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8th Street Coach Yard |
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The Amtrak facility just north of Olympic Blvd is used to service the long distance trains that run into and out of Los Angeles Union Station (Sunset Limited, Southwest Chief, and Coast Starlight). Every train movement is announced here (I assume for safety's sake) on just about the loudest PA system I think I have ever heard. |
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3/2/2010 Upload Date: 3/9/2010 8:47:35 AM |
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Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Charles Freericks |
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AMTK 48(P42DC) AMTK 83(P42DC) |
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1576 Comments: 2 |
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Sunset Limited under last SP signal bridge on Alhambra Sub |
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Train #2, the Sunset Limited, is only about five minutes late as it heads east through the iconic Southern Pacific signal bridge at MP 484.5 (just west of Valley Blvd). Just over the fireman's window you can see the hood of the Darth Vadar signal that will one day replace the spotlight and bridge. This particular run of train #2 actually made up time, arriving in New Orleans, LA two days later, an hour and one minute early, at 1:54 PM, 3/30/10. |
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3/28/2010 Upload Date: 3/31/2010 11:02:48 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Charles Freericks |
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AMTK 50(P42DC) |
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1472 Comments: 0 |
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Phase II Heritage on Southwest Chief |
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Phase II P42 #66 has found its way into the Southwest Chief pool, making its second visit to LA in the last week now. The station is being expanded with a new track, hence the construction. |
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10/29/2011 Upload Date: 10/29/2011 9:49:40 PM |
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Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Charles Freericks |
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AMTK 66(P42DC) |
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934 Comments: 2 |
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Nine hour late Southwest Chief |
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I actually had no idea that #3, the Southwest Chief, was running nine hours late and was completely surprised when it came by at track speed. Prior to reaching Trinadad, both P42s had lost their air compressors. A freight unit came in to rescue and took the train as far as Albuquerque, where the lead P42 (the rescue engine) was added. |
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8/29/2010 Upload Date: 9/18/2010 6:24:08 PM |
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Commerce, CA |
| Author: |
Charles Freericks |
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AMTK 77(P42DC) |
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661 Comments: 1 |
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Southwest Chief with Cascade NCPU |
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Tje Southwest Chief has just departed LA and is on its way to Chicago, seen here along the Los Angeles River. |
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7/21/2012 Upload Date: 7/22/2012 11:24:35 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Charles Freericks |
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AMTK 115(P42DC) AMTK 78(P42DC) AMTK 90251(NPCU) |
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867 Comments: 0 |
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Southwest Chief with Phase IV leader |
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Amtrak Southwest Chief #4 nears Caesar Chavez as it begins its long journey from Los Angeles to Chicago. The Phase IV has made a bunch of recent visits to LA on trains 3 and 4. |
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7/29/2011 Upload Date: 8/10/2011 12:55:54 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Charles Freericks |
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AMTK 184(P42DC) AMTK 115(P42DC) |
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977 Comments: 0 |
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AMTK 156 |
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The Pacific Railway Society Special to Bakersfield was kind enough to stop on its way to Colton, actually allowing me to catch up to it, where I found another foam-fest (of many good folk) waiting at the iconic railfan bridge to shoot the broken arrow lead train. |
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4/2/2011 Upload Date: 5/12/2011 12:43:53 AM |
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Colton, CA |
| Author: |
Charles Freericks |
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AMTK 156(P42DC) |
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1506 Comments: 3 |
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