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Many years ago (1970-72) we lived in Ventura California. This was in the days before the Caltrans trains to San Louis Obispo and the only passenger service on the SP coast line was a daily Amtrak train in each direction. Several times a year we would go to the Oxnard (across the Santa Clara river from Ventura) and catch the northbound Amtrak for its 50 minute run to Santa Barbara. Santa Barbra was as far north as you could go and still catch the southbound Amrak the same day. This gave up a 4 hour layover in Santa Barbara, which is a great upscale town. The line hugs the Pacific coast and is very beautiful. A few miles south of Santa Barbara is Summerland Beach, which is atleast a mile from the nearest paved highway. Due to the beach's remoteness it quickly became a nudist beach. The "bathers" knew the train schedules and usually there was a female standing along the track with her hands clasped behind her head showing her wares. Our kids being pre teens at that time presented a problem. We usually had them looking at the rail cut on the east side of the track through this area. The train was known as the only X rated train in America and Amtrak unofficially advertised it as such. No pictures in the ad material, though.
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