Riding the Coast Starlight over Tahachapi Loop

[SUPERDAVIDLEVINE]

t is sd that the train from Oakland to Los angles becomes a bus onthe most sceinic part waht is the reson they might need another locomotive but I think engouh would ride it to pay forit you think a congress man fromthere area coule use his influance and people could ride to Bakersfuildandtake a bus back thent hereis the Ca. zepheir well it dose not take the feathe river rout ehtat made the train famious here again no protest it seems Amtrck is to pusywousy if I spelled it right. wroteyou rep

[sparks1504]

I was on the northbound train out of Union Station LA this day 06/22/08. I'll never forget my trip through the Tehachapi Loop.

[singwith]

they still have three or four PCCs.

[GregInCalifornia]

Great shot!

[cchan006]

I was recording video of this train from above when you were going through the loop! The hill I was standing on should be visible around 2:04.

If you choose to look at my video, start at 6:11 to match with what you've taken.

Great stuff! 5*

[TrainDr101]

I can't see you above tunnel 10, but I remember seeing you above tunnel 2.

MW

[sparks1504]

I was on this train and didnt know about its journey through the loop until i got to Union Station LA....needsless to say i was shocked beyond belief that we were going through the loop. A smile arouse from ear to ear :D

[TrainDr101]

so was I. Amtrak could make a regular run over this route if they really pushed for it. They could break the Southwest Chief, like they do to the Empire Builder, in Barstow & send the other half to Oakland via BNSF trackage rights.

[sirbustor]

Very nice - a very different way to see the loop from inside a train! Approximately what time did you get there?

[TrainDr101]

Not sure... we left Bakersfield around 1:20, made it to Caliente at ~2:00, waited for 14, ...I say atound 3 or 3:30.

[singwith]

I just got home. I was on #14 and it was really great trip. This was my first time to see the loop and I so excited when we met #11.

[TrainDr101]

I was in the Parlour Car. Where were you on 14?

MW

[singwith]

I was in the Lounge Car all the time.

[singwith]

Did you stay in the PPC all the time? I heard some of sleeper passengers kicked out from the PPC while he wine tasting and they let coach passengers in the PPC for the wine tasting.

[TrainDr101]

Yes. I was downstairs all the way from Caliente to just above Mojave. It wasn't bad.

[singwith]

I thought lower level is the movie theater?

[TrainDr101]

It is. The windows were open w/ no movie playing. They some nice new flat screen ttvs in there.

MW

[kodachrome9319]

Yes, and drop the topic. I don't blame Amtrak for doing it, I actually agree with them for doing it. They are a company trying to make money, and that's all they were doing.

[SF3751]

Awsome, awsome, awsome. Very cool, I caught both of them in Handford.

[SF3751]

Sorry, misspelled Hanford.

[BRIANamtrak]

awesome, what was youre power?

[TrainDr101]

2 P42DCs. My train had a heavyweight PV on the rear, & #14 had the Silver Solarium. We met at Caliente- the only time we stopped btn Bakersfield & LA.

MW

[BRIANamtrak]

duh, silly me, I filmed it yesterday, 139-122 with a crap horn. And 113-119 on northbound.

I would know cuz I filmed your train yesterday going thru titlow,wa with the same stuff. Ill post a vid response when I ge it up