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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] Mr. Maniac, before you were on this planet and likely when your Mother and Father were rockin' to Wolfman on "border blaster" Mexican radio station XERB, I was "out riding'. The overnight service you describe is the Southern Pacific's Lark. When I rode such during 1963, be it assured, the predominately Pullman consist stretched "out of sight". There was a three unit Diner which for Breakfast was used as such, but one of the units sufficed for "evening fare' with the remaining area used to sell "Nightcaps". Such was indeed a train; I can recall riding SB with a Roomette (it was said of me during college years "does Gil even know what a Coach is?") on the Engineer's side and opening the shade on a crystal clear morning near Vandenberg AFB - what a view!!!! At this site owner's sufferance, I reference material I have posted elsewhere: http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=267490#267490 But, alas, even experiences such as that are not about to turn today's business traveler away from Southwest Airlines (I guess they are the predominant carrier in the SFO-LAX market ever since both American and USAir "nosedived" - great business plan guys, how you both went out and acquired regional carriers to enter that market - and then 'took off" not to return). Amtrak and patron saint CalDOT did run an overnight train SAC-LAX via Coast Line circa 1983 named the Spirit of California; it didn't do well and was wisely killed in favor of an additional San Joaquin frequency. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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