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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Wed Aug 6 15:03:26 2014, in response to PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 14:53:07 2014. Every time I see pix like these, I wonder if the Third Avenue El could have been saved after all. |
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Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Wed Aug 6 15:11:41 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Aug 6 15:03:26 2014. Every time I see pix like these, I wonder if the Third Avenue El could have been saved after all.And every time I walk down Wabash or Wells I understand the logic behind removing it :) |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago |
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Aug 6 15:19:40 2014, in response to PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 14:53:07 2014. I don't really like taking my comments from off topic chat and bringing them to either subchat or buschat, but you said you would have no time to meet up with me on your visit to Chicago. You have offered a few times for us to meet up whenever you came to town. We could have easily met up, shot some pictures together, and quite possibly never even talk politics, and talk mostly transit.You never have had, or have any intention of meeting. I don't like liars. |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Wed Aug 6 16:49:21 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Wed Aug 6 15:11:41 2014. Is there blight? |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 16:59:54 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Aug 6 15:19:40 2014. You're delusional. What makes you think I had more time than I claim I did?My flight arrived at Midway Airport at about 10:30 AM. My train was scheduled to leave Union Station at 3 PM (though it didn't actually leave until nearly 6 PM). I think I claimed my luggage just before 11 and then headed to the Orange Line. I took the train downtown and walked to Union Station to drop my luggage with the red cap for storage, arriving there at around noon. I walked to my cousin's office. We walked to lunch. We ate lunch. We walked back to his office. I walked back to Union Station, returning to the Metropolitan Lounge just a few minutes before 2 PM. Sleeper passengers were asked to be present in the lounge at 2:15 for ticket collection. Where in there do you see time for us to have met? |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 17:00:12 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Wed Aug 6 15:11:41 2014. Great post. |
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Posted by chicagomotorman on Wed Aug 6 17:05:06 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 16:59:54 2014. You certainly found time to railfan. Oh well, glad you had a good time. |
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Posted by chicagomotorman on Wed Aug 6 17:06:24 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Aug 6 16:49:21 2014. In the Loop? No. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 17:08:48 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by chicagomotorman on Wed Aug 6 17:05:06 2014. I took the Orange Line to get from Midway to Union Station and stood on the platform long enough to photograph the next two trains that passed through the station when I got off at Quincy. I photographed the Orange Line train which is the train I rode in from Midway, at 11:40. The Brown Line came in going the other way at 11:41, at which time I also saw the 4 car Pink Line train with the 5000 Series cars that had been behind my Orange Line and came in to the station at about the same time. Once the Pink Line left the station (that photo is also timestamped at 11:41), I walked to Union Station. |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago |
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Posted by chud1 on Thu Aug 7 04:08:38 2014, in response to PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 14:53:07 2014. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars for these pictures.chud1. :).... |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Thu Aug 7 11:32:48 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by chud1 on Thu Aug 7 04:08:38 2014. Thank you, there's lots more to come... |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago |
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Posted by Fred G on Thu Aug 7 12:05:32 2014, in response to PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 14:53:07 2014. Wonderful shots! Keep em coming.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by chud1 on Thu Aug 7 12:37:09 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Thu Aug 7 11:32:48 2014. ur welcome WMATAGMOAGH.chud1. :).... |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Aug 7 12:55:48 2014, in response to PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 14:53:07 2014. nice photos |
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Posted by snarf368 on Thu Aug 7 12:57:34 2014, in response to PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 14:53:07 2014. looking foward to part 2 |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 15:53:14 2014, in response to PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 14:53:07 2014. I wasn't planning to let nearly a week go by before posting the next installment of photos, but delays come up sometimes. Like they did on my Southwest Chief trip. As I mentioned at the end of the last post, after lunch with my cousin, I walked back to the Metropolitan Lounge at Union Station, where I had checked my luggage. We were told that ticket scanning and boarding procedures would begin at about 2:15 and to be back at the lounge at that time. At 2:55, it was announced that due to the late arrival of the Lake Shore Limited (scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 9:45 AM), our train would be held for connecting passengers. Apparently, there was a tornado warning somewhere in upstate New York the night before which caused the train to be stopped for awhile. At about 4:45, we were led to the train for boarding, and I settled in to my sleeper and walked to get a photo of the train's head end power. The LSL showed up at about 5:15 PM (7 and a half hours late) and at 5:38 PM our train finally got under way, nearly 3 hours late.   Once we got going however, the joys of being on a long distance Amtrak train came back to me pretty quickly, even if the farm fields of Illinois are not the most spectacular scenery on Amtrak's network. I had good meal companions at dinner that night, too. Our delayed departure meant we wouldn't pass through Iowa in daylight. I was able to step on to the platform at Fort Madison however, and claim to have set foot in the state. I also got a photo of this BNSF locomotive:   Shortly after that stop, which we departed 3 hours and 39 minutes late, I showered (always an experience on a moving train) and went to sleep. I woke up somewhere east of Dodge City, KS; we hadn't really lost or made up any time overnight.  Shortly after waking up, we passed through Kinsley, KS, which is equidistant from New York City and San Francisco. It isn't mentioned in the route guide since the train is supposed to pass through here sometime before 5 AM, but I managed to snap a quick photo.  I had breakfast, and then went to the observation car to work on photo editing and take photos from there. Kansas is pretty flat and has lots of farmland, that's just about all I can say about this leg of the trip.    However, as the train continued west and crossed in to Colorado, the scenery became more rugged.    I enjoyed the scenic highlight of the Southwest Chief's route, Raton Pass, from the Observation Car:         Before we reached our next station though, our train would be significantly delayed yet again. A line of strong storms, visible from the train some distance away, combined with a single track, ultimately brought our train to a stop at Levy Siding, about halfway between Raton and Las Vegas. We had to wait for the eastbound Chief to pass us, but due to the storms, that train was speed restricted, and then once it was our turn to proceed, we were also speed restricted. When we finally got to Las Vegas, NM, we were now about 6 hours late.      We were able to run at speed after that the rest of the way to Albuquerque, losing no additional time between Las Vegas and the long service stop there.     The vendors who usually sell their wares on the platform weren't there for our late arrival, but I was able to get some photos of the engine and nearly full moon during the service stop.   I also got some very low quality photos of the New Mexico Rail Runner double deckers parked several tracks over from my sleeper. Although it was hoped that they could expedite the inspection of the train and make up some time (a lot of time is built in due to schedule padding and the service stop), we still spent an hour in the station. I went to bed shortly after we left Albuquerque and when I woke up the next morning, we were somewhere in the Mojave Desert. Due to our late running, we missed the supposedly fantastic scenery in western New Mexico and Arizona but we traversed much of the desert, which is usually crossed during the night, in daylight.    The last scenic highlight was descending through Cajon Pass as we came out of the mountains and approached the Los Angeles metro area.     After the station stop at San Bernardino, the rest of the trip is just passing through various exurbs and suburbs of Los Angeles and is about as unremarkable as the first few hours of the trip through suburban Chicago.  At some point, they also announced how passengers booked to points other than Los Angeles could reach their destinations. Despite our 6 hour delay, passengers who needed the northbound Coast Starlight were going to be bussed to Bakersfield, put on a train to Sacramento, and still easily catch the northbound train! However, a number of passengers booked on the Empire Builder who were supposed to connect from the delayed Lake Shore Limited (remember that train?) were put on our train for some reason instead of being held overnight in Chicago, and now were going to be getting to their destinations over 24 hours later than planned. They weren't so happy. At 2:07 PM on Friday, July 11, 5 hours and 53 minutes behind schedule, the train arrived in Los Angeles. We had been due in at 8:15 that morning.  Shortly before arriving, we passed a yard where some NJT Comet I cars were sitting.   This was my third LD Amtrak train trip and while my Capitol Limited and Empire Builder in 2007 were each early, I knew my streak with that would end. I thought the crews did a good job of keeping everyone informed of the delays, what was happening, how long things would take, and so on. Although the 6 hour delay essentially killed my touring plans for that day in Los Angeles, I was able to squeeze what I had originally planned for that Friday across my remaining days. Next post (when I get to it), my time in Los Angeles... |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief |
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Posted by chud1 on Tue Aug 12 17:45:07 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 15:53:14 2014. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars on these pictures.chud1. :).... |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 18:58:59 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by chud1 on Tue Aug 12 17:45:07 2014. Hold back some of the drool, I still have lots more to come... |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief |
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Posted by chud1 on Wed Aug 13 03:30:31 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 18:58:59 2014. i refreshed myself for more drool and foam.chud1. :).... |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 00:02:49 2014, in response to PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 14:53:07 2014. Leaving off from my last post, I got in to Los Angeles 6 hours late on the Southwest Chief, which sort of threw a wrench in to some of the touristy plans I had set for my time in Los Angeles since I essentially lost a day. A mishap with my rental car during the trip didn't exactly help things either. However, I did get to sample some of what the LACMTA has to offer us railfans, taking rides on the Red, Gold, and Expo lines during my stay. Here are some photos from my time there.             If you're wondering why I called this Part 3A, it is because Metrolink and Angels Flight (though still closed) photos are going to be in subsequent posts. And in due time, I'll post my LA bus phtoos over on Buschat. |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon Aug 18 04:37:21 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 00:02:49 2014. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars for these pictures.chud1. :).... |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief |
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 18 09:33:52 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 15:53:14 2014. Nice pics. |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro |
