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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 27, 2006 8:52 AM
OOOPS, nearly forgot to make mention of the Canadian 3-part rail journy by the Proprietor and his Bride. Tom, it was better "the second time around." That is one of those things we all have promised ourselves and never quite got there. Hey, don't forget to pack the DEET. You guys are contributing enough to the local economy without donating a pint of blood to the local habitat. Happy rails, Ted
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Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, May 27, 2006 10:05 AM



[bday]HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dave (47)![bday]B'day Bash begins at NOON (Pacific)


UNDER THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS PROPRIETOR of this CYBER BAR ‘n GRILL, I HEREBY DELCARE THIS DAY, West Coast S Dave Day! [C=:-)] LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL as we celebrate the Birthday of our FRIEND! [C=:-)]


Something appropriate for this day is to ENCORE! any and all Posts regarding the Southern Pacific and S gauge/scale trains!!


Here’s a starter from page 253. . . . .

QUOTE: Now arriving on track #1 …..
Railroads from Yesteryear! Number Seven


Used with permission from: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Formatting differences made necessary due to Forums requirements. Some heralds from other sources.


Southern Pacific Railroad


Reporting marks:
SP,SSW

Locale: Arizona, California, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Utah

Dates of operation: 1865 – 1996

Track gauge:
4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) with some 3 ft (914 mm) gauge branches

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA


The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. The railroad was founded as a land holding company in 1865, forming part of the Central Pacific Railroad empire. The Southern Pacific's route miles has varied over the years but in 1929 the system showed 13,848 miles of track and in 1994 it had 8,991 miles of track. By 1900, the Southern Pacific Company had grown into a major railroad system that incorporated a lot of smaller companies, such as the Texas and New Orleans Railroad and Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad, and that extended from New Orleans through Texas to El Paso, across New Mexico and through Tucson, Arizona, to Los Angeles, throughout most of California including San Francisco and Sacramento; it absorbed the Central Pacific Railroad extending eastward across Nevada to Ogden, Utah and had lines reaching north throughout and across Oregon to Portland.

On August 9, 1988, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved the purchase of the Southern Pacific by Rio Grande Industries, the company that controlled the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. The Rio Grande officially took control of the Southern Pacific on October 13, 1988. After the purchase, the combined railroad kept the Southern Pacific name due to its brand recognition in the railroad industry and with customers of both constituent railroads.

The Southern Pacific was taken over by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1996 following years of financial problems.

The railroad is also noteworthy for being the defendant in the landmark 1886 United States Supreme Court case Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad which is often interpreted as having established certain corporate rights under the Constitution of the United States.


