I've taken several photos and measurements of the ATSF Redlands Depot over the past few years and I've been wondering about the two "booths" on the roof near...
Nice pictures. I believe they were merely architectural appendages to relieve the severity of that 300 foot roof-line. I have been told that about the time the...
Matt - Several weeks ago I went on the tour of the Loop sponsored by the San Bernardino Historical Society. We spent some time at the Redlands Station. The...
That makes perfect sense given the time of construction of the depot and its proximity to the grade crossing Thanks. Matt Jackson San Bernardino, CA ... the...
To all: Here's a note from Richard Hendrickson. I'm forwarding these messages in the order I received them over the weekend, which is not necessarily the...
To all: You may recall that Alice Eby Hall had sent me a good scan of the early Keenbrook depot/water treatment building photo from her Devore history book....
John, I recall a photo in Trains, and it seems somewhere else that I cannot recall at the moment, that showed the M-10000 at the Espee station in Chatsworth,...
To all: The July 2008 issue of Model Railroader has a great article by Gary Hoover on how he built his HO model of the SB depot. The article has a link to...
To all: ... Using Arcadia books would be a wonderful way to use these photos for the story of the Pass. Photos from the 1938 flood in the area would be of...
I can explain what goes into the east end extension. Stan Seeds MMR ... From: Thompson, John A To: CAJON@yahoogroups.com Cc: Bill Messecar ; Bill Pearce ;...
To all: ... I don't know how the crews got around it as stated by Frank and Don, but for the years from 1946 to 1952 during the peak of the Christmas mail ...
To all: I asked UP Streamliner expert Jeff Koeller about the 1934 runs of ... Hi John, Thanks for forwarding the interesting conversations. I have not heard ...
To all: ... Ed.. Thanks for the memories.. [a 1964 photo] At Fullerton when selling race train tks during this timeframe, the fare was $4.75 for rt [round...
To all: Here's an interesting message that Andy Sperandeo posted to the Layout ... Richard Stern is correct on both counts. Westbound Santa Fe drags (trains of...
To all: Recently unsold eBay item 300228352363 shows a matchbook cover for Tom Shepherd's Blu-Cut Service (Texaco Products, Groceries, Beer, Wine, Sandwiches)...
To all: ... Not uncommon to this day to hear the DS ask, can you handle the eastbound, long way around. Engineer can tell him, got a bad engine, need a helper,...
To all: ... Also, an old-head hogger, "Racehorse Bill" Starkey, told me that when he went firing there were at least five passenger trains a day on the loop. ...
To all: ... One memorable day, the engineer on the switch engine making up the Second Race Train in the south yard at Eighth Street partially ran through a...
To all: UP Streamliner expert Jeff Koeller has been studying Donald Duke's book, "Union Pacific in Southern California, 1890-1990." He has a series of ...
To all: ... John, I would be delighted to participate.. From time to time, I have tried to join the CP Group but it was always something failing... I retired...
To all: ... Stan Kistler was correct as to picking up mail on the rear of 42 at Pasadena... the Fullerton strawberries were handled the same way... as ...
... book, ... of ... three ... Yard. ... west ... Rana. ... West ... tracks ... were ... Hello John, I recall having read somewhere that the "Short Way" was...
To all: ... Hello John, I recall having read somewhere that the "Short Way" was built as a bypass by the Union Pacific for their streamliners heading from or...
To all: ... For those who do not know, the three names Bob refers to were all ATSF trainmasters. Ed ... Thanks, Ed, John Thompson ... From: Thompson, John A ...
John, TCS (CTC) was in effect on the Third District between San Bernardino and the S.P X at Colton. Movements between those two stations were controlled on ...
To all: ... John, TCS (CTC) was in effect on the Third District between San Bernardino and the S.P X at Colton. Movements between those two stations were ...
John, Where CTC is in effect there is no 'current of traffic" with one track designated for one direction and the other in the opposite direction. All tracks...
To all: Thanks to Roland Kleinsorge for his clarification today. ... 5 June 2008 Dear John, The replies raise a good point. The Third District was only double...
To all: ... John, Allow me to clarify some things about the signals and traffic around San Bernardino, according to the 1951 timetable: Between 5th Street...
