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COMMUTING

SOUTHERN PACIFIC'S SAUGUS LINE

ommuting is a trend that is growing by leaps and
C much of the way and I fight boredom and fatigue by observ-
bounds as Americans move out of the big cities and
ing and photographing trains along the way.
into the suburbs. Although people move away from
My daily Southern California commute takes me from my
the city, they typically still work where the jobs
are-in the city. Therefore there is the need to commute. home in Victorville (in the Mojave desert) to my work place in
Chatsworth (in the western San Fernando Valley) and back
Highways have become congested and tempers flare. For for a round-trip of 184 miles. I follow segments of three South-
some that commute long distances to and from work (like my- ern Pacific main lines during my commute, including a por-
self), the need to break the monotony of the drive is essential. tion of the Colton Line (better known as the Palmdale Cutoff)
I'm lucky enough to drive a route that follows SP trackage and a segment of the Coast Line in Chatsworth. For much of
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