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The San Diego Trolley with Photos

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Posted by K. P. Harrier on Monday, September 21, 2009 6:02 AM

The San Diego Trolley with Photos - Part II

Amtrak Pacific Surfliners use the stop too.

The downtown train station shows off its railroad history

A trolley train comes in from the other end of the double-wye

The high rise atmosphere of the city area is clearly seen in this station stop view

Continued in Part III

 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed.

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The San Diego Trolley with Photos
Posted by K. P. Harrier on Monday, September 21, 2009 5:58 AM

The San Diego Trolley with Photos - Part I

Those around the country that happen to like transit may have an interest in a brief visual presentation of the San Diego Trolley.

This topic is presented in three posts with four photos each to avoid lag time in pulling up the photos.

All photos were taken in downtown San Diego, California, probably within two-hundred feet of each other, and shot on May 19, 2009 ...

A trolley arrives between a commuter train (left) and the old Santa Fe Railway depot (right)

The above trolley, in leaving the depot stop (right), immediately encounters a sharp, two-track wye arrangement ...

... And then makes about a 135 degree turn in two stages and stops at another station.  The tracks actually go through a high-rise.

A "Coaster" commuter train is jockeying for a track while a Trolley arrives on the wye.

Continued in Part II

 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed.

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