I had been jonesing for a trip to Cajon Pass in Southern California in order to watch trains going from the desert, over the San Bernardino Mountains into greater Los Angeles. Getting large trains over the pass takes a lot of effort: manageable grades and a LOT of locomotives. It’s the kind of place foamers (what the railroad people call trains fans because we tend to foam at the mouth at the sight of a train) really start drooling.
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Category: Trains
Spring 2023 California Road Trip – Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens
It was time to leave Santa Barbara and hit the road for our next stop: Rancho Cucamonga in the Los Angeles Inland Empire. But we had all day so we took a couple of detours. First up was a trip to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden on the way out of town.
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Union Pacific at Columbia Boulevard
It was a nice-ish fall day and I had the urge to get out and take a few train pictures. “Wait!” you say? Hadn’t I just returned from a three week rail trip across Canada? Well yeah, but in my defense you don’t really get a great view of other trains when on a train. Also, I’m a rail fan – that means I’m a little bit crazy.
Canada by Rail – Jasper to Toronto
I was in my happy place – on board a train with beautiful views all around.
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Canada by Rail – My fellow foamers
“Foamer” is what railroad employees call rail fans. It’s because they claim we foam at the mouth when a train rolls by. While I may drool a little bit when I see a train I’ve never actually foamed at the mouth. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
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