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Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3
Posted by Dave on Sun May 27 11:24:36 2012 edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d The last leg of our land tour was ending and we took the Alaska RR from Talkeetna to Whittier, where our cruise ship awaited. The Talkeetna train station can be kindly referred to as primitive, with nothing more than some open air log benches and parking spots for tour buses: Our train arrives: The train is a push-pull job with 4322, a SD70MAC, on the point for the trip south to Whittier: As you saw in the video, this is manual switch territory: Manual block territory as well. The engineer calls in the location when he enters a new block: We pass breathtaking scenery along the route, through Wasilla (hi, Sarah!) and Anchorage. Someone took a shot at that window and you can see the bullet impact in the upper left: The woman on the left is from Switzerland: On to Part 2!
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Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3
Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 27 12:02:02 2012, in response to Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3, posted by Dave on Sun May 27 11:24:36 2012. edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Amazing shots!!! Not to steal Chud1'S LINE, BUT 5 STARS for YOU!!! Amazing scenery indeed!! And man does it look weird seeing an SD70-model 6-axle pulling a passenger train!!!
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Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3
Posted by WillD* on Sun May 27 12:57:19 2012, in response to Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3, posted by Dave on Sun May 27 11:24:36 2012.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Excellent photos. Any idea if MCKI Block is supposed to be called out phonetically on the radio? Or would it be simply called out by letter? If the former I would think it'd be a bit ambiguous and up for interpretation by the engineers.
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Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3
Posted by chud1* on Sun May 27 13:40:35 2012, in response to Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3, posted by Dave on Sun May 27 11:24:36 2012.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Excellent all around. chud1
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Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3
Posted by Dave on Sun May 27 13:46:20 2012, in response to Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 27 12:02:02 2012. edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Thanks!
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Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3
Posted by chud1 on Sun May 27 13:47:17 2012, in response to Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 27 12:02:02 2012. edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d thats all right Train Man Paul. u and everbody can use that line. chud1
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Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3
Posted by Dave* on Sun May 27 13:47:49 2012, in response to Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3, posted by WillD on Sun May 27 12:57:19 2012.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d What I heard was by letter. I'm guessing all the crews know the block names and they're distinctive enough that there's no confusion.
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Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3
Posted by Dave* on Sun May 27 13:48:02 2012, in response to Re: Talkenta, Alaska to Whittier, Part 1 of 3, posted by chud1 on Sun May 27 13:40:35 2012.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Thanks!
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