n ' 'u' J l- ■ "U —■ .aiHv H.| ■■!■■■ ■—.■■. 1 i»mw*w^uww»«Rrwtwuwrw—.kwr«k«w j» r *r»w».*www»i »n r i ■■■» «Jni t—w j—g> w .>«-■■.»*■ ~x e^.-i-r.’r^nr:»■— .*<-srr—:.-1 ■»■ RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF JAN DIEGO 0 INC© « Po0o BOZ 935^ - SAN DIEGO « CALIFORNIA « 92109 A/E WE LETTER * 5 PAGE ONE - Issue 5 R0HoS©ofSoD© NEWSLETTER Number FIVE MAY « 1965 *MAYJffiEJING** MONDAY .31AY’ 3rd 71965JiM.COOHTg FAIR DRAWS NEAR MONDAY0 MAY Jrd0 19&5 I Br'hig t M bi . USV vWbVl AV.-t* v. ~ w ,, tor equipped at Dal Mar with tho needed held * 5280 Work j| Last months Another fine show by the team of Mac & Ruby McCleary with an added show of ?6ksu films owned by the society© Regular "First Monday'4 meeting date0 same place©00©upstairs in the Santa Fe Railway station,) Kettnor & Broadway0 San Diego© on car 050 0 engine 104 and streetcar ; will bo done on weekends beginning Saturday 0 May ?st0 contact Wally Silberhorn if you wish a^re informations 2?3®?688 or contact Dwight Couch at 2&M920o Second© oooWe will need mashers to help staff tho equipment during the fair0 contact Jock Stodelle if yem can help0 582®46J6O there is a need for cooperation fros everyone able to help© If you cannt reach Jack0 try calling, Ewight Couch© (Being president can be tryingS) It isnf't far away©o©o©the 1965 addition of the Southern California Exposition and San Diego County Fair starts on Friday,, Juno 25th and rune for an extra day tills year ending on Monday0 July 5th© (Notes No RHSofSD meeting on the first Monday of July duo to the fair©) First©©cothere is work to bo dono on our equipment at the fairgrounds© Work will slack off on streetcar 54 at Old TOyjd in order to bo Second VOPO Walter Silberhorn some slides,. Corky Thomson will billing with some moviosoo©©©©© show will consist mostly of shots n the movies are PROGRAM will show share the The slid© taken in the Vancouver area0 the movies ar-< to bo an audience choice x-rith several past excursions and railfan trips to pick from© There will also be a few added slides from the members0 as an extra treat. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED friend0 bring yourself2 Remember0 this is our ©no big drive each year and it takes th© ©ntir© local membership ; to do a good job staffing th© osdiibits© Passes : will be issued to all moabors wishing t$ help© £ SPECIAL©©©©Orangs Bnpiro Trolley Museum 5 and Sant® F© Railway will bring a train load | of visitors and railfans from Los Angeles on Saturday,, June 26th© 0©E©T© hopes to have the new C}>?ountain Observation* on th© rear of the special train to Doi HarB SPECIAL TRAINS - EASTER WEEK 1965 cr====u=&-=ss^=5x^^^'=»’e^=^ ° _ Santa Fe operated two special trains for school childi’eno sponsored by th© Los Angelos Park & Recreation Dapto Tho first train had | 6?4 passengers on Tuesday0 April 13th and the | second train carried 485 bo San Diego and our | faaed soo on ThursdayD April ?5th© During tho lias ter school vacation Santa Fa brought some 25 different groups of 15 to 50 totaling up to around 700 passengers over and above regular | passengers carried during tho week© A pleasant ©tong© in si^o of trains too3 Instead of slnglo Meo ®AK units it was three unit GoM©ns and two unit Zd.co power0 trains of 9 to 15 cars© The vacation over0 th© trains again dropped in length and wo are now seeing single C1 A“ Alco°s and three to- nine cars on ! tho weekday f,3Saja Diegan11 trains© { success Ths charter bus excursion to Palm Springs and the famed Aerial Tramway cn Sunday 0 April 25th was a sell out and a success in many ways The weather was beautiful all dayS The bus driver was a fin© fellow0 courteous and very capable© The scenery was well worth the trip just going over to Palm Springs© Ths ride up tho mountain on the tramway was exciting emd a roal thrill as vc approached and slid over the rollers at each tower0 tho tram car did some good rolling at these points© Ths air &t the top was just right0 the air was also just as clear as you could ask for© Visibility was spectacular© There vas still snow on tho high mountains and quite a bit still around tho top of tho tramway to add to the beauty© We all enjoyed having lunch at the top© As an added touch the trip included a short visit to Orange Empire Trolley Museum at Perris and a ride on on© of the P©Eo cars© A.e a courtesy to all patrons of tho trip wo served FREE coffee and donuts©©o©an extra little service which seemed to please everyone COMING TRIPS Sponsored by RHSofSD SUNDAYp JUNE 60 19&5 « KCyrus K© Holliday" J&rivate. car._^.Xffurgion ■to.LQs.