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Let's meet where we always meet

That would be at Coalca siding, just south of Oregon City, on the former SP line. If the Coast Starlights are running close to on time, this is where they'll meet. Here's the southbound, #11, casually strolling down the siding while the northbound, #14, is coming up behind me on the main. I've been out of action for a little while. I had knee surgery back in late November and everything went well. So, now my right eye has decided that it felt under appreciated, so it is acting up now. It's severely dry, hurts, and my vision is blurry. I'm taking special eyedrops for it and I also have to put an ointment in it four times a day. In the meantime, I've gotten myself a nice birthday present, a Nikkor Z lens, the 100-400 mm zoom, which I used to take this photo. I even cropped it down, too. I am so good at buying myself presents that my friends and relatives should just send me money and say "you're welcome."

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Uploaded on January 2, 2026
Taken on December 31, 2025