Timeline

• 1851: The oldest line to become a part of the Southern Pacific system, the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway begins construction between Houston, TX and Alleyton, TX.
• 1865: A group of businessmen in San Francisco, CA, led by Timothy Phelps, found the Southern Pacific Railroad to build a rail connection between San Francisco and San Diego, CA.
• September 25, 1868: The Big Four purchases the Southern Pacific.
• 1870: Southern Pacific and Central Pacific operations are merged.
• June 1873: The Southern Pacific builds its first locomotive at the railroad's Sacramento shops as CP's 2nd number 55, a 4-4-0.
• November 8, 1874: Southern Pacific tracks reach Bakersfield, CA and work begins on the Tehachapi Loop
• September 5, 1876: The first through train from San Francisco arrives in Los Angeles, CA after travelling over the newly completed Tehachapi Loop.
• 1877: Southern Pacific tracks from Los Angeles cross the Colorado River at Yuma, AZ.
• 1879: Southern Pacific engineers experiment with the first oil-fired locomotives.
• March 20, 1880: The first Southern Pacific train reaches Tucson, AZ.
• May 11 1880: The Mussel Slough Tragedy takes place in Hanford, CA, a dispute over property rights with SP.
• May 19, 1881: Southern Pacific tracks reach El Paso, TX.
• January 12, 1883: The second transcontinental railroad line is completed as the Southern Pacific tracks from Los Angeles meet the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway at the Pecos River. The golden spike is driven by Col. Tom Pierce, the GH&SA president, atop the Pecos River High Bridge
• March 17, 1884: The Southern Pacific is incorporated in Kentucky.
• February 17, 1885: The Southern Pacific and Central Pacific are combined under a holding company named the Southern Pacific Company.
• April 1, 1885: The Southern Pacific takes over all operation of the Central Pacific. Effectively, the CP no longer exists as a separate company.
• 1886: The first refrigerator cars on the Southern Pacific enter operation.
• 1886: Southern Pacific wins the landmark Supreme Court case Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad which establishes equal rights under the law to corporations.
• 1898: Sunset magazine is founded as a promotional tool of the Southern Pacific.
• 1901: Frank Norris' novel, The Octopus: A California Story, a fictional retelling of the Mussel Slough Tragedy and the events leading up to it, is published.
• 1903: Southern Pacific gains 50% control of the Pacific Electric system in Los Angeles.
• March 8, 1904: SP opens the Lucin Cutoff across the Great Salt Lake, bypassing Promontory, UT for the railroad's mainline.
• March 20, 1904: SP's Coast Line is completed between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, CA.
• April 18, 1906: The great 1906 San Francisco earthquake strikes, damaging the railroad's headquarters building and destroying the mansions of the now-deceased Big Four.
• 1906: SP and UP jointly form the Pacific Fruit Express (PFE) refrigerator car line.
• 1913: The Supreme Court of the United States orders the Union Pacific to sell all of its stock in the Southern Pacific.
• December 28, 1917: The federal government takes control of American railroads in preparation for World War I
• 1923: The Interstate Commerce Commission allows the SP's control of the Central Pacific to continue, ruling that the control is in the public's interest.
• 1932: The SP gains 87% control of the Cotton Belt Railroad.
• May 1939: UP, SP and Santa Fe passenger trains in Los Angeles are united into a single terminal as Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal is opened.
• 1947: The first diesels enter mainline operation on the SP.
• 1947: Southern Pacific is reincorporated in Delaware.
• 1951: Southern Pacific subsidiary Sud Pacifico de Mexico is sold to the Mexican government.
• 1952: A difficult year for the SP in California opens with the City of San Francisco train marooned for three days in heavy snow on Donner Pass; that summer, an earthquake hits the Tehachapi pass, closing the entire route over the Tehachapi Loop until repairs can be made.
• 1953: The first Trailer-On-Flat-Car (TOFC, or "piggyback") equipment enters service on the SP.
• 1957: The last steam locomotives in regular operation on the SP are retired; the railroad is now fully dieselized.
• 1965: Southern Pacific's bid for control of the Western Pacific is rejected by the ICC.
• 1967: SP opens the longest stretch of new railroad construction in a quarter century as the first trains roll over the Palmdale Cutoff through Cajon Pass.
• 1980: Now owning a 98.34% control of the Cotton Belt, the Southern Pacific extends the Cotton Belt from St. Louis to Santa Rosa, New Mexico through acquisition of part of the former Rock Island Railroad.

(copied per terms of GNU Free Document License)
SP 8033, a GE Dash 8-39B, leads a westbound train through Eola, Illinois (just east of Aurora), October 6, 1992.

• 1984: The Southern Pacific Company merges into Santa Fe Industries, parent of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, to form Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation. When the Interstate Commerce Commission refuses permission for the planned merger of the railroad subsidiaries as the Southern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad SPSF shortens its name to Santa Fe Pacific Corporation and puts the SP railroad up for sale while retaining the non-rail assets of the Southern Pacific Company.
• October 13, 1988: Rio Grande Industries, parent of the Rio Grande Railroad, takes control of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The merged company retains the name "Southern Pacific" for all railroad operations.
• 1996: The Union Pacific finishes the acquisition that was effectively begun almost a century before with the purchase of the Southern Pacific. The merged company retains the name "Union Pacific" for all railroad operations.

Locomotive paint and appearance

(copied from public domain)

Like most railroads, the SP painted the majority of its steam locomotive fleet black during the 20th century, but after the 1930s the SP had a policy of painting the front of the locomotive's smokebox light silver (almost white in appearance), with graphite colored sides, for visibility.

Some express passenger steam locomotives bore the Daylight scheme, named after the trains they hauled, most of which had the word Daylight in the train name. This scheme, carried in full on the tender, consisted of a bright, almost vermilion red on the top and bottom thirds, with the center third being a bright orange. The parts were separated with thin white bands. Some of the color continued along the locomotive. The most famous Daylight-hauled trains were the Coast Daylight and the Sunset Limited.

Southern Pacific was famous for its cab-forward steam locomotives. These were essentially 2-8-8-4 locomotives set up to run in reverse, with the tender attached to the smokebox end of the locomotive. Southern Pacific used a number of snow sheds in mountain terrain, and locomotive crews nearly asphyxiated from smoke blowing back to the cab. After a number of engineers began running their engines in reverse (pushing the tender), Southern Pacific asked Baldwin Locomotive Works to produce cab-forward designs. No other North American railroad ordered cab-forward locomotives, which became a distinctive symbol of the Southern Pacific.

