Steven D. Johnson Wrote:
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> I've looked at the slide under a loupe, and I'd
> guess both trains are westbound.

I'd be shocked if the UP train isn't eastbound Number 116. The photo was taken when it was still ABS and Current of Traffic. Left-hand running was the norm betwen San Bernardino and the flyover at Frost, so that would make the UP train eastbound. Take a look at the UP freight train in your above thread. Same track, but 10 or 15 cars to the east.

> I cannot see any evidence of power on the end.

116 and 115 were short and typically ran with a single E unit. Might not be able to see it from this angle.


> Keep in mind, that
> PRS made many fantrips during the late 50's,
> through the 60's and early 1970's.

As did OET. I remember Santa Fe specials being operated, but I don't recall any UP.

> I have a group
> of slides from a Poppy Pickers Special over the
> Tehachapis, but they were taken with a camera that
> had a mediocre lens, and it's quite a tragic
> experience seeing them projected.

Can you read the printing on the slide?