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Posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 17:15:24 2015 I thought I'd give y'all a break and tear you away from the tragic events of February 3, 2015 with Metro-North, and take you out for some doings on the left coast. Sooo...In 1983, the Western Pacific (the Feather River Route) was taken over by the Union Pacific. UP had long desired an entry into Oakland, and acquiring the "Wobbly" was the first piece of the puzzle. (The second would come in 1996, via merger with the Southern Pacific.) Here are a few images of the route through the Feather River Canyon, along Spanish Creek, and at Keddie and Quincy. Viewed from west to east. Lots of steam here. I have tons more diesel slides to process. But this sample is just to whet your appetite. Oroville Reservoir Bridge, east of James, CA, April 29, 1995:  Under the bridge, July 9, 1994:  Pulga Bridges, CA, April 27, 1991:  Approaching Pulga Bridges, CA, July 18, 1992:  And beyond, April 27, 1991:  Tobin, CA, July 8, 1994:  Honeymoon Tunnels, near Belden, CA, June 2, 2009:  July 27, 1991:  Between Virgilia and Rich Bar, CA, April 27, 1991:  Exiting Tunnel 30, just west of Tunnel 31 and the Keddie Wye, CA, June 28, 1988:  Exiting Tunnel 31, just west of the Keddie Wye, CA, April 27, 1991:  Keddie Wye, July 27, 1992:  Chandler Trestle, Quincy, CA, May 2, 1990:  Enjoy! (Now, back to Metro-North…) Bonus pics: 3rd Street, Oakland, CA, March 1970, just before the California Zephyr was annulled: (Scan of a print.)  Oakland, CA, approaching the former Western Pacific Yard, May 22, 1989:  23rd Avenue, Oakland, CA, July 22, 1992: 
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Posted by Dave on Sun Feb 8 17:28:38 2015, in response to PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 17:15:24 2015. SUPER! |
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Posted by trains61 on Sun Feb 8 17:46:43 2015, in response to PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 17:15:24 2015. Very nice. Thanks for posting. Operated my first Locomotive in Portola, to the amazement of my co-workers.The Lurker`s Guild. |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun Feb 8 18:05:57 2015, in response to PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 17:15:24 2015. good shots peter ! |
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Posted by chud1 on Sun Feb 8 18:59:25 2015, in response to PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 17:15:24 2015. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars for these pictures.chud1. :)..... |
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Posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 20:19:55 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by Dave on Sun Feb 8 17:28:38 2015. Thanks, Dave. When I lived in California, the Feather was one of my favorite places to go. |
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Posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 20:20:18 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by trains61 on Sun Feb 8 17:46:43 2015. Thanks. |
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Posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 20:20:35 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun Feb 8 18:05:57 2015. Thanks, Salaam... |
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Posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 20:20:59 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by chud1 on Sun Feb 8 18:59:25 2015. Thanks, Chud1! |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun Feb 8 22:40:40 2015, in response to PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 17:15:24 2015. nice pix, Peter. |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Feb 8 23:24:48 2015, in response to PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 17:15:24 2015. Only reason the UP got the SP was because the UP had influence with some person in the Regan administration who blocked the SP/ATSF merger in the 1980's. |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon Feb 9 04:44:15 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 20:20:59 2015. ur welcome milantram.chud1. :)..... |
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Mon Feb 9 10:30:32 2015, in response to PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 17:15:24 2015. Wow! Very nice! |
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Posted by milantram on Mon Feb 9 10:33:16 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun Feb 8 22:40:40 2015. Thanks, David... |
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Posted by milantram on Mon Feb 9 10:34:51 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Feb 8 23:24:48 2015. Maybe so, but the UP/SP merger occurred during the Clinton administration. |
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Posted by milantram on Mon Feb 9 10:37:21 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Mon Feb 9 10:30:32 2015. Makes you want to move West, eh, Irwin? As in "Go West, Young Man." LOLThe Feather River Canyon always makes for some serious foam… |
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Posted by chicagomotorman on Mon Feb 9 11:39:20 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by milantram on Mon Feb 9 10:37:21 2015. I used to love Chicago. Now I just like it. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Feb 9 11:40:41 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by chicagomotorman on Mon Feb 9 11:39:20 2015. Why? |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Feb 10 10:01:54 2015, in response to Re: PHOTOS--The Wobbly, in Union Pacific Days, posted by milantram on Mon Feb 9 10:34:51 2015. Yes...because there was nobody on the STB there to block it for personal gain. |
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