I know its just because I was born 30 years later, but I can hardly imagine waiting for a steam locomotive to pull up with my train to Los Angeles. So much more dramatic than a rumbling diesel engine, where the first thing I see are the headlights, rather than the towering exhaust.
Two of my dad's aunts, or better put, my great-aunts, as high school students, took the SP steam locomotive commuter weekday train from San Francisco to Redwood City (California) to attend Sequoia High School in Redwood City back in the 1920s; as the newly opened Sequoia HS was akin to 'Stanford University' when it came to academic prominence at the high school level. There was a vast age difference among the sisters at the time (amounting to 13 siblings), where the married sister (dad's mom) had her younger sisters use her Redwood City address for residency purposes. Hearing about what the teens did in the 1920s, they seemed much more 'adult' in their lives than the teens of later and current generations.
San Francisco 3rd and Townsend. The station use to be further back but it was replaced with office buildings and a new station was built which has reduced the original track lengths.
That is the corner of 7th Street and King. The main line runs west from 4th and Townsend and then turns south at 7th Street. When I was a kid, I spent many hours with my Dad parked at that turn watching the commuters leave the city.
@ Thank's for the info! I always like going on google maps to see how it looks now.👍Do you plan on posting video's? When you do I will sub your channel. 🚂🚂
I know most folks love the 4300s and 4400s, but I'm here for little 1294, doing her best!
I know its just because I was born 30 years later, but I can hardly imagine waiting for a steam locomotive to pull up with my train to Los Angeles. So much more dramatic than a rumbling diesel engine, where the first thing I see are the headlights, rather than the towering exhaust.
Two of my dad's aunts, or better put, my great-aunts, as high school students, took the SP steam locomotive commuter weekday train from San Francisco to Redwood City (California) to attend Sequoia High School in Redwood City back in the 1920s; as the newly opened Sequoia HS was akin to 'Stanford University' when it came to academic prominence at the high school level.
There was a vast age difference among the sisters at the time (amounting to 13 siblings), where the married sister (dad's mom) had her younger sisters use her Redwood City address for residency purposes.
Hearing about what the teens did in the 1920s, they seemed much more 'adult' in their lives than the teens of later and current generations.
Pretty cool. I've never seen so many 4300's in one place! I could watch this procession of trains all day. Thanks!
Quite a parade of Espee steam. GS, MT, and P class engines plus switching activity. Wow!
Its Crazy how much that area changed just 20 years later. I miss the Espee
The old steam locomotives they keep on going don't they 😮😊
Fantastic
Excellent video, likes from me ! ! !
Awesome video!
Steam locomotive for passenger trains and diesel locomotives for freight
Love this video! 🐻🇺🇲
Steam supremacy!!!
Great video! Does anyone know where this location is?
San Francisco 3rd and Townsend. The station use to be further back but it was replaced with office buildings and a new station was built which has reduced the original track lengths.
@@CPR2839 Wow sure looks different now.
@gailyncookMilwRR the yard off to the right of the commuters and off to the left as well are all gone
That is the corner of 7th Street and King. The main line runs west from 4th and Townsend and then turns south at 7th Street. When I was a kid, I spent many hours with my Dad parked at that turn watching the commuters leave the city.
@ Thank's for the info! I always like going on google maps to see how it looks now.👍Do you plan on posting video's? When you do I will sub your channel. 🚂🚂