■.Mbeles? END OF NARROW GAUGE IN EL CAJON—s. xx»w ^.■grgyj.7*rar*<=->e»ywr»r x jt^tic mb* rdiiopui u Now bands will be put on the boiler lagg® • ing at Del Mar on engine 104© also new cab win dow curtains and tho back of cab curtain© it is also in need of some paint© There is much to be done at Perris on our San Francisco streetcar No© 1?1© Dafinito work dates will have to be set up after our county fair this year for some much needed work at Perris© . The trucks are nearly ready for old 5^ in Old Town but this work will have to take a back seat new fairground work at presents NEWSLETTER© RHSofSD monthly bulletin© news of society meetingsD activities© Qtco Opinions ex pressed in the Newsletter are not necessarily those of the society* ____ __ _ ir.,LJ1,WLn,.,tJ..t ,-Ju.Jl.r_ *965 MEMBERSHIPS 8 Add the following renewals to the roster during the month of April—~®Douglas Harley© Hamilton Wright© Charles Hendricks© Harlan Hats Warren Hats© Colea Hats© John Snyder© Jeffis Kenneth Cowin0 Seaward Tathill & Bob Farwell© 1965 membership now totals a few have not renewed as yet and have bggn dropped© Another line gone? No© not r< joking about the loss of another line© What really happened is th© narrow gauge Ur.S© Gypsum railway passenger car has been on county land out at the airport and had to ba moved© On Friday© April 23rd the ear* Has lift? on to a Bslyea Truck Co© rig and transported to||i a new location in Mission Valley© 1 and Jack Stodelle saw to the move and the car now rests alongside freeway 395 near the Linda Vista turnoff© It is on Hasard Go© property on the west side of the highway© near the Westgate Park ball field© The ©ar is good condition and| If any repairs or work need to bo done in the future© it is in a good location for the work© Thanks to Jack Stadello for lining up the new space for the car and thanks to Mr© Easard for bAjE I Lui-jxsbix r w E r- wry» _ »1 -■■' *.r Bay Area Rapid Transit takes shape with delivery of the first test car© There la still some problems regarding the depth of subways in San Francisco* One other problem^ they are building the now line to 5 ^t© 6 inch gauge... this in no w«ay will connect with any other trackage in the bay area© One wonders if use of standard gauge 4 ft© &?; Inches might not prove better in the long run0 allowing more vex’satility of equipment© For yoaro and years the old problem of different gauges has been awkward where such lines moot or connect© Let us hop® tho BART proves successful with thia broa^ gauge systemooo©oooA.nd here in Southern California th© talk builds for a hugo new rail rapid transit system for the Lob Angeles area© Tho proposed system covers all the territory once ©owx'od by Pacific Ei.ectrio^=-=pi’ogrcssl Rgx*q in San Diogo they continue to argue the private or city ownership of the transit iinso system in San Francisco the public© it also to operate© the funds Transportation costs ox-med someone must 02 AT HISTORICAL SOGXETi OJ? SAN lw». 8 '■> . 4UW>V»V oAtoBV W4l»VV*] ^-K— Ihe shortest narrow gauge railroad in the | * El Cajon Valley has boon torn up and abandonedo!!y •eaily© wo are only |h k'bhfQV’ 3?i! ORANGE EMPIRE. TROLLEY MUSEUM Plenty of"help nooded with the annual new weed growth around the museum grounds© There is plenty of work© all they need is the workers© dam on the Feather River©©o©©©©Many good bits of information and pictures in various mag&=> sines on the damage done to the Northwestern Pacific in Northern California so we won111 try to cover that nassiv© flood story© see Pacific L_ Neff3..-&n.d ■ t- jjMl yo^d^r (OoE.To) 71 departs at 6s00am cot run cn Sunday and NAME for th© foliowinADDRESS ZIP CODSPHONE OF $3o50 for- 19650 ( ) New Member Enclosed is tho sum of $c item/SoOGOOOOOO MEMBERSHIP DUES ( ) Renewal ;'U.i4’XvL>1?^'(VJRIGAL SOGIETI or bAw auiuUc. SPECIAL LIST FOR IRE TRIP fi Cyrus Ko Holliday1* special San Diego«Los Angeles via FOR YOUR CX)RWJl£NCEy A D5«ALL-CERTIFICATEn use the handy form below fox’ one or more of the many items listed© SIGN ME UP FOR 1965 FAIR WIT ( ) Del Haro SIGN ME UP FOR June 6 Scout Fair at Del Mar ( ) SEND INFORMATION ON MEMBERSHIP ( ) Biggest news at proso/it is the latest of donations to O.,EuT©y the Sacramento Nor thorn electric locomotive No© 653 snd substation equipment© The locomotive is in good condition but is in. need of a paint Job© The S0N0 locomotive xyill bo shipped to Perris via SoK and Santa Fe0 estimated cost if half®rate application is approved will be about $350©00 and more donations will be in need© Tho all^olGetric FCC from the former JLX