Upstairs in the Safety Room© ths Orange Empire Trolley Museum© If the Perris trip fails to materialise will plan some other trip for the fall© It At this writing (7/30/64) we have as yet no word from Santa Fe regarding fareD equipment or definite approval of our proposed excursion on Sundayo October 18th to Perris and a visit to ‘ we seems a little difficult at this time to get equipment and approval for excursions© UtO LLXOXJLS The fair is over for another year© many ( thousands of Interested persons wore able to i visit the locomotive and coach during the ton ! day fair and the gates arc again locked© Without attempting to list each and every ! member o wa wish to say a big THANK YOU to all i of our members for 'talcing an interest in our j exhibit and standing by for many hours during the fair© When we say thank you to all of cur members wo are naturally speaking of ALL th© membors that were at the fair helping©©©©not the people that didn°t make it out to Del Mar | to do their share© Society members did a real | great job again and w© regret a few members who had admission tickets did not show up to help I and some did not even offer but considering all] MONDAY0 AUGUST 3rd0 7:30 PoM©-««-BE THERE© facts and figures it was a good fair turnout© i| The public took a great interest in the 3 steaie locomotive and w© understand that Earle j Swaine spent many hours talking to folks up in the cab0 he wouldn°t even take his break when J someone wanted to let him out for a breathers i Ross Cuttell was all sported out 341 his neat and! official conductors uniform on the observation I platform of the coach© Fred Finke once again j "lived in*1 aboard the famous car 050 for the j week of the fair in his own private stateroom© j Donations were good this year and wo took | in more money this y©ar0 surpassing past fairs© Tais is always a help to keep the equipment in j presentable condition from year to year© The streetcar was looking quite neat this | year having Just been painted and cleaned up© ? Interior and exterior paint made the PCC look :! far more presentable and th© destination sign ! proudly announced UNION DEPOT© PAGE ONE RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO © INC© NEWSLETTER The program may feature th© 16a® silent version of th© recent KOGO channel 10 TV hour long railroad show© If th© film is ready by Monday night0 it will bo part of th© ©ntortainmonto Other alternate film of railroading will be shown if the KOGO film is not available© HMW Mrs. f^r^eAJT ptcTuKZS^ Refreshments will be served© Coro down and join us at our nid«suram©r meeting0 time to renew old friendships0 chat about interesting happenings during th® fair and about railroading in general© & AUGUST « 1 Once again may we say THANK YOU to the peo|» pie of our society for the many hours preparing the equipment prior to the fair and for the 10 < days of exhibition© A special thanks to Gladys I Skeen for her efforts and preparations and to 5 Tommy Mann for pre«fair work by his work crews© X » X « X - X <- X P^^AOm.EXCURSI0N Pacific Railroad Society operated a train from Ios Angeles to San Diego on July 19th9 it appeared they had light patronage0 the train was very small and did not appsar to be very crowded,, equipment was old heavy-weight cars© The Pacific Beach Model RR Club also noted I a great interest this year by the public0 they i found people donating to the kitty better this j year then in the past© yet spending was lower I this jr©ar for the concessions at the fairJ Th® trip offered a visit to the mission at San Juan Capistrano and a choice of the harbor cruise o koq or the new Sea Woi'ld here in S©D© The train had familiar1 car 15O9o the xrery popular Santa Fc observation car on the rear© ' ' ̂ WAX.SOCMIT OF SAN DIEGO. INC. R ? 