Amtrak #14 Reroute Along Hwy 99 10/26/08

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Taken 10/26/08 © SF3751

Amtrak Coast Starlight #14 is seen and paced along Hwy 99.

0:00-5:28 is #14 Heading For Tulare
5:29-6:14 is #14 passing near Visalia
6:14-9-46 is #14 overtaking a UP manifest (seen earlier) and more pacing action on Hwy 99 as the train heads for Selma.

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[turntablesihs008]

Does anybody know why the train was re-routed along the highway 99 route?

[SF3751]

Coast work by UP.

[pecosvalleychief]

You do realize I was watching you from the PPC during this right? Ha! Great pacing, better light than my pacing on #11.

[SF3751]

Ha! Really, funny. i had to turn my hat backwards so it wouldn't fly off. 2 days ago on the 8th we retured to this location to pace #14 once more, I hope to get that video up sometime next week.

[turntablesihs008]

Whats the PPC?

[SF3751]

PPC = Pacific Palour Car. These cars are Ex-Santa Fe passenger cars, only used on the Coast Starlight trains. On this train, it is the 5th car behind the baggage car. These cars are used for sleeping car passengers only, and give excellent serivce, including: Large Observation windows & wine tasting & a movie theater downstairs.

[SF3751]

Yes, this was before Fresno. So easy to keep pace with it, then pull ahead of it to set up at the yard.

[amtrakboy627]

Ha, and you still got that same one in your other video. 5*'s!

[SF3751]

LOL, thanks James!

[CoastStarlight11]

Larry,

So after train 14 passed me on the loop it then got in Alex's territory in this vid. Also remember that vid of mine you saw that UP freight train takeing 10 minutes to go around the Tehacaphi Loop? Well in this vid you see the Coast Starlight takeing over/passing that very freight train that I shot vid of.