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Re: Accuracy
Author: Jim
Date: 11-03-2014 - 20:37
Ken Shattock (KRK) Wrote:
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> Jim Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > All good points.
> >
> > Upon reading a few more pages of the SP
> Facilities
> > books I've learned a few more things:
> >
> > 1) Train 102 was the Overland Limitied
> > 2) The Sacramento Daylight connected with the
> San
> > Joaquin Daylight at Lodi
> > 3) The big snowshed area at Donner Pass is
> called
> > "Norton" (this appears at least three time).
> > 4) The UP had merged with the SP sometime
> prior
> > to 1994.
>
> I know your mistakes were just trying to make a
> point--but let's see if I can provide better
> answers:
>
> 1. Train 102 was the City of San Francisco.
> 2. The Sacramento Daylight connected with the
> San Joaquin Daylight at LATHROP-- later on at
> TRACY, until Amtrak eliminated Valley service.
> 3. Summit Station, Roundhouse, Turntable, et al,
> was located within Snowsheds at NORDEN.
> 4. UP merged with SP in 1996.
>
> Hopefully that's OK..
>
> KRK
I assume you got the sarcasm. I was fully aware of all the facts you state along with corrections to the other ridiculous error.
In fact now that I think about it he dates the aforementioned Sacramento Daylight photo as being earlier but the GP9 was a post 1965 number. If the author doesn't know what Norden or the coast route is, he certainly isn't going to pick up on dating photos by pre or post 1965 numbers.
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> Jim Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > All good points.
> >
> > Upon reading a few more pages of the SP
> Facilities
> > books I've learned a few more things:
> >
> > 1) Train 102 was the Overland Limitied
> > 2) The Sacramento Daylight connected with the
> San
> > Joaquin Daylight at Lodi
> > 3) The big snowshed area at Donner Pass is
> called
> > "Norton" (this appears at least three time).
> > 4) The UP had merged with the SP sometime
> prior
> > to 1994.
>
> I know your mistakes were just trying to make a
> point--but let's see if I can provide better
> answers:
>
> 1. Train 102 was the City of San Francisco.
> 2. The Sacramento Daylight connected with the
> San Joaquin Daylight at LATHROP-- later on at
> TRACY, until Amtrak eliminated Valley service.
> 3. Summit Station, Roundhouse, Turntable, et al,
> was located within Snowsheds at NORDEN.
> 4. UP merged with SP in 1996.
>
> Hopefully that's OK..
>
> KRK
I assume you got the sarcasm. I was fully aware of all the facts you state along with corrections to the other ridiculous error.
In fact now that I think about it he dates the aforementioned Sacramento Daylight photo as being earlier but the GP9 was a post 1965 number. If the author doesn't know what Norden or the coast route is, he certainly isn't going to pick up on dating photos by pre or post 1965 numbers.
