Thursday Proto Photo Oct 23/14

[w neal]

I could not quite wait until Thursday. This is my first heritage unit sighting.

No big deal to some. Pretty damn cool to me.

[eric220]

In a series of "Ingress brought me here" moments, I found myself chasing the ghosts of the Sacramento Northern this week. While hacking portals, I tracked the route from its south end at 40th and Shafter in Oakland up past the Rockridge BART station.  That was after finding myself in Canyon (near Moraga) a few days earlier along what was quite clearly a fill.



One of the local players confirmed that it was the SN main, and that we were less than a mile from Eastport (the eastern portal of the Oakland Hills tunnel). We got directions, and I'm glad we did, because thanks to a 1980's era landslide, this is all that's left.



For more info on the SN, including a 1957 photo of an interurban car coming out of that same tunnel portal, check out: http://www.oberail.org/page/sacramento_northern/

[aikorob]

It was a tossup to post this here---or tack it on the "disgruntled or nuts" thread in the Crew Lounge

http://englishrussia.com/2014/10/22/someone-stole-and-wrecked-a-train/#more-153658

[Lenny53]

[lock4244]

CP/UP/CEFX along the newly extended Spicer siding on the Belleville Sub. One of the improvements EHH is making... necessitated by his over-siding length trains 

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16742

[jwb]

Amtrak's P32BWHs are all over, in all kinds of service. I've seen several on the Coast Starlight this past year, including this one at Van Nuys yesterday.

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And one in Phase IV paint switching in Los Angeles

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[Jesse6669]

Just a question re. the Proto Photo.. should these be recent photos only?  I've popped a couple in from my collection, mostly older photos.  Or is it "anything goes" ?   

[Bob Bufkin]

Just a question re. the Proto Photo.. should these be recent photos only?  I've popped a couple in from my collection, mostly older photos.  Or is it "anything goes" ?   

Nope.  I've got a ton of older photos I've posted here so lets see what you got.

[wcfn100]

One of the advantages of riding the D&SNG in the fall is that you can actually get clear shots in the yard.




Jason

[Bob Bufkin]

[Jesse6669]

Circa 1980, the Waverly, VA station on the N&W.

[tappertrainman]

I will be heading out to Cajon Pass this weekend, if anyone has any special requests or needs for photo references, I can try to pick up a shot or two.  Not like my photography is the greatest, and it's not like there aren't a million photos out there anyway, but figured I'd offer.  Send me a PM or mark your reply with @ my username.

James