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quite scenic, it can also be quite hazardous. Railfanning in ternative to the 14 freeway for many non-railfan commuters)
snow during a Southern California commute is not a good idea, and more time on hand. If it does snow, it usually lasts only a
as most of the drivers are just not comfortable in this type of day or so and it is typically only in the Vincent area.
weather. It is best to save this activity for weekends when Rail traffic on the Saugus Line varies from one year to anoth-
there is less traffic (Soledad Canyon has become a favorite al- er; much of this is dependent on which of the three north/south

TOP: SP 6835 East passes the
remains of an abandoned
ranch on Vincent Hill, near the
east end of the Saugus Line, on
July 24, 1990. The Joshua tree
is a sure sign that this part of
the line is in the Mojave Desert.
RIGHT: A well-powered PTLAT
-nine units-has entered the
L.A. basin on an unusually
clear morning in June 1988.
The location is Sylmar, a tangle
of railroad tracks, power lines
and highways (the 5 and 21 O
freeways). TOP RIGHT: SP 6849
East curves its way past Raven-
na siding on June 12, 1990, af-
ter meeting the empty oil cans
train, the DOBKU, visible in the
distance.

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