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Post by smr on Mar 4, 2022 3:54:38 GMT -5
Of course!!!  Best, Sven |
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Post by smr on Mar 5, 2022 3:35:09 GMT -5
Across the desert up into the mountain......    Enjoy your WE! Best, Sven |
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Post by smr on Mar 7, 2022 10:04:18 GMT -5
Great looking image. Since the Lark was a night train, not very many locations this image could come from: LA, SF, or Oakland, as twilight was the departure times in June. My reckoning suggests this is not San Francisco because there are hills to the west that would block the sunset. Probably not LA because of the hill in the upper right. But it does seem to fit the Oakland Lark, which that time of year could be as far south as our old friend Niles. What clenches it for me are the gulls in the sky. There were major garbage dumps west of the tracks in south Oakland and Niles. Like all your Niles images, it brings back memories. As for the Oakland Lark, it typically ran with the Lark observation car and 1 or 2 4-4-2 sleepers, to be united/separated with the Lark in San Jose. Interestingly, despite the Lark being dieselized, the Oakland Lark ran GS locomotives until 1957. One thought for the image: it would be nice to have the Lark insignia visible. Mark Hi Mark, What do you think, where could this be?  Best, Sven PS: Years later it looked like this:  |
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Post by smr on Mar 8, 2022 10:39:11 GMT -5
May be these additional pictures help?   Best, Sven |
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Post by cwrr on Mar 8, 2022 12:51:11 GMT -5
Love the pic of the yard!
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Post by smr on Mar 9, 2022 1:07:09 GMT -5
Love the pic of the yard! So do I ! Would love to sit on the stairs of the Diner and watch the trains passing by .............  Especially when the Lark meets the Chief    Best, Sven |
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Post by markm on Mar 15, 2022 9:30:50 GMT -5
Sven, I’ve posted details in the passenger train thread about the Oakland Lark so I’ll just comment on the images here. Once again some great images. With the exception of the tall building on the right and the blue station, it’s a good approximation of Niles : discover.hubpages.com/travel/historic-niles-district-of-fremont-californiaRegarding the train, I believe the Oakland Lark was discontinued prior to the scarlet and silver paint scheme. The second set of images with the RPO, that would have to be the main Lark to San Francisco. For a location, it could be Redwood City or San Carlos. I’m afraid there just isn’t a real world location in Northern California where the Lark and Santa Fe would meet. The closest location is Stockton CA where the ATSF E-W line crosses the N-S SP line, where it could meet up with a San Joaquin Daylight. Santa Fe ran a passenger train into the Bay Area: the San Francisco Chief consisting of cars from the El Captain. |
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Post by smr on Jul 16, 2024 15:34:59 GMT -5
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Post by smr on Jul 16, 2024 15:39:49 GMT -5
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Post by smr on Jul 16, 2024 15:47:44 GMT -5
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Post by tikigrotto on Jul 16, 2024 17:46:06 GMT -5
Hey Sven, check your messages and shoot me an email. Thanks! |
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Post by Tiest van Gool on Jul 18, 2024 7:55:08 GMT -5
As always, ABSOLUTELY gorgeous loco and corresponding passenger cars in the Daylight scheme. So much to do on my part to get this Gaviota bridge prototype build. Hope all is well with you my dear friend Sven! Would love to see also a PFE consist. The Pennsee rolling stock in combination with the deskirted locos is also awesome! Greetings from sunny New Jersey! -Tiest |
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Post by Tiest van Gool on Sept 19, 2024 9:05:12 GMT -5
Sven, Out of curiosity, train set contains this daylight rolling stock? These where not part of the SP brass passenger set (AZL2603) nor included in the SP Daylight Passenger Set (70047-1). Enlighten me… Did you custom paint a PRR Railway Post Cart (AZL-PRR9) or was this released by AZL? Thanks! -Tiest |
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Post by Edward on Sept 19, 2024 13:56:57 GMT -5
Sven, Out of curiosity, train set contains this daylight rolling stock? These where not part of the SP brass passenger set (AZL2603) nor included in the SP Daylight Passenger Set (70047-1). Enlighten me… Did you custom paint a PRR Railway Post Cart (AZL-PRR9) or was this released by AZL? Thanks! -Tiest Those are product Baggage AZL-73647 and RPO AZL-73947. Both are still available for purchase. |
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Post by Tiest van Gool on Sept 19, 2024 22:33:13 GMT -5
Did not know - looking for my wallet! -T
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