HISTORICAL SOUim oj' SAH udiO). laeo ~ ip^ShM'TSiti M-i8Eii< KjaiE v> ; - gl>: I'fet'iufcR „ (jlp ■; PHQgRM Trawl pictures by Mann «p clllfbrnto© rail. and scenery© & Swain* (Good refreshments Santa Fe all ths way,, San Diogo to’ Perris via special train© see the Orange Empire Trolley Kuseun© rids the cars© ® RHSofSD meets M the famous Whaley House to Old San Diego© see tte results of our work© restoration of ©ar tour the Kghostw infested WHALEY HOUSE© meet to the famous old coux’t room© (??30 P©Mo) SEPTEMBER 5!9th ® Catalina Excursion© via bus and staaia ship© (see back page for detail#) J ® RHSofSD meets at depot© SATURJMY (, SJ^WgER U1 th « Work party on ear at the Whaley House© Bring brushes© tools* rausstos© lunch© and have a svtogtog tims on our fto@ old trolley car© HO 300 A»Mo The -vid cable/trolley car is located right next door I! REMEMBER© ONE WEEK LATE THIS MONTH ijJONDAX© SEPTEMBER TO75 «=> 7?3O r~000000000 ONE LAfeo0000o00o00SEPTEMBER MEETIN- as well a-s the famous little yellow Bay St©© Victoria© BoC nk® rail ©are© The Meo train makes one ( .y roundtrip© the rail cars make three© The l|ij &: schedule %uta tex io weekends only after|jh '■’K**’’ .Oo j'r^k mt 3^9 Splk^ 25#© Washer TO^ ?tesb£r2hip&3 Patron $TO0 or -ttoro© Cantributtog S?.r-e© Spscial •>? «i>rar© Junior (student) $2© ^Ooooooo© Nevada State Heritage© 1^© Ltoden A© Rushmer© ^mutive Sscrotary© 1?0 No Virginia Str^st© ’ •’--eNeV^dO, P 3^30H © ___ _______~-Jc^-»<-tr»s^«»’grm-a'aafggiyaJ,hu^»,<^ac-ajTTMGr**.LJ^'j_aj-.—yr«m=n^iz.ixi2.-uTr. a'js-— J-----Ly^a=.T==j.»r_L:-xxs^a j^pire trolled Itoaartfcl bind perils saus^un progress©©o©o ft sterns 4to$ all do to ask for naoney© our r^Hx n h>rrtoff_ & WESTERN *Sup®r Sj*aiTsk must for th# late susasQr vacationist is .? ride on th# steam powered passenger trato be- Willits and Fort Bragg© Th® train is now soon) o it PACIFIC RR SOCIETY EXCURSION #H66« September 3 $ to 6* space is limited* Santa F® SOUTHWEST AD-- N Vi.*L’,wms' . «•»» i a oftnixc hl OoEoTo tripper Nov© 6 ch^ will line a&d> r - - . . x:.r* ..j . GP®40 seriesl’?? Not GP®35c«0ooooq Chester* #915 seen recently* 40tt slogan? toThe Spring Maid Line*©©© much the general run 3AN DIEGAN SERVICE??? ■RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAW DIEGO„ XHCv » W&LETj&i. NOo..^_-vW4fe'W ! lnformation0 work dates* ments printed are not always those of the R.,H© SeOfSoDo Send news items prior to the 20th of each month© SoL9 3^OMJ52Dn. Editor© RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY of SAN DI0SO* Ins©* .£4? ;i:Jg>^XA 9^0% On again* off win© The Santa Fq has permission to drop 2 trains in San Dl^go«LoA© service© Orange County is .fighting the drop of train 71 as it hauls many commute passengers in Santa Ana®L©Ac area© Sunday and Holiday extra runs to be dropped© It is reported broke down ax'ound San Clemente 8/27 and waited for #73 two hours be® hind to catch up and take passengers to LoAo In past engine failures a GP®9 is usually brought out to carry out th« run© The old single WA® unit Also passenger units are showing age &nd •carrying on a valiant fight 'to maintain train schedules* doing pretty good most of the time© FERRIS RAIL EXCURSION???■smimncmsKeKnmamn^^ Changes in the fares and guarantee have ti the moment threatened the px*O]M>sed train trip on Sunday* October 24th* 1965© Th© observation car #1.509 originally promised has also been "committed* on that date© Changes In trip costs will be investigated &nd we will see how it will effect our ticket costs© If the changes hold* our proposed rats of $10o95 adult round trip will have to be alto; upwards to cover the changes by Santa Fe© We hope to operate this excursion but ths fare must bs held within reason in order that wo sight attract a large following© We hops t use th© OuEr To ^Mountain Garr' as an added rea-- son that people will want w ride our special* this all costs money* raises ticket i^ates©©©©© wo hope a suitable agroesE.ant can be mad$ with the Santa Fe in order to opar&to ths trip at our original estimate ©n far-t-jo©________ Monthly» n«w3n moating dauSt) tri* | HWJOT. oU-„ to and ah -8?2 ha8 in uso on ths Santa Fe 11ns east of Perris at p:3 a siding called Menifee© The old steamer haa boon filmed for TV show ^The Wild0Wlld West** Your editor took some photos of the old gal. and lit the ears being used* baggage and coachoo000 ff San Francisco cable caro are running on normal J<;! conditions after overhaul of cable equipment and .!