50 Years of Railroading in Southern California 1936-1986 edited by Tom Nelson SC
50 Years of Railroading in Southern California 1936-1986 edited by Tom Nelson SC
50 Years of Railroading in Southern California 1936-1986 edited by Tom Nelson SC
50 Years of Railroading in Southern California 1936-1986 edited by Tom Nelson SC
50 Years of Railroading in Southern California 1936-1986 edited by Tom Nelson SC

50 Years of Railroading in Southern California 1936-1986 edited by Tom Nelson SC

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50 Years of Railroading in Southern California 1936-1986 edited by Tom Nelson SC
 
50 Years of Railroading in Southern California 1936-1986 edited by Tom A Nelson  Plus updates through 1996
Soft Cover
204 pages
Copyright 2001
CONTENTS
FOREWORD  Marti Ann Draper  2
INTRODUCTION  Tom Nelson  3
THE RAILROAD SCENE Chard Walker 5
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF PASSENGER SERVICE  Charles Varnes   13
A DIVERSITY OF RAILWAY STATIONS  William A. Myers  23
RAILROAD TECHNOLOGY  Barry Draper  31
THE RAIL TRANSIT STORY  William A. Myers  35
ELECTRIC RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY  Jamison Handy, Jr.    63
A SELECTED CHRONOLOGY Tom Nelson  67
THE RAIL MUSEUM MOVEMENT Jim Walker  107
PACIFIC RAILROAD SOCIETY'S HISTORY AND NOTED RAIL EVENTS
1936 - 1949  Ralph Melching  111
1950 - 1961  Reynold Blight  117
1962 - 1975  Herb Johnson  119
1976  Owen Knapp  122
1977  Les Hickman  124
1978  Cecelia Ditlefsen  125
1979  Tom Nelson  127
1980  A. Wayne Melching  131
1981  Nancy Knapp  133
1982  Virginia Grupp  134
1983  Jim Minor  135
1984  Fred Knox  136
1985  Jim T. Spencer  138
OUR GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR, 1986  Tom Nelson  139
1987 - 1996  Cecelia Ditlefsen  145
SPECIAL EVENT YEARS John Petros  147
THE PRS ROLLING STOCK                                                                                                                OUR MAINLINE PRIVATE CARS  Marti Ann Draper  151                                                                                         OUR TWO STREETCARS Ralph Melching  159
EXCURSIONS ARE POPULAR                                                                                                            THE CHALLENGES OF RUNNING EXCURSIONS ... Rolland Graham  163                                                                                                                                 EXCURSIONS IN THE 1990s  Barbara Sibert  166
PRS PUBLICATIONS  Tom Nelson  169
A COMPILATION OF PRS FACTS
Rosters of Officers , Directors, and holders of seniority numbers 1 - 20  177
Rosters of Mount Rubidoux Chapter Officers and Directors  180
Excursion Record  181
Equipment Roster  195
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS  197
INDEX OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  203
FOREWORD                                                                                                                                Welcome aboard a train filled with memories. Welcome aboard a train filled with dreams. Welcome to the story of the rails and of the fruit of our labor, Pacific Railroad Society.
I was greatly honored by being elected president of PRS during its 50th Anniversary year. As one in the series of PRS presidents, I have the thrill of getting to have my name remembered. This is a special feeling, because among the legion of volunteers who have put in countless hours to preserve and to make railroad history under the banners of Railroad Boosters, and then Pacific Railroad Society, Inc., there are those whose names are not easily remembered. I sincerely hope that, in this work, you will discover the scope of their contributions and sacrifices.
Some of them did the work out of a sense of duty and community responsibility. Others enjoyed the friends they made and the good times they had while they were doing tasks for PRS. They all shared a deep love for railroading.
Not many of today's children can remember riding on the Union Pacific City streamliners. Few of our contemporaries know the thrill of the cacophony of a passing Southern Pacific cab-forward. The flash of a Santa Fe red "Warbonnet" heading a gleaming silver Super Chief is no longer seen across the plains. Still, these trains are documented and remembered, because they represented a valuable part of American life. Also remembered, because of the fine work of Tom Nelson, the many authors who contributed to this work, and the production staff, are our PRS friends of the past, for the accomplishments of PRS are their legacy.
Marti Ann Draper

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