RailPictures.Net Photo: AMTK 90208 Amtrak California NPCU at Cajon Pass, California by EL ROCO Photography

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» Amtrak California (more..)
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» Union Pacific Coast Subdivision at the North Switch of Waldorf.
» Cajon Pass, California, USA (more..)
» July 30, 2017

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» AMTK 90208 (more..)
» 1790 (more..)

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Meeting the Coast Starlight at The North Switch of Waldorf. -Amtrak Surfliner 1790 meets the northbound Coast Starlight (Train #14) north of Vandenberg AFB in the Santa Maria Valley. The view is from the dome of Amtrak's Ocean View (AMTK #10031) that was running on the coast for a few months of the summer. Ocean View is a full length dome car that was originally built in 1955 by Budd for the Great Northern Railway's Empire Builder train. It was turned over to Amtrak in 1971 and the car was numbered 9361 and converted from Steam Heat to the 800V Head End Power in March 1985 and renumbered 9300. In April 1999, the car was again renumbered to 10031 and is currently the only dome car on Amtrak's roster.

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