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 18 09:34:58 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 00:02:49 2014. Very nice. |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Aug 18 12:13:24 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 15:53:14 2014. nice pix |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Aug 18 12:31:47 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 15:53:14 2014. nice |
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Posted by John from Glendale on Mon Aug 18 18:14:52 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Aug 12 15:53:14 2014. Wonderful! A part of the USA I've always wanted to see. It'll be my retirement trip. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 22:17:27 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by John from Glendale on Mon Aug 18 18:14:52 2014. Glad you enjoyed! |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 22:17:39 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 18 09:33:52 2014. Thanks! |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 22:17:53 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Aug 18 12:13:24 2014. Thanks. Make sure you don't miss the LA photos I just posted, too. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 22:18:03 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 2: The Southwest Chief, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Aug 18 12:31:47 2014. Todah rabah! |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 22:18:24 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro, posted by chud1 on Mon Aug 18 04:37:21 2014. Thank you, just make sure you control yourself, I'm not finished with photos from this trip. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 22:18:33 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Mon Aug 18 09:34:58 2014. Glad you enjoyed them. |
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Posted by chud1 on Tue Aug 19 07:26:21 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 22:18:24 2014. i promise to control myself WMATAGMOAGH.chud1. :).... |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Aug 19 07:29:33 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro, posted by chud1 on Tue Aug 19 07:26:21 2014. I don't think you'll be able to. |
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Re: PHOTOS from my "Recent" Travels, Part 3B: More from Los Angeles & the Pacific Surfliner |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Thu Feb 12 22:55:43 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 3A: Los Angeles Metro, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 18 00:02:49 2014. So, I guess the summer isn't so recent anymore. Life threw me some curveballs over the past few months so I didn't have time to attack the photo queue further. But I'll just pick up where I left off.Angels Flight was closed back in July (it may still be for all I know) so when I walked by it, I had to settle for the photos you see here.   I assume most people don't manage to pull this off, but I arrived and left Los Angeles without going through any one of its 5 airports, and having not been to LA before this trip, I can say that I've managed to avoid what I hear is a hellish experience. Instead, I traveled through Union Station, which is certainly the busiest train terminal I've seen in my various trips to the West Coast over the years.     As you can see, there was construction going on in the station and the waiting area wasn't so comfortable in IMO, but it still beats the concourse at Penn Station (then again, it is a low bar). While waiting for my next train, and also while on the Gold Line platform earlier in my trip, I got some photos of Metrolink trains, seen here. (I didn't actually ride Metrolink on this trip.)   Eventually, my Pacific Surfliner train arrived.   Since it was about 5 in the afternoon, the train was quire crowded. However, when I mentioned in conversation to my seatmate that I was in from out of town and was hoping to get the ocean views as we headed south, she offered to switch seats with me. This also made plugging my laptop in to work on photo editing a bit easier, since the outlets are closer to the window. The trip itself was quite nice, although it was a bit cloudy and as a result the views on the coastal running sections weren't as sensational as I imagine they could have been. The conductor making the announcements on this train was quite a talker, and upon our arrival in San Diego made an airline style farewell announcements ("on behalf of this San Diego based train crew, Los Angeles based service crew, and the thousands of Amtrak employees nationwide, we hope you had a pleasant trip and that we see you again soon...") For those of you who haven't been on the Surfliner equipment, here is what the interior looks like:  And here are photos of the train I took and some others at the Santa Fe Terminal in San Diego.      From there, I walked to my hotel (the only place on this whole adventure I didn't have a free place to stay and wasn't spending the night on an Amtrak train or an airplane). Two days later, my wanderings around town took me back past the Santa Fe Terminal, so I got a few more Surfliner photos, and a nice little surprise when I saw some PV parked in the station as well.     Hopefully I'll post the next part in this series in less time than it took me to post this one. |
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Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago |
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Posted by milantram on Thu Feb 12 23:10:32 2015, in response to PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 14:53:07 2014. There'll never be anything like the Loop "L". It's what's to Chicago as the cable cars and the F-Line are to San Francisco--essential and exciting transit. Nice shots... |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Fri Feb 13 01:06:58 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by milantram on Thu Feb 12 23:10:32 2015. The IC along the Lakefront is a good second especially in either an IC or CSS&SB 1926 car doing 65 or better either from the front stormdoor or the open rear. |