•■ some problems after the rework* the cable house 'j^will be set up for visitor viewing of the big wheels in action©000000©San Francisco standard 1^ gang® trolley operations ??oro recently brought M to a halt viwn a PCC car derailed in th® Mg i;p *Liain Peaks Tunnel* buses shuttled around the }?| problem until th© trouble was corrected© ©©©©o© Kj Track is extending northward on the newest line J-;j in Southern California* or* the old CalifoiTOa Li;! Southam* whore? VJi^' at Peiris* whore else? The i?ji trolley wire has out distanced tho rail and tie $ gang© but only £w lack of rail and ties© The ^jOoEoTo boys have a good start on the long* long hj stx’etch to th® end of Santa Fe track at Perris© ■;■ Taey need funds to keep moving* can you help?©©© Jj| Nothing new at this writing regarding the new jH narrow g&uge at Pomona* new to Pomona* old to f.j Mexico © 'arhoro ths cquipjient was purchased© o©©©© Jel Mar race trains from .Los Angelas to the orse races are c&rryiag good crowds* Also 51 .£? doing general duty with 300 series GMMs on -xtra race trains© Th® trains run from 12 to 9 ears* mixture of lightweight and heavyweight iquipmento Recently #72 carried green for an ORANGE EMPIRE TROLLEY MUSEOM^CENTRAL COAST* extra into San Liego* the regular race train 9 days* Colorado* Narrow Guage* Roei^r Mountains||d s^ciai, charter race train©(all. lightwaxghtiJ toyal Gorge* Moffat Tunnel* Lv© Sato ©Sept© 18thp| Tra^nDi&n have been entertained at the P©B©£W© from LX. RETURN Sunday* Sept© 26th©©©©*© tFH0* at 'chc fairgrounds and out at the ------- Ijoig -O'-' gauge layout of aembsr* M©T© Charles in H Rancho Santa Fe© (They almost missed their ow?, j train one Saturday* to mu@h fun at Rancho Santa Fe layout©) © o © o o o © Labor Day weekend pro v$s to j|b& a big train weekend for San Megans and Llv> || D&l Mar specials©*©©©©Potash shipments stl31 a ^regular sight* more to come* alfalfa pellets $ still rolling in via S©Do&Ac.E©0 diosel switcher ^>4605 a dud* according to SI&AE trainman©©©©©o Saw Santa Fc #1400 recently* also 1399o they | appear to be ’I, ®Lancaster & ■ft box car with ||sMAE motive power pretty 'il:of old F^? wagon tops and GP~9 and such types* |good business on th© El Cajon lineooo©ooo©Saw fflthe Cyrus K© Holiday down in the freight yards ;j|of San Ulego recently* ropairs?oo©ooooPrivate observation* “Car Eleven" will be auctioned oPF soon© © © © * ©What® new? x? Send us some oi you. Lfl travels* etc© Circus comes to town by rail 8/?i! NEWSLETTER ENCHANTING CATALINA ISLAND LIES JUST 22 MILES FROM THS MAINLAND OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA© Tfao Islands balmy days and star filled nights ar© yowl's to enjoy©0oooso goos the pleasant description in th© Catalina brochure© We won°t bo there to enjoy th© star filled nights but ho will enjoy a balmy day from noon to four© a total of 4 hours on Catalina0 enough time to enjoy the sights and some of th© special attractions© SCHEWLEg Leave SAN DIEGO A©M0 Santa Fa Depot© (7§00 AM deadline for departure) Arrive SAN PEDRO 9 s 30 Leave San Pedro^ 9*45 Arrive CATALINA® 12s00 LEAVE CATALINA^ ^s00 Arrive San Pedro35 6 §00 Leavo San Pedro® 6? 30 ARRIVE SAN DIEGO 9?00 AoMo Boat Terminal© AoM© So So Catalina Neon So So Catalina PoM© SoSoCatalina PoMo Boat Terminal© PoMo Charter Bus© PoMo Santa Fq Depot. FARES: $11 © 95 AEULT(non<=memb©r) $11©50 AWLT(RHSofSD) $ ?o?5 CHILD (5 to 12 yrs) (Children under 5 years freeD if held on bus©) Anyone holding a seat on the bus must pay a fare unless thex'e are empty seats available© CATALINA ISLAND BROCHURES WILL BE INCLUDED WITH EACH TICKET SALE0 OR YOU MAY WRITE FOR ONE© All tickets are final and must bo ordered not later then midnight WEDNESDAY0 SEPT© 15p 1965© (No cancellations after 9h5f&5 * Order your tickets or make reservations immediately©) ___ ADULT FARES Hoasa reserve space for me on tho Sent© 19th Catalina Excursion©©ooo ADULT RHSofSD FARES _ CHILDRENS FARES NAMEo_ Enclosed is ( )CHECK ( )MONEY ORDER ADDRESS© for $ n PLEASE RESERVE• gxCTa*ttDS»xvy^c^Tjgc:T?ixxc i xaT.oi^o^JMKrxrgaa'ATiii^xxArxr«T^,sjsrj,B-gc> ' vr?* M ecr^tuxjxnap* SEATS ON THS SPECIAL CHARTER BUS 9/19/65° PHONE©envit ZIP # BUS LEAVES AT ?;00 AM SHARP- SAN DIEGO 4. MTVf c^-oc.- • UC3 at & - jxr x g.E»x^n:.T^E< x «&axx , !■!■■■ i irrr<»a» I will board bus at ( )SANTA FE DEPOT© Kettner & BroadwayD San Diego© ( )PACIFIC BEACH,, Pacific Hiway & Balboa© ( )DEL MAR ( )SOLANA BEACH ( )ENCINITAS ( )OCEANSIDE Air-Conditioned California Bus Tours equipment© irii.ii.niii in ■m i i il h~ n o ti n rring- cexstrw.r«vcxg-*x»rx~'*r»w>r■*» Make checks to? RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO0 INC© For additional information0 contact excursion director S©L© "Corky*’ Thoznson0 2?6<=32o6 (after 5?00 P©Mo) (Out of town pickups will have time quoted on tickets0 also specify pick up point along US^-101© The response tr> fair'. has been quite gsod© many rnaHed in fora... for ;• ?vr mailing Xisto There is hardly a day goes byji that we dondt get a few new request by maH© Th^se up to date nanes and addresser- will j be vary helpful when mailing brochures for fut j ure excursions© Xf all goes well for the proposed Parris £ 0 .,£<_. To trip in October© names will bo drt'.wn for the free trip tickets at the October meeting* The names turned in at the fair and the w-ailed ■ in names nave been kept in two separate pitasn i £2J£*_22£ML49J«a^^ HUMOR?? Hardxyoooofrom th© California Southern ? Express we enjoyed the story of John Barriger =i visiting his son in Los Angeles© His son .3 a ii Santa Fe trainmaster and it seems a ehair of events took place during th© visits A P©E© tra^ | nsfer delivery went on the ground at Butw St* ; Yard© a freight car being shoved into the rip • track went on the ground0 a switch engine split: a switch at Sixth St©© becoming derailed© than i & cm let some cars get away at the top end of; Hobart Yard0 and the derail at the lower and of th© yard stopped thorn» then in th© wee hours a ' switching mo’w-a at Pico-Rivera got three «.?ars o&! the ground„ th® wrecker had to be called out toii straighten that out© |l Sounds like the -'sodal railroader when ha jl htrs guests &nd wants to show his layout off to |! the ^r&udo©©©EVERYTHING goes wrong© I am quite | sure that with his many years of railroading* I Mr* Barriger© now in charge of straightening up!; the Katy© has seen such problems before* He hasd again taken over the task of putting a railroad jj in trouble© back in money making shape© * The proposed trip to be operated by 0©Eet for ?s40 AM and she was Just about right on the mon@y* A four unit passenger diesel did th® honors © The diesel and caboose then returned to the north*(L*A© or S-an Beiddo©) The circus train was out up© tunnel cars were switched to the piggy-back track© which is reached by going as rose the turntable© (it is used to turn flats for proper end of trailers© J The sircus has & vQry neat© perfect fitting bunch ox” traliisrj in the long ^- mJia-rw INON-FROFXT ORG© ’ 1 UoS© POSTAGE j PAJU j San DiegOoCallfoi’ SEPTEMBER HEtJSLETTEP. TIME VALUE PUBL.ICATIOB CATALINA TOUR, 9/19/65 PERRIS EXCURSIOfl, W/24/65 iv.fr

RHSSD #097 Sept 1965

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