3'.. . c ' ■. ■ ■ A L 'ZA \ /"h"' liol■ ' ... ... - *r. • • - -i i ’ -r. . t / .’j ; ,‘r. - . - : ‘ OTICE 00000000©The next regular meeting of the RHSofSb will ba held >oM • • 4ARCH 7th, I960, In the Safety Room, upstairs . . he ' • ( ' . • ■'■ ........ L i A . ■ ■ ■ ■ . •• . a . ' ' . . ona Refreshments will be ser ok H we wIj i have a pr’: If you have some good photo..<■'<.■ <•• sc.■ ■ ■ . / thing at all in the nature of rat road?ng or railroad history • • c t 6x10 photo or good ■f you can g.’vo c shorr talk on some :. te.u of ini’:, ©rests, do • o ograt..- arid raffle» talk abouts any g . prir <3 are ’ -g-e’ fb ?•?’ '■ r. . i •_. . ■■ . • • somethin ’ .nd every member has had the ux ngs, but somehow just never get th c o the dly, close meeting of railfans and rai] historianso E.» - . . ■ ' ■ ■. . • • . ■ • . . ■ • ■ ■ ■ • • j : • the . ■. .. .■ . . ' . .. S • • from the - ■ p paaaenge? •• .• the parking ot the SODO Zoo at 7:10 A^MOf see the ’’Colorado Rive?: Express’7 brochv.’’© : tb> de-•.•alls© ak in 14 o>.A-/.1C e -i 1 ■5 <.. GC ( jas ..:t JO ■ . . -.. ■ 1 ?•?. K. to <0 AoM . . .. as 30 on as •’ he on iraap. r-.' ' c. . vu Mexi sal/. £ 3-.- arriveIf tat .> HUNG YOUR Or*vl c > supply yoiW own noon in :?. r the PICKj c ,;.d c/.‘o □ trip via SUN ^Yf / '"J.’ i-j, yuu do VicL 0 k’ 'H E S o I. o C o T RIP t) . ;8O75 o '■ ria,.i no:< . :‘.or-.or.. Ba. a .. . : ' ■ ■ / S'. •hr.7 ■; a:/ a us ?iembe r . . -a ■ • ?c ■ ■. : . ' 960, /• ■’ • . mI ■ t ship, tf3of>0, any additional dona : to the Equipment & Restoration Funa wl be greatly appreciated^ (tax deductable >u haven’t got a badge, Many o.’ you hairs joined a:; -aambsr;; fop I960,, many c,C -?v. 19-■ have renewed for 1960oo. ■ . < / are a good number of you that have been ■ A... • • ?A ■ . , ■. . ' . . . . ' . ... ; .• • ■ . N - A . ■ R, NO MOI E ISSUES '• THE .••• .• ' ■? .• \ ) ; N ' ■ o T ■ ■.. > '. . • . ' ’ .. : . '!■•. ’ ■/ . a. . • • • ... ? a .. ■. : a . ; i . /•,<’5R..ooo Next >fSD meeting^ Monday, March ?th9 8:00 to 10:30 P0M MEETING NOTICEoooonooocoTbe next regular meeting of the RHSofSD will b^ held at 8:00 PoMm MONDAY., MARCH ?th^ 196% in th© Safety Room, upstairs and to the in the Santa Fe depot9 Kettner & Broadway, San Dlego<» Short business session# committee reports- and. plans# program and bull eess5.on0 Refreshments will ba served and we will have a prise raffle* If you. have some good photographs to show# something to talk about# any- thing at all in the nature of railroading or railroad history, bring lb, talk about, present it# at the March meeting* 8x10 photos or good prints are best? If you can give a short talk on some item of Interest9 do it<> The March meet" Ing is for toe benefit of each and every member or guest to present eomething of general interest© We know that each and ©very member has had the urge to add something of interest to the meetings, but somehow just never get. the tire-■>- to do soQ come to the March meeting and make It a good friendly, cloue meeting of railfana and rai2 historianso See you on the 7th of March© i?RIP NOTICE .> »a>oooocThe next excursion of the RHSofSD will be held on -Sunday, torch 20to# I960, starting at 7:00 A©M© At that the first charter bus Hll leas'© the Third Sto aide of th© Grant Hotel# from there they will pick >p passengers at th© parking lot apposite the SODO Zoo at 7^10 see the ’Colorado River Express’* brochure for all the details© Plan now to take this intex’esting and enjoyable trip via the Ferrocarril Sonora Baja California out of Mexicali, Mexico, SUNDAY, MARCH 20, I960© wish you may drive to Mexicali and take the charter bus, one way ofc the other oo<>e ©GO ON Member rates: Bus & Train* roundtrip= Noa-member rates: ” n i! 15 Under 12 9 ?atoa: ” ” ” *’ Train departs Mexicali SoB©C* station train# you do not have to go THE SoBoCo TRIP, Sunday, 3?’2 'Ip8o75s Train only® ®Uo2> Wo 7b %>7c.00 ? ” n *g>2< ;.