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A Union Pacific (former Southern Pacific) bridge along the scenic Pacific Coast at Gaviota State Park. In addition to the usual links, I have included a link to the California Coastal Records Project image of this location. I highly recommend this website for viewing the "Surfline".
Image Links (Opens a new window):
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Gaviota Trestle, CA
Monday, April 21, 2008
Rocket Sled Track - Holloman AFB, NM
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This is the south end of a 10 mile long rocket sled track. The record for fastest speed obtained by a railed vehicle (10430 KPH) and fastest manned rail vehicle (1017 KPH) were set here. Image Links (Opens a new window):
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Amtrak Train Locations
A very useful web site that displays the location of Amtrak trains. The positions of the trains, which are shown on each of the regional maps, is derived from Amtrak's website. The status of these trains is only as accurate as the information Amtrak's website provides.
Sometimes I have trouble getting access to the site (which redirects to a a dynamic address from the URL linked above), but it is well worth a retry or two if it does not load right away.
Friday, April 4, 2008
West Colton Yard, CA
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Constructed between 1971 and 1973 by the Southern Pacific, now owned by Union Pacific. Image Links (Opens a new window):
Friday, March 28, 2008
Bensenville Yard, IL
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Canadian Pacific Railway's Benesville Yard (ex-Milwaukee Road) is just south of Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Image Links (Opens a new window):
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