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BY WERNER MEER US-RAILROAD-SHOP KILCHBERG HOCHWEIDSTRASSE 3 CH-8802 KILCHBERG (ZÜRICH) SWITZERLAND (founded 1977) PHONE *41-44-715-3666, FAX *41-44-715-3660, E-MAIL trainmaster@bluewin.ch Go back to our Website - click here |
updated: November 9, 2010
Southern California Photo Collection 2009 and 2010 |
by Bruce H. Jones, USA |
Group 1 - Beaumont Hill
Group 2 - Cajon/Victorville
Group 3 - Tehachapis
Group 4 - San Luis Obispo
Group 5 - Amtrak Surfliner
Bonus Pictures:
Grand Canyon Railway Journey by BHJ (October 2010)
I am very pleased to show these exclusive photos. A big thank you for sharing these
pictures with us.
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Abbreviations found on this page: EB = East Bound, NB = North
Bound, SB = South Bound, WB = West Bound, MP = Mile Post,
DPU
= Distributed Power Unit (Helpers)
For bigger size photos - please click on the 3-digit number below each photo.
Group 1 - Beaumont Hill | ||
12/08/09 - WB near Redlands - 001 | EB near Redlands - 002 | WB at Banning (wind turbines on hills) - 003 |
12/08/09 WB at top of San Timoteo Canyon - 004 | WB at MP 554.6, between El Casco & Hinda - 005 | WB same location, different train - 006 |
Group 2 - Cajon/Victorville | ||
Photo 007 - The
Baldy Mesa Rd. is just west of old Alray tunnel location. Photo 008 - This BNSF EB is passing the narrows of Victorville. The bridge in the background is Hwy 18 going to Apple Valley. |
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12/09/09 EB at Baldy Mesa Road - 007 | x | 4/08/10 EB at Victorville Amtrak Station - 008 |
Group 3 - Tehachapis | ||
Photo 009 – NB at old Tunnel 4 between Cliff and Bealeville. NOTE: this tunnel was destroyed in the 1952 Tehachapi Earthquake. Tracks were rebuilt around destroyed tunnel. Camera is looking northward. Photos 010-013 – NB, same location looking southward two different trains. Photos 014-018 - Same location SB trains camera looking northward. Note remains of tunnel 4 in photo 014. | ||
4/09/10 - 009 | - 010 | - 011 |
4/09/10 - 012 | - 013 | - 014 |
4/09/10 - 015 | - 016 | - 017 |
4/09/10 - 018 | 4/10/10 - 019 | 4/10/10 - 020 |
Photos 019-022 – SB at Caliente. Note in photo 022 locomotive of train on hill and end of same train at camera’s level. Second train in background waiting to take main line. | ||
4/10/10 - 021 | - 022 | - 023 |
Photos 023-027 – SB between Rowen and Woodford. Several different trains. Note in photo 024 NB train waiting in siding for SB train to pass. SB train is nearest camera. Photo 024 and 027 camera looking southward. Other photos, camera looking northward. | ||
4/10/10 - 024 | - 025 | - 026 |
4/10/10 - 027 | NB exiting Tunnel 2 toward Caliente - 028 | NB at Woodford - 029 |
4/11/10 - 030 | - 031 | - 032 |
Photo 030 - NB at Tehachapi Loop. Note lead locomotives ready to enter tunnel and mid-train helpers nearest camera. Photo 031 – same train. Photo 032 – train completely around Loop. Rear-end helpers nearest camera. | Photo 33 – lead locomotives of train approaching Woodford Siding with train still on Loop. NOTE: this train was estimated to weigh 13,000 US tons. Length unknown – estimated over 6000 ft. | |
x | 4/11/10 - 033 | x |
Group 4 - San Luis Obispo (SLO) is on the former Southern Pacific Coast Line between Los Angeles and San Francisco. | ||
9/09/10 UP 8366 + 8340 (SD70ACe) at SLO. - 034 | another view of these SD70ACe's - 035 | Amtrak Coast Starlight NB departing SLO - 036 |
Group 5 - Amtrak Surfliner at Glendale and Santa Barbara | ||
These photos were taken on 15 Sept. 2010 on a trip between Glendale, California and Santa Barbara, California. This is the UP (former SP) Coast main line. Visitors to the US are encouraged to take this trip along our beautiful California coastline. Modelers of Surfliner trains should find the photos helpful. The trains operate in push-pull mode with a locomotive on one end and a cab control car on the other end. | ||
9/15/10 NB train at Glendale - BHJ-049 | 9/15/10 NB Surfliner Cars at Glendale - BHJ-050 | 9/15/10 NB train Depot at Santa Barbara - BHJ-051 |
9/15/10 NB train at Santa Barbara - BHJ-052 | 9/15/10 NB Cab Car on rear end of train - BHJ-053 | 9/15/10 SB at Glendale in the evening - BHJ-054 |
None California Photos below
Grand Canyon Railway | ||
On October 15, 2010 my wife and I rode the Grand Canyon Railway train from Williams, Arizona to the Grand Canyon and back. It was a wonderful trip. We rode a former California Zephyr dome car, the Grand View, to the Canyon and an open platform parlor-observation car, the Chief, on the return trip. Details of all the Grand Canyon Ry. equipment can be found on their very fine website, http://www.thetrain.com/ Current locomotives are former Amtrak F40PH class, re-geared and re-designated F40FH. For those of you coming to the U.S. I highly recommend this ride. (BHJ) | ||
10/15/10 NB train from Williams - BHJ-037 | 10/15/10 The Chief (Parlor/Obs) - BHJ-038 | 10/15/10 SB train from Grand Canyon - BHJ-039 |
10/15/10 Grand Canyon taken by Joy - BHJ-040 | 10/16/10 2 F40FH (ex. F40PH) - BHJ-041 | 10/16/10 Full throttle - BHJ-042 |
10/16/10 Auxiliary Power Car - BHJ-043 | 10/16/10 ex. CA Zephyr "Grand View" - BHJ-044 | 10/16/10 End of train - BHJ-045 |
10/16/10 Back at Williams in the evening - BHJ-046 | 10/16/10 "Our" Parlor/Observation - BHJ-047 | 10/16/10 Depot at Williams, AZ - BHJ-048 |
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