0S0 of SJX. '-WJSLETTEP.K official monthly 2>v.-e biotin of th© Railway Historical Soc5 o*.San Diego, Incorporated© (A Non-Profit Ox anxaation) PoOo Box 9351 o San Diego0 Califoy -j- 92109© Send all iteras fox* print HrSirio Ao Swainec 3756 Arisona Stop SoD© 92104, pho 295^4889 « President© Gladys L© Steen 0 3886 Fairmount AveOp S©Do 92tG5P pho 284«3449<> •=* 1st VicQ«Presid©ntr> in charge of publicity, etc© , .] orange wire trow? museum Things ar® going strong at Perris0 even if it is th® slow hot tlffi© of tho yearo The L'“ |j big push is on for trackage along the recently acquired right~of~way which is just waiting for •ji track, little or no ground work neodod© This I; stretch of ground would give the OdE©T© about ij a mile of operation outside of the yard areao Poles ar© being placed for the catenary i; on th© new section of track0 many are ready but ;* more are needed© toother big push is being made for » better i power set up, tzora juice to operate the cars© The Nct Orleans streetcar has arrived’find Charles t© liann0 4125 Ingraham© S©D© 921090 ph© 273«8824O ~ 2nd Vice-PresidGntp in charge !| of equipment0 maintenance, etc© Clifford Go Steen, 3886 Fairaountp SoD© 92105, | ph® 284«3449© « 3rd Vice-President, in charge ■! of program & refreshments for meetingso Fred R© Finke, 4255 Winona Aveop S©D© 92115, ; ph© 281-2674© - Troasurero Harlan Hate, 2445 Juan St©, S©D© 9211Oo pho 298^78080 ® Recording Secretary© Barbara Jo Thomson, 3204 McGraw St©p S©D©0 9211?0 pho 276-32660 - Corresponding Secretaryc; if Dwight E© Couche Jr©, 31 ?4 Chollas Roadc S©D©0’ 92105, pfro 264^1920© « Historian© s Sooth Lo Thomson, 3204 McGraw St©p S©D© 9211?, | ph© 276-3266<» <=> Excursion Director© will add to the growing collection of trolley cars in th© yards© All this sounds great doesn°t it0 but if you stop and read between the lines0 this is all costing someone some Konoy, poles0 holes, cars, track0 wiro, ties, and what have you© You are right, it is costing plenty, and you can sure help with the construction and plans of this fast movinge active Southern California museum group© Present demands for funds ar® for the folio wing items and your donations ar 3 appreciated: 1o RIGHT-OF-WAY BIG FUSH0 2© POWER HOUSE FUND* 3o NBJ ORLWJS CAlTFUNDa 4© COMMODORE MOVING FUND, 5© youR CHOICE, lollar-A-Pro ject-Clubo If 27ou send a donation0 give yo’ur name and addressc you will bo issued a receipt and your donation is tax deductable© Hop in the family car some weekend and go see the progress being made at Perrisc Califor nia© ©© ©at tho Orange Empire Trolley ilusesmo OR©©©©if we ever got clearanco0 equipment and the powei’o a fan trip via Santa F© will be If you e.rQ going to Northern California or- any point as far north as San Joss0 don°t | fail to pay a visit and take a ride on the now railroad near Santa Crusooooth© ROARING CAMP f A- BIG TREES Narrow Gauge Railroad at Felton0 jj California© Featuring steam powerp a mighty little Shay on the passenger run and tho old e #3 Reisler from West Sid© Lumber on work trains] to bring back the fun and interest of steanH j All reports have teen highly favorable on ij this 3 foot harrow gauge line© Trains run on a j daily basis June 12th to Sept© 18th0 fares are j $1o00 adults and $©50 for children© AUGUS'F^rdv MEETING NIGHT (First Monday) operated froza S^n .Ciego in October© WE HOPE© SANTA FE DROPS TRAINS With the loss of mil service between San Diogo and