>0 at 1.0:30 AqMo (or as soon as If y ty 0/6C the charter busses arrive# If later then 10:30 A*JM Train returns to Mexicali at U«30 P0Mo BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC LUNCH® no diner on train, jus*: soft ar in ..w be sure to supply yoOT own noon mealQ DUES NOT.£CE«©oooooTha I960 dues are due end payableooooooNO'a’ISH Treasux'©r Fr-i Finke is ready and willing to take your &2o>b for I960, or for a family member ship, 43o50, any additional donations to the Equipment & Restoration Fund will be greatly appreciated^ (tax deductable tooH) If you haven8t got a badge# Include $lo0U extra with dues payment and get anRHSofSD badge© Many of you have joined as new membex»3 for 1960# many of out 19>9 member have renewed lor 1960Ooooc-oBUT, there are a good number of you that have been planning to do i.t# but just haven°t gotten around to itc THIS .IS YOUR LhS’i IS:.‘ <»oo ^Next RHSofSD meeting, Monday, March 7th® 8:00 PJL to 10:30 P.3M- ■ sx--i «-• •. ;~f. . ■ i«asunaMMia(MVM»«awMMWse-am3ss.'iaK..ik>>M». ..s^w^aca-.n wvOMC8H«>f cciMxaa> s^. i-EETING NGTICEooooooooeoTbe next regular meeting of the RHSofSD will be held at 8:00 PoMo< MONDAY., MARCH 7th, 1960p In th© Safety Room, upstairs and to the left a in the Santa Fe depot* Kettner & Broadway* San Diego* i EM^M3FR..^oo cNaxt RHSofSD meeting, Mo-iday^ March Tth* 8:00 P-.M.> to 10:30 I\M Short business session* committee reports and plans* program and bull session* Refreshments will be served and we will have a prise raffle* If you have some good photographs to show0 something to talk about* any thing at all in the nature of railroading or railroad history, bring it, talk about* present it, at the March meeting* 8x1.0 photos or good prints are best, tf you can give a short talk on some item of interest* do it* The March naet' Ing is for tne benefit of each and ©very member or guest to present somethin/. of general interact* to© know that each and every member has had the urge to add some thing of interest to the meetings* but somehow just never get the tiro-, to do sop come to the March meeting and make it a good friendly* close meeting of railfans and rail historianso See you on the ?t.h of March* TRIP NOTICE .> oooodhe next excursion of the RHSofSD will be held on Sunday* March EO’ch* l%0s starting at 7:00 AoMb. At that time* the first charter bus will leave the Third Stc aide of the Grant Hotel, from there they will pick •,-p passengers at th© parking lot opposite the Sf>Do Zoo at 7:10 A<,M0, see the ‘Colorado River Express” brochur-e for all the details* Plan now to take this interesting and enjoyable trip via the Ferrocari*!! Sonora Baja California out of Mexicali, Mexico/SUNDAY, MARCH 20• I960* if you wish you may drive to Mexicali and take the train* you do not have to go by' /barter bus* one way ofc the others****G0 ON THE S*B*C* TRIP, Sunday* 3?20/60o Member .^a.tes: Bus &, Train* roundtrip* #8*75* Train only® ^1**25 Non^meraber rates: " n n 13 &9*25$ ” Under 12 5 rates: ” ” n *’ $>7oG0f, ” n ^2c5>0 Train departs Mexicali SoBoCo station at 10:30 A0Mu (or as soon as the charter busses arrive, if later then 10:30 A*M*) Train returns to Mexicali •/.t h:30 PoMo BRING YOUR OtoN PICNIC LUNCH* no diner on train* just; soft ‘jflj..: . :'-c be sure to supply your own noon meal* DUES NOTICE*aoooocTha I960 dues are due and payable**o* opNUa'ISVJ Treasurer Fr Finke is ready and willing to take your &2*50 for I960, or for a family member•-- ship, ^3o5’0a additional donations to the Equipment 4 Restoration Fund will be greatly appreciated* (tax deductable tooH) If you havenGt got a bad-^e* Include 41*00 extra with dues payment and get anRHSofSD badge* Many of you have joined as new membexas for I960? many of our 19'^9 member- have ren-jwed lor I960* o***©BUT, there are a gcod number of you that have been planning to do it, but just haven°t gotten around to it* THIS IS YOUR LaST ISS uP THE Nr>lSLP;TTER, NO MORE ISSUES OF THE DISPATCHER, NO REDUCTION IN PARES .C1’., THE Sr.B*C* TRI PH S You £9*ers that are delinquent^ get that ohs^l-: In the m.