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I was stuck in SBA traffic on the freeway yesterday driving home from an MOCC meet in Marrow Bay, while in traffic I seen a train, it was 2 Genesis and a Dash-8 pushing an Amfleet south, Thats all I could see, I couldnt get the camera out in time tho, anyone know what that was? I tried to follow but traffic wasnt letting me
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I think you saw #799. Yesterday it had 4 Amfleets and 1 Horizon, along with an F40 "cabbage" and two P-42's (unit 140 was on a break-in run out of the shop).
I think the low-level equipment is because of the weird equipment that gets used and moved around during the Del Mar racing season that's going on now (I think I've got that right---can someone down yonder confirm that this is going on now?).
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I remember growing up in the San Fernando Valley, and the results of Del Mar races would be broadcast on KNX 1070. The big race each day would be on KNXT, KTLA, and often KTTV.
Right up to A-Day, the ATSF ran specials from LAUPT and San Diego (I've heard, but cannot confirm, even out from San Berdoo) to Del Mar. I was more interested in watching the Daylight or the Canoga Park branch local (that track is now gone btw).
I've heard, even in the 60s, ATSF used HW coaches and lounges to form some of the consists for Del Mar specials.
I do not know if Amtrak did this after A-Day, and for how long the service was suspended.
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I believe you can still see the remnants of the old "racetrack siding" there at Del Mar where I believe ATSF used to shove trains into during these older days. Long since disused, though.
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