Los tog©loep the AT&SF will drop tho operation of f?0 southbound and #81 northbound© #70 arrives at 5$0Q At1! and #81 departs at 9*00 PM and both wore primarily mail trains© Trains will te officially dropped August 1P 1964© Groat hope her© along tho coast lino is for revised schedules and tetter service,, not loss as is te?.ng planned by tho railroad© Short trains on a ^or© frequent schedulee fittractiv© fr>‘osc thats wrhat tho line needs© ” SEPi'E?4BE!: I&ch. M-'MIv'G TIGHT (Second Monday) RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY of SAN DIEGO., INC, - NEWSLETTER Noo 7 & 8 ^sjjoj^ofjssesi S0D0&A0E0 freight trains sported the pol« ; ish of former passenger days recently with a nice shiny two tone observation car on the reaxj of the traino hSierra Nevadah #14-3 was in town i on business© it is a heavy-weight©o©©oOn the | Santa Fe several observation cars have boon in i ten on the San Diegan in the last two weeks © i all e business car© including the short one | tvKi trips each week© using th© little engines || Ln two or three unit combinations© (70 tenners) ;; A new version of ths San Diogo built aircraft i 12?© Alden V© Morse© 2132 V St© Natl© City© 128o James Au Hopper© 1645 Dale St©© San Diogo© 129o Mrs© Ro Co Vick© 818 Eorro Rd0© Fallbrook© 130o Dennis White0 1J04|' Gardena ELvdo© Gardena© I3I0 Virginia White© 130M' Gardena Blvd© Gardena Change of addresss stabiliser car has been built in the shops at > Sacramento and is now in service hauling the ; large Lockheed tail section built by Convalr ■! and shipped to Georgia© The car is similar to the originalo built on a largo flat car© this [ new one is painted and ‘lettered very bright to j make it stand out and advertise the serviceo ! It is similar to th© old Golden State colors© j red upper portion© gray lower body© huge nSFJ •; emblem on it©©o©oo©Potash cars are back and a 0 rather steady flow of alfalfa pellets have been through the Tenth Ave© Bulk Loader© One eight |j car shipment of special potash arrived in box ij cars© required hand unloading©©©©©Nevada North®1 ern steamer # 40 was in service July 11©12 &13 I fron Ely to Currie- Th© 40 is a genuine coal 1 burning 4«6=0 type©©o©©©The Mt© Shasta=Alpine ; Scenic Ry© is operating steam up at Mt© Shasta ■ using McCloud River S 25 a 2«6=2 type and th© I Yreka Western steamer if needed0 next runs are I August 22 & 230 Sept© 4 thru 7© ’Write for in« i formations Po0o Box 14240 Mt© Snaeta0 Calif© ' Another private car in the west0 Reading I Railroad business car § 15 has been purchased by a Santa Barbara railfan©(Cal© Sou© Express) Santa Fe has been using now GP-JO and GP« 35 power in San Diego freight service0 they are real movers of tonnage© also some big 900°s haseem on.^ight grgights© _ j Bob & Shirley Faraell© 6060 Qaireraont Mesa Kz.vd© (213 Kearny Lodge) San Diego© Calif© 92117© CoEo Ball© PoO© Box 2241© San Bernardino© 9^4100 John Lund©© Powell Hotel© Powell & Market St©© San Francisco© Calif© XXXSOX xxxxxxxxx RESCHEDULED AT A MORE CONTOK^IT TIME rs-r ■ r:j. ■-■.. ■. ■■■ -_i ■JXJjzB'aSaai Channel Ten Television crlll rerun the one hour-long railroad TV pix>gram on Monday© August 1?th between 5 & 6 P©Mo Check your local TV schedules or call TV«10 to confirm date and time© This is the show on railroading showing steam pox-jer© railroaders views© shots of model RRing locally and Cyrus K© Holliday story© HARBOR EXCURSION??? It has been suggested we run another cruise around San Diego Bay© a check on available evenings will bs made©©©©Another Cyrus K© Holliday trip to L©A0 for a baseball double header is being planned for