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I l|» ■ I „ ,| ■■■, I I San Diego® California PAGE ONE® .APRIL© J ?65 ,frW/'* APRIL MEETING OF THE RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO® INC© WILL BE HELD OH MONDAY., APRIL 5® 1965 AT ?s>0 PWM© IN THE SOCIETY MEETING ROOM® SANTA FE RAILWAY STATION FIVE STAR ENTERTAINMENT WILL BE AGAIN OFFERED BY LvW© «MAC" McCLEARY AND HIS CHARMING WIFE RUBY McCLE^Y«=«~—-Mac and Ruby McCleary will take us on a Circle Tour® We will nee the Snake River® tho Missouri and Mississippi Rivers® the lakes of Jackson Hole and Montana wheat country* We will see the Kansas City Southern Railroad atop Queen Wilhelmina State Park® the Blue Comet of the Wisconsin and Yesterday Railroad at Green Bay® and a Rock Island ^6-2 at PeoriSn So0G0 Riles of trailer travel in 30 minutes* Montana Beef and Gates of the Mountains Idaho lava and liberty bell® Oklahomaus domeloss capitol® Teton snow® and Canadian cities of Regina and Winnipeg©©©©o© All this and much more* GOME© BRING YOUR FRIENDS8 DON°T HISS I TO 4 An add^d attraction during the coffee break will be a playback of an on»the»spot recording of the RHSofSD “Escondido Picnic Excursion0 of 1?63o Hear the Santa Fo rail sounds® the P&H OctvO whistle at Vista® interviews® the Great Train Robbery at Escondido? C 0 M E i J E XXX XXX XXX XXX xxx HOU i_?. A IN 0 BSERVATION CAR ISy Ed Von Nordeek® 0©EcT© Excursion Director* The Orange Bapire Trolley Mussum was high bidder on one of the famous Canadian Pacific “Mountain Observation* cars© Of the two cars not bld on by Or.EaT©® one is going to remain on c^acUan rails as property of the West Coast Railway Association® and one will go to the east« VoSoAo for a rail tour group* For Several years I have felt that ono of these cars would b-a the finest cap to have for -\jU excursions* I talked to other groups in 1961® tat no interest was shown* The new 0©E©T© car was originally built in 191^ as an all steel coach® and was rebuilt by Canadian Pacific in 1956 as what sight b© termed a ^California® type railroad car (opon ©nd sections and a snail closed center section)© Tho ear is 8S fo&t 6 inches long and seats 96© When the bld noti^ came on th$ throe care® I again spoko to other groups about preserving tho -aar in Southern California® but again for one reason or another no oms was interested* At first it w felt that OoEoT© should not undortake sush a project as the purchase and operation of oiv* of these ©ars because of th© other various clubs which w^r© organised for such a things After no one .w California seemed interested and there was interest aEong members of OcE.Ton the project wa® looked into© A bld was inade and wo are now awaiting further detail® frora Customs lira Washington® DOCO9 mechanical data and negotiations on the isost favorable rate to br ing th® car t© Los Angeles* We are considering operating the car in service c-etween Portland® Oregon and Oakland,., CalifoP on SoPo mil train T9 from Oakland io Jx>s Angelos on S©PO train 151 since these trains ar© up for rssoval th© last week of April® 1965° If anyone is interested in this® drop me a note® this would require 25 to 30 passengerso fe any ©vant® we desirs to operate the ©ar on our first Raaons Rail touro In order to pay for the car® w pl-'— —f;.-. .-BWSSU"-^.