Re: SP 2914 in Bakersfield
Author: Tony Johnson
Date: 10-11-2017 - 07:59
SP 0-6-0 Wrote:
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> SP 0-6-0 Wrote:
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> > Edit: Second image is said to be the "Maricopa
> > branch". Somewhere in Arizona apparently, but
> I
> > really don't know what line that is.
>
> Second edit: I just noticed there is a station,
> Maricopa, on the Sunset Railway out of
> Bakersfield. So I bet John Hungerford shot the
> 2914 on the Sunset line at Maricopa. Not
> Arizona.
>
> I'm done guessing for now. I'll let you guys
> figure it out.
>
> Have a good one.
Yes, John Hungerford's photo was taken on the McKittrick Branch. Some of his photos of the 2914 on the branch have been published in books. The branch has been cut down a bit and now ends at Buttonwillow.