RATLVAY HTSWnCAL ’•’Cni.'fTT Op S-'u'1 INC *- ?. 0.. Wf. 9351,■ S’c? 5)'?^K‘-,. CAXJF0P.Hu RH$~of«SD NEWSLETTER & *82 San BXogo0 California E --"’icijau5*tfa «j>, ■ so-20 saabc I [i chances are offered©©©©© IF or gUGSto of trips available on rail tripe and ho informed© thia year were all conditions on tto SORRY ABOUT THAT© © © □ © HO TRIPS We are sorry * all kidding aside0 we just didn't do anything with excursions this year* However© there were lots if you really like going did our best to keep you What few plans w© had shot down due to unusual railroad this year© The bus strike placed en unusual pressure on. th© rail wads and th© big airline strike did co tooo Botwoo those tm situatlonso no real summer denande for railway equipment and other trips out of th© LuA», area it made It quit© difficult and downright !&=» passible to do what no had planned to do? The railroad has bo$n gradually raiding th© minima adult guarantee on trips and with th© * deadhead* feo in bringing 3quipEJ®nt to S-.Du and returning it to L©AC it io going to aako rail, excursions almost impossible from hevo© We are going to oxpertamt with a trip in March of this vill to an excursion W0$ by rail but wo will use norral Sasita Fo train service on a portion of the trip© We will have an ORANGE SHOW SPECIAL using Santa Fo train T3 lr> the coming ato ?6 coming homo© Wo will de® Roy and Daisy Miller have more pictures to px*asento0ooobo there© o«>oo these offerings from tho Hiller trips &ra always good and lots of extra bits of information 1b always available frea Roy and Daisy© MONDAY,, DECEMBER 5o 1966ooo^oall mooters invited to attend and friends ?md visitors ar? always weleon09©©oocono on down and sec all the ganj and here is z ohanco to wish everyone 4 & MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY REW YEAR face to face©©©©©renew old friendships© gossip* ctow the fat about trains©©*©©©© HS^ooouo^FRESgl®^ Ito Deeembor aeeting always has extra good goodiosS AND© ©© ©there will bo some good prises availablo when the plus a FREE door prise-.' H The first Monday of Eecentor(, 8 800 ?JL n Santa Fc Railway Station* San Diego* Cilif., dj Upstairs in the Safety ta^o©/^.;: •. RER'ii NEySLETTER *a NOVEMBER A DECEMBER,, 1?66. train at Pico®Rivera and acct the- oKeursiori special to San B$mardin@0 the return trip i& the sane set up© There uili be a ©hoice of th© Or&ago Show or a continuation frem San Bern® ardlno via train to Redlmd^ and out tho 20^ rwainlng portion of th© old Rodlands Keep MARCH 1*8 thP ^96? op*m for this trip fro® Diego via Santa Feooooall the ©bsarvati©35i ©ar style vas plannod for vector tet a fund rais®^ t*ip of th© aase nature caa® ap and is a bit the different side© (see broehure attached) W© vlil operate th® Cyrus Ko Holliday on a 1 day (Sunday) trip to L©AO and. tack i?a the not to distant fvt’jrco (after th© holiday season) S^SS/^SJ^ZSSSX ~?c has been a rather slow year for RHSofSDo Wo big ©xcuraionSo no little ©xouraicnSv not such progress oil some of our pet projects tat we did sake headway Cai* 5-’ by the Whaley Bousa is baai-aally on the verge of completion0 i’ingjl paint work la the biggest need for the coming year^ Th® car has toon in the dusto some political prob loss regarding th® Whaley Rouse property0 it will be moved £joon0 a new location has been mado availablec covered and with room to work on th© car and finish the pointing =. The fairgrounds equipment is looking good5 there is always work to be done but the car and locomotive are doing OKo streetcar 528 13 0r«5ng® Qnpir® Molloy Museua ran- a apeciax from L0A0 on Sat© IWO 5th0 included was the operation of special on spur at Irvine and up the Fallbrook line© Train was & sell out and raised ?f.eedsd capital for 0oE©To projects© ■WSfl______ , A foiwr PulX®ane later OMQ^ private car is now in San Diego© The ftBlackhawk* features hi ph spaed roller bearing trucks© many added modem features for one of the older heavy«-' vgijfot ear#© TJ^parks by tsio Holliday. £j“ need of some work but nothing serious © Our car 1!7i at Perris needs work and maybe during the cooler months we will get some of our workers up to the trolley museum© YES,-, th® RIIS of SD doss need