UP 1989 by the sea....

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Yesterday UP 1989 (D&RGW Heritage) lead a 13 car passenger special down the coast, SOAWC 22 (Oakland to West Colton). I caught the train along the surf in Ventura, CA, nice looking train…

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=355345&nseq=1

Thanks 4 looking,

Cajon

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Very nice - I like the composition, esp. all the horizontal elements - surf, beach, train, road, and mountains; well-lit, too. Calendar shot ! Thanks for sharing. [tup]

  • Paul North.
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Yes, a very nice catch and photo of same…

4

Dude! One way to hang ten, or eleven (depending on whether that’s a HEP unit behind the lead).

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Exactly!## What Quentin, said![tup][tup]## [8D][ip]

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For more photos of this train and a story about its purpose, see Fred Frailey’s blog titled “Union Pacific’s beauty amid the beasts” posted here on 02-23-2011, esp. the last paragraph, at:

http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/blogs/fred-frailey/archive/2011/02/23/union-pacific-s-beauty-amid-the-beasts.aspx

  • PDN.
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Thanks all for the comments, it was a very nice looking train at a awesome location.

Cajon

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Ryan

Nice picture. Thanks for going the extra almost 100 miles to get it!

CZ