Sunday© Aug© 16th if a paying crowd can be mustored up© Jack Stodelle is host owner©©©©o© Car 11 owners are interested in presenting a deal to RHSofSD for some form of ownership in the ear© if a deal of this type could be handled financially it would be rather nice for future? small excursions© etc© Think it over and vole© your opinions© AUGUS'7' MEETING© 3rd (First Monday Evening) SEPTEMBER MEETING© 14th (Second Monday Evening) , HISTORICAL SOCIETY SAB DlEGOt INC© « ■ . . . '■ ■ ' ■' § ■ KT^-STTER No© 7 A a « JULY & AUGUST, express Hero 5.3 ■■. group doing everything w;'ns ? •, dreaming and wishing for© ita Fugct Soun<| < ...V-.T-y historical Association IS building an ■ •.;• • j•<::?. sGw.u and HAS much equipment to C3 li • - c :J\clv tx’ack as it progresses* fclloxs have managed to get for thi x?’ a--/}0 not to mention all of of equipont and trcsk-..^ ■;k and work equipment© ? their story© your c:’’: have the same dreams and wit.-vics •.'..iiC'3 C'«£ ch© !8G3l Int’OrOSting ,f'ci S.Q, reading is still available in the monthly issues of this fin® and informative paper© If you would enjoy having this railroad news sheet each uonth© drop a dollar to xhe CsdLif- oraia Southern Express^ c/o CALIFORNIA SCUTH«- ERN RAILROAD MUSTOa P So .■ ’ • r/rdlno© Ca7if© 92410© 7ho CoSoRRcMo is a n-;My for-?-: • ; :4 vhYt 7*6 ■ e.0AVj»ratlO:a© ■■ '■<; .. • ’ ■ ■ the- '. ■ ■. \ 1 . r? chapter still owns --•••.. . • < -. ' ths-y are doing something about it* The c^ct ■■.•J...-e-;^ close to home is very slniilarP that is i t ■;[.' Orc-nge Bapire Trolley Museum p hora as up iij; I ^hs^gton there are a hard core group that !j . ?J Eiust beP in every organisatioxic tc ; i‘-'- going and progressing© Xxi qux* ovm little RHSof SD we have a group J manage to keep it goingc keep the equlpaGBt} ;>i5.7itedA displayed o etc* They are a siasll handX .:< -. sji1’. <.• n»anag0o o-s uruc- «kis •; such groups fox* the Trolley Musetun being f rj.Slt th® bajr area has th© same hard work«> i; h-::.Vfdi’ullon all projects at Rio Vista© Vs ?rlll gather some facts and prosont you !: •■’ on tho ?aget Sound Railway historical i, .'. 3'50 -?-?,?.t?aont? Inc* of Seattle0 Washing tone It j s?;-Tdld be good reading and tell of many hard 3 d'jvs of toll by their rasmberso 5— ‘ — ----t -- ,_T-j . ucn !!■? © BZWI I^-™ ■ T1 llR ’ TT.^-yrnmri ownod Cyrus Ko Holiidsyt, one® t li’iey meet monthly at th© San ]5©i-nr:^rt-?o C^inty Museum0 ‘i8860 Orange Street in thfr city of HLcomingtono (nsar Colton) M-2®t3f^3 r.j.'j normally the soeond Tuesday of the -. o?A?':c J’eatureci oach i^onth in th© Colifcmls. Southern Express is a very interesting talc of c--ch months activities over Cajon it is quit© interesting and tells of all tho big problems 5n rneving tonnage over the hill© His feature is ’written by Cherd Walker and he is always well up on the happenings on th© out of San Bernardino as 11$ is & work:* v-c. t of the Saxita Fe* Railway a t Summit© In the Juns* issue of the Pacific Bsae^ Model Club pap©r0 the C.ALa\Evj.'j.^,-. a cute and Ipjisowiib copy of wSnorts s\ ?it’’ gPrj^rodoocoin tr5.t-jt©_ to’< S:HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGOf INC0 ■\0* I.CX 935tn SAN DIEGO0 CALIFORNIA,, 92109© {.<• NonwFrofit California Corporation) jUL\ u- AUGUST NEWSLETTER Ito© ? & No© 8r- XT" R?E t o r n REQUESTED " ;.®STING IHE SANTA fe rahhai 2w S»3 DIEGOs MONDAY, AUGo 3rd® '•■.j ’ —j'?.:'=■ la alwajrs WelcomaS

RHSSD #085 July-August 1964

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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

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