Western Roads Wednesday

Jonathan, very nice. Golden Gate Depot El Capitan?

Paul,

Thank you! Yes that is the GGD El Capitan Set.  Here is it's Amtrak counterpart the Southwest Limited (less the SDP40Fs) with 3rd Rail power, GGD, K-Line and Atlas cars.

A few more of my "Western" trains.  Still need to get some good pictures of the 3rd Rail E6s, but I have a run day at the club on Saturday.  Maybe I'll have a chance then.  Kind of a funny thing happened to me back when I worked on the 3rd Rail FT project.  None of the roads were ones I modeled, but I liked the original catwhisker scheme on the ATSF versions so now I do mostly western roads in 3 rail and my eastern ones in 2 rail. 

The GS4 is a Williams.   All the other locomotives are 3rd Rail.

 I remember riding #5 into LA c. 1963. UP even then was a West Coast road. Also too, the City of Portland on the Oregon Short Line:

Breakfast in the Dome Diner! Looks like 13y old geysergazer was chomping on a slice of toast with a plate of pancakes in front of him. Doesn't get any better than that! 

UP on the Plywood Empire Route:

In the photo Dad took c. 1962, a UP E8 and an E9, Green River, Wy.

Here are some of my West Coast power

SP trains on the G&O.  NH Joe

ATSF locos waiting at the shop.

John

Warbonnet just passing through …

The El Capitan working its way west:

Rusty

Does this count? 

Took this in 2005; my son Mick in Garibaldi, which is on the West Coast... 

Mark in Oregon

Strummer posted:

Does this count? 

Took this in 2005; my son Mick in Garibaldi, which is on the West Coast... 

Mark in Oregon

I would say it does. I've been to that Dairy Queen in the background. You may not be able to spit and hit the ocean, but you can definitely see it from there.

GREAT topic!  Hope you'll continue it weekly!  

I'll have pix next week.

Thanks!

Rusty Traque posted:

The El Capitan working its way west:

Rusty

This video appears to be in stereo with the sound going with the train direction? I like the last scene at the road crossing the best. 

Paul 

yes I agree what a great idea for a topic I’ll post something Wednesday 

Southern Pacific day at the engine terminal

Santa Fe All The Way Day …….

Union Pacific day