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Posted: 11 Dec 2025

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HFF Cuesta Pass California USA 3rd November 1978

HFF Cuesta Pass California USA 3rd November 1978
Back in the distant past I rode the Coast Starlight to Los Angeles behind Amtrak SDP40F diesels 618 & 537. We were held at a red light in Cuesta Pass on the Southern Pacific route north of San Louis Obispo about 190 miles northwest of LA.

We had left Oakland at 07.35 on the first leg of my 3-day, 2350 mile journey back to New Orleans.

HFF (and a wave from me too!) everyone. Have a great weekend.

Nouchetdu38, Erhard Bernstein, Percy Schramm, Marije Aguillo and 8 other people have particularly liked this photo

17 comments - The latest ones
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
I'll wave to you too, Pete.:-) HFF and have a great weekend.
6 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
beautiful moment captured

Have a nice Friday and weekend!
6 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
HFF, Pete!
6 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
A great rail journey! HFF and a good weekend.
6 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Well composed Pete.
hFF
6 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
I must have been a great trip on this giant of a locomotive and train. Well done.

HFF, enjoy the weekend. Herb
6 months ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Wow, a 3-day trip in a train, what an experience! HFF Pete.
6 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
That was quite a journey and this is a great memory from it, Pete, HFF!
6 months ago.
 Adele
Adele club
HFF Pete
6 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
HFF Pete
6 months ago.
 Edna Edenkoben
Edna Edenkoben club
Fabulous photo. Been there, done that. Around 10 years after 1978.
HFF Pete.
6 months ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Excelente toma.
6 months ago.
 raingirl
raingirl club
I knew I recognized that train! That is the train we always take when we go from Portland, Oregon down to Los Angeles. Used to be that the Amtrak train had to stop to wait for freight trains often as they had the right of way. These days that is much less frequent as they've renegotiated Amtrak's rail rights. But I always enjoyed the pause in the trip. It gave me a moment to savor the trip just one bit more and fun to see the workers outside the trains like you show here.
6 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to raingirl club
I agree. Stops like this give you chance to look around at the location and enjoy the moment. When I worked in New Orleans not one of my co-workers had been on a train. By the time I left I had convinced many of them to give it a go!
6 months ago. Edited 6 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Loose_Grip/Pete club
Oh yes, I'm always touting the delights of rail travel to my fellow americans. Good job convincing your co-workers!
6 months ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Fantastic train shot. HFF (belated), wish you a fine rest of the week, Pete !
6 months ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
Looks like the soil moves there also, judging by the fence above the cutting.

Good looking train.
6 months ago.

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