iLJJLS L E T T E R N N E LETTER NO© F £ B R U A R Y FEBRUARY; I-TEETING NOTICE L T I I S c R A H I S 0 Of S A WAY 0 R I C A L E T Y The regular monthly meeting of the Railway Historical Society of San Diego© Inc© will bs held on th<= first Monday evening of February in the safety room of the Santa Fe Railway Station© San Diego DIEGO, I No© TWO " 1 9 6 4 PAGE ONE —---■ I. ~llt ~Wil|llMTM > QT|B1 fl Fll nir-1- N C ~ ?^30 PoMo to JO.LjO P©MO <= BUSINESS,,. PROGRA^4a REFRESHMENTS© LAST MONTHooovpoopgungyy-x»ipixrsiyj*FOlXARD MACHINE & FOUNDRY 0«4~0 I On Sunday© January 12th a group of RHSof ; 5D members ventured to Vista© California for a mid-day venture with live steam© Ihe special event was the operation of the gauge live steamer owned by Mr© & Mrs© Pollard© Some of the members gathered st the sit© of our fine old trolley ear© #54© alongside of also famous Whaley House in Old Town© Members all agreed the old streetcar was indeed now a thing to be proud of© Car 54 is now having the seats installed and the trolley pole is mount ed 0 making the old girl really begin to look • like something after these past years of hard work© (Drop down and see her sometime©) After looking over the streetcarc the c'roup headed north to Vista and arrived there "on time" at 11:00 AOM© Ths little 0-4-0 was still in the process of getting up a head of steam© As others arrived the little locomotive was put into operation and everyone enjoyed cab rides and many pictures were being taken© One by one© th© members were given the chance to actually operate the locomotive© It takes about one or two runs back and forth to get the °feelM of the throttle© brake and the smooth running qualities of the engine© after that we all became "old hands" at operating a steam locomotive© A very delicious lunch was served to all by Mrs© Pollard© a spread of food that just made you want to eat and eat and eat© It was ; worth the trip just for the wonderful meal©© I (More on the Vista Steam Safari on page 2)| xxxxx<«-~«xxxxx ; The annual dinner meeting was a very enjoyable and successful evening© As usual© ths food was terrific and a nice group of 50 to 55 attended© (53 to b-a exact) The new officers were installed by our friend and member© Jim Reading © After the dinner and installation was over© Gladys Skeen performed her last duty as program chairwoman(U963) and presented our own ^CARRISO GORGE THE MAGNIFICENT" and a wonderful eolor and sound film courtesy ef the Union Pacific© "LAST OF THE GIANTS" thv story of the famous 4-8~8~4 Union Pacific ’’Big Boy“ steam locomotive© Following tl>e movie portion of the show© member Eonald Decker showed some very excellent slides of Rio Granda narrow gauge on the Silverton and Durango area© Ha also had some very interest ing pictures of our local salt works railroad on the south end of San Diego Bay© All of the slides were of wry fine quality and w all complemented Um on his photography© After a thoroughly enjoyable evening we closed the annual dinner meeting at about 11?00 PoM© with a new year and a new group of officers to carry the society through for the year 1964© We might also mention the fact that some of our newest members were with us and we ar<- hopeful, to continue seeing them at future meetings and activities© If you missed the dinner© you missed a swell evening© sssooooo^ don"t miss the next meeting© MONDAY© FEEL. 3rd. pagesTFfTFR’’”lTii b er .... Die Railway Historical. SoU San Diego?* California» 92-‘O9© fih;3 RHSofSD Newsletter e c/o Corky & Barbara Ihciasonp 3204 McGraw Stc.9 San Dl'3goo Ca3Lto 92 . .1?© The RHSofSD Dispatcher0 c/o Eric Sanders0 ?86? Normal Aveenu^r La Mesa0 California^ 9204: o (RHSofSD is a member of Orange Empire Trolley Musoump P©0© Box 50K Parris© Californian 92370©) \ ON OCR FRONT PAGE; Us Angeles Railway #2601 as copied from the latest post ©ard available at the trolley museum in Perris© The 2601 was one of two fJ Pa tear VFitt-’ typv uxpzrkttsn&i. cars Dux.,1 in 393O<> A Sunday visit to ths museum will show you many,, many more© plus rides on the last of streetcar service in the southland© You energetic members are always welcome at the museum to help work on the many projects© any of you with a little spare folding green stuff are always welcome to donate to the many expenses of the museum projects© Thw Orange Empire Trolley Museum is “THE* museum spot of Southern California,, help it financially© with any actual work you can do or by visiting and giving a boost to the 0©EoT<> members on the fine Job they have done to date and the many things they are still