> Some of those cars were unique cylindrical hoppers
> with heavy exterior bracing and lettered: "For
> Tomato Paste Loading Only." Ah, I miss waking up
> in the early Davis morning and smelling the
> fragrance of bubbling tomato sauce coming from the
> Hunt cannery--just like my "Noni" would start
> preparing every morning for the evening meal that
> always included a bowl of pasta.

I lived there from 1971 through about the early 1980's, but don't recall the cylindrical hoppers. I do definitely recall the smell of tomato soup in the air in the fall! It was everywhere in north Davis!

Cheers, Jim Fitch