The California Surfliner: While my wife and I were out for a morning walk yesterday this train left the Carpinteria, CA Station headed South about 7:15 AM. As it was early and my...

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

While my wife and I were out for a morning walk yesterday this train left the Carpinteria, CA Station headed South about 7:15 AM. As it was early and my photos came out dark I showed the photo to a retired pro photographer friend who post processed it in Photoshop. Much better than I could do. This is the combined result.

Dennis

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Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

I have never seen one of these.
Nice catch!!
Pat

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Thank you Jay Pat. Thank you for taking a look and commenting.

Not only is it modern looking, though not like a high speed rail train, it is also incredibly quiet. I am used to Freight trains that are really loud as it goes by. This train was quiet in comparison.

Dennis

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

It turned out nicely!

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

sb wrote:

It turned out nicely!

Thank you very much sb. I appreciate your comment. The good thing is the train station is only a few blocks from the house so I will have other opportunities.

Dennis

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

Thanks for posting this.

sgt hop Loc: baltimore md,now in salisbury md

neat looking unit,thanks for the view....

GrayGhost

Sweet. Nothing like that passes through the Land of Oz.
Thanks for sharing
73
GG

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

maxlieberman wrote:

Thanks for posting this.

You are very welcome. Thank YOU.

Dennis

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

sgt hop wrote:

neat looking unit,thanks for the view....

Thanks for the comment. It is much appreciated.

Dennis

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

GrayGhost wrote:

Sweet. Nothing like that passes through the Land of Oz.
Thanks for sharing
73
GG

Thank you very much. You are welcome.

Darn it, I always thought THIS was the land of Oz. Guess not.

Dennis

JustJill Loc: Iowa

dennis2146 wrote:

Thank you Jay Pat. Thank you for taking a look and commenting.

Not only is it modern looking, though not like a high speed rail train, it is also incredibly quiet. I am used to Freight trains that are really loud as it goes by. This train was quiet in comparison.

Dennis

I love your picture, Dennis!
I also love the klackity clack sound of the wheels as a train goes by. That is half the enjoyment of watching the train! The other half is the bell and the air chimes!

profbowman Loc: Harrisonburg, VA, USA

Thanks for the photo. It is a nice catch.

As to the noise difference. Freight trains usually have many more cars and more locomotives than passenger trains and thus are much noisier. The site below goes through some examples.
https://trainconductorhq.com/how-much-does-a-train-weigh/

--Richard

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

JustJill wrote:

I love your picture, Dennis!
I also love the klackity clack sound of the wheels as a train goes by. That is half the enjoyment of watching the train! The other half is the bell and the air chimes!

Thank you Jill. I love the train noises too. In the 1960’s I rode a train occasionally from NC to NYC. Then a commuter train North from there home, about 60 miles or so. Completely different engines and noises back then. Of course I was only 18 then. I make different noises these days too.

Dennis

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

profbowman wrote:

Thanks for the photo. It is a nice catch.

As to the noise difference. Freight trains usually have many more cars and more locomotives than passenger trains and thus are much noisier. The site below goes through some examples.
https://trainconductorhq.com/how-much-does-a-train-weigh/

--Richard

Thank you Richard. The Surfliner made a noise unlike other trains I have heard. I suspect you are correct about the freight compared to passenger trains.

Thanks too for the link. Interesting.

Dennis