Name That Station!

[Notelvis]

That was tricky Tom! I confess that I google earthed nearly every Amtrak Station in Indiana before guessing Indianapolis.

My next contribution is this interior photo in an active Amtrak Station. I doubt that it will take this group much time to pinpoint it's location. I'll add that my wife and daughter are the human subjects in this photo as we wait to board a train on a recent family summer vacation!

 

[jersey42]

Sure looks like Los Angeles

 

[Notelvis]

I didn't think it would take very long! You are correct jersey42 and it's your turn to post the next photo.

We were waiting to board the Coast Starlight enroute to visiting old friends in Portland.

Here is another photo taken in Los Angeles that morning. We had flown into Los Angeles the day before and taken the Flyaway Bus to Union Station. Halfway through the tunnel my daughter smelled the Wetzel Pretzels stand so our first activity on the ground in Los Angeles was having pretzel dogs in the Union Station waiting room!

 

[jersey42]

The floor and the wall were distinctive and I was 95% sure it was Los Angeles. The ticket in the bottom right corner confirmed my guess.

Here is another one. There are enough clues in the picture that should make this another quick one.

fixed typo

 

[rusty spike]

That's a PPC in the consist so I'm going to guess it's the CS at San Luis Obispo

 

[jersey42]

Yes. The Pacific Parlour Car was the biggest clue to identify the Coast Starlight route. It is indeed San Luis Obispo. You are up rusty spike.

 

[rusty spike]

Here you go... A current Amtrak station.

 

[AG1]

La Junta, CO

 

[rusty spike]

Yes, indeed. La Junta is correct. Your turn.

 

[AG1]

Yes, indeed. La Junta is correct. Your turn.

This photo was difficult. I have been there and realized the building in the photo is adjacent to the Amtrak station.

 

[AG1]

For a change of pace, I have a geography question for you. Using the information on this sign, photographed from a train, where am I ?

 

[jersey42]

Looks like a trick question. You are still in La Junta CO.

 

[AG1]

Looks like a trick question. You are still in La Junta CO.

It is not a trick question. It is a geography question and you are correct ! This is the town of La Junta, CO., again. This gave me an opportunity to use this photo. Your turn to post.

 

[rusty spike]

Looks like a trick question. You are still in La Junta CO.

It is not a trick question. It is a geography question and you are correct ! This is the town of La Junta, CO., again. This e me an opportunity to use this photo. Your turn to post.

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Must be La Junta's two big thrills of the day--the eastbound and westbound Southwest Chiefs.

 

[railiner]

Looks like a trick question. You are still in La Junta CO.

It is not a trick question. It is a geography question and you are correct ! This is the town of La Junta, CO., again. This e me an opportunity to use this photo. Your turn to post.

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Must be La Junta's two big thrills of the day--the eastbound and westbound Southwest Chiefs.

That statement can probably be applied to a whole bunch of other stops on once a day (or less), Amtrak routes....

LaJunta used to be a major division point for the AT&SF Ry. They even had their own hospital there. I recall just before Amtrak day when there was a local train running to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Denver....

 

[Ryan]

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That is an AWESOME sign.

 

[jersey42]

I may have seen that sign several years ago when I spent my one and only night in La Junta. I have definitely seen other signs for route 50 with distances to Ocean City Md and Sacramento Ca.

Let's try this one.

 

[AG1]

Whitehall, NY

 

[jersey42]

Yes it is Whitehall NY. Back in July I posted the following photo with the platform under construction. This time I tried the same station from a different angle with the completed platform and stairs.

You are up RRRick.

Here is a recent photo of a station/platform under construction. They are currently using a temporary platform beyond the right edge of this photo.

 

[AG1]

Here is a fairly accurate model of an active Amtrak station. Name the station !

Extra bragging points for naming the museum displaying the model. The museum gives short train rides.

Here is the actual station taken through Amtrak dirty windows, while coming to a fast stop.

 

[Notelvis]

Hinton, WV.

 

[AG1]

Hinton, WV.

Hinton is correct.

For extra points can you name the RR museum where the Hinton station model layout is located ? Anyone else ?

 

[Notelvis]

I have no idea where the model is at. I have to admit that I didn't recognize the station from the model. It took the 'from the train' view to do it.

Here's my next submission - another active station taken from the train as it slows for the station stop - there is a model train display inside this station b-t-w.

 

[AG1]

Hinton, WV.

Hinton is correct.

For extra points can you name the RR museum where the Hinton station model layout is located ? Anyone else ?

The Hinton station model is part of the train layout at the "C & O Railway Heritage Center" in Clifton Forge, VA http://candoheritage.org

 

[Notelvis]

I have no idea where the model is at. I have to admit that I didn't recognize the station from the model. It took the 'from the train' view to do it.

Here's my next submission - another active station taken from the train as it slows for the station stop - there is a model train display inside this station b-t-w.

OK......... here's a hint - an interior photo from this active Amtrak Station....... can anyone name it?