Posted on the Key Route group and Bay Area Rail History group. A Google search reveals he had a patent on a system for "automatic speed control for railways". ...
Just found this one: http://www.gomacotrolley.com/index.html Gomaco Trolley Company. Manufactuers of authentic trolley cars. They're even making one for...
Gomaco make some neat things. They are the best bet, in my opinion, for the Sacramento/West Sacramento streetcar system: they are trying to keep the costs...
Stash - And who'd have thunk we would have new trolleys to ride on in Sacramentp, built in Sacramento! Allen ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Actually, some people were thinking about that at least 2 decades ago, including Gunnar. The order for the four "Council Crest" cars for Portland was placed...
This also could bring up the age old preservationist question of "at what point does a 'restoration' become a 'replication'?" But that is a discussion for...
Gang - My two cents. Replica cars are fun and have their place. Witness Muni's tourist F Line. New modern cars feature many bells and whistles that everyday...
To quote The Esteemed Walter P. Gray III: "History is were it belongs, in the past". Allen, I don't disagree that the modern units are better, and I wasn't ...
Alan, The cars on the SF Muni F line are not replicas, they are a mix of rebuilt PCC cars (1940's and 50"s) Milan Peter Witts (front entrance, center exit,...
Randy - Yes, the Muni F cars are not replicas. They are, however, vintage cars upon which replicas are based. My point was that the service is similar from a...
From the point of view of a transit operator, though, a crowded car is a profitable car; the half-empty bus is a money loser that carries the excess. The...
Bill - Rail transit does seem to be attracting new riders - about 8% growth according to APTA. Bus ridership, per APTA, is up about 2-3%, approximately the...
Hi all- http://www/wprrhs.org has been updated with all the current information regarding the Western Pacific RR Historical Society 2008 Convention (Sacramento...
Sam, I sent you an e-mail yesterday regarding the picnic area. I did visit the Canyon Post Office, and the postmaster (Elena, whom I met before) told me...
Stan: Next time I get to the Bay Area, I'd like to meet with you about the locations of various SN-era recreational facilities. There was a baseball diamond...
Paul Trimble, in his book "Images of Rail - Sacramento Northern Railway" lists the stations east of the Redwood Peak Tunnel as: Sequoia, Canyon, Pinehurst and...
You can generally reach Paul at the WRM on weekends. Really nice guy. I've met him on several occasions. Mr. LTR ... From: Stan <schwammbob@...> To:...
I've been doing some research on SN station points for several years now, and it is not easy. And the SN certainly contributed to the problem. Changing names,...
Sorry there was a jpg of the 62 in operation I think on the SN but it appears that photos are stripped out of the message. Alan Streetcar on Twenty-Seventh...
Daniel, I have mapped out all the trackage in Chico on Google Earth with the help of Scott Hahn, Tom Irion and Carl Perry, I have posted the YC to Oroville ...
I was responsible for that. It was so much fun to put together and to pick all of the cool photos for it. Thanks for your enthusiasm! I also did one in...
In answer to the original question, it ran along the east side of Midway Road and then Park Ave until it got to the Mulberry Shops. Then it went out into Park...
Hey Guys, Just wanted to let you know that there are some pretty cool events going on at the Marin History Museum (http://www.marinhistory.org). There is an...
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