planning- to do© There is a well stocked book store with all the good railroad books© buy your books from O«,E©T© 2nd help the museurao Tiwr© has b$®n much said in recent years about mataums© ri^-^b^r this© thers is an active museum at P@rrls0 thore is a wall stocked exhibit of ©ngSnsa at Travel Town. in Los Angles and there is a nice display of large steam power at the Pomoaa F~U’grounds©o©obut0 the only actual operation is at Parris© the ORANGE EMPIRE TROLLEY MUSEUM© support their projects© th^y haw th# land© th© equipment and the int^r^st© (0...E©?., © F-.0.. Box 50-U Perris© Calif© 92370) 2CCXX' >-==>«=~XXXXX MORE OH FOULARD GU-’M) (continued from front page) Approximately 35 to **0 persons visited th© steam operation on Sunday© Jan© 12th© V«e had hoped to se V- agon is© C Soins te&th of th® Ghost will ba among th© raffle pri-sss©) The/ main ev«ant will tuT’s the Gr-and Canyon of th« Colorado Ri^r© W« will travai several, trails into thes c&nyon 01 Arizona;:s National Park0 following the footprints left by Mac.-c We will get a hikers view of parts of the canyon mwer seen by tho3« who walk along the rim trail© We will see areas onc?e frequented by pre«histori© Indiansc we will tFSvers© geological time to the PFe~Cambrian0 we wUO. fcxperienc^ five of the seven lift! sones of the northern hemisphere0 and finally we will rsacih the river that was first successfully explored by whit- jnr rr? Mrn>W»«aKr* Where to go0 when0 why??? HOW?? A spring rat,, excursion is a problem© We had hoped to repeat the Escondido picnic trip in May0 or- take part in the Fallbrook Avac&do Festival in the last week of May©©©or try a spring trip to Perris and the OoElT© museum© Presently there is another trip planned from San Diego in May and it kind of throws a bind into our plans© If we run a trip ahead of the excursion planned by the local museum group0 it may foul their trip financially and if we attempt a trip after their trip,, we stand little chance of filling a train© Sin Diego Just isn}‘t big enough to sell two excursion trains within a few weeks of Mayo Ox’&ngfj Etapxre Trolley Museum ac Perris is a very good place to go by r&il0 it offers us' lots of main line railnoadingo some branch line and a very interesting p'.a^e to visit© Tnis j.j probably going to be set up for a fall trip rather than the originaUy p .anned spring trip© ELgure on 0cEuT© by train in October of V964c a local Xesj expensive trip this spring is b'ti- : to b: worked tfut© W^ will keep you posted as plans mature Golden West Rail iburs trip to San Diego with nh.Wa-!re'- ...^^ 4n Ofi juno >/>v; iwriAl'-’O 5’1 --/M painted up pretty) and observation 50? ..> ■ y* i iii. l. y, _ ‘j -— k*-.,'*. 1 '- ~ ***______________ •••• s* '"' ••■■ ^.-. v~'.'-• O w s l e f_j e V~'”'n’TSFb e’iT”Vw‘February -22^ lLET.M&t DEPARTMENT^ Daisy Miller is on the mend from her recent heart troubles0 we wish hex' all the luck in the world for a speedy recovery© Roy has retired from the naval hospital at Oceanside and they have bought a trailer and will live in Fallbrook© Down here In San Dlvgo our old friend Carroll Schnader has been ill again and is on the mend© good luck and make it a quick recoveryo Our president isn*t sick but he has heart problems too© Earle old buddy0 take It easy and keep that ticker running srooothiy©o©o©anyone else been sick?? If so© we wish you ?i quick recovery© te donnt always hear the news of an ill member until it is to late to wish them a bit of luck and best wishes,, so any of you not feeling so gcodo00oc,G«t Wellft© XXXXX-»~«=®~XXXXX ‘ v?:AF SOUTH OF THE BORDER a -■vr-.‘-ny.»«g^i^wi.'L3»g‘g£wau^eo*uj>.,>z»»>«g4rrvx":^c^y^a ATT. opsratto^ on th® Centra Di^islonCbatwwn FeMpa Pm’ador and Irapuato) cam'o t~> 2 typ®0 2«6=C? #6?20 and ex=Chicago & North Western 2«8=o #1*571 will b$ strapped in Augascaliantes or sent to Mexico City for storage© 7h« Queretaro Division extending from Irapuato to Mexico City is mostly steam powered© All freights ar® steam but diesels handle the passenger runs and most of the mixed trains© All steam power consists of QR«1 class 4«8-4fls or 2100 series 2«8=2-s© Tills division is the northernmost point for steam but it will b% all gone ty 196.5© With the conversion of the Augascalientes shops0 all major steam repairs and overhauls for the southern divisions ar© now handled at Veracruz© All trains on th^se divisions are steam powered except for th® main passenger trains© (Ron Zolas© 1/5/64) XXXXX<=«=«®®KXXXX XXXXX~«»*«—»XXXXX X2QCXX«»®«®®XXXXX WES" SIDE LUMBER »; SAVED^ That novel looking little narrow g«uge Heisler geared engine at *uolurone0 California has been purchased by the Roaring Camp & Big Tree RR at Felton0 Calxi© Tbe locoroot Iva will b® converted back to narrow gauge c it is presently using standard gauge trucks for work on the mill spurs© When placed in service on the R©Co&B©T© line it will ba pulling the public on this new line near Santa Cruz and will share honors with the Shay© xxxxx® ® ^--xkxxj: CoEoT© PRIVATE CAR EXCURSION? Tbe date will be Saturday© Feb© ?5th0 the train©©©©three cars© utm w wrrj« »>*.rTrr-m ot h—C .