Passenger Trains > East of Eden, West of San Miguel

#11 crossing the Salinas River.
SR

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To John Steinbeck you would be north of San Miguel, no?
Fun composition and title, thanks.

railstiesballast Wrote:
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> To John Steinbeck you would be north of San
> Miguel, no?
> Fun composition and title, thanks.


Right- the RR crosses the Salinas here between Bradley and San Miguel, CA.
SR

I’ve probably said it before, but universally unloved as they are, the 500’s somehow just keep plugging along.  Good for them.

Gordon

With Salinas being Eden Somewhat SE.

Great photo.  Are you officially off the mountain for the season?

Not quite- I’m on my way down to La Paz, Baja to help crew a catamaran back to San Pedro.
So I’ll be “At Sea” for the next few weeks- then back on The Hill ‘till July.
SR

BoilingMan  --Dont forget to take your camera on the trip..
I hipe you will find time to shoot the coast when you are in range.

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

Agree with Jim - if I recall correctly, you spend some time off of Sterns Wharf....take lots of photos please! Any necrophoamin’ plans??

Well, there aren’t many RR subjects on Baja....
There’s a G Scale RR in a restaurant in Bahia Muertos, so maybe that?
I’m hoping to shoot some of the Coast Line trestles in Santa Barbara County from our boat this Summer, but that’s months off yet,
SR

railstiesballast Wrote:
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> To John Steinbeck you would be north of San
> Miguel, no?
> Fun composition and title, thanks.

One of the California missions is in San Miguel, not far from the tracks. Apparently, one visitor to the mission remarked that the Franciscan Padres were smart to locate the mission so close to the SP line!

colehour Wrote:
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> railstiesballast Wrote:
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> > To John Steinbeck you would be north of San
> > Miguel, no?
> > Fun composition and title, thanks.
>
> One of the California missions is in San Miguel,
> not far from the tracks. Apparently, one visitor
> to the mission remarked that the Franciscan Padres
> were smart to locate the mission so close to the
> SP line!

Actually being that close to the railroad is bad for the mission. Adobe brick construction does not like the vibrations from passing trains at all.

> > One of the California missions is in San
> Miguel,
> > not far from the tracks. Apparently, one
> visitor
> > to the mission remarked that the Franciscan
> Padres
> > were smart to locate the mission so close to
> the
> > SP line!
>
> Actually being that close to the railroad is bad
> for the mission. Adobe brick construction does not
> like the vibrations from passing trains at all.

Oh, well, I guess I should have provided the context for my remarks. The mission was established in 1797, 100 years or so before the Coast Line was completed. The last mission was established in Sonoma in 1826.