Central Coast Railroading 

            Santa Cruz Local - Ellicott, CA, August 2005                        

The railroad experience of California's central coast offers a palette of scenery and character, largely unchanged from the days when Southern Pacific "Daylight" trains crossed rugged Cuesta Pass and the agricultural fields of the Salinas Valley. 

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All images ©2006 by Elrond Lawrence and may not be reproduced without permission.

UP@Bradley Bridge.jpg (200608 bytes) Amtrak@MetzShack.jpg (139813 bytes) UP1983@Aromas fields.jpg (189254 bytes) UPCruzT2_2-23-05lr.jpg (144958 bytes)  

RockJob@EatonCrop8-05.jpg (173843 bytes) DRGW3110@Elkhorn.jpg (171891 bytes) Stacks@Gonzales Dusk.jpg (161909 bytes)

  ATK_Harlem_11_02.jpg (127721 bytes) Tank train on Cuesta.jpg (107243 bytes) Santa Marg@Metz3x.jpg (125276 bytes) Atk leaving SLO.jpg (132328 bytes)

  SPNose Vert_8-01_3x.jpg (128040 bytes)  CruzCapitolaVert3-05.jpg (138990 bytes)  Cruz@BoardwalkVert 3-05.jpg (148718 bytes)

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