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Re: Almonds in the Valley - Railfanning BNSF

Author: Ted Benson

Date: 03-06-2007 - 10:49

The almond blossoms in the upper San Joaquin Valley are past their peak, too, Dave

but there's a chance of some luck around Hughson. The cold weather slowed things up a few days this year. Bridge-wise, virtually all of the river crossings have been somewhat compromised in recent years. The Stanislaus River span at Riverbank is probably the best one left and offers a number of good angles thanks to improvements in Jacob Myers Park on the north bank of the river and a housing development in the flood plain on the southwest side. Highway 108/120 overpass in Riverbank is a good one (no ghetto grill), but you'll need to shoot at least a 200mm or longer there.

One BIG plus for ATSF fans is the designated switcher at Sierra Grain south of Hughson. Ex-Santa Fe Geep 2260 (IIRC) has replaced the wrecked ex-GN unit at the mill and features a pristine unpatched paint job. She's also facing south, which means good light almost all day. Certainly worth a look.

TB

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Re: Almonds in the Valley	avogel	03-05-2007 - 15:23
Re: Almonds in the Valley - Railfanning BNSF	Dave Potter	03-06-2007 - 09:57
Re: Almonds in the Valley - Railfanning BNSF	Ted Benson	03-06-2007 - 10:49

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Ted Benson Wrote:
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> The almond blossoms in the upper San Joaquin
> Valley are past their peak, too, Dave
> 
> but there's a chance of some luck around Hughson.
> The cold weather slowed things up a few days this
> year. Bridge-wise, virtually all of the river
> crossings have been somewhat compromised in recent
> years. The Stanislaus River span at Riverbank is
> probably the best one left and offers a number of
> good angles thanks to improvements in Jacob Myers
> Park on the north bank of the river and a housing
> development in the flood plain on the southwest
> side. Highway 108/120 overpass in Riverbank is a
> good one (no ghetto grill), but you'll need to
> shoot at least a 200mm or longer there. 
> 
> One BIG plus for ATSF fans is the designated
> switcher at Sierra Grain south of Hughson.
> Ex-Santa Fe Geep 2260 (IIRC) has replaced the
> wrecked ex-GN unit at the mill and features a
> pristine unpatched paint job. She's also facing
> south, which means good light almost all day.
> Certainly worth a look.
> 
> TB

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