some form of reorganization to get things rolling again but with a new year we will be able to make a new start at certain problems and projects© Hero is the chancoo.) oYOU are needed in $96? to help keep things rolling©©©©will YOU help in To keep things rolling it takes many active ’numbers© many things have stood in the way of aiar6y mewbers during ^966© Ov ©make ?96? a real tow ahead ysar for RHS of SB©© © ©YOU CAN 5X IT- CAXJF0P.Hu of L=> RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO© IftCo Santa^^iaotivo power© GoEo U«28®C roadewltch^ in passenger colors© equipped with steam gen^ orators for passenger service© these brutes are now in service ©nd three such unite have been soon at Barstowo west cn 23© east on 20©ooo©co As reported in last issue© the tw steamers are at Perris© Mojave Northern 0»6o0T $2 & $ 3o the Lavino engine is enroute froa Pennsylvania®000 Mor® potash for shipment ffora San Diego© ther# are several ships lined up for December so a good supply of the Mg covered hoppers should te due and plenty of nsdorn diesel power on the pointe Current diesol types on Santa F® seem io ©over Kost types on the San Di.sgo line© th« trusty old PA Alco units continue to build up mileage on San Diegan runs© including the original© #51© a fow GM F®?°s catch a run now and againo Th© freight operations ar® every® thing from GP-9© 30© 35o 700°s0 12C0(,s© 1300ns© 1400°s© 1700°s and th© Mg 800 and 900 series© anything from two units to six ©r=> seven units© Oceanside freights use 700Recent look at SD&AE showed a lot of old GP®9 pow on th® 451®452 valley rtm© Tho little 5100”b still de \the El Cajon run0 quite often triple heading M' these days with much tonnag© going out east | to Lmm Grow© La Mesa and El Cajon© trains | sees to bo running daily except Sund&yvooooooo ; Watched 452 thread through the great Carriso -■ Gorge recently from twin engined© turbo charged j 6 place plane© got seme impressive views as we j watched from above© through th® tunnels© over ! th© huge wooden trestle©o©which is quite some® thing when viewed from up .and outward© not froa hiking in and standing on a hillside© that is a really wild hunk of standard gauge railroad when viewed from the afovteQRE NEXTj^^S>{M) to ?e haw Harxy Standefer and he historians position© George Guth© he election will be held at th® December 5t seating© no ballots were sailed due to the fact that there is only one person running for each office and these were nominated by the me&bsr® ship at the November meeting© If there ar® any | objections© please contact Raises Reading© chairJ aan of the nominating commit tees CY®6®25l-6 or >‘>7 Ki to Straat© Ssn Diogo© Cailfo ,9216> *-■* a^ocxfe:K«>ii ■■ I I * II iirx^t^©-.-SJaiggari.^jyT s> sv.tx r—«rgc-c^zxar>€yg'A^r-rxwa 4 1966 ROLLS TO AND END© new year coming up© p officers© some new© some old© 395? officers to j be electodooosame old problem© everyone wants things done their way but they donGt want to be stuck with the workoo©oso9 many of th® sam@ old srowd must f^arry on for another year© a few are| changing position but ita pretty much the same j faces that carry cm0 The nominating committee presented one person for each position© it- ^.2 up to the membership to add the competition if they felt it was needodocooThere is eno person nominated for each position© no oppositions For President® Clifford Skeen© for fix*st view® president®(publicity© etc©) Gladys Skeen© for the office of second vl©e«pr33id©nt®(in charge of equipment© maintenance© restoration© etco) th® incumbent© Dsnaid Decker© x*unning for the third vlce®pr®31dent position®(pi,ogras chairman and refreshments) i«s Mdm Forsa© copiing back for another year of bock hooping we proudly aro able to present our REGULAR for the office of treasure:?© Mr© Frsd Ry Fi^kco To round put ths J 1967 staff we haw for recording secretary® Mro bsallton Wright© for corresponding secretaxy^ Barbara Thomson© hoping for a better year society trawl© excursion director® Seeth Thomson^ Our present president© Rex Hornes a 1967 board of directors sieabsr© fill out th® board in 196? WES, SOPH S3o50 adult (regular member) l&TjO adult I?cmxly plan membership) $2o50 f®r junior (undar 18 yr©o) and $3o5$ mora for a sustaining membership (for persons wishing to help the society financially but not become in® volved in operation of ths society or holding office^ WHERE DO YOUR WES GOT Without YOU© there would be no Raiixmy Ristoi'ieai Society of San Llego© thera *rould ba no steam locomotive 104 on display at the fairgrounds© no observation car coupled to it© no ?CC streotcar saved© the yoarts of work on restoration of car 54 would be lost© streetcar 1?1 at F-arrls would have been saved for nothing© YOUR DUES DOLLARS maintain and make possible the continued display of what ^196? DUESooooContimied from column one^oooo / It &ay not sound like much but your $3*50 P«r j year does mox*e historically for the city and ‘ county each year© Our locomotive© S^DvAAoEo a #104© a handsome Baldwin 2®3=0 is somathing I north saving and keeping presentable for the ' thousands of fair visitors each year© The old woodsn open platform observation coupled to our f engine is even mor® valuable© wCarriso Gorge51 £050 is well worth your $3o50 each yearocoooo Traction? San Diego purchased the PCC #528 as f the last of a fleet of modern streetcars© we ha vs her in trust© keep her from ms ting away© your dues do that each year© Eight years of to51 and your du^s dollars have brought car 5L J fxwi the grave© restored her© ones a San Diego these ar® ch-3 reasons of steam and traction©o©00Your 19^7 duos w: another year of insurance on thes^ railway we feel ar® very vital railway items ox the days cable car© later oua of the first electrlce© ill b€ | and at Perris© big operational streetcar ■ itemj^ these ar® the reasons you should renew la ■' t-?; o Ah,.^4C0r:>t ?7k® try to jam 0oEuTo down yew u.iu&t evd-y issue but thor^ is an teporiant w^^iveredoocQelhe museum project aJ»u?rriS 5,8 ^10 on® a:K* °^Kv OPERATING kusqub? ^^hin manyp mgny Mies © The next such ap&i’aiioi as just getting going r ^nd quite nicely0 up in northern California at Rio Vista0 this tcaP is a traction type operating museum© It is easier to get^electric equipment and keep it running» sasierl yos0 you can probably &x& it is easier foxt it still requires one big batch of workers and lota of dollars and donations© O0E0T0 at Perris0 loss raiicago for som of us in san Diego in comparison to members living in the LoAo areae is an hour and a half drive© It is vary definitely a trolley mussuia» thsre is a largo nuabor of such equipment there0 tatp OoEoTu is not closing the gate on steasa ox* any equipment pertaining to the steam ora0 this was also a part of traction days© Ttoo tank-- type standard gauge switchers are at Parris on OoE^To track9 another io duo fr&s tho $ast© If you want to see stcaa fired up by any fers of historical group» PERRIS and tho 0oEoT© will be the place in future yesrs© Orange Empire Trolley Muscu® (RHSofSD is a group membere holding one actual wembwship) 1$ going places p it has bean years of hard work and there arc years of work aheadP but the one thing to reawssbsr is tto feet that 0©E©T© had guts enough many years back to BUY land© They need ssore now and are attempting to make a purchase while the lend is still avaial&bla© We and aeny other historical groups should have; done ths same thing about 8 or 10 year® ago© We di da” t^they did0 they now have the makings of j an operating museum© YOU ©an telpe donations j arts needed to complete the purchase of this now available and meh needed lands SEND WBA1S0NS ! TO 8 0©E©T©D PoOo Dox 5-W0 P^rriSo Calif© 92370© N&WSju&., iiJK }j!o t &.■ jj tZj) biOvo •sc jul>U© >900 PAGE 3 NEWSLETTER??? REPORT?? .101'ftSAL?? Thore are currently three very similar typo publications being put together in ths area0 our own NEWSLETTER^ PSRMAvs REPORT and the Southwest Railway Library JOURtiAL© Each of thwse publicationo carries a similar story0 Xocsl rail nsHs0 bows national o and the itoas e5q>ressly for th© wmabers of each group0 such as meeting dates0 work partiesc ctco • Each 8€w©Ei an iisportairt purpose to few® nons roachsa all© Frequently in one is of a general interest to all3 but it only goes to tho ^sabers of one gr^up© Socio tl^e back RHSofSD editor 0 Corky Thomson 0 suggested ths throe papers do a mrger and put out one good nowey paper to all three meatershipB each month0 there ecv.ld be closer hara&ny by all ambers 0 more know® ledge of what is going on and a of the most important iW20 TI£SO "uculd aleo b© a saving of in paper and postage 9 but I as sure tsv^ryona will agroe^ TIME is the on-t thing wo all nsad ^ore of and wasted time is of no valuo to A single monthly nevis bulletin would aerv© all three S$m meaberships with iaeeting datesP work parti-ss9 tripSp Xt could be ruivoff on a ratosograph0 rather than the less practical spirit s^ehinop non*p^’jfit groups get a special postal rata for 200 or more in a single mai3,ts.>go This way with all Utree in on© bulletin th© monthly rcaili&g %?ovld total 200 or 0n^ saiXtogp 3.©ss postage cost0 cut work and papar ccnsumption by 2/JrdSo It is up to the officers of the three organisation to make the decision and work out ths best system of Gpor^tion© Think this ov@rP .If you ar© ia favor e a card or & call wuic? h^lp rake th© dedsiSno PSRi4A has stated th©y wuld bis in favor of .2 joi&t publication p how abo$t RRSofSD? SRL? Mmition land purchase with your dMationsc Now then0 whore do v® and the rest of the historical groups stand? It has bsen suggested I by several paoplo that some of us band together and purchase additional land along ths right<=of<| way at Fex'rie to help build this operating ms® an# and support itp each and ovoiy organisation and each and ovory individual© Tiw CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN IUILR0AD MUSEUH is a group in and around San B®max’dino0 they arc ownei’3 of Northern #2 recently doliwred to Fex*ris and O0E0T0 tracksg©© PACIFIC SOUTH- 0«EoTo Continued frora eoluisn GiWoooono ‘Ite PSRMA has Ho^ave Northern operatiendl CM*=>0 tank switcher n they have the Lavina ©ng® on the way fx*O2i back es3t and have lined up several other Xocomotiv^s0 which will as things stands go to ?fex'ri8o RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO is not looking to strongly fox’ an oporationeil wism-40 we have cur hands full with some vsz-y fiiie eqzdpiasnt not-79 not operational tat worthy of yearly car© and historic in value We do have #$28 and £171 p both streetcax'’sc both WEST RAIWAY MUSEUM ASSOCIATION is a group here? in the San Diego area© Originally famed by a doaon or so RHSofSD members to find end purctee| land for an operating im86wnc PSRMA haa n»ved 3 ahead with great strides© ©0 ©but no land)] j operational 0 is naturally ths ■ place to run streetears0 ©© ©enough said© It is your time to sp©ak upn dcesnut it seem natural for everyone to ew.ix?.g toward a bigger and better at PazTisn CalifomlaT - V RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN LrlEGOp Inc© « NEVJSLEI f^K ANNUAL CAJON JNSPEGTIOa£JM^ Santa aToXaTKro special© Saturday© January 28O 196?0 $1%00 fare© Pasadena to Barstow and return© 3®^? sj@w SuPc Uno Xn Cajon ^iss© phct& stops in pas39 A3, co Fiotiv© power© Trip limited q 'NO V.j MwVo i 'j&& Continued from page 2 Seeing th® Carriso Gorge from above gives itj a completely different appearance© it winds and -j carveB about in direction© far different then j the line appears when riding th® train© the SM | AE is without a doubt a railroad as spectacular 5 rs anything in the worlds Tno Carriso Gorge is « different.) not shear rock cllffn but railed of ’ rugrod mountains of rock and stone© steep and twisted^000©Up in th© former logging railroad country t f th® Pickering there is a new plan to save approximately 3 Biles of trackage for the railfans and tourists© Pickering Shay #33 has been renamed SUGAR PINE RRL and may servo many more years up in the woods as a tourist lino© The Fibreboard Corps ownes th® line and land© it! they decide favorably© there will ba ste.xis run® ning for the tourists as soon as next sivxmer©<><.•© Speaking of logging railroads© th@ ROARING CAMP - ft BIG TRESS at Felton© California is complotGd j to th® top of th® mountain and offers s v«sry fine riefo non behind Sfeay or Heislw steaa locc-M motives* The Shay is ©urrentiy handling winter weekend business© 31}© iioislor is bc?ing completeJ ly owrhn&led for next summer© It is possible- toj ride this narrow gsug® lino any wokcndc leaving Ssn Diego on Friday evening and stopping enroutq for sleep can put you up to Santa Cruz. on Saturday and plenty of tir-io t© ride train 9 b’Wao through the Raring Carap store wb'leh features an excoii^it selection of | railroad bo«Mus Ther® is else a new snack bar ? built into a-caboose body© You <§&& get off th© train at th® top of Saar Moiwt&in and stay until] the next train© we advise you to war your uaik®! ing shoei>0 take along a light picnic lunch and | eat up top bgtwen trains©©©©©©^Where else* b\xi here in you them California would you find ■&&%.& new 3 foot narrow gauge locoacotiv® und®r const® motion? Harpur Locosotive works in Wilmington is building full sis® old time Wi®0 steamrso f .feb Harpur first went into th© seal® live j ^toam building9 has branched out to 3r> ssale arid rebuilding larger engines© now its new 3 foc-ters for soveral tourists operations,; on® bswg the j nw Astro Park in Hoviston0 T®x3a<)ooo© ©Western Pacific is trying to quit operation of the lon*g Turned Califomie Sep'^F© train will run until January 14p 196? when a decision will be made© I Tr$e ICC Is ^viewing the situation©©©oooRoc^nt • train watching on the SqPo disclosed a short and sad looking LARK at Santa Birbarar. a tt?o unit F«7 (A & B) two head &nd cars© Wo coaches« seal ear and lounge 2nd tw Pullmans9 a far cry ; Twas th# great days of th© all Pullman Larko Ik i ■:b*5 £.<3£« train watuning tiw southbound DAYLIGH’’ > -/«3 obse^sd at it looked like? a v'iy ____ „.J. duo to .sise Qf, (XXir WIN TER Father it pleasant to wrk at Perris 0 visit th® trolley otcsuis a^y ya^k« end0 plenty of fox* everything from 8S±^° -1 — MORE KAILR/UgLINGg (sontinu^d fros eolussn 1) la tho SSn Joaquin Va3A©2<^o SoP© was on the mow ao always0 di®se3,®hydraulies handle long freights with single unit© many wo unit f)FR units soeno San Joaquin Daylight was observed northbound ?.?ith the round end ob® stax^ation car facing the vreng way behind the hr-^'.d ond ears0 this is quit© cos^on© hew com©? Plenty of freight on th© k&vq over the great Tehachapi gratl@3 0 both Santa Fe and So Pc We had a good look at ne^- So Pc iina froa Pslmd&le to present site of construction© th&» overpass at i xvEif£V*?ay iirj Host of th& rignt^of® vray fm* the highway at Al ray on up the hill &nd ow-r S^.zit appeared roady for ties smd tr£.ek0 grading appeared to ba eomp?.eto'd©00000 So?© yita saddly in San Berdoo,> <'«~3d(dT;'jc bv^ke^Jhard top &tyl-u body.. CorTy c;: ? -T'.-.-.w.; ThGiis-^n or TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6D 1966 Vi sOO AJ< ANY MEMBERS ABLE TO ATTEND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ON TUESDAY0 DECEMBER 60 1966 AHE ^QUESTED TO DO SO. TOE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL MAKE THE FINAL DIS POSITION REGARDING THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS ON WHALEY HOUSE PROPERTY Al® THE RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO STREETCAR # THIS IS YOUR CITY AND COUNTY^ .IF YOU WISH TO BE HEARD OR HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY REGARDING TOE NOSING SIIUATIONuooooBE THERE AT TOE MEETING... . 11 sOO AOHU Presently one seiaber of the Board of Supox’viaora Is putting up tho loudest argument as to the placement of historic buildings on the Whaley Bouse property 0 uo donut om or have anything to do with tho buildings in question but they are just as important to be saved and restored ae our streetcar jH*© Others have gon® to great lengths to save these buildingsD we have worked for i3«.ny years on the car 5^ projectedooo'j® all should -realise the importance of the situatlonc If car $4 must bo mowdD w hop© to Isave a favorable new location^ It should bo handy for work on th® car and available to th® public to sso the historic old trolley caro Actually it looks great as it is0 it se^ms very fitting by the Whaley House and surrounded by the other old historic buildings being rostered nearby© THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AT Vh'OO Adi© TUESDAY 0 DECEMBER 6d 1966 ? ? ? 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MONDAYn JANUARY 9© 196? 