^Z53=ax--rK=-jzr^3M -M-r:'c-r By Terry Durkin *ih«9re has been a little confusion as to what soma of you were donating toward© It is a genuine® operational, gasoline motor ear© such as is used on all raili*oad8 xbr maintenance of wayft signal work® track inspection® $te© Keep th© donations coming® it is almost paid for and should arrive soon© 0©E->T© will utilise such ^ar fox’ track wrk along th© right^oi^way© On Thursdayo April 1, 1965 there will be a Rededication of Travel Town in Griffith Park.-. The idea of Travel Town was conceived by Mr* William Frederickson, Jr© The dream wa« tr ab lated into reality through tho efforts of the late Charles Atkins, Travel Toran1's developer* Travel Town was built Into one of the Nation11 s largest vehicular museums, 1*. l*s th# largest such museum under the jurisdictw f-2 a municipality© Ninety®eight percent of th? exhibits were donated through the cooperation of all the major railroad companies© The Rededication will take place at 2s 00 ?vHo on Thursday, April 3 st© For the past sev eral years there has been a complete redoing and upgrading of the railway equipment in th* Trawl. Wwn section of the park, th« wx\y ho-Ars and thousands of dollars worth of work been completed, making this a very worthwhile exhibit.© MEMBERSHIP REPORTS Added to the list we ! ; ricit«< last month are the following®®*®®® Harry L» Martin, Louis Jo Haake, *Rogei° P© *W® Fo Byrne, Warren Do Gent, Robert EJ ■ Jro, Wrigley 0© Sullivan, John P© Stravj L■> crouch, Robert Lu Weaver, John Ko Crozi- •. Thomae Wo Matson, Eric A© Sandora, . 1 .n, .•; Andert, Ralph Iterchim, George 2k Guth, : • Rush, Bernard Jo Dwaney, William Ho David Ao Johnson, M© R© TarkelseJk anc . '-.s / Jo Lad^nbergexA3 s*A5 ritfw&ls and new s^berships ar© now c ><7 u:‘ w rubers in with their renewals a,. x:: **• as esa^r and October© © © © © 0 , ■ •> ark Aeotrr 35 or w still lagging be- iiSJ£UUXS2 Published monthly by the Railway Historical Society of San Diego© (Incorporated a. non-profit California organization© W8©) F .CL £bx 93510 San Diego, California,zip 92109o expressions or opinions printed in the News- letter are not necessarily those of the RRSofSDc /Il nm items, trip notices, eta©, should read l^URuJA^^ Griffith Park, Los Angeles© .-/•?: v?$5 RENEWALS© ©...MAIL THAT CHECK OR ?■ ••?: vqU. be wore trips IM 396$SS plus reduced certain excursions operated by other ndlfan groups©©o©©you have a 1965 card and you ruiVtf E-).Ry0 ©ar ,fr8(J lot of the streamlined PCC sars in S?D->, former «able ©ar and electric c-ar _5b and up in r*. rris our big San Fj^riclsco ^^©©©©oas an ri:. the proposed sal© to ths city, they stated in & 30 report that is is not a good ide© for the transit line to be operated by tta? city© Local, businessmen and transit pftoplr claimed the rsport was wrong and would not go along with it© Th© report stated that such a snail percentage of people rido the hue line that it would not bs right for th0 tax payers to support and subsidize the liiwd© They salts certain ta:t burdens should ba reduced and tha company would best ba operated privately© Along with current news of the transit system, the death of Jasse L© Haugh was not reported in last months newsletter© Mr© Haugh was owner and president of City Transit Systems^ which operate© the San Diego Transit sytem and the Coronado Ferry Company© Mr© Haugh passed Transit© Palm ts^^n’u.^v5 ‘"/''i RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY of JaN UxEGUi( jlNC© « hEWSLEWErt. hUMSER FuuR (4=iiy6^/ Page J ORANGS EMPIRE TROLLEY MUSEUM- jm -*. ?t-w.