-ii' send St to the Society box address: RHSofSD, P*0* Box 9351? San Dir.go 9„. Gall.. . __ • -t- -«• - ■» • "-'J* J'S*-"* - **• •• "T** * ~~VSl T'XTT'C" * C” \ C22?’*̂ £ffS*»!»S'»*Tr*.Vxr - • .-— • “. ~T:Zn- i ’ . J’A r\ / aJ !,U> X V '!. I j.v/ii ' j «? W U J- Cl A -••■ ■■Zr'' __,,■ V«j.i.krrv. ..•c.-rn r rvasuwi :?-_•<■ -jS5t.-»r: cl--rtwr-.^i-tzr---1 as js c«K RESULTS OF THE FEBRUARY MEETING©o©ooo^Called to order by 1st v©P^ Jack stodexle in the absence of President Tommy Mann© Minuses and t/reasurers reporc given© Various reports given on progress and plans xor car possicu^luy ox one of the old Mntex> door cars being saved© (freeway will cause movingythem# be ing ixsed as homes for years©) Wally Duthie reported on excursion plana© Jack Stodelle called on Roy Miller to conduct a bull session on activities of various members© Jack told of his recent trip to^Mexico City by rail# a very fascinating story© Dick Dodge gave a few highlights of his ti’ip on trie river boat last fall© 3rd Vc.P© ?Bill Snyder announced that he ’would have to resign as an officer# he is taking a job with a firm in the Sait Lake City territory© We will all miss Bill, our best to him and his family in their new surroundings© After refreshments# Roy Miller presented several reels of film from the vacation wandering in 1959 that be and Daisy enjoyed© The films were 100% steam# and operating steam at that-, covering many of the small lumber and gravel roads through the southern states© These were very fixie accounts of steam power still in service in 195% th$ only sad feature# the Millers were rained on almost every day# had to shoot movies under very poor conditionso' In spite of the dark and rain# the films were excellent© This past month has been very sad for the Umbarger and Bright families© We aie sad to say# that our good friend and members, Floyd Umbarger passed away© Floyd sent us a telegram the night of the society dinner# regretting not being able to attend# but the flu had him down© This was a very sad and untimely death# our sympathy to Mrs© Umbarger© Following the loss of one member# vie regret to say that member Harold Bright also has passed away© Harold has had a bad heart condition from one or two attacks in the past# he leaves his wife Mrs© Bright© R.3» Seeth L© Thomson . Editor© Barbara Thorn-son As distant Editor© Published by the Pacific Beach Model Railroaders Club# Inc© duplicating machine 320.’i McGraw St©« S©D© 17□ Calc Newsletter & Dispatcher sent to all [ paid up members of the RHSofSD© ■ ^»i^3sag. AausramtiuxKmoc.oa. ^tsxtajaauisra iirfxt~rr~ nwirniif i nil* —n m **t-,r ‘’LAST ISSUE % if your address is in red ink# thi^ Is your last issue© )v£).s •a-.-e duaeocoopay today© Got that ?heck \n th;j mail# NOW© SANTA FE POWER©©op©©#81? is out of the shops with her new blue and yollow paint job© (first hood unit in ao.lox^) Scene along the right of wayj three now 2)400 HP hood units double heading wi»th five cab units out of Holbrook# Arizona © (30 cars) Helper service out of San Diego has slacked off lately# one reason Is the 5 unit diesels on the heavier freights © Sunday night vjxtra paasengex'’ train re turned to LOA© in the form of thi’ee diesel Wilts and a coach# in order to have equipment for extra passenger on following evening© (2/21 & 2/22/60) Following the neat train of 3 units and a coach; five units diesel and a caboose© AXco #$1 atreining at the San Diegan with only two *A a units while, the JP' was out of service© Steamer 2921 in the shed at Bakers® field# covered Kith paper to keep the birds and bats from getting her d>ty© I X0 and 5^8 now at that locat ion, space