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049 Deshler OH (B&O) 12-29-09

049 Deshler OH (B&O) 12-29-09

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California Dreamin' May 2009

Early in May, I finally was able to put together a long deferred trip from Florida to California to visit my daughter Rebecca. Although we had gotten together on several occasions at other places, I had not been able to go to the Bay Area since we travelled together to her new S.F. residence there, as chronicled in my "Rockin' and Railin' on Route 66" gallery album. There wasn't much time (or sunshine) in favor of railfanning during my short visit to California, but I did manage to briefly explore the former SP main line between Pinole and Martinez, as well as sample the Napa Valley Wine Train; both from trackside, and later, aboard. These are the photographs I took during my stay with Becky in San Francisco.

Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Size: 42 items
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001 Bay Bridge & S.F. Skyline frm Yerba Buena Is
 
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001 Bay Bridge & S.F. Skyline frm Yerba Buena Is

As I headed under stormy skies across the Bay Bridge enroute to Pinole, I quickly stopped on Yerba Buena Island to photograph the Bay Bridge and S.F. skyline.

Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 239
 
002 AT&SF Overpass.. Pinole CA
 
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002 AT&SF Overpass.. Pinole CA

The street leading down to the UP at Pinole passed under the BNSF's Bay Area main line @ this brightly painted viaduct.

Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 85
 
003 AMTK #6.. Pinole CA
 
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003 AMTK #6.. Pinole CA

Upon getting trackside on a small bluff at Pinole, the first train through was Amtrak #6, the eastbound California Zephyr.

Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 80
 
004 AMTK #6.. Pinole CA (2)
 
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004 AMTK #6.. Pinole CA (2)

Although the sun had miraculously popped out a minute before #6 arrived, it naturally disappeared as the train approached.

Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 100
 
005 AMTK #6.. Pinole CA (3)
 
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005 AMTK #6.. Pinole CA (3)

The Zephyr negotiates the curves along San Pablo Bay, as it heads east toward Sacramento and Chicago.

Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 101
 
006 W Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA
 
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006 W Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA

Next, a westbound Amtrak "Capitol Corridor" train appeared. This busy stretch of UP main line fields 36 Amtrak trains on weekdays, counting the "Zephyr" and "Starlight."

Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 121
 
007 W Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA (2)
 
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007 W Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA (2)

Amtrak "California" trains were interesting to one accustomed to Chicago and East Coast corridor services.

Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 89
 
008 E Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA
 
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008 E Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA

An eastbound Capitol Corridor train passed shortly thereafter, behind the push-pull cab control coach.

Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 87
 
009 E Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA (2)
 
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009 E Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA (2)

The eastbound Capitol Corridor train heads around the curve toward its next station stop: Martinez CA.

Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 64
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