-v4-«c. » Construction of an 18x40 foot bookstore is ;tu:nin?- with the resent donation of 600 cement bp-U’ka ana construction of foundation forms ©c,©© Th-., proposed shop«carbarn building has been a Jr eats. and a needed addition© A green light has been given to the project with the very gener® .•w? donation of $1o00O by Pacific Railroad Soo® :y iPRS is a member group ac is RHSofSD) The ,-zj already on hand for this project means wurk can get a tar ted soon© To top the donation a large building has been donated9 it is a foot steel sheathed building and can be unbolted azid dismantled for moving? Funds can I : . ■ e.\i for cement foundation work? The prop® I c>„. •■ • L Aiding at the museum will be 60x60 feet !. v;-:;. for two tracks and working aroau this! vk. tie in with the recently ao4uired transfer ; is nearly the deadline for the J electric PCC fund* money is still needed to pu.rstreet^r 316$o It has been two years the Los Angelas streetcars wore abandoned rr-d it has bsen the hope of many to save one of PCC’:s© another $800 is still neodadooocool ii.: OAuTc. aLollar®A~ProjectK system was set up I t son is not reached in this way9 it is easy to add a dollar or two whfn the funds are needed© [ If member and outside group members would ; contribute- a little each month it would be the j financial boost needed to see some of the pro® I jetfts over the hus?.p and finance nee ones©©©?,-©© ; Plenty of work for you to do if you pay a visit to Perris o good weather this time of the year© Sunday streetcar ops rations for ths public too? ;>ond a dollar for your favorite project and if you gist the chance0 dz'op by some weekend and get a little well rresddd OET excercise on one oi the many work projects©©©©©©Current projects of needs "nicks for the Commodores P-3 Funds N«0.-. Loans SoCoRuToDa Insurance?. KG Sets Car® barn; 5 team Locomotive § Grader & Trucksg and the Sacramento Northern locomotive fundo May 2Jrd will see the Newport Beach horse® less carriage club visiting ths museum© With the end of Northern California elect® ric operations on the Sacramento Northernq tlw museum is interested in the 8ub®station <*quip« ment and ono of the freight locomotive* Sunday n Apr ill Pacific RaHro&d Society o Box 5279d Metro StaO0 Loa Angeles0 90055*’~~= ^Springtime in Solvang* SWP<. train loaves LvA<. Union Station at S?00 AM0 Glendale at 8 320 AI‘1O arrives Santa Barbara ti«30 A>L, trip to Solvang on special bus from Santa Barbara, FRS excursion z?163 allows you time to browse aiid shop in tho quaint shops at Solvang? the arrival time back in L^A.-, its 9^5 Irwin goes via valley line to old main liiie thru Santa Paula0 returns on regular coast lina fx'OK Ventura over Santa Susanna Passoo.-oovoo .AP^A.-IQ, AreH Electric Rail-* road Association & Pacific Locomotive Aeso^c^. sadly ayznounces liha “Last Run of a Sacramento Northern Mectric** special train will leave Yuba City at W?00 AM and will to all the available electrified trackage in the Tuba City®Marysville area© The train will bo powred by one of the last SJL active ©leetric locomotives? write BoA^EuRoAo? 2?