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This was the Amtrak California Thruway Bus I rode from Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal to Bakersfield. |
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A quick view of F59PHI #2009 which would be pulling the train to Emeryville today. |
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The platform at Bakersfield shortly before departure. |
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Another Amtrak information sign, this time at Bakersfield. |
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Shortly after departing Bakersfield, lots of farmland! |
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An Interior View of Amtrak California Coach/Baggage #8203. Nice comfortable seats! |
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Taking a break at Hanford, CA. |
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Arriving at Madera, CA. |
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Some BNSF Power near Merced, CA. |
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A Lockheed SR-71 plane at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, CA. This plane was capable of breaking the sound barrier! |
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A whole bunch of planes at the Castle Air Museum. |
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Lots of cows! Agriculture is huge in this part of the state. |
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More cows near Modesto, CA. |
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Crossing the Union Pacific at Modesto, CA. |
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Arriving at Stockton, CA. |
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Taking a quick break at Stockton, CA. Yes, that fat shadow in the foreground on the platform is me taking this picture! |
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A couple boaters near Antioch, CA. I should invest in a jet ski! |
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A Capital Corridor train with P42DC #55 for power at Martinez, CA as seen from my train. |
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Now just after sunset, we see the Navy's "Mothball Fleet" at Suisun Bay. |
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