^gy^x^r:^n>«r3rUJ»u-5-»r^T?-^=7f.'3s-w^crT»—i the ball and get your money in soon© 0 ncludwd with du^s ?T?^AL APPLICATION W. MEMBERSHIP P,.O. H)X 9351 n SAN DIEGOCALIWRNIA.. 92W9©uC^maac^atwxrr^ x..coOtnr 73sw>;w^ig th uk '." *' . J _±.aax’x* H&.?bCr Address2 Phone No© Age s Bir thda te ? ( )$2©50 Rego ( >$3o50 Family ^mbership for 19&te enclosed is ( )Check ( )Cash ( )Money Order hzicjoseci is additional, donation to Equipment & Restoration Fund $ _ checks payable to Railway Historical. Society of San Diego0 Inc©) ‘ pt^ will }> wl^h II96^^ cards in Mar^h© TOTAL n PAGE rWR • c? n Y r ■' <• ' .J ■■ r «p y Q J? \ ’. jLJL:4.£* .X..j 4 a__ ft. JiL.-p.,JL.i£__ u> * .-\.P- --- RHSofSp Opjjg^^uS 0? RAILROAD NEWS; mat big blue Missouri Pacific private observation number is dw bastfc from th© Santa Fe shops at San Bsmardlno© Tne ear has been -f-onpiotely refurbished and is to return to San Diego on Feb© 5th© Hor first trip will take owners to th*? city by the golden gato© san Fransisco via Santa F»® "San Diegan % SOP© ■7Ilark;’ and returning on tiw SvPq f?Pay3..ightH and back to S^n Diego on the Santa Fe© Thin trip will pab© ^4thn 15 to and l6th©o©oc.o©cRain®Sixaw0 three ? ittl< G.-,E« ?0 ton dieses fighting thv JX grade up Commercial Street on the S..,D©MoE© on = -. r Orange Empire Trolley ^s®iuuooeoc©o©oDi::>^zv ’̂i4c_Sj©^DlGgo c^eur^d 2-r-^.p.d the weo srnXLi hours •sf Monday 0 Jan© 27th when a northbound S-nt-?. Fe "freight had just left th? 22nd Street yard© a rail broke by th® guard rail on the turnout to Sullivan Hardwood spur© The motive power J-Afi unit #20 «D roadawltcher #2662 and 72'1 and : Ai; unrt #282«C0 one diesel unit and three cars derailed and came to a grinding stop ac- j-oss i-X. k^t st/eeto The crossing was cleaved around ?;am and the fin&k rerailing was SoP© box :r5?^0?&P a big icoller bearing nydra®^usnion car© Conflicting stories at the scener but it appeared ch® rear c:An unlc0 #282«C was th© oiuy unit cn ths ties and it climbed up to pavement level at Market Street© Th® rail fraoturad opposite thfri frog and the flanges split t'to frog causing ths aeivrllment© A track ^;rew p^acod r^lls while the last car was being jacked up9 the 282«C supplied air for the big jacks0 the other inivt? units wro parked tetweon i3Fq and ' Strc^ ts© © © © © © o Potagh trains wer ? 3 eng and xi®j?/y again during the middle of January with sorae larg® shipments'bsing moved through the bulk load-^ er the Tenth Ave© Terminal© Eight unit power as usual© From the S3DoM©E© a large hoary duty flat car of th© double truck at each &nd veriots- delivered a large generator to the south bay power house© Also n®w on th® SoDc&AoSO(, 3hi.pp.kng cotton on Hat cars equipped with box ?iir heigh th bulk heads at each endn similar to shipments of plastei* board© © © © © © © Big.^jjhigy^5t tho '3 unit Alco passenger diesel recently derailed at Oceanside is back from th® shops0 all polish^ ed and painted9 looks like a new locomoti%re©© © © © © o © jjacj local San Diego passenger s«r .-.;= ice is tha report from the postal service of switching mall to trucks between San Diego and Los Angeles© This may well put the San Diegan s^rvics to a once a day run in each direction© A?7 can do is hope for continued mail service by train© Watch the local papers fox'- resulrs of this problem© Tn^ Post Office claims they can sav® via truekn?ooo0o0oG.Plggy Ba^k track on fiat car is becoming r^r^? and mor$ active .into San Diego on Santa F^- and S-,DO&A©E.’ P0j'i?; i9(>ijr^mbarshAn cards wiXl bg.aa.y.eltfxdi xssu® of thj?..Bewglettor”,jJ U~SXA© (A Nton^Prcfit California Corporation) NON-PROFIT Uk0. y U.S. POSTAGE PAI D San Diego, Calif. PERMIT ^177 csi.’oa PRINTED MATTER <=>=>=□ Fes ulster*, R S T U R N REQUESTED T 1 M E V A L U E F b kJ AA I 1 P H R?H?S?ofSoD© civets on Monday0 February 3rdP 196^ ? >7 KM*., at th® Santa F© d$pot0 Sain Di^go0 Calif©

RHSSD #080 Feb 1964

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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

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