& Union Stop SwAi Ra.fsaXp C-sllHo Tor tx©kots©ooQ'$ ^Sp^Yr,^^PRIL_^ Railway Hist,on Society of San Di®go0 inc© presents a ^Spring Wild Flower & Palm Springs Aerial Tmauay Toux traveling fraw Son Diogo northward on US«395 to stat© /I at T€320cuiao eastward through the high valley country and down ths scenic rout*? into the Coachella Valley on state 74© Visit and shop in Palm Springs or take the famous Aorlal Trmi-ay tripe Spocial charter bvs «M1 l^ave Santa Fe Railway Depot at 8;CO AM and make pick ups at LL>So Grant Hotel and points north? including a stop at Escondido© Faros for RHSofSD members ares $8o00 adults^ $5c.?;5 children 4 to 12 years of age© (childre;’: under 4 no charge as long as held by parent cn bur©i SEE SPECIAL ORDER ON BACK PAGE I>DR THIS EIG SPRINGTIME SCENIC TREATU SUNDAY. APRIL 2$th MAY 14»l5®i6 Ox'ange tapirs Trolley Mus^vm PcOo Box 5010 PerriSo Califoo 92370-—— Vegas SpecialB leaves Loa Angeles at 6■GO PH Friday? May 14? 6?30 PM at Pomona0 7?05 PM at Riverside and ??2.5 PM from San Bernardino© Trip includes roundtrip rail fare0 all you can eat taffet on spacial Union Pacific train? the fun of dancing in th® spacial rumpus car with orehesti’a? special Mbonv.s* deal for casino0 downtown lounge show? one dinner? one breakfast two nights hotel accommodations0 midnight show and drinks on the Mstripwoooooall this for the one low fare of $59*00 per person© Special train leaves Las Vegas on Sunday at 11 AI-5? annves at East .LoA© station 6^00 PM© The 1st Twenty ticket orders get to ride the private car wMt© Rubidoux* plus everything else©£ dona if*; now© t; APRIL 25th « iCHSofSD AERIAL TRAMWAY TOUR bu?. It will ba expansiw ONE DAY FUN TRIP X.ONnT MISS THIS SOUlETl* of SM .UAi'XXJp inc© S.,D„ COUNIT FArajmRS WJiU^LzVi i'EK fcUUuOr ^Uuii (^=>49^5) rdgfc 4 From Northern California comes the sad news -.-f 4he final days of electric operation on th© Sacramento Northern in the Mryoville® ?z.;ha City area© Ihc electrification to be aband = •. n** i» 600 Volt DC overhead and includes th® x^-iors of Western Faciflc main lino through the only transcontinental track to •> electrified in California© No actual date .; ab^donaent had been e@t at thio writing but *.h«r oaw hss probably been decided liy non©©©©© electric operations die in Northern Cal® ; forr.-U, there is talk of studies of oleetrif® :rv,ion of the new SOF.. Palmdale Cut Offo the •F link between the valley limw and tho lonte at Col tone Wouldn't that be sosas® •■•*•■■;. U' 3^0 electric locomotives through our ■-••uv-.^rn ^alitomia C&Jcm Paseli Thora has bo-an fj-f electric power someday taking over from <■- day diesels but that will probably -a. yts&ra fro© &&& If It happens©©©©©©©Up :.h* cowsi ft* San Onofre the new .atomic power ?!•>■* taking shape w, tfe<& beach© A Santa F© vr;yi” * *.'- -snds down w th# new plant for h&uling :*?« imd eventually to tak® out th® 100 ton and lead blocks of radio-active waste. ,T>^ blocks will be hauled on special &aro to th^ A twin Ehergy Board for specisl t<^ the b^ach and into plac®© This big powr plant is quit® iaspressiw from Essing sinta ’Sen Diegan” trains or while d f •• Vi.niz by U 22=101 ©o©©©©©© © Speaking ox t5?. l? w HAWT ALRKADYoooAPRTI. MEETXHG ON the 5th„ EXCURSKW 1iE Z5tt will depart from Santa Fs Railway station on theSpwel. Cut along line and send check or aon ^.'00 F^ 5VA<«y ftPRlL Complete nsuntrip will include bus transportation0 Aerial Tramway tripy meals are addltionalo For those wishing to visit and shop in Palm Springs ve will drop them off in the downtown area where all of the famed shops are0 the bus will pick th^i sup again Xat®Fo Plenty of eating places In Palm Springs too» For those talking the complete trip,, our bus will deliver them right to the front door of th® Aerial Tramway Valley Station and pick them up again after the memorable trip up th® mountaino Excellent food available for lunch high up Railway Historical Society of San Diego.. Inc&c will sponsor a one day charter bus excursion from San Diego to Palm Springs and a ride on the world famed AERIAL TRAMWAY from desert to mountains in minutes,, up into the beauty of Mt a San JacintOoj.