in, or around the fairgrounds is being considered© The laud down in National City is also back on the list, this is an area near the new swim^ mlng pool, it offers a good spot for storage of equipment and operation© The offer by Mr© & Mrs© Umbarger to u:-© some of their land out in Lakeside was more or less dropped with the sad and untimely death of Floyd umbarger* Since his death, we have been advised that Mrs© Umbarger wishes to carj’y on with any such museum plans© Several of the members are planning to, ox* already havef gone out to look the Lakeside lan.i ever© The gendx-al plan is to have a storage pla^e for equipment and space for e.n operating loop of track for a streetcar, with the possible thought of s. r-mall tank steamer at some time ir the futureA Any ideas or suggestions from the membership wil2 be greatly aprrecikataio Contact any of the Boai'^d of Directors 113 you have any suggestions© AUTO CARRIER© © © © ® ©Santa Fe Ry© ar,d the Ford Motor Co© have begun expert max? til v.se of a triple deck flat car fo? long distance auto hauling© The new flat is rollar^bearing equipped and v.tilises “super shock control’1 © 1 t is 53 fe^c si^ inches long, cai’rying from f-lx to nine autos© SANTA FE RETIRES No© 5r^oo©©cooThe original passenger unit built by American Locomotive Co© has be‘>n retired* Built in 191|1, the 50 units were the only cf their kind, the 51 class followed with a different styling* The z^etired cieeels were number 50L and 50A© HODEL RAILROADERS MEEToooooTha San Diego Division of the Pacific Coast Region of the National Model Railroad Association will meet at 7:.3O P©M© on Saturday, March at thj club rooms cf the San Diego Model RR Club© The meeting is open to all, if you wish to attend, the S©DO Club rocma are located i.'» the House of Charm, Balboa Park, »Son Diego© There v 111 be miniaturetrain operation, on the °0® and ®IiO1 layouts, lhere will a raffle and plenty of good refreshments served© You doi.v;t hi/: to be a ifiodr I x^ailroader to attend© Iivl^R^CALIEORKIA TRI.Pfl © © © ©©©The farewell run over the now abandoned Un-3 of th- /.nter«Cal out of Mexicali, has been called off© Due to a frost to fire there will be no trip© They do not plan to rebuild the trestle, so that puts the end to our farewell run© Word just reached Excursion Director Wally Duthie in time to Include the news in this issue© We wish to thank all the members end friends that answered our recent request as to the number of parsons wishing to make the final run on. the Inter^Cal© NO TRIP©5O©BUT, you can still go cn the big SoB^Co trip on Sunday, March 20 th© VEWS & EQUIPMENT NOTES ON THE SoDo&AoE©* ’^--^Celery started moving the wook • 'D c . v- o • /• ver Exp re s s?t before Chris was, the crop being rather poor has caused a drop in car loadings© Radiophones came to the three 7d«tonn.sre on January 12th© A 30*- watt trans® witter with a ten mile effective radius for broadcasting, used occasionally us needs for such operation are required© Byroadcasting is done from 8th Street on 161©55 megacycleso The locomotive equipment still bares To&tj©0© initials,, the previous owner© The SD~79s can®t receive yet© The sevexi S©Do&AoEp diesels* 3 70ts,bo?.TOer8 from GOE© and four SD*7 ’s from (GoM©) are finished with their annual inspections for 1959o The next annual at San Diogo isn2t scheduled until spring© The 5334 still chants to a 56?B engS.nej 5320, 5323 and 5331 all sport 56?C®s, resulting in an extra 250 horsepower each© (All four SD®7*s) Poor 5101©©©©©during its annual insp* setion., the San Diego shop crew found a cracked crankshaft© Not having the tools to replace it, they sent the 5101 to Taylor Roundhouse in Lob Angeles© Crews ut Taylor stripped box’ down to essentials© Rumors say that they were sc unfamiliar with 70®tenners, that this pips, that cable and assorted gadgets had no apparent place on the frame© At any rate she was away for about a month© A decrepit 1000 horsepower Baldwin swit-jber. No© 1399, came off the de.oert work train to help cut in the absence of the 5101o Her horn squeaked like un amateur on a olarlnet* her batteries were shot (could hardly hold a charge from Job to Job) and she looked bad and leaked oil visibly© Before she was 3ent from whence she came, she turned over a rail on the soon to be? removed crack on RKS Street in Chula Vista© Besides the celery ;ob, she went out tn .