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This story deals with the special train moments that I have caught through the years that I have photographed or have ridden. Let me take you back in time to some of these special moments.
The first special moment I ever saw was the United Aircraft Turbo Train heading south along Lincoln Street in Santa Ana in 1971. I still have a button that was tossed to me. The picture was taken a few days later in Los Angeles.
The American Freedom Train paid a visit to Anaheim on it's two year tour of the lower 48 states It stopped here at the Big A in anaheim in January of 1976.
The westbound UP Directors Train on a rainy April morning in 1977.
The 4449 returned to Portland on an Amtrak Transcontinental Steam Excursion in 1977 at Colton.
SP 4449 made a surprise trip to Los Angeles and left on May 13th, 1981.
Santa Fe 5997 East heading to Cajon for a photo session was caught right after sunrise at West Corona in February of 1983.
A Union Pacific Directors Train headed east over Cajon on 1983.
The Pacific Railroad Society ran the first passenger train over the Southern Pacific's Palmdale Cutoff on October 23rd,1983, a roundtrip to Mojave via the cutoff both ways.
The McCloud Railroad hosted several excursions in the early 1980's. Here was a snow trip on February 19,1984.
The Pacific Southwest Railroad Museum ran the first of the four Mexicali to Puerto Penasco Trips that I took on April 17th,1984.
SP 4449 led the Worlds Fair Daylight towards Bakersfield on May 12th,1984.
The Pacific Railroad Society ran the Desert Scout to Barstow via the 3rd District in November of 1984.
The Pacific Railroad Society ran the Cushenbury Caravan to Cushenbury via the Santa Fe 3rd District and the 1st District to Hesperia where we turn east on the branch to the cement plant at the end. May 4th, 1985.
The Pacific Railroad Indio Date Limited Train ran east through San Timoteo Canyon in February 22nd,1987 seen coming and going.
The Eureka Southern ran two seasons of Willits to Eureka North Coast Daylight trips. I rode north on September 5th,1987.
Santa Fe ran a 100 Years of the 2nd District Special on October 17,1987 seen crossing the Arroyo Seco near Pasadena.
Southern Pacific Super Bowl Special at Avenue S in Palmdale on January 30th,1988.
Southern Pacific ran a Super Bowl Train to Los Angeles in January 30th,1988.
Amtrak 572 with the private cars headed to the Super Bowl in San Diego on January 31,1988.
Right behind it was the Santa Fe Super Bowl Train. January 31st,1988
I rode the Pacific Railroad Society Mojave Circle, an outbound through Soledad Canyon and return over the Palmdale Cutoff to Los Angeles on April 17, 1988.
The Pacific Southwest Railroad Museum ran a trip from Campo through Mexico to San Diego on April 30th,1988.
The last train over the Bosque de Chihuahua logging railroad was our excursion train on May 14th, 1988.
The California State Railroad Museum set up a nice photo session in August of 1988.
The last Destination Nacozari Trip finished with this runby coming into Nogales on September 10th,1988.
UP 8444 on the Frost Crossover on it's way to the 50th Anniversary of Los Angeles Union Station on May 4th,1989.
The SP 4449 and UP 8444 entered Union Station at Los Angeles on May 4th,1989.
On the 5th of May, the diesels were posed historic position like in the famous picture at Los Angeles Union Station.
The all private car special returning from the APRCO Convention in San Diego on 10/8/1989.
An all Superliner Bike Club Special returns from San Diego on October 22nd,1989.
GO Transit 552 East head south for San Diego after being displayed at Union Station in Los Angeles on October 19th,1990. The engine and car was used as a demonstration of GO Transit Service in Toronto for members of the transportion committees that would later start Metrolink in the LA Area and the Coaster in San Diego.
UP sent the 8444 and 3985 to Railfair 1991 in Sacramento. On April 27th,1991 they pulled an excursion down the Feather River from Portola to Sacramento.
One of Santa Fe's Rail Cycle Special headed east through Rialto on June 14th, 1991.
