Ken Shattock (KRK) Wrote:
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> According to STASH, the motive power on the
> Tidewater Southern was 70-tonner # 743.
> I was able to cull more of his story from another
> Board, to wit:
>
> "The excursion began at the Western Pacific
> station on Third Street in Oakland
> and ran over Altamont Pass to Ortega. From that
> point we
> were on the TS and stopped for lunch and a tour at
> the Franzia Winery before
> continuing to Turlock and returning to Oakland.
>
> It was too long ago for my recollection of a stop
> on Ninth Street in Modesto. I
> do recall waiting for clearance at the SP
> interlocking.
> Power on the WP were F units to my foggy
> recollection. The passenger count was
> heavy and the long train turned more than a few
> heads
> along the Tidewater Southern that day. I don't
> recall the name of the special,
> but believe it was a BAERA sponsored train. I have
> more
> photos but they're mostly of the various cars on
> the train. Included in the
> consist: Circumnavigator's Club, a Santa Fe
> heavyweight
> Snack Car, UP heavyweight observation 1536, NWP
> coach 458, WP 653 -- all vintage
> stuff owned by clubs and used on excursions of
> the
> era. Fun times."
>
> ---stash


I'd love to see those photos, especially the one of NWP 458. Stash, if you read this and feel so inclined, please post those photos someplace like nwp.net. I assure you, there would be some interest in them there. I'd suggest posting them here, but we don't know how much longer Altamont will remain open, so it's not a permanent location, unfortunately.