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I left IV in 1967 and never looked back! I was there during the building boom when you could live in a brand new apartment every semester. I lived on burgers from CharWest (a roomate was the manager) and spent many an hour watching movies at the Magic Lantern. And I remember when Paul Orfalea had one copy machine. Who knew that a dyslexic kid with funny hair would go on to found "Kinko's".
I wonder how much the Goleta Station is used by UCSB students. I don't see many college age kids on the train but I am usually on it during the week rather than on weekends.
Frank in Sunny SBA
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My dome trips and type of dome. Pre Amtrak: Southern Pacific Home built 3/4 dome lounge: San Joaquin Daylight 1961. Coast Daylight 1970. Union Pacific ACF dome coach,dome lounge: City of L.A. 1971. Santa Fe Budd full length dome lounge: San Diegan 1969(Dome and coaches added for fantrip). Amtrak era,non Amtrak railroads: Southern Rwy Pullman dome parlor,ex Wabash: Southern Crescent 1978. D&RGW Budd ex CZ dome coach,dome lounge/dorm: Rio Grande Zephyr 1979.(dome lounge/dorm subbing for Silver Sky dome observation ). Alaska Railroad ACF ex UP dome coach Budd dome coach Ex?. Anchorage Seward,Anchorage Fairbanks 2001. Fantrips,dinner trains, etc. Pullman,ex MILW.full length dome: Spirit of Washington dinner train 1995. UP 3985 trip 1995. ACF ex UP dome diner: APPRCO specials,1990,1991. Ex Wabash dome lounge observation,builder unknown: 4449 transcon excursion 1977. Amtrak: Various Budd dome coaches, Budd full length dome lounge,ex GN. SP built 3/4 length dome lounge. I have ridden full length domes from all 4 railroads that had them.Two on thier origanal roads,one on Amtrak,one on special trains.( I know Santa Fe had two types of full length dome,I rode the full lounge.)
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There are more than 2 diners on the Canadian as the skyline cars also serve meals in the sleeper part of the train. My first dome ride was on the City of Miami between Miami and West Palm Beach. They also had a dome sleeper in winter, leased from the NP but painted in IC colors. The South Wind also had a dome sleeper but still in NP colors. Soon I was able to take some short rides in the ex-B&O dome sleepers on the Florida Special(winter) and Silver Star (summer). I also rode a full dome on the original private AutoTrain but never on Amtrak's version. On Amtrak I got to ride domes on the Floridian, Mountaineer, Calif Zephyr (east of Denver), Capitol Limited, City of NOL, and Empire Builder.On VIA Rail: Canadian, Atlantic, Chaleur, Ocean, Bras d'Or, and Skeena. Alaska RR on full dome run by Holland America and private car "Silver Solarium" on a charter special from Savannah,GA to West Palm Beach via FEC then CSX to Tampa.
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