1984

The West Oakland Diesel Shop in Oakland, CA. On Wednesday October 17, 1984 there's an interesting mix of SP & D&RGW locomotives in the facility.

 

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Railfan notes from 1984

Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 1984

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1984

Trip to Canada, 1984

We started this trip on June 23rd and finished on June 30, 1984. I had a Dodge Omni and we camped as much as we could on this trip.

Saturday, June 23, 1984
On June 23 my two eldest sons and I chased the daylight train to Portland. Through the mountains we stopped at several locations to photograph the train. At the time I had a 1979 Dodge Omni. At Sims my eldest son opened a rear door and a pickup truck backed into the door as it was leaving to chase the train. We followed as best we could to Klamath Falls where my friend Mike Devlin lived. With the help of some 2x4s we straightened out the door as best we could. We continued the chase to Portland and then went on to British Columbia.
Sunday, June 24, 1984
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Thursday, June 28, 1984
On this day we were in Vancouver and Squamish, BC. We had more car trouble and our Dodge Omni ended up in the shop overnight in Vancouver and we had to find a motel on foot.
Friday, June 29, 1984
On this day we got our car out of the shop and started our journey home. On the way out we stopped at Vancouver, BC, and shot a VIA train with ABB F units.

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Day Outings

Single day or less outings in 1984.

Wednesday, October 17, 1984
Oakland - Photos from a day trip to Oakland, CA.

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