Carol L. Voss Wrote:
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> Drew Wilson Wrote:
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> > Robert,
> > The Starlight mostly runs the Mulford line,
> but
> > sometimes runs the Niles. Lately it seems to be
> > staying on the Mulford line, but there was a
> > period a few years ago where it often ran
> Niles.
> > Drew
>
> I haven't listened to the scanner for quite a few
> years now but the choice between Mulford or Niles
> has always been DS 58's choice based on the
> traffic as he/she saw it at the time. Our old
> friend Tommy the Rocket DeLa Rosa used to run
> #11/!4 in the '90's and Mulford line was always
> his preferred because it was the fastest. I think
> the daily choice is strictly up to DS 58 as the
> traffic demands from his/her perspective.
> C.

Drew, and Carol... Thanks for the info. I was just curious. I am riding the Starlight for the first time in about 12-13 years.. I was just curious if anything has changed much since then. I can't remember the engineers name, but when I was at the Santa Clara at the train station on friday evenings, there was an engineer that always gave the railfans at the meetings a couple friendly toots on the horn. Was that Tommy the Rocket, or am I thinking of someone else??

Robert

Robert