&oooouoo^ Join us for thia scenic day of travel through north San Diogo County and high valley country v mountains 0 desert and pineso .bus Kettner D&jiXe'Wrd side at 8?00 AM* additional stops at Third Street side of UuSv Grant Hotels points along US®395 (cn request) and at the Santa Fe depo in Escondido at 8s45 ^-U CHease state where you wish to board bus*) tsr rri.i3e^s^T«in««r»j^^*xfc*nxxrTTrrr’/nc*sxT^ r-. y RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY of SAN DIEGO. Inc0 P^O.o WX 93511>-SAM _ DIEGO .,. CALIF.o ,,.92?99*.. SUNDAY,, APRIL 25th„ c4965^-gjr«jgw»OU *ir — 1 Msgxrwi^jtXfl Name . Please send tickets for the ^SPRINGtK^ux?jca/arxn,vnrnL) fares? $R .00 adult* $5* 25 child* RHSof SD members deduct 50$ adult fare., chill ds ■LAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO© INCu NSHSLETTER NUMBER FOUR C^W65) Fag* 6 <*APR1L ^O3iO22S“ <•-«*<><> i KITES ANS THINGS 70 REMEMBER* Sierra Railroad steamer #3 has bgen used for more movi® work by Warner Broe© Th© three ".pct is most widely known in TV from tho action . The Santa re also Mas brought some pellets in from the Blythe area©0(>oooSatAE service out to the M Cajon®La Mesa area still averaging or 5 - --- ----- --- ---- --- -—— MONDAY0 APRIL 5© 1965 - RHSofSD MEETING,, SANTA FE STATION o PROGRAM TO BE PRESENTED BY MAC & RUBY MeCLEARYoo©©onB^ ThWJ* SUNDAYD APRIL 25> ^965 - RHSofSD EXCURSION TO PAW SPRINGS AERIAL TRAMWAY via bus© Ue® th® ticket order blank at bottom of pag» under excursion notice© UNPAID MEMBERS FOR 1965ft GET THOSE DUES IN THE MIL AND DON”T MISS OUT ON ANYTHING© Us© the blank on last months Newsletter or just send your check and your name and address to th© Society box address©©©©$3©JO for regular membership o $2© ,50 for Juniors undo? 18 yrs©.; $4o50 for the family package© IF YOU WISH TO GO ON THE PALJ4 SPRINGS TRIP LUT DON”T WANT TO TAKE THE AERIAL TRAMWAY 0 look ©lose at fona0 the isate is 1©S3O aome of you expressed the dasire 'to brows® and shop sr Palm Springy $9©50 for everything or $6©0C if you just visit Palm Springs© (RHSofSD m^stors deduct from far@20 see order form©) WORK ON STREETCAR AT OLD TOWNa SATURDAY IS WORK DAY,, CONTACT WALLY SILBERKORN EOR FORMATION OH THE RESTORATION OF CAR SUNDAY,, JUNE 6V VJ65 « PRIVATE RAHWAY CAR TRIP,, SAN DIEGOoLOS-ADELESvtentative oats) LOCAL SAN DIEGO YARD LIMIT EXCURSION ON THE SANTA FE XN AND AROUND SAN DIEGO AREA-COMIN2 : (no date set oz1 fare© pi’obably dux’lng summer,} .^ILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO0 Inc© CaItforuiC4 Non-Profit Corporation) PoOo BOX 93510 SAN DIEGO© CALIFORNIAf> 92109© PRINTED MATTEI San Diego ©Calif©’ PERMIT No© 17? NON-PROFIT ORGu U0S0 POSTAGE Postmasters RETURN REQUESTED .Support the Orang© hhpira Trolley Mu'jyw/s at Perris© California© r IH£ VALUE PUBLICATION asacxcassMsasSM-ta^M ^■jJMjjanccgnaav------ii n> « .umtMjiuwnrrTn-rT

RHSSD #093 April 1965

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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

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