Passenger Trains > Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink at Oceanside CA

 #1  Amtrak unit # 2120 South bound at CP Brook at Oceanside CA. Shot from the deck of our condo with a 300 mm lens.Date April. 8,2021
# 2 Metrolink unit # 911 South crossing the San Luis Rey River at Oceanside CA. Date. April.8, 2021
# 3 Metrolink unit #  892 north bound from Oceanside CA. Date. April.8,2021
 photos by Chris Marshall
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/18/21 00:33 by Super-C.

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Seems like an interesting place to find an Amtrak California car (4th in photo 1).  Is that normal now ?

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

CCMF Wrote:
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> Seems like an interesting place to find an Amtrak
> California car (4th in photo 1).  Is that normal
> now ?

Was just going to mention the same thing!!! Haven't seen that in a LONG while!!!! Back when the Pacific Surfliners (the bi-levels in the blue and silver livery that is) were first debutting, there were some of these cars around. I still even remember a few of the ole "San Diegan" Amfleet and Metroliner Cab Car train sets around in 1999-2001 before all Surfliner sets were fully deployed!

Thanks to all for looking and commenting. Chris

Looks like the Rainbow Days are back on the "San Diegan" :-)

Reports say 10 or 12 California cars were sent to LA, some months back.

Story was to release some Amtrak owned cars that were being leased, including the Horizon - Amfleet.
All unconformed, waiting for the facts!

mundo Wrote:
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> Reports say 10 or 12 California cars were sent to
> LA, some months back.
>
> Story was to release some Amtrak owned cars that
> were being leased, including the Horizon -
> Amfleet.
> All unconformed, waiting for the facts!

So then what is being used to protect the California Cars that operated between San Jose and Sacramento/Bakersfield if 10 to 12 cars were transferred to LA? Presumably frequencies have been reduced on all CA Corridors. Has California been testing its new single level corridor cars that it can get right out on the road as frequencies increase though perhaps? Interesting if the mix and match will continue!!!

I too wondered about that Cali car down south. But I guess, since new single level train sets are going to start up north, I wonder if most/all of the Cali cars will eventually be Surfliner painted? 

Mike ONeill
Parker, CO