The conquerors come to town - a photo on Flickriver

The conquerors come to town

            A couple of weeks after Union Pacific's acquisition of Southern Pacific closed, the UP board of directors went for an inspection trip on the Shasta Route. Early on the morning of September 27, 1996, the directors' special train is entering Dunsmuir, California.

Savvy railfans appreciate that few places in California say "SP" louder than Dunsmuir. While I was waiting for this train, a fellow that had the look of a retired rail saw me trackside.  As he walked up, he asked if there was something interesting on the way. I told him a UP special was coming through, with the railroad's directors aboard.

The man got a rather disgusted look on his face. I offered that watching this train roll along the SP, I could empathize with how the French must have felt watching the Germans march into Paris in 1940. 

After I made that comment, he smiled, nodded to me, and continued his walk.

Taken on: September 27, 1996

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