1st ANNUAL So Do COUNTY HISTORICAL CONVENTION to bo held at the Catamaran Hotels San Diego March 180 1? and 20 0 19650 Exhibits and DLsplays© book displays and saleso museum exhibits of historic items© model MONDAY© MARCH jst0 • 7 CO P0M0 - 10?30 PM MARCH Meeting ma®' M.MU...I i. nrr j—xuuj I ■' . ' .urn ^S*J ^“iT^ railroad exhibit© antique car show© historic guns of the west© tours to sites of importance© Advance registration may be made and check for $2o00 tog First Annual San Diego County Historical Convention© P©0© E02; 105?10 Old San Diego Station© San Diego© California© 92110© Late registrations nay be made on March 18 at the Whaley House© or at the Catamaran Hotel© A complete brochure listing bus tours and all items on the program may be had from the above address if you have not been mailed one© Moro information may be load by contacting our 3rd V©P0.A . Gladys Skeen©. 284^3^j>9.o_„, HOLIDAYS!??? Continued from the Echo .Issue© o-o©o We had a good story about our fins 1 st V0P0 arriving at Masatlan during the night and sleeping till daylight and discovering his fine private car 0Cyrus Ko Holliday* ’ and vacationing co-owners wore no where to be found©©o©©©© ©we did a wonderful thing© we sent ths car to the beautiful city of Acapulco© Mexico-^«®but the trains don01-go to that there town? Jack got more sport out of that part of the story than the actual fun of his ^missing” the car© Holl© most of you that know where the trains go in Mexico probably figured it out© the car went on to Guadalahara©o©not Acapulco© someone said it went to Acapulco in a conversation and it just stuck there in the old brain and when the typo was struck© thats how it. ca.me out©, , ,t. ELac©= Santa Fo Railway Station0 upstairs in the Safety Room©©©©©©© MEETING « PROGRAM = REFRESHMENTS ® PRIZES©© 000 Ee theree bring a friend© sign up a new members PROGRAM® Fob Coyo will show slides on a very interesting rail operation©©o©Transit in the Chicago area© Be on hand to view this show© RHgofSD MARCH^MEETpIG© MONDAY^ imCH 1 at© 1965 FEBRUARY MEETING©©o©©©Some very fine 16mm film was viewed at the last RHSofSD meeting © The pictures were in black and white at the first portion© taken from 19J0 onward© including the streamliners of the mid®30°3 and -the fancy color schemes of the era© The films were also in good condition for the years that have rambled by since they were token© th© color shots of the original liilwaukco Road nHiawatha°sM and th© Wj-2 Atlantic typos in streamlined shroud were great and some shots winding through the hills of the Cascade line ware vary interesting© The films were loaned to us by Nr© James Slocum and ho did us tho extreme pleasure of narrating the various scones as the movies rolled along© He ie spending several, weeks vacation out in our sunny southland from his hemo in Wisconsin© Thanks to Mro Slocum for a very enjoyable even® ing of very fine shots of steam in action and some colorful streamliners©.©©©action- from the station roof at St© Paul wore th© tops in good steam action in and out of a yard© orsrAAifi f-H3 7 -^"-•~Tr~-TT-Jl ~T "ICT T r'r MU' ~~ r»TlL: ^IWHIJWJlfgMltlJ CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN RAILROAD MUSEUM 180 °Jtt Street© San Bernardino© Calif© 92M0 That is tho address to mak© reservations for the first annual banquet to b© held on March 9p 1965 at th© Cathay Inn© 9^9 W© Highland Avenue in San Bernardino© 7:15 ($2© 10 per person) If you wish to attend© include a self-addressed stamped envelop© with your check© Th© program after th© dinner will ba about th© L&N°s famous Civil War locomotive© the ^General0© which is still in opargting_conditiqng------------------ ------ ------- GOOD READING? Th© California Southern Express© subscription rate is $1©00 por year© Chard Wal ker is currently th© Editor & Publisher© sond I to musouEb-Offic© at the above address© 8, RHSofSD EXCURSION CALENDAR??????? Wo can°t tell you much© we should have the dates but nothing is confirmed at this tim©o COMING EVENTS: bus© excursion to Palm Springs and a trip up Mt© San Jacinto on tho world fas® ous Aerial Tramway© probably during April©©©©©© by bus© excursion to Los Angeles Live Steamers meet in May© side trip to full sised home, steam railroad©©©©©©by rail^ excursion to Perris and OpEoTo museum streetcar operations© October©©«© Private car trip to 1©1©/Disn6ylando using the 11 Cyrus Ko Holliday11 :?ill bo run at the first possible Sunday date© Dior© are cevoral good trips by other groups in coming mon sbs© wa lch for tho brochures© RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DXi£O(; 1NU, « RHSofSD NEWSLETTERo published monthly by th© RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY of SAN DIEGO0 INCt,„ (A California Non-Profit Corporation) Kail to? PoQq