SP 2472 NRHS San Jose 7/23/92 Pt.1

Excursion special SanJose-San Francisco, CA
1)College Park, San Jose, CA
2)Millbrae, CA. Train approaches and stops at conclusion of photo run-by, backs up to pick up the passengers, and then proceeds toward San Francisco.

The sound of a jet taking off from nearby San Francisco International intrudes for a few seconds.

Hi8 Master Recording

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• SP
• 2472
• Steam
• Lococmotive
• Excursion
• NRHS
• San
• Jose
• Millbrae

[88mroux]

yeah exept neither DC-10s Nor L1011s nor various 747s sounded like that. That would have had to have been eather a 737-200, a 727, or a DC-9.

[yankinga]

@88mroux OK, great, whatever. I'd like to point out that my hobby is trains, not planes. That's why my videos show mostly.....TRAINS. Thank you for watching.

[88mroux]

Is that a fighter jet i hear taking off in the backround?

[yankinga]

@88mroux The sound of a commercial jet taking off from nearby San Francisco International.

[88mroux]

@yankinga It's so loud it sounded more like a fighter or a supersonic bomber

[yankinga]

@88mroux I didn't see that particular plane, but I was standing about 1500' from the west end of Runway 1R at SFO. Planes were taking off to the east, which means their thrust was directed at me. This was 1992 and there were still plenty of 747s, L1011s and DC10s operating, all of which were much louder than today's aircraft. Look at a map. I was set up near where the Milbrae Bart station is today.

[88mroux]

@yankinga it's ok. I love trains too of course. And I love this old video you posted on youtube. I love it much more to see SP 2472 running on mainline tracks so that she can travel on longer routes than the Niles Canyon Railway, and also much faster. I'm definately voting to get the 2472 back on mainline tracks so that she can run just like this again!

[Rockinrailroader765]

Either way you cut it, an SP PS-8 with a mainly Daylight consist is hard to beat.

[Rockinrailroader765]

@00slippy 1992