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PHOTOS from my "Recent" Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 00:29:22 2015, in response to PHOTOS from my Recent Travels, Part 1: An Afternoon in Chicago, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Aug 6 14:53:07 2014. I suspect most of you are experiencing downright cold and harsh wintry weather, so perhaps these photos from my summer travels will warm you up a bit.Part 3B included photos from my trip on the Pacific Surfliner from Los Angeles to San Diego, and this post will include my photos from my two full days in San Diego. During my time there, I rode the heritage PCC trolley (thanks to whoever recommended I do that), and also significant portions of the Green and Orange lines. (I also rode two buses and photographed others, I'll post those photos over on BusChat.) Aside from a snafu getting my two day pass (the agent at the transit store said I had asked for a three day pass and processed my payment before I caught her mistake, so I had to pay again for a two day pass and fill out a form so they could send me a check to refund me for the three day pass), I found San Diego transit to be quite enjoyable. I had no problems taking photos, and the operator on the PCC was quite friendly. (There was also another railfan from Europe on the PCC when I was riding it.)                      And here is the lone Coaster photo I took while I was there.  For those of you following along, I've now gone about as far west and south as one can by land without finding oneself in another country or in the ocean. So after two short days, I had to resolve to go back to San Diego another time in the future and head for the airport to head up to my next destination. And for good measure, I got to experience an excellent performance at the TSA security measure at the airport. Next post to come... |
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Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Tue Feb 17 13:40:58 2015, in response to PHOTOS from my "Recent" Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 00:29:22 2015. Not bad at all. :-)I'll admit, after riding the original U2s in Germany and S70s in Portland, my reasons for going to San Diego immediately have been tempered, but it's still a nice system that I'd like to ride sooner rather than later. |
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Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego |
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Posted by terRAPIN sTaTiOn on Tue Feb 17 13:52:05 2015, in response to PHOTOS from my "Recent" Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 00:29:22 2015. Awesome!! |
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Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego |
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Posted by cortelyounext on Tue Feb 17 13:57:18 2015, in response to PHOTOS from my "Recent" Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 00:29:22 2015. Nice pictures, Oren. I took the Green Line on Saturday from Santa Fe Depot/American Plaza to the terminus in Santee. I returned on the Green Line as far as El Cajon where I transferred to the Orange Line back downtown. I saw the Surfliner at the Depot and actually thought about taking the Coaster but in the end the trolley kept calling my name (I still call it light rail and I always will). |
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Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue Feb 17 15:27:58 2015, in response to PHOTOS from my "Recent" Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 00:29:22 2015. Excellent pics!How did you like flying into SAN from a pilot's viewpoint? |
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Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 17:58:29 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue Feb 17 15:27:58 2015. I took the train there. Perhaps you meant to ask cortelyounext that question?I was staying in Little Italy and planes went over my hotel fairly often it seemed. |
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Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 17:59:42 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by cortelyounext on Tue Feb 17 13:57:18 2015. I have a college friend who lives there now and when I called it the light rail, he and his wife looked at me like I was from another planet. Apparently if you want to make it clear you aren't a native, you call it the light rail. But I agree with you, it looks more like it should be called a light rail than a trolley. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 18:02:18 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Tue Feb 17 13:40:58 2015. The S70s weren't in service when I was in Portland in 2007, so the only places I've ridden them are Minneapolis and San Diego.I think the only Duwag equipment I've been on was in Krakow. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 18:02:27 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by terRAPIN sTaTiOn on Tue Feb 17 13:52:05 2015. Thanks! |
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Posted by FormerVanWyckBlvdUser on Tue Feb 17 18:09:47 2015, in response to PHOTOS from my "Recent" Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 00:29:22 2015. The U2s (1000 series) have been officially retired from revenue service, although several are still around, mostly in the yard area around the 12th and Imperial transfer station. They might still be used during rush hours or special events.The S70s are now in use on the Blue line (downtown SD to San Ysidro International Border station). Most of the stations have now been rebuilt to accommodate the S70 cars, three of the southernmost stations on the Blue line (Palm St, Iris Ave, Beyer Blvd) have temporary platforms which can handle the S70s. So the S70s can now be used the entirety of the trolley system. FYI, there are two types of S70s - the 4000 series that are about the same length as the SD100s. Those are the majority of the fleet. The rest, the 3000 series (only 11 of those) are longer so they have limited use. The 3000s were test units, first used on the Green line, to test them on the system. They also showed off the problem on the Blue line, since the original stations were built at zero-inch height above the rails (totally stepless) and the built-in ramps couldn't be lowered all the way down to the platform. Even if they could, the ramps would be at too steep an angle, in violation of ADA code. This triggered the need for funding to rebuild the stations. I just rode the line on President's Day. I hadn't been on it in a long time. |
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Posted by kp5308 on Tue Feb 17 18:11:04 2015, in response to PHOTOS from my "Recent" Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 00:29:22 2015. Tremendous! |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Feb 17 18:12:25 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS from my ''Recent'' Travels, Part 4: Sunny San Diego, posted by FormerVanWyckBlvdUser on Tue Feb 17 18:09:47 2015. OK, when I was there in July the 1000s were still running. Didn't ride any myself though. |
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