B>x 9351 n San Dtegpo California© 92Wo T965 OFFICERS 3 President- Ewight E© Couch 0 Jr© First Vice-President- John B«, "Jack" StodeHe© Second Vice-President- Walter Hq Silborhom© Third Vice-President- Gladys “Trains* Skeen© Recording Secretary- Robert Ho Coyo© Corresponding Secretary- Barbara Jv Thomson© TREASURER- Fred Ro “Fearless Freddie* Finke© Excursion Director- Sooth L(. “Corky* Thomson© Historian- Clifford Go Skeen© Board of Directors (members)« Earlo Ao Swain©D Charles Ju Resek and,Donald J© Dicker© "FARES PLEASE11 'i$65 Bass are duo again,oooo, Tho fflembars have boon renaming at a steady rate but some of you have not sent yoGr cheek as yato -■The following have paid up for ’965 and those with and ♦ in front of their name have also donated to the Restoration Mind and/or to the motor oar/work car for 0,E, ?,■=>=.=»=<=« Kent E« Andersono J, Doon Archibald, °AeE, Asks* Robert W, Bal«er„ Ivan R, Baker, Byron C„ Eaan, •C,E, Ball, APL„ Bergquist, Karl W„ BLandI, ••Henry F, Bigenhagsn, Steve Eoilingar,, Hobart FL Calkins „ ’Retort VL Carlisle, ’Joel Chanbsrs > Thomas Po Chambers, Karlen T, Charles,, Robert Lt Cook,, ♦Cwight E, Couch, Robort H„ Ooye0 Res Cuttailo Donald J, Dacker, ’’Edgar V, Dodge, Terry EL Durkin, Fred R„ Finke, James GaJiligan, Efrain A, Calves, •♦Elbert F, Gann,, LeToGotchy, Edward Fo Graham, Riehard G, Guthrie, Thomas N„ Hanmore, ••William J<> Harding,, Robart Be Hayes, Louis Fc Henshaw0 ’Everett W„ Jonos, Robert Sv Julian0 Arthur To Knowles, Dennis J, Kogan,, ’Stanley R„ Lauferski, Lindsay••George Rv liatiellyn, ••John Lunde, LOW„ McCleary, •Morey McDonald, Charles T, Mann, '-’‘S,)C,Mckler0 Daisy Millers Roy Miller, John Montgomery, •Alden V, Horse „ George W, Overshiner, Itonald Lo Pope0 •Andrew Wo Procter,, ’Loretta Proctor, Warren F„ Quon, ’James E„ Readings Charles Jo Rezek, George WD Rider, Frank Ho Ropinske, •JonathanSapps ’Sibley Sellers ’Idell L<. Sidney Walter H, silborhorn, Clifford Ge Skeen, Gladys Lo Skeen,, Mrs, Christy Ssaxth, ’•Murray So Smith Worthington C, Smiths John B, Stodelle, Earle Ao Swaine, ’Louis J» Thosas, Fred L, Tlctaior^ Barbara J, Thomsons Sseth L, Thomsons ’Chard L< Walker, Raymond Wo Ward, Bsatrice E, Welker, Robert Ns WhaatleyB F<>H, Willards Adele R, Wil= Hams, Paul L, Wilson, ’Mrs, Mildred J, Weedy, •Fred Ho Worsfold, *Williaa A, Kingston,, THANKS TO ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE ADDED A DONATION WITH YOUR HIES, IT ALL HELPS KEEP THE DEL MAR EQUIPMENT AND CAR & RESTORATION WORK GOING, (More dues have beon arrivings hot listed,,) NjadbLEiTEii UU.vhJ£ix ‘iiiiujk kaKCri0 ; RAIL TRANSIT®®-® The Bay Area Rapid Transit in » tho San Francisco part ©f the state is having 1 three tost cars for* the future BoAoRdo lines assembled in the Western Pacific roundhouse and I shops at Sacramentoo Th® cars ar^ being put to- I gether by the Budd Co© The new cars uill run on [ 5 foot 6 inch gauge track© The three test cars are typical Budd design with fluted siding but they are rather boxy in appearance© They will have special glass windows over the trucks for test observation© The first rail is down on the test track near Concord0 Calif© The test track will be four miles long and will later become a section of tho over<=all transit system© 1 MWlWHILEo BI SAN DIEGO——There is still a transit problem and talk of the bus company be ing taken over by the City of San Diego© There is also talk and planning for a proposed coao- rail system around Mission Bay Park and lines to downtown find up Mission Valley© This is not supposed to bo a transit line for commuters© it would be mora of a tourist typo line as wall as a possible test lino for future transit use© AND IN THE LOS ANGELAS AREA—The once big far reaching interurban line is almost just a memory© The world famous PACIFIC ELECTRIC is slipping into the past as Southern Pacific is stenciled on all the P©SO aquipsante The parent road is drawing tho. POEO into the S©P© system© The line of the “Big Rod Cars® is no more© in those terms© you have to go out to Perris now if you want to see oi’ ride the PuE© All of the important right-of-way for future rapid transit is slowly slipping away0 the once great systera when needed tho most is gone© ALONG THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST®—Our rail service has beon cut back but not entirely lost Tna Santa Fe "San Diegan1’ service isn°t what it used to bo but the trains are still running© Tne highways and airlines have cut into the ravonuc but ©van with tho mail contract gone the shorter versions of a once thriving rail passenger business rolls on© Maybo if the train can hold on long enough the future neads of a good transportation system between San Diogo and Los Angeles will see the revival of tho once busy and proud