Re: Los Angeles 1968
Author: WAF
Date: 09-24-2022 - 06:44
Sgt. Joe Friday Wrote:
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> In one of the books from 4 Ways West, they
> recorded a Sunset consist leaving LAUPT in
> December 1970 of 24 cars IIRC. Several sleepers,
> many coaches, two (?) automats, and a
> diner-lounge. The tracks at LAUPT were meant for a
> maximum of 20 cars, so I imagine they had delays
> in loading due to the need to have passengers
> board and then find their way to the forward cars.
> I think that particular Sunset departed 4 hours
> late.
It came in from SF 3 hours late. Same problem, doing over in SF too