From Control Point Eastbrook to Oceanside.
From Control Point Eastbrook to the Oceanside station. Next we will see the current construction project in Oceanside for a new platform to keep the Coasters off the mainline during their layovers here in this new siding they are building.
On this trip through the construction zone you even saw the Sprinter. I returned inside and waited until we reached Solana Beach then past the old Del Mar station until I returned to the rear platform. I will show you our trek across the Del Mar Bluffs.
The trip along the Del Mar Bluffs. Now I will show you the bridges they have been working on for about two years in the Soledad Lagoon along Los Penasquitos Creek. They are trying to keep the creosote out of the water so it won't harm the wildlife in this unique lagoon.
This is a unique construction project. Next we will see the track from CP Torrey through CP Sorrento to CP Scripps. They had raised the tracks up five feet to prevent flooding from Los Penasquitos Creek.
The trip to just around the corner from CP Scripps. I went inside as the train climbed the rest of Miramar Hill and into top of Rose Canyon when I returned outside for most of the rest of the trip to San Diego.
The old Santa Fe helper switches so they could cut off the steam engines before they reached the summit of the northbound grade.
A new signal bridge. Next CP Rose.
CP Rose is a crossover which replaced CP Elvira.
Another new signal bridge. Now we will look at the construction project to double track from old CP Elvira to CP Moreno.
This is another major rail construction project on the Surfline. I returned inside and paid Norm cash for my trip today. After the Old Town station stop I went outside for two more pictures before we arrived into San Diego.
There is a new crossover called CP Convair. I returned inside for the rest of the trip to San Diego. We all stayed on the car until after they cut our car off the train at the south end of the station. Chris Parker stayed on the car and slept as he was not feeling too well. Robin went to the USS Midway and I used my trolley pass and went to San Ysirdo. On the return trip I shot the picture below.
A San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad engine in San Ysirdo. I detrained at E Street in Chula Vista and went to Black Angus for a Top Sirloin dinner then after an excellent meal, decided to get a set of trolley pictures.
San Diego Trolley at E Street in Chula Vista. I returned on the trolley to 12th & Imperial then transferred to the Green Line back to the Santa Fe station and "Tioga Pass".
The "Tioga Pass".
The "Pacific Sands" would be returning with us to Los Angeles. I talked with the other passengers until Pacific Surfliner 580 arrived to couple up to us and I went outside to watch it all take place. I then saw CJ, our conductor for both trips tonight then enjoyed an ice cream bar on the return trip. Chris felt much better and Robin had a fantastic visit on the USS Midway. I rode the platform from about CP Plugas all the way to CP Serra then also all the way through Santa Ana and later across the Los Angeles River flyover. We arrived into LAUPT a few minutes late and I said goodbye and a big thank you to Norm for an excellent day of train riding. Robin and I walked down and up to Pacific Surfliner 796 and then the Sunset Limited reversed into LAUPT. We left LAUPT on time and had a quick trip down to Santa Ana, where we said goodnight to Conductor CJ and then Robin and I both drove home after an excellent full day of train riding.
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