That's quite a stretch of railroad over the Santa Lucia Range on Cuesta grade. I rode the Starlight northbound over it, the view is stunningly beautiful.
On the passing siding at Surf the north end has a spring switch similar to the one at 22:13 , just before going over the Santa Ynez river bridge. I did just what you said and stayed in Lompoc over night and photographed a lot around Surf, catching an Amtrak meet at Surf. I wasn't there on the right day to catch them street running. I think they now do it once a week on Thursdays. Thanks for the great videos.
Thanks bigd510 sounds like you had a great trip to Surf! Yeah the local runs usually on Thursdays around 9-11 at the junction and street running as well. If you get a chance again it is worth the trip.
So if they shoved out of the siding so the Conductor didn't have to walk, whos protecting it? Or does the dispatcher give permission for a back up move one train length
Nice video Charles, per usual. The Cuesta Grade is always one my favorite scenic areas whenever I ride the Coast “Starlight” (shouldn’t it actually be called the “Coast Daylight”, since all of its coastal exposure occurs during the daytime?).
Amtrak ran a daytime Coast Daylight until 1972. Its referred to as the Coast Starlight as the current train is the sleeper version that runs through most of the Cascades in darkness.
Man O Man, The Good Out Days.
Espee was still with us and No God Damn Graffiti!!!!!
Actually, if you look closely, several cars do have graffiti.
Those were the days when the Espee was still with us we agree!
Chorro is very timely for today's weather!
Agreed, what a Winter we have been having! Looks like more rain on the way tomorrow April 13th!
That's quite a stretch of railroad over the Santa Lucia Range on Cuesta grade. I rode the Starlight northbound over it, the view is stunningly beautiful.
Great video. At 9:30 it sounds like the coast line was jointed rail back then
28:06 the gyralight is moving but the light isn’t working. Never seen that before. Also glad to see those 38s still had their L windows
On the passing siding at Surf the north end has a spring switch similar to the one at 22:13 , just before going over the Santa Ynez river bridge. I did just what you said and stayed in Lompoc over night and photographed a lot around Surf, catching an Amtrak meet at Surf. I wasn't there on the right day to catch them street running. I think they now do it once a week on Thursdays. Thanks for the great videos.
Thanks bigd510 sounds like you had a great trip to Surf! Yeah the local runs usually on Thursdays around 9-11 at the junction and street running as well. If you get a chance again it is worth the trip.
So if they shoved out of the siding so the Conductor didn't have to walk, whos protecting it? Or does the dispatcher give permission for a back up move one train length
Great Video 😊
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That is the conductor... not a second engineer 😂
Nice video Charles, per usual. The Cuesta Grade is always one my favorite scenic areas whenever I ride the Coast “Starlight” (shouldn’t it actually be called the “Coast Daylight”, since all of its coastal exposure occurs during the daytime?).
(Like it was pre-Amtrak)
Amtrak ran a daytime Coast Daylight until 1972. Its referred to as the Coast Starlight as the current train is the sleeper version that runs through most of the Cascades in darkness.
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How many freight trains a day used this line in 1995/6? Also any idea what symbols they were?
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Great old vid but some place name mispronounciations.