•Il CaJoHo 3<,?e #1000, a 21 year old 600 horsepower SW--1 from Er.M©D© (report^ Ki recently An the Newsletter) handles the throe dally San Diego yard jobsc )Q6 kick abowb her the crews have is that she has no transition and therefore can only coakt-. 20 miles per hour, but aha can pull more then the 7CHtonnersr Six motov Alco.road switchers used to be the standard SOD.MVE8 hill power, after the Baldwin road switchers© Now they sporadically supplement the SD--*7 ’is on trains 452^45-- during tha celery rush© Cn.e machiziest said he imagined the oaP© sends them over the hill to San Diego in hopes that wo will fix themc T i1 his reasoning is correct^ they are wrong ^because San Diego no longer has parts for the .RSD«>5c3o San Diego simply writes "no parts” on the inspection :reportart On D^oembez* 23rd, 1959, the 5497, 5498 & 5499 came 5n 7/ith one unit at f^.L7» FiPN, tbfo others in run 1, beoau.se of ^n elusive ground© One units lube oil was contuxainated and they all leaked fuel from their injectors© They made It back to El Centro on Christmas Eve© Daysr ‘later ore of the their turbo® chargers blew upc Number 55^5 came over with her new crimson & gray paint job stained from leaking fuel©©©©she mde it back to the valley© On the same day the firemans window fell out© Rube C-oldberg would have been proud of the re® >aiL\2 a bracrj made of waste, an air hoae* flag stick, a wadded oleerance, t .switch key and 58^ in quarters© in multiple with the 5505 wex#e 5497 and 5i--98* *^he 5497 ran about 5 lbs© of fuel pressure, about 30 below normal minimum^ The speed roc order needle did not lift, aa it hadn^t for at least two woekr© clouds of ta:x!k black smoke, thickex* then normal fox* Alco exhaust, belched from •Vie 54979 its turoo^charger came close to blowing up too© The Alco b ran with three units against the four SD®7 EMD9s? but often, when S©D, sends trie Aloo°s out^ they do not come back; oa those occasions the LD^71Jn turn at El Centro end double back, leaving the Sidewinder to Yuma tc other S9P® engineso The laot combination of Alco>2s seen was 5448» 5499, 5339 v.rA 54470 4uo0tion: why the gai'ga^xtuan £sta?.k on the 53395 It seems fat enough to wa£!h clothes in© „ „ .i Fr&r. k C s_rx Ir} ..a : . — • - - ■ SUNDAY. MARCH 20th, I960 nbC THERE" beoau.se A Railroad and Photography Excursion Sunday, March 20, I960 COLORADO RIVER EXPRESS via Ferrocarril Sonora-Baja California Riding our own special train, we will spend the day traveling through, and photographing the colorful desert and delta country of Baja, Cali fornia and Sonora in romantic Old Mexico. Our private train will leave at 10:30 AM PST from the Sonora-Baja California Railroad Depot in Mexicali for the Colorado River and Riito, with return arrival in Mexicali about 4:30 PM, PST. The train will consist of a diesel-electric locomotive and modern Swiss-built coaches, air-conditioned. Refreshments will be served in the baggage car. Our trip this year is scheduled earlier to take advantage of the wonderful mild early Spring climate. Here’s a chance to have an entire train all to ourselves with the friendliest railroad crew south of the border. Perhaps even a ride in thp

RHSSD #034 March 1960

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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

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