On Friday 8/7/09 I traveled up to Santa Barbara, CA on Amtrak, on UP's (ex-SP) Coast Line. Santa Barbara was hosting an "Old Spanish Days" parade, which passed right by the station. The parade had "spotters" that halted the parade whenever trains came through - the enclosed pic shows a westbound UP freight. The man in the red vest was the spotter.
Maybe someone in the crowd saw the train as something interesting, and not just an interruption? You never know...
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