Southern Pacific E9(A) at Los Angeles Union Station

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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I was going through older images last night and came across this one. At the time I was annoyed I couldn’t get a clean shot, but now all the people make it a time machine back to 1989 for me. What’s more, it reminded me a lot of my dad’s 1947 picture of the Train of Tomorrow that I shared last week.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=220076

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Here are some more of my shots from the LAUPT 50th anniversary on May 7, 1989. This is UP E9(A) #951 with the City of Los Angeles number boards.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=220313

Here is one of the Santa Fe built CF7 working in Amtrak switching service.

http://freericks.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1027425

Now - the rest of the pics I share for their historical significance… I’d like to go back 19 years and do a better job, but I can’t. This is another angle of SP E9(A) #6051.

http://freericks.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1026585

Here are the Warbonnet Santa Fe Fs.

http://freericks.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1026826

This is a shot from the front of the display area, showing both E9s.

http://freericks.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1026827

And these are the “brand new” UP SD60M and ATSF Dash 8.

http://freericks.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1022825

Thanks for looking. Regards, Charles

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Thanks for posting. Brought back a lot of memories.

I took my neighbor’s teenage son to the event, his first train ride ever, from Fullerton to LAUPT. I was grateful not to have to drive and park, especially with Cinco de Mayo fiesta going on at Olvera Street across the street!

[:-^]

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I remember having to park like a 1/2 mile away.

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I was there,too. I rode up on Amtrak from Fullerton,and the train was packed solid.I rode sitting on a conductors step stool in the vestibule.

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great photo’s! [:O]