Passenger Trains > 'Twas the (second) night before Christmas

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Snug in a warm passenger train, here are some shots as we crossed the Cascades on the rear of the Coast Starlight, heading back to warm California. Pictures by Al Bishop.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/25/12 22:06 by calzephyr48.

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GREAT pics! Thanks for posting.

Very nice, Thanks for sharing.
Was this the day #14 was running about 8 hours late?
You may have met them somewhere in the Cascades.
Todd Montgomery
Springfield OR

Awesome pictures, Burt!

Those are stunning images. Being a locomotive engineer is certainly not for the faint of heart.

coaststarlight99 Wrote:
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> Awesome pictures, Burt!

Thank you, but I can't take credit for them. Al Bishop was the photographer :-) I edited the post to reflect that..

Yes indeed you want to be warm! Thanks for posting, Burt.

Taken from the rear of which car? Didn't know a northbound signal would turn green so quickly.

Cumbresfan Wrote:
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> Yes indeed you want to be warm! Thanks for
> posting, Burt.
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> Taken from the rear of which car? Didn't know a
> northbound signal would turn green so quickly.


In ABS territory, as soon as the track circuit picks up the signal protecting it will clear.

calzephyr48 Wrote:
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> coaststarlight99 Wrote:
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> > Awesome pictures, Burt!
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> Thank you, but I can't take credit for them. Al
> Bishop was the photographer :-) I edited the post
> to reflect that..



Al has done a whole lot of most interesting and exciting things in his life and he certainly could have had a professional photographer career among them!! Merry and Happy everything to you both!
C.

Carol Voss
Bakersfield, CA