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Just sayin' .... trains in Carlsbad

Trains in Carlsbad? Enjoy the sound.

Moved here a couple of months ago thinking that just maybe we might hear that occasonal melancholy sound of a foghorn. Needless to say, we haven't heard one yet. Guess it's either been a lack of fog, a lack of boats needing that service or a little bit of both.

What I have heard is the sound of trains. And that has been a pleasant surprise. The Coaster, Amtrak and the rare freight train all barrel right through C-bad so I went to my newest BFF - Lee at the Carlsbad Visitors Center - and picked her brain re. trains.

"We get about 40-45 a day coming through here every day and they go like 60 mph (Coaster) to 90 mph (Amtrak)," Lee explained.

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I asked a conductor on a passing Coaster the same question re. speed and he said the Coaster can get up to 90 mph. Does it often? No, he said.

These aren't exactly the bullet trains, but standing nearby as an Amtrak whistles past is kinda frightening so I can only imagine what a bullet train would be like.

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In the meantime, I'll enjoy the whistles, especially on a late foggy Saturday night.

 

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