Railfanning Carlsbad Poinsettia - 1/18/15

Finally after many visits to this station, I managed to go out and railfan at Carlsbad Poinsettia and the 90 MPH action that passes through this serene station. It was a rather nice day, with very clear visibility. The visibility was so clear that you could literally see Camp Pendleton in the near distance ! During my stay, I managed to catch many high speed trains, including some awesome K5LA action and engineers ! Throughout the entire time I was here, there was this homeless guy sitting at the station, doing the same thing I was doing, just watching the trains go by. Strangely enough, he was quite friendly with my presence, but also protective of the station's rules, and at one point, even called out a person for smoking on the platform. All in all, the guy was very nice and was there from the time I arrived and remained there after I left, almost like a safe keeper of the station !

Train 1 : Coaster #681 with F40PHM-2C #2105 & CabCar #2306. Very friendly engineer on #2105 !

Train 2 : Amtrak 566 with F59PHI #459 & CabCar #6908.

Train 3 : Coaster #684 with CabCar #2306 & F40PHM-2C #2105. Again we see the same friendly engineer operating Coaster #684.

Train 4 : Amtrak 573 with CabCar #6907 & F59PHI #453. Friendly engineer with two short blasts of the horn right before departure.

Train 5 : Amtrak 768 with F59PHI #462 & CabCar #6904. Nice K5LA action from the engineer on #462 !

Train 6 : Amtrak 777 with CabCar #6908 & F59PHI #459. This train blasted through the station with some nice K5LA action !

Train 7 : Coaster #685 with F40PHM-2C #2105 & CabCar #2306. The same friendly engineer operating Coaster #685 this time.

Train 8 : Amtrak 572 with P42DC #184 & CabCar #6951. Nice blast of the K5LA from the engineer right before he passes me.

Train 9 : Coaster #688 with CabCar #2306 & F40PHM-2C #2105. Nice two blasts of the horn from the engineer before the train departs.

Train 10 : Amtrak 579 with CabCar #6904 & F59PHI #462. My favorite CabCar blasting through with some awesome K5LA action and echoes !

Train 11 : Amtrak 774 with F59PHI #458 & CabCar #6953. Nice K5LA action on #458 passing through the station !

Train 12 : Amtrak 583 with CabCar #6951 & P42DC #184.

Thanks for Watching !