Just a nice clean steam generator-equipped commuter unit.
SP had its bad points but there's no denying they were scenic and interesting. These rebuilds were functional and unlike so many based on the same core, attractive.
Local coming from San Bernardino area.
Another iteration of Caltrans train #36 prepares to depart. Is it just me or are the number boards on the Geep larger than original?
Coming from N&W country I find nothing disgusting about a Geep on a passenger train. I would have liked to ride the El Monte. Here one of it's former units pulls and EB commuter train.
After sundown this EB commuter train brings weary passengers home.
I always liked these "torpedo boat" units for their air tanks and rarity. There were only four, all built to haul the "El Monte" and relegated to commuter work in their last years. This one has ... (more)
WB commuter train #151 prepares to depart.