streetcar system lacks about $250©00 to make it over tho topP tho car must bo moved soon© IT COSTS KONSf TO OPERATE AND BUILD A MUSEUM0 YOU CAN HELP BY MAKING EVERY DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT YOU POSSIBLY CAN© The Orange Empire Trolley Museum is look® ing for a steam locomotive^ They are also in the market for plenty of rail and ti@80 free if they con find them and pull up old sidings. costly if they must be purchased© We are all looking forward to that line A NOTE TO MttMiEMBER READERS©©©©for tho small sun of $3*50 p-i-r p&ar you can help support tho RHSo£SD0 indirectly help OoEoTo (RHSofSD 13 a group masbor in 0oEoTo)(, RRSofSD members are automatic subscribers to tho DISPATCHER© it is included in your membership© you get reduct excursion rates too© why not Join us? No 5 *1 5p>S' holidays© No© 79 departs at ?s00pm on Sunday & On Juno 1st th© PSRM wixl open an office upstairs in tha Santa Fe depot© (down the hall to th® right from the top of ths stairs©) Starting in Juno ths contract with Wally Duthio will bo in effect for tho operation of •rzeurriona through tho PSRMAo Prior to that he will operate a Roaming Iburs excursion on the Ferraearrtl Sonora=»Baja California f rom esli south to Puerto Fonasca© A rare all in one day., daylight trip, May 319 196> Train leaves Mexicali at SsOOam© returns at 6800pm© Contact Wiilly Duthio fox* important infomation on this i trip© brochux*c3 are available© The October Calico excursion h&s boon c-ailed offc a trip in September is planned^ no ; destination at this date© PSRMA address is W83O Fuerte Drive P La Mesa^ California© sut <2JLong ilzio and send t©©oooooeooooo©oooooooo PLACE Iff NAME ON ON JUNE 6fl s9650 private car trip Santa Fg trains No© 73 and Mo© 760 leave San Diego 8gOOa/B0 return at 5^‘10pffio ( )check<=mrk (Private car trip date subject to chai^ge) We have been asked to open th© locomotive number 10& and observation cax* number 050 for exhibition during th® annual Boy Scout Falx’ to bo held on tho fairgrounds at Del Max\ Saturday Jun?!■ RESTORATION FUND $ RHSofSD GENERAL REST ORATION FUND “''e ' DONATION IO Tfffi OoEoT. MUSEUM THRU RHSofSD $ „ DOWN RAIMENT ON ^RHSofSD PRIVATE CAR E&URSIO?TtO LOS ANGELES ON SUNDAY9 JUNE 60 '1^6‘j ABOARD TOE CYRUS HOLLIDAY: FULL PAYMENT FOR ROUNDTRIP FARE ON JUNE 6„ 1965. $15«,OO ( ) Partial payment ( ) $ M^^TSAV2NGJSO^CAL.jS^ Santa Fo has slightly altered the train Dchndulos since tho tiiao change0 here are the arrival and aepax'turc times g No© 72®*rr5ivos at 9^55®®^ at l8l5p^o &o© ?6 at 58Wpu20 i»o© ?8 at Ss^OpmoooooNo© 73 at 8s00aiac No© 75 st 1801pmo No© 7? at Number ?1 does RAlLtaAl HISTORICAL wl* M.auuu >. j.wvo <» © <•■.-.... has sog&mJJE^E^ The trailer hauling mabers are off or in the planning stage to be off© The McCleary rigc the Mann trailer 0 the Swaine caboose and it he Miller home on wheels© all ready or rolling© Roy and Daisy have changes already in thsir itinerary due to fair crowds in ito York and a batch of Hoods and bad weathor in the oast© They will cover New MexicoP Colorado and states in north and northwestP also possibly a boat AxUQu-‘. ¥‘w£Sa BOY SCOUT FAIR AT DEL MAR© SATURDAY© JUNE 6th© JtHgof Sp. -to. op^n display? can, you.hplp? . ofS © Do EaGURSIONS©□© o © © © :5th0 possible trip to tie in with OoSuTc special to Ocaansid0o using San Diegan firom San Diogo via Santa Fe Railway© charter bun tour to Long Boa^h and trip via steainor to Catalina© Sunday tr-ip< Santa Fs excursion train frcia San Diogo to PgxtIc covering several different lines© visit to trolley museum and streetcar rides© One day trlpP poasibly with the new OET jgeaii&fcLfifes®c^*n MORE TOAms GOBE Earing April aa lost tho I following California passenger trains s th-s S©P© dropped the R0wlQ and Santa Fe killed off the ^Golden Gate% both trains operated in the San t Joaquin Valley© North to Portland tho S©P© I cut off the ‘’Klamath® and the eastern H^psriai[F is in line for an endG the *Dsl Monte® is now ! being pushed for future extinction as is th® I NoWoP© ^Redwood® which now consists of tho lcnc|L Budd ©ar© It is nmored the 8DaylightM is in u line also© The “San Diegans® aro possibly due h a cut© lhero won°t really te such service |) From? RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO© INGO ( A California Non-profit Corporation } POST OFFICE E)X 935* o SAN DIEGO© CALIF© ?2W9o ^NEWSLETTER®. Nimter 5 «

RHSSD #094 May 1965

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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

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