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Passenger Trains > Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba PassDate: 02/17/21 18:38 Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: BoilingMan Yesterday's Zephyr TODAY! Monday's winter weather scrubbed the launch of #5, the California Zephyr, out of Chicago.. As a result, it was decided to turn yesterday's Zephyr out of Emeryville at Salt Lake City to take it's place.
Got that? So here we see the turned #6, now #5, making a 6hr late sunset crossing of Donner Pass. SR Date: 02/17/21 19:10 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: irhoghead That, sir, is a very nice photo.
Date: 02/17/21 20:56 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: Winnemucca Amen to that
John Webb Trinidad, CA Date: 02/17/21 21:51 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: robj So then the passengers that were on 6 get a bus ride east or...
Bob Date: 02/17/21 22:04 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: BoilingMan The decision to turn in SLC was made the day before #6 left Emeryville, so no one aboard was expecting the train would be going further.
SR Date: 02/17/21 22:33 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: broken_link That drone continues to pay off. Good that you were able to catch it. I thought about getting out to grab a shot, but instead I built a sledding run through the trees with the kids. So it goes.
Date: 02/17/21 22:39 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: Pioneer2526 Wonder if it’s a reverse consist ?
Posted from iPhone Date: 02/18/21 06:37 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: BoilingMan No, I don’t think so. Recently there have been a few Zephyrs with baggage cars- all I’ve seen have been on the rear like this.
SR Posted from iPhone Date: 02/18/21 07:39 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: Pioneer2526 I has that once when I was on that Train , the coach was behind the baggage so I took time great photos over the engine 👍
Posted from iPhone Date: 02/18/21 09:08 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: jp1822 BoilingMan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The decision to turn in SLC was made the day > before #6 left Emeryville, so no one aboard was > expecting the train would be going further. > SR Smart decision...... Glad they decided to keep things going. Last year the Empire Builder turned at Whitefish for a few days till the BNSF train that struck a rock slide and derailed could be cleared in the canyon west of Whitefish..... Date: 02/18/21 09:28 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: BoilingMan I would assume a factor in the decision making was that because there was no 5(15), there would not be a 6(18) out of Emeryville either. At some point the dominoes of passenger service will catch up to you- whether it be rail or air or whatever.
SR Date: 02/18/21 13:07 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: atsf121 Spectacular image!
Posted from iPhone Date: 02/18/21 13:22 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: BoilingMan Thank you. This one was a little bit tricky. There were gusts of wind, off and on, that the drone doesn’t much care for. Also, I was slowly loosing light as the sun set. The shadows were already climbing to trees while I waited. I kinda wish they’d arrived about 10-15min earlier.
I blame Mark. SR Date: 02/18/21 22:56 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: wzd Nice long train, great shot.
Handy to have a drone, beats a long hike to the top of the mountain. Thanks for sharing. -- wzd Date: 02/19/21 07:30 Re: Boomerang Zephyr at Yuba Pass Author: IC_2024 BoilingMan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you. This one was a little bit tricky. > There were gusts of wind, off and on, that the > drone doesn’t much care for. Also, I was slowly > loosing light as the sun set. The shadows were > already climbing to trees while I waited. I kinda > wish they’d arrived about 10-15min earlier. > I blame Mark. > SR Haha— “ yea, if I just hadn’t taken that coffee break at Truckee at Marty’s Cafe???” Good work, SR!! |