Some photos of my railfanning around the East Bay 2018

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Thanks Brad!

 

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The green will be gone by next week.

East at MP 1175 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

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Another shot of the Portland trolley

Little Trolley in a Big Land by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

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The green will be gone by next week.

I remember well that feeling of dread when I lived in Sacramento, knowing that hot weather was on the way.

 

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Yeah it's that time of year. Still some wildflowers about though.

A Roll Through the Poppies by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

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As soon as I say we never see any EMD's here, of course a nice shiny SD70ACe shows up. I wasn't listening, so I don't know what was going on here. They don't usually hold trains at North Bay for outbound traffic, but keep then way back at Collier. This is not a UPS train, it is heading for the Port of Oakland but there must have been a local job heading for UPS. Notice the alignment of the switch.

The Wait by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[Bill Anderson]

Anyone else think that the front of the SD70ACe looks like an ALCo Century series diesel from the early-mid 60's?

 

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I was born in the mid 60's Bill, so am not familiar with ALCOs really. But here is another example of the EMD invasion of the Stockton Sub

Color in Franklin Canyon by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

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Leaving the bay behind at Port Chicago

East at Port Chicago by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

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Last of the Breed

Two Pair by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

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More Geeps

Santa Fe in the Neighborhood by lennycarl08, on Flickr


Last Stand of the Scarlet and Gray by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

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CSX in the neighborhood

Orange and Blue by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

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Eastbound empty auto-racks.

Wingless Leader by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

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San Joaquin at Port Chicago

Amtrak 713 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[Bill Anderson]

Nice shot with the clouds in the background.

 

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Thanks Bill. Kind of funny, I was waiting at the grade crossing for a freight coming the other way and didnt' even realize this was coming until the gates started to lower. This shot was taken out the passenger window of my truck from the drivers seat and I had to crop it down a bit to get rid of the door frame in the shot.

 

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This is the shot I was at the crossing for:

6085 on a Cloudy Day by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

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This shot could have been taken 20 years ago

Shades of Santa Fe at North Bay by lennycarl08, on Flickr

 

[Bill Anderson]

This shot could have been taken 20 years ago.

Looks like the old Super C.

 

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Not quite the east bay, but I was up FRC way this weekend.

Climbing the Canyon by lennycarl08, on Flickr