11-03-2014, 09:33 AM
On November 3, 1984 the Pacific Railroad Society ran an excursion from Los Angeles to Barstow using Amtrak equipment. This ran on the then-ATSF Third District of the LA Division, via Fullerton, when at the time the Amtrak trains (Southwest Chief and Desert Wind) normally ran via the Second District via Pasadena.
The trackside views in northern Orange County still had citrus groves:
A dinged-up U-boat in San Bernardino:
The power at the station stop in San Bernardino. Note that Amtrak dug up a Phase II F40 to put on the point:
View of the whole train in Barstow:
The trackside views in northern Orange County still had citrus groves:
A dinged-up U-boat in San Bernardino:
The power at the station stop in San Bernardino. Note that Amtrak dug up a Phase II F40 to put on the point:
View of the whole train in Barstow: