RJLS., of So Do meots on the fir&t Monday of every months Santa Fe Depot s San Diego- 8100 PaMo / V a . /V -J L L I / ZL/k A / A) A> O J /IV - £ ZS / $59 RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY of SAN DIEGO,, INC, NEWSLETTER NUMBER 22 JULY, J 959 June Meeting Notes«? o © c * □ * The June meeting was called to order at 8t00 on Mondays June 1st by 3rd VvPn Bill Snydero In a;s much as a good percentage of the society officers were away on vacation or unable to attend the meetings 5t wa& moved and seconded that the minutes of the past meeting be waved until the July meetlngoooooFred Finke gave the treasurers report& small bills were voted on for payment o o * oWally Duthie reported on past and future excur-al cr».& and mentioned the fact that: he had relieved a lotter.from the officials of the Sonora-Baja. Califo RRO about our recent trip to Riitoo They would like some copies of photos taken on the trips also any commence we might have about the railroado Contact Wally for the proper addresa in Mexicalio It was moved and seconded that we join the Orange Empire Traction Co., 5 this wae carried and the society officially became a voting membeidn OoEzTo A motion was also made and seconded to donate &1OQCOQ to the 0oEcT.> for the fine job they did in unloading the car 171o Thia could have ©oat us up to $300c00 had we hired ths work- 0oE.,To did the work a$ a favor- because of this fine offering on their part the society voted the donation to 0oEoTo Following the short business portion of the meetingP Bill Snyder had two very good X6mm aound^oolor film put out by the Southern Pacific Co0 0ns covered the winter battle over Donner Passf, the other was a general coverage of the entire SOPO system and various jobs performedo Both films showed much steam power and to many dieaels* Some 8mm films of the Sonora® Baja Calif trip were shown and «ome'movies and slides of the 171 at Perris© JULY MEETINGo 000000 © ©JULY MEETING© ©. © © © © © © The July meeting of the Railway Historical Society of San Diego» Inc© will be held on Monday evening® JULY 60 1959 at 8:00 P©M© in the Safety Room of the Santa Fe Depot© o © ©K@ttn.0r and Br&adwayp San Diego© Most important item of new business is the steapi locomotive that the Santa Fe Ry© has offered to give usSJ©© The fair exhibits will be dis® cussed® how many went through the exhibitsetc© Th© Newsletter doesn9t have the information on the entertainment as yetB but there will be movies or slides and REFRESHMENTS* JULY MEETING OF ROHOSO of SoDc «• MONDAY? JULY 6, 1959 - 8;00 PoM* — HELP SAVE THE 1765 ? The 1765 is steam locomotive number 1765>■ an So.Pe 2-'6*>0 Mogul Type®The Mto Rubidoux Chaptex*' of the Pacific Railroad So^o is out to »ave the 1765 for the United Railway Museum at Perris---®wj th the hope® of actually operating this steamer at PerrisPoH FAj'IW' Y HISTORICAL S'-'CIW.? of SAW DIEGO,._. ING o,:;_ NJ ^’?KT\’ER, JHTMoEJ: ,,22#.. X'OLY^ MEMBERS ADDRESS CHANGES.. • Change P. Allen Cope land frcra 982 As tax* Ave.„ El Cajon to new address*- 21|6 ROSWELL AVE© ? LONG BEACH 3 a CALlb 0’.i’.';.lAo Doe a anyone have an up to dote address for Douglas Harley??? (old address wag 1|7>3 Newport Ave©) «S» «-=» c-_=» exit cr» cat cva vxrt 'Xt «k> •»<■•> mt tax «cc« c *-*"* t=” «xaa C33 czc» uru «xa «=» era co OJ txo taxt c=> «er» ct» era «=■> nao oj» «r» c?=» r=3 «=-> <=--j There is a nice article in the May BRANCH LINE (Pacific Coast Region « National Model Railroad Association) about the R©II©S© SOD© trip to Riito osi the Sonora-Baja California RRO There is so much news this month and no time to print it with the fair on at ’Del Maro©oooooW0 will make the AUGUST I^EWSLETTER a big issue© We have steam stories from vacationing Roy & Daisy Miller., Jack Stodelie and liu family have been to Grand Canyon^ also the McCleary team* wMacw & Ruby© Bob Henkel just returned from Pennsylvania and there are probably many others with a few good ra.il tales from their vacation trips© WE WILL GET ALL THIS IN THE AUGUST 5c SEPTEMBER issue of the Newsletter© x» «3B» cvt> cxx» mst» icr-» ex* «xr?» «an aza «-xx> &zx> cse> wen <2=» co «=** er~j cro l"» «T2> «?» «CS< «Z2 cao SEE BACK PAGE FOR DETAILS ON TEE JULY 26th NARROW GAUGE TRIP IN SAN DIEGO© SAVE THE 1765oon©o We haven’t got the full details as yet but the Mt© Rubidoux Chapter of the Pacific Railroad Society la now working on a fund raising campaign to save this old Southern Pacific 2«6^0 steamer© President Garner of the Mto Rubidoux Chapter now has the passes to start the money raising program© Two passes are available^ a LIFETIME and a TRIP ONLY PASS© For a donation of $10©00 and over you will be leaved a LIFETIME PASS* for (51 ©00 you get a TRIP ONLY PASS© For more information on this worthy cause twite to the Mt0 Rubidoux Chapter in care of BARNEY ROOT, 180 "J" STREET* SAN BERNARDINO0 CALIF©. SEI® THE SoP© 176$ MOGUL TO PERP.IS---UNITED RAILWAY MUSEUM© -ls> tix» O.V r-^n flAM—jJJ* tz_ ' (EOc < ■ '7/V SUMPfiY' JuLy 26, rfSY ffl?LLLL~ 7/Z’g £• xcc/z’Log ivtln t.Jo.i't'ovj Ga.uje Trains. Jv° Rallway Hiatorical Society of San Diego., Inc. will have a PICNIC TYPE EXCURSION with TWO NARROW GAUGE TRAINS on POUR MILES of track.. .... SUNDAY, JULY 26th, 1959 » - 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Bring your own lunch—®there ie no diner on the train? 8 S All within the San Diogo City Limits, we will ride narrow gauge rails on a unique little Industrial operation. Trains will operate with meets, paaaast, the works. NATURALLY IT ISN’T STEAM OPERATION-BUT....YOU JUST CAN’T HARDLY GET THEM KIND NO MORE, NO HOW. COME RIDE BEHIND LITTLE INDUSTRIAL SWITCHERS EVEN IF THEY AREN’T STEAM POWERED.....IT SHOULD BE A LOT OP FUN FOR EVERYONE. This excursion is limited to members and their families (and real close friends interested in joining RHS SD) Real exclusive type tripH H THE TRAINS WILL CONSIST OF h FLAT CARS AND A PLYMOUTH LOCOMOTIVE. .». .. . . LINK AND PIN COUPLERS?M SORRY, NO "CABEESE" AVAILABLE. Ride as often as you like and as long as you llke0oooa»ao extra chargeo ENJOY AN OLD FASHIONED PICNIC LUNCH WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS, (your own) WE WILL SUPPLY THE FRESH AIR AND THE TRAINS.....YOU BRING THE GRUB. FARE IS ONLY $1.00 FOR EACH ADULT AND §.50 FOR THE KIDS UNDER 18. THIS CHARGE IS NECCESARY TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF OPERATION AND INSURANCE. THERE WILL BE MEMBERS AVAILABLE WITH CARS TO MEET THE SANTA FE "SAN DIEGAN" FROM LOS ANGELES....any of you members up there in the north will b© transported from the depot to the excursion and back to the depot. (arrive S.D. 10:30 AM -» leave S.D. l|:00 P.M. via Santa Fe streamliner) FOR YOU CLOSE BY.....GO DOWN THE MONTGOMERY FREEWAY TO PALOMAR ST. IN CHULA VISTA.....TURN WEST (right turn if southbound on freeway) THE STREET YOU WANT IS BAY BLVD., THE PLACE....THE WESTERN SALT COMPANY. WE WILL REPEAT THAT.....THE WESTERN SALT COMPANY, ON BAY BLVD. JUST WEST OP CHULA VISTA (PALOMAR & MONTGOMERY FREEWAY) OUT OK THE SALT FLATS. CTO <*csa <•'cr.Y"» C"'O CM <*• *• CIO er.f» CCT> r'.o v^j* uTZU ma II check or moHey order with .self addressbid envelope, stamped* TOs Railway Historical Society of San Di©go0 Inco Ticket Office* 228 West Washington Stop San Diego 3? Califo Name = I wish ....^adult fare® and ohildreaaeat^lnOO & $of>0 por^tii'ksto Address TOTAL FARES ENCLOSED* (note: nearest restaurant 5.s I will provide my ovm transportation to Salt Works(oheck) I will ai’riva oh morning Santa Fe train from koAo m___ rr(check) several blocks away) SUNDAY* JULY 26th 1959 11:00AM to 3:00 PM WESTERN SALT WORKS: BAY BLVD*. CHULA VISTA i,SoD)

RHSSD #026 July 1959

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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

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