service© The trains run a bit short during tho wook and sport a single ALCO unit but they are xninning© Weekends aro still 8 to 15 car tx*ains on the peak runs© NW TRACK IN ROSE CANYON— Tho new line in the north end of San Diego is going in nicely0 a faster curve at Elvira0 welded rail and a longer double track© Th© ne^x south switch is in and tho old turnout has been removed at this writing© Several signals have been relocated at Pacific Beach and in Rose Canyon also© BAD WEATHER-* *®-The Northwestern Pacific is SPECIAL; PACIFIC BEACH MODEL RAILROADERS•tTi^?r<* »x©n CLUB0 ANNUAL DIENER & INSTALLATION OFFICERS 0 THURSDAY.. MARCH 118 19&5 - 7*30 PoM© Midway Chuck Wagon0 $3<>5-O per persona covers dinner0 tax0 tip and DDOB. PRIZES© Make checks payable to: PACIFIC BEACH MODEL RAILROADERS CLUB.INCo (Po0o Box 93510 San DiegOe California© 92109) THURSDAY© M/u'.CH 11J? 1965 PoBo<&Wo DINNER© as Rood as gone0 that v&s the way it looked a short time back after the worst rains and flood waters in history took the horrible toll of a section of Northern California© Local papers have had articles on the floods and several of the big magazines have covered ito SoPo has a story in their current issue of the Bulletin© NuWuPo is still rebuildingr tho S©P© main line is oporating normally© It kind of makes one ro- call the Temecula moss of years ago and tho ond of railroading to San Diego via Elsinore and Fallbrook©6©©it can happen0 oven today0 when old man weather takes a turn for the worse© it CAN happene I wondor what Mission Valley or the Sweetwater Valley would look like if wo had a MUSEUM© «© ©MUSEUM a WHICH WAY TO THE MUSEUM?? Presently tho nearest railway museum is at PorriSo California© tho Orange Empire Trolley Museum© It is our groat hope to establish an operating museum in the San Diego area too© The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association is working toward that goal© This group originally was foiled by some of the RHSofSD members who wanted action on a museum site© They have had a long hard struggle as did the RHSofSD for all of these years but as a group dedicated to this one goal it looks like they ax’© getting closer to their dreams© Several possible locations are being consid©red0 among which has bean the hope of leasing the southern ©nd of SD&AE track 1? the Coronado Strand tourist railroad becomes a reality© Keep after that dream fellows© one of these days things will swing in tho right dir ection and that long sought after operating □usGun will bo hore© We heed a place to display ORANGE EMPIRE TROLLEY MUSEUM© o© ©They need you and they need financial help© that is an old story but a true sto.ry© YOU can help tho pro® gross by lending a woi'ldng hand on weekends or sending a few dollars to help with some of tho cui'rent projects©«©0©E©T© P©0o Box 501D Perris© The Seventh Anniversary will be colobrated on Feb© 2?«28O 19^5« A good chance to go up and soo the progress of tho museume learn of the future goalsr etc-. ride the streotcrarsH BLYTHE-RIPLEY via Santa Fo and 0©E©T©—— A wonderful way to spend a weekend0 aboard a chartered train© riding out in the wildest big® gest hunk of the UoSoA© you ever saw and visiting a town that wo thought kind of poorly and out of the way© Blythe turned out to ba a bright spot on the horizon as wo approached it late Saturday afternoon» Feb? 6th 0 it turned out to be a very bright spot as wo arrived© The people of Blythe really did things up proud for tho excursionists© Spacial bus transportation to our very lovely and NEW rcotcls0 bus service to a voxy fine and delicious pit barbecue dinner© all you could oat© A slide show an a wt-y interesting yearly boat® Ing trip down tho Colorado© © ©held yearly 0 with hundreds of boats participating in th© overnight trip on the rivero All of tho food and entertain® mont was given us by tho Blythe Chamber of Cos^ merco and the Junior Chamber© Our hats are off to the psople and fathers of Blythe for a very woll done performance© Tho entire two day trip was a wonderful way to spend a woekondj. O^E©To did a flno job and Santa Fe deserves a pat on the back too© We had a two unit Alco (A-A) and a string of good old hoavywoight cars including old faithful *3509 on tho roar end© Sows good bi'anch lino railroading NAME ADDRESS Tplease include ZIP number Enclosed is my ( )Check ( )Cash ( )Money Order ^or $ - to cover the below checked items: «cs3nujuuu.4_u_i^.Bana-.-gva rr u Az-.-;.r—■_■■:-> <■ RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO0 INC© PoOo B0X 9251n SAW DIEGO. CALJFo .92109©____ _ ^barshiR: $3°5O Regular0 $2<>50

RHSSD #092 March 1965

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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

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