1967 IHSTAIWIOH OF OFFICERS AMD AfflJUAL DXBRER MEETING© NO MEETING ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF JANUARY (customary prc^®duro) BUT THERE WILL BE PLENTY HAPPEtmiG ON THE SECOND MONDAY©©o© ©08800 P0M0 DIBBER* DOOR PRIZES0 MOVIES© Set the 9th of January aside for this special dinner raeeting0 once a year m have this got together* a leisurely evening of good food* good fricnd80 good conversation and good fun© .Local and distant railfans all together talking and enjoying a mutual InterestoooooTRAlNSc MIDWAY CHUCK WAGON RESTAURANT 2&55 Midway Drive (Just off of Rosocrans) °By the longest traffic signal in th® world®© lhe Chuck Wagon features the finest in PRIME RIB OF BEEF* plus ©there* excellent offerings* golden brown fried chicken* all kinds of salad choices© creamy wasted potato with melted butter©©©©©all of this on the good old "ALL YOU CAN EAT" system© You c&n hava all you want* donnt settle for one- haloing if you like some thing real well* go back for ALL THIS FOR THE LOH SUM OF $3*50 P©r person© Thia includes Dinner* TAX* TIP., door prises and movies© PLAN NOW FOR THE R©H©So of SCD© annual DINNER MEETlNGy Jan© 9o 1966© MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW©©©co© ^«^^ttj^^c=^,53 ©sf cxx.> c=.z.^. t-LTj.-C--------- ttee s PLEASE RESERVE __ DINNER/S on /9/66 Addr^sgs\ , ENCLOSED IS for above dinner/s© Ewn® ?3n£0 PER PERSON-■ —•«» i .czr/g=i»gT»rtxnmgy:ya^--==sa--.> «.gr.a»t:?aafXgi UXJ».-Ui-M-;lgCTl» csi^i j'^JBEsrsajrMisaa. j-K.O=-«tiuunV«» Make cheeks to? RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGOn INCO TAKE note 8 CT^TOliaWOroB' ON OR AFTER ~J^ARy3^9^oOAIL~wSL NOT GO 6uf7 MAKE YOUR 196? RENEWALS. <,<»a<.afloa8e do not nail in until, after January % >96? to avoid any confusion in holiday mails. HAIL.AFTER JANUARY FIRST. SUPPORT TOE WORK OF RoH.SP of^SoD. SAVE AND MAINTAIN FOR NOW AND THE^FUTURE,, THROUGH YOUR “ DUES DOLLARSP TOE FOLLOWING? ScDo&AoEo STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 10h (2»&«0) = S.Do&Ao “CARRISO GORGE11 PRIVATE WOODEN OBSERVATION » SoDoEoR'fo STREAMLINED PCC STREETCAR 52S = S.F. MUNICIPAL RY. STREETCAR ' '>’'■ OH'. nnr"V>— PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RAIDJAY b;USEUlU>RESENTS PRIVATE CAR TRIP ABOARD THE CYRUS K, HOLLIDaY This is your chance to ride the fabulous private car ’’Cyrus K. Holliday” on a truly unique trip. See Santa Fe’s Escondido branch while riding in the luxury of an open observation private car. By special arrangement with the Santa Fe the "Cyrus K. Holliday” will be coupled to the Escondido local freight for a round trip over the interesting branch line on December 10, 1966. There will be ample time en route for you' to take pictures as the freight switches industries. The car will leave Oceanside for Escondido at 10 a.m. and return to Ocean side about 4:30 p.m. The car is to be boarded at Oceanside. However, there is the possibility that the car will be shipped to Oceanside on the early morning freight or passenger train on this date. The hardy railfan is invited to brave the early morning hours and uncertain times to ride the car on its journey from San Diego to Oceanside. (Be warned that if you depart at San Diego it will be a long day: depart S.D. at a.m. - four hour layover at Ocean side - the trip - five hours at Oceanside - arrive back at San Diego at 11 p.m.) Those who wish to do this must state their intentions so that we can keep you informed of departures and other details. Space is limited to 25 persons. All ticket requests must be received by December 5» A box lunch will be provided. The fare is V20 with all proceeds going to PSRLA’s steam locomotive fund. Use the coupon below. Send to Terry E. Durkin, 1521 West Hotel Circle, San Diego, Calif. 92110. 1 ake cheques payable to Pacific Southwest Railway 1.useum Assn., Inc. Enclosed please find my cheque for $ for fares on your private car tour of Santa Fe’s Escondido branch. I will board the car at (check one) San Diego Oceanside. Name _______________________ __________ __ _________ Address __ __________ ________ City State Zip . Phone I agree that this trip can be canceled with four days notice (signed) " <" " 7^7? '

RHSSD #103 Nov-Dec 1966

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