The California Limited with Santa Fe 3751 ran through Fullerton to start it's four day excursion Los Angeles to Bakersfield and return on December 27,1991. I rode from Barstow to Bakersfield the next day on the 28th.
The Union Pacific Historical Society had it's Convention in Cheyenne in 1992. We ran the 3985 west to Laramie on the afternoon of June 28th,1992 and returned after dark.
A excursion on the Wyoming and Colorado Railroad took place the day after the UP 3985 trip on June 29th,1992.
The Union Pacific ran the Pacific Limited to get the 3985 to San Jose for the NRHS Convention. I rode Salt Lake City to San Jose over the old Western Pacific. Here the train is west at Marblehead, Utah on July 14th,1992.
The First NRHS 1992 Convention Trip was the Altamont Pass Limited to Stockton seen here climbing the west slope of Altamont Pass on July 22nd,1992.
They ran the NRHS 1992 Convention Circle the Bay Excursion on July 23th,1992. I rode the 3985 to Oakland, ferried across the bay to San Francisco then the Sp 2472 back to San Jose. Here is a runby at the old Bay Shore Yards.
The 4449 pulled the NRHS 1992 Convention Senator through Pinole to Sacramento on July 25th,1992.
The Coast Daylight was the last NRHS 1992 Convention Trip was with both the 2472 and 4449 pulling the train on July 26th,1992 San Jose to Watsonville.
Southern Pacific 2472 pulled an excursion train to Los Angeles to be into postion to run on the Earth Train. Here it is seen at Tajiguas on the Coast Line on September 13th,1992.
The Santa Fe 3751 pulled the 1992 Santa Fe Employee Recognition Special east over Cajon Pass on August 30th,1992.
The Santa Fe 3751 is seen returning from Chicago on September 16th,1992 at Lavic on the Santa Fe Employee Recognition Special.
Amtrak ran an all private car Super Bowl Special from Indio to Glendale on January 31st,1993. Here is the deadhead eastbound move near Beaumont.
Amtrak's Super Bowl Special Oceanside to Glendale used two Metrolink Units for power coming through Irvine on January 31th,1993.
The 2472 ran two weekend trips to Tracy for the Dry Bean Festival. Here it is on July 31st, 1993 heading for Tracy.
The X2000 was tested by Amtrak then toured the nation. Here it was on July 15th,1993 at Los Angeles Union Station.
Amtrak leased the German ICE Train in 1993 and it toured the country with it on it's way to San Diego through Santa Ana in October of 1993.
A Santa Fe Directors Train came up through Orange from San Diego in October of 1993.
The Feather River Society ran a Oroville to Westwood Excursion up the Feather River and on the Highline on January 10,1994.
UP 3985 came to Ontario for the UP Historical Society Convention with a pair of Ontario to Barstow Excursions . Here it's passing through Colton on the first trip east on May 21st,1994.
The SP 2472 came to San Luis Obispo for it's 100th Anniversay then ran a trip to Tangier on May 17th,1994.
California Equipment and a Metrolink Train were on display at Santa Ana in May of 1985 for a NARP Meeting. After the meeting, we boarded the Metrolink Train for a trip over the Olive Branch through Santa Ana Canyon to San Bernardino and a trip over the new Metrolink Flyover there.
Union Pacfic 949 East pulled a Director's Train east through Rana on July 3rd,1995.
The San Diego Railroad Museum ran a San Ysirdo to Tecate trip on February 24th,1996.
The Union Pacific ran the Olympic Torch Train to the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. Here the train is passing through Redlands on April 30th, 1996.
The Pacific Southwest Railroad Museum ran a trip from Jacumba and Beyond on April 26th,1997.
The Mt Shasta Daylight was operated on June 20th,1998.
The Milwaukee Road 261 ran from North Kansas City to Minneapolis on a three day excursion. Here the 261 provides a photo runby for the passengers on Day 2 of the trip on September 12th, 1998 at Doon, Iowa.
Santa Fe 3751 was on it's way to Railfair 99 at the Horseshoe Curve in Santa Ana Canyon on June 16th, 1999.
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