SP/SSW Southern Calif night shot

NSCALEMIKE Aug 31, 2004

  1. NSCALEMIKE

    NSCALEMIKE TrainBoard Member

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    Not sure if I have posted this pic before...sorry if I have...

    Taken in 1983...from across the LA river of the Dayton Avenue Signal tower...at SP's Taylor yard. This was a long exposure..25+ secs...thats all I remember...that is the Interstate 5 freeway to the right of the tower.

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    NSCALEMIKE, Aug 31, 2004
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  2. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Mike-

    I did not know there was an interlocking tower. I suppose that it has now suffered the fate of so many others? Automated, demolished, forgotten......

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  3. SP 9811

    SP 9811 TrainBoard Member

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    Awesome shot!
     
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  4. NSCALEMIKE

    NSCALEMIKE TrainBoard Member

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    Yes Boxcab...the tower is still around but not in usage...it was physically moved north of it's current location several years ago...about 3/4 of a mile...to what is now UP property...where the tower was..is now the local commuter property MTA/Metrolink.

    Here is a picture of it, during a better day...with a B36-7 passing by. Circa 1983...taken from San Fernando Road side of the tower.

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    NSCALEMIKE, Sep 1, 2004
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  5. Neosnightmare

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    thats a nice pic. i havent seen it before...but then again this is only my first post/time on here.
     
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  6. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Any hints as to the fate of that tower? If not in use, but moved, perhaps a historical preservation is possible?

    Welcome aboard, Neosnightmare!

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  7. Espeeman

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    Nice shot, Mike!!!
     
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  8. HemiAdda2d

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    Neat shot! Wow, 25-sec exposure? Was it a noisy shot? Wait, it's not digital... OOps.. [​IMG]
     
    HemiAdda2d, Sep 2, 2004
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  9. NSCALEMIKE

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    No digi back then! I used my beloved Canon AE-1 for that shot...it was stolen a few years later... :mad:
     
    NSCALEMIKE, Sep 3, 2004
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