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Pacific Railroad Society Fortieth Anniversary 40 A compendium and 1962-1975 rail
Pacific Railroad Society Fortieth Anniversary 40 A compendium and 1962-1975 railroad chronology
Soft cover
Copyright 1977
74 pages
Contents
FOREWORDA.Wayne MelchingPage
FORTY YEARS OF PACIFIC RAILROAD SOCIETY4
The First25in Retrospect,1936-1961Ralph Melching7
The Subsequent Years,1962-1975Owen Knapp13
A Glimpse into 1976Staff24
RAILROAD CHRONOLOGYTom Nelson
Introduction and 1936-1961 Summary27
1962-197527
Key to Chronology Letter Codes44
EXCURSIONSBarry Draper, Bill Farmer, Owen Knapp, A.Wayne Melching,45
Ralph Melching, Tom Nelson,
John Petros,Jim T.Spencer
THE SOCIETY'S ROLLING STOCK We Become Car Owners
Los Angeles Railway Cars Mainline Passenger Cars Car Plans
Brian Norden
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 1962 - 1975
EXCURSION RECORD 1962 - 1975
EQUIPMENT ROSTER
photo-- May 10, 1969, Promontory, Utah. Re-enactment of the Golden Spike Ceremony of 100 years ago has just concluded. Stars of the cast: ex-Virginia & Truckee No. 11 as Union Pacific RR No. 119 and ex-V&T No. 12 as Central Pacific RR "Jupiter." Tom Nelson
Back cover photo-- Ex-Southern Pacific LIMA GS-4 4-8-4 Daylight-type Northern No. 4449 is seen at Truckee in "American Bicentennial" red, white, and blue colors during its trip to Chicago to pick up the "American Freedom Train." After more than 16 years of sitting in the rain at Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon, the engine was moved to the Burlington Northern shops and restored to original condition by professionals and volunteers alike before being pressed into service on the "AFT." John Petros
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