Los Angeles images ten years apart

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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CP Main Street ten years ago - with an SP bloody nose AC4400CW, leading a CNW, and UP (both SD50s… remember those?).

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=317631

Same spot today, with two Flags.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=317562

I recall that about ten years ago, I used to really dislike the mixed schemes that were all over the place (besides mergers, there seemed to be CSX, NS, and other locos floating all over the place, let alone all of the leasor engines in a hodgepodge of random schemes).

Is it funny how you come to miss that which you disliked?

How cool would it be to see the earlir consist today?

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Heck, I think it’s cool that you can actually see the mountains in the background! How often does that happen?

EDIT: Another interesting circumstance- you posted your thread just three minutes after this one-

http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/171071.aspx

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That’s funny. I’d love to have seen that consist myself.