2024
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| At 3:08 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2024, two sets of Caltrain electric multiple unit or EMUs meeting at College Park in San Jose, CA. The southbound set is JPBX 310-309 and the northbound set is JPBX 301-302. |
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Railfan notes from 2024
Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 2024
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Davis Escape
Quick overnight to Davis.
- Friday, January 12, 2024
- On this day I went to Davis to visit my friend Lisa who was staying there. We shot a few train photos around the depot.
- Saturday, January 13, 2024
- On this day I was in Davis visiting my friend Lisa who was staying there. We shot a few train photos around the depot.
Less than a Day Outings
Outings not involving an overnight.
- Saturday, March 2, 2024
- On this day I was in Suisun City and at the Western Railway Museum, near Rio Vista, CA. The occasion was the run through of shows for Winterail 2024.
Winterail 2024 Trip
Trip to Winterail 2024 and return.
Flickr Album: Winterail Trip 2024
- Friday, March 15, 2024
- On this day before Winterail. That day I drove from Ashland, OR to Albany. Then I spent the late afternoon and long into the night with awesome friends.
- Sunday, March 17, 2024
- On this day after Winterail, I left Corvallis and hung around Vancouver, WA, before going to my friend Diana's house in Eugene.
- Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- On this day I was driving home from my friend Diana's house where I stayed for a couple of days after Winterail 2024.
Texas Trip, 2024
In April 2024 Susie and I went to Texas to see the eclipse, hang out with friends and to see trains.
Flickr Album: Texas Trip 2024
- Sunday, April 7, 2024
- This was our first full day in Texas. We went to Garland where we explored the area and made plans for the next day's eclipse.
- Monday, April 8, 2024
- Eclipse Day! We spent the day in Garland, TX, where we saw the total solar eclipse. On the way to dinner we saw a train. We were lucky to have seen the eclipse. By evening there were severe thunderstorm warnings.
- Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- On this day we went to Dallas to sightsee, meet a friend and to see trains.
- Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- We drove from the Dallas area to Austin. The weather was a challenge. We stopped in West and Temple, TX on the way.
- Sunday, April 14, 2024
- On this day Susie and I rode the Austin Steam Train Association's Bluebonnet Special.
Less than a Day Outings
Outings not involving an overnight.
- Monday, May 20, 2024
- On this day I went to College Park in the afternoon to watch trains and finish a roll of film.
New England Trip, 2024
Susie and I took a trip to New England, to visit friends and attend a funeral.
New England 2024, Album on Flickr
- Friday, May 31, 2024
- At the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine. We stumbled on this Trolley Museum. We were just driving by. The museum was closed to the public that day.
- Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Boston transit day. I rode the T to various locations in the Boston Metro area to photograph trains and play tourist.
Less than a Day Outings
Outings not involving an overnight.
- Sunday, June 9, 2024
- On this day I went to College Park in the afternoon to photograph the testing of the new electric multiple unit (EMU) trainsets.
Arizona Trip 2024
The trip I took to Arizona in June 2024. I met Ken Compton (Ken The Elder) along the way and stayed with Liz Kylin in Williams, AZ.
- Saturday, June 22, 2024
- First day, drove to the desert and met Ken at Lavic, CA. We overnighted in our trucks next to the tracks in Siberia, CA.
- Sunday, June 23, 2024
- Second day, we started at Siberia, CA and drove to Pica, AZ. There we spent the night and were introduced to the monsoon.
- Monday, June 24, 2024
- Third day, Ken Compton and I started at Pica, AZ. We drove to Williams and spent the first of several nights with our friend Liz.
- Tuesday, June 25, 2024
- Fourth day, Ken, Liz and I started in Chandler, AZ, on the BNSF. We drove to Maine, near Parks, AZ and spent several hours there.
- Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- On the fifth day, Ken Compton and I went down the Peavine. We shot a Peavine Train near Drake and we caught and Arizona Central train there. Then, we returned to the Crookton Cutoff via some gnarly dirt roads.
- Thursday, June 27, 2024
- On the sixth day, Ken Compton and I went to Darling, AZ. Then we went to Angell where we met Liz.
- Friday, June 28, 2024
- On the seventh day, Ken Compton and I started our trip home. We followed the BNSF to Kingman. Ken got a tire repaired there. Then we finished the day in Kingman Canyon.
BigBoy Adventure
Photos taken on our BigBoy Adventure in July 2024. Youngest son Ken (Ken the Younger) and I were on a brief getaway to chase the Big Boy's westward adventure into northern California. We left home the evening of Wednesday, July 11, 2024, stayed near Oroville that night. We followed the next day and stayed in Roseville that night. We headed home on Friday. It was super hot, triple digits, like 114!
- Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Day chasing the BigBoy. We followed it from Pulga in the Feather River Canyon to Roseville.
- Friday, July 12, 2024
- Morning in Roseville. It was a total zoo and wicked hot too.
Less than a Day Outings
Outings not involving an overnight.
- Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- This afternoon I went to College Park to test some camera equipment by photographing some trains.
- Monday, August 5, 2024
- This afternoon I went to College Park again to test some camera equipment by photographing some trains.
- Friday, August 30, 2024
- On my way home from Burning Man 2024 I stopped in Roseville and took some train pictures.
- Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- This afternoon I went to the San José Diridon Station to capture some of the diesel to electric transition era trains.
- Thursday, September 12, 2024
- This afternoon I went back to the San José Diridon Station to capture some of the diesel to electric transition era trains.
- Monday, September 16, 2024
- This morning I went to the Lawrence station in Sunnyvale to capture some of the diesel to electric transition era trains.
- Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- This morning I went back to the Lawrence station in Sunnyvale to capture some of the diesel to electric transition era trains.
- Thursday, September 19, 2024
- This afternoon I went back to the San José Diridon Station to capture some of the diesel to electric transition era trains with eldest son, Kenneth.
- Friday, September 20, 2024
- Hoping for sunshine, I went back to the Lawrence station in Sunnyvale to capture some of the diesel to electric transition era trains. The sun didn't come out while I was there.
Trip to Death Valley
In October 2024 Steve Jr. and I did a camping trip to Death Valley.
Link to Flickr Set of Death Valley Trip
- Friday, October 18, 2024
- On our way to Death Valley, Steve Jr. and I photographed some trains on Tehachappi.
- Saturday, October 19, 2024
- On our way to Death Valley, Steve Jr. and I photographed some trains in Trona.
Day Outings
Outings not involving an overnight.
- Saturday, November 2, 2024
- Kenneth and I went to Sacramento on this day to meet Ken Compton and go to railfare. On the way home we swung through Roseville.
Palm Springs Trip
In November 2024, Susie and I took a trip to Palm Beach, Joshua Tree, Death Valley National Parks and nearby places.
Flickr Album: Palm Springs Trip, 2024
- Monday, November 11, 2024 (Veterans Day)
- This was my first day there. I stayed in Indio the night before and went out along the Salton Sea to photograph trains on Veteran's Day, Monday, November 11, 2024.
- Friday, November 15, 2024
- On this Friday we drove from 29 Palms, CA, where we had been staying during our time in Joshua Tree National Park to Furnace Creek where we stayed in Death Valley National Park.
- Sunday, November 17, 2024
- On this Sunday I drove from Death Valley, to Las Vegas, dropped Susie off at the airport, then I drove home. It was 10 hours of driving.
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