| Posted by Snake on March 21, 2009 | |
Great shot Ross!!! and I see you got one of the 5 SP GP35Ms in there!
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Beautiful photo Mr. Valentine.
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| Posted by Kofi on March 21, 2009 | |
Really California dreaming!!!!!! For what is the first yellow car behind the grain cars?
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That's just pretty. Thank you.
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You sure caught it on great day! And the dream is fading fast. All indications are that the cement plant at Davenport is shut for a long time or for good. The only customer left is a lumber yard. The yellow centerbeam flat car was used to deliver to the lumber yard.
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Ha! There's even a "snowbird"(canadian boxcar) in there! Nifty!
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California dreamin', indeed. What a great image...it makes me want to be there.
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Great shot & location.
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| Posted by on March 25, 2009 | |
The first yellow car after the grain cars is a center beam car. They are used like box cars where the boxes are stacked up on both sides of the center beam and then secured. Great shot though!
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Where exactly is this? What creek are we looking at in the background?
Definitely a brilliant sum-up shot of the davenport branch.
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I did more research- and will update accordingly: Santa Margarita Trestle, La Selva Beach, CA
I am not sure which creek it is, it is not labeled on Google maps- here are the cordinates on Google Earth: 36 deg 56'13.49"N 121Deg 51'51.48"W
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Very nice shot and what a beautiful time of day to capture this post card picture. Keep up the good work.
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Remarkable photo taken at my favorite time of year in an absolutely beautiful location, Mr. Valentine!!! I miss the SP, myself. For many years, the SP was a class act, and one of the premier Class I railroads in the country.
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