Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station

[SPCM Local]

Is this the engine house?

   

[davidcurlee]

(10-02-2011 07:49 AM)erielackawanna Wrote:  What was the timeframe that you had your film confiscated?

Back in the early 2000s when they were still using trains to do the munition off-loading and on-loading, a friend who is a longtime railfan suggested I set myself up on PCH and shoot from there if the train came by. I never tried it because there was no way of knowing when they were running and it seemed like a lot of work for a shot that might get me in trouble too.

It was back in 1997.

[davidcurlee]

(10-02-2011 08:31 AM)SPCM Local Wrote:  Is this the engine house?

Indeed.

This is an older view from Bing with some boxcars parked there for some reason. You can just barely see another 80-tonner parked inside.
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=pmqd7m5...orm=LMLTCC

[USAF_Andrew]

I have seen several Navy bases with engine houses that looked very much like that. My base isnt as interesting...

[SteveD]

Yes, I have prints of the sand operation taken by member of operating crew. They got posted here on WCRF once, but I cuddn't tell you how to find 'em now.

(09-29-2011 07:22 AM)SPCM Local Wrote:  Yea I saw that yesterday during my search, but thanks Tim. Curious to see if anyone has any pics of the Sand Trains that rolled thru there in 1997..

[erielackawanna]

(10-11-2011 08:33 PM)SteveD Wrote:  Yes, I have prints of the sand operation taken by member of operating crew. They got posted here on WCRF once, but I cuddn't tell you how to find 'em now.

Here you go --

http://www.westcoastrailforums.com/threa...?highlight

[SteveD]

Well those b&ws are snaps of Navy ops on base, but I was referring to a few color shots of the sand ops, per se. Tnx anyway.

(10-11-2011 08:40 PM)erielackawanna Wrote:  

(10-11-2011 08:33 PM)SteveD Wrote:  Yes, I have prints of the sand operation taken by member of operating crew. They got posted here on WCRF once, but I cuddn't tell you how to find 'em now.

Here you go --

http://www.westcoastrailforums.com/threa...?highlight

[chris_wlkr]

Never seen the photos your referring to Steve .. but if you want to float them to my email inbox as you did the others I would be happy to post them for you. I personally only saw one train run and I am pretty sure it was the last one that Coast Rail Service ran. I was at Arnies Model Train store when it went by heading west. Was much more into modeling then so I just watched it and then continued my shopping.

Chris