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Jun 13, 2020
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It's daylight in Arizona as we start the first full day aboard Amtrak's Setset Limited. We're going East from Los Angeles, the same direction in. which the United States' second transcontinental railroads was built. It's called the Sunset Route. Enjoy the ride!
Topics: Arizona, Sunset Limited, Sunset route, transcontinental railroad, Passenger trains, Southern...
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Jun 13, 2020
06/20
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The romance of the rails goes way back to Southern Pacific's Sunset Limited. Amtrak runs the Sunset Limited now, and this video takes viewers from Union Station in Los Angles to Arizona. This supports an episode of Ramping Up your English as seen on RVTV Voices. Visit LetzCreate.org for all Episodes of Ramping Up your English. The first 32 are the Trains and Railroads Unit.
Topics: Sunset Limited, Sunset Route, Amtrak, Southern Pacific, Rail Journeys, Los Angeles Union Station,...
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For nearly 47 years, the Southern Pacific Railroad relied upon its massive AC-type steam locomotives to haul freight and passenger trains throughout California and neighboring states. Built to provide the power and flexibility demanded by the mountainous passes they traversed, these giants were constructed with their cab in front of the boiler, thus earning them the name Cab Forwards. The last Cab Forward revenue train ran in 1956, after which all but one were scrapped. From then on, film...
Topics: Pentrex, Dave Drui, Southern Pacific Cab Forward Collection, Southern Pacific, Cab Forward, steam...
