Archive for May, 2011
Images from the Train (LA to SLO)
by admin on May.15, 2011, under Amtrak, PBJRR
I road with Dad down to LA’s Union Station today. He connected with the Southwest Chief for points east, and I returned to SLO on the Surfliner. Here are some photos I took at the Old Plaza Firehouse near Union Station and during my return trip: http://jf2.com/110515
Finishing up on the PB&J (for now)
by admin on May.13, 2011, under PBJRR
Re-varnishing the bridges and trestles were the last tasks (for this trip, anyway). All the photos: http://jf2.com/pbjrr/110513.html
CSLRA.org
by admin on May.12, 2011, under Friends-SMVRR, SMVRR
At last night’s Friends of the SMVRR monthly program meeting, we showed slides and talked about the annual Fall train ride meeting of the California Short Line Railroad Association. Most of the photos are here: http://www.cslra.org/101111-CSLRA-Reno.html
National Train Day at Guadalupe, CA
by admin on May.07, 2011, under Amtrak, Friends-SMVRR, SMVRR
We had a great time at the Amtrak station in Guadalupe today. Caboose #210 was open for viewing, great tunes by the Mud Skippers, the Guadalupe historical group had information available, and three trains went through during the 4-hour event! All the photos: http://www.friends-smvrr.org/110507.html
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All Aboard!
The rails of a railroad track are kept shiny on the top by the regular passage of trains. Thus, "To Shiny Rails" is the battle cry of my personal effort to keep railroading activities of all kinds available to as many people as possible. It's tantamount to exclaiming "Keep those trains a rollin'!". And with any luck at all, I'll personally be on as many of those trains as possible! To shiny rails, Jamie
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