During the early days of diesel locomotive use, they were also painted black. Yard switchers had diagonal orange stripes painted on the ends for visibility, earning this scheme the nickname of Tiger Stripe.

Road freight units were generally painted in a black scheme with a red band at the bottom of the carbody and a silver and orange "winged" nose. The words "SOUTHERN PACIFIC" were borne in a large serif font in white. This paint scheme is called the Black Widow scheme by railfans.

A transitory scheme, of all-over black with orange "winged" nose, was called the Halloween scheme. Few locomotives were painted in this scheme and few photos of it exist.

Most passenger units were painted originally in the Daylight scheme as described above, though some were painted red on top, silver below for use on the Golden State (operated in cooperation with the Rock Island Railroad) between Chicago and Los Angeles. In 1959 SP standardized on a paint scheme of dark grey with a red "winged" nose; this scheme was dubbed Bloody Nose by railfans. Lettering was again in white. After the merger with the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, the side lettering became often done in the Rio Grande "speed lettering" style.

Unlike many other railroads, whose locomotive numberboards bore the locomotive's number, the SP used them for the train number all they way up to the proposed Southern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad merger. By the Rio Grande Industries era, SP had adopted the more standard practice of using the number boards for the road number.

Passenger train service

Until May 1, 1971 (when Amtrak took over long-distance passenger operations in the United States), the Southern Pacific at various times operated the following named passenger trains:

49er
Argonaut
Beaver
Cascade Limited
City of San Francisco (operated jointly with the Chicago and North Western Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad)
Coast Daylight
Coaster
Del Monte
Fast Mail
Golden State (operated jointly with the Rock Island Railroad)
Klamath
Lark
Oregonian
Overland
Owl
Pacific Limited
Rogue River
Sacramento Daylight
San Francisco Challenger
San Joaquin Daylight
Shasta
Shasta Limited
Sunset
Sunset Limited
Tehachapi
West Coast

Company officers

Presidents of the Southern Pacific Company

• Timothy Guy Phelps (1865-1868)
• Leland Stanford (1868-1890)
• Collis P. Huntington (1890-1900)
• Charles Hayes (1900-1901)
• E. H. Harriman (1901-1909)
• Robert Lovett (1909-1911)
• William Sproule (1911-1918)
• Julius Krutschnitt (1918-1920)
• William Sproule (1920-1928)
• Paul Shoup (1929-1932)
• Angus Daniel McDonald (1932-1941)
• Armand Mercier (1941-1951)
• Donald Russell (1952-1964)
• Benjamin Biaggini (1964-1976)
• Denman McNear (1976-1979)
• Alan Furth (1979-1982)
• Robert Krebs (1982-1983)
• D. M. "Mike" Mohan (1984-1996)

Chairmen of the Southern Pacific Company Executive Committee

• Leland Stanford (1890-1893)
• (vacant 1893-1909)
• Robert Lovett (1909-1913)
• Julius Krutschnitt (1913-1925)
• Henry deForest (1925-1928)
• Hale Holden (1928-1932)

Chairmen of the Southern Pacific Company Board of Directors

• Henry deForest (1929-1932)
• Hale Holden (1932-1939)
• (position nonexistent 1939-1964)
• Donald Russell (1964-1972)
• (vacant 1972-1976)
• Benjamin Biaggini (1976-1983)

Predecessor and Subsidiary Railroads

• California Pacific Railroad (Cal-P line Sacramento - Martinez, CA)
• Central Pacific Railroad
o Sacramento Southern Railroad
• Northern Railway SP Subsidiary
o West Side & Mendocino Railroad (Willows - Fruto, CA)
• Northwestern Pacific Railroad
• San Diego and Arizona Railway

Sucessor Railroads

• California Northern Railroad
• Eureka Southern Railroad
o North Coast Railroad
• San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway
• San Joaquin Valley Railroad

References

• Beebe, Lucius (1963). The Central Pacific & The Southern Pacific Railroads, Howell-North Books, Berkeley, CA. ISBN 083107034X.
• Diebert, Timothy S. and Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company steam locomotive compendium, Shade Tree Books, Huntington Beach, CA. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
• Yenne, Bill (1985). The History of the Southern Pacific, Bonanza, New York, NY. ISBN 0-517-46084X.
• Thompson, Anthony W., et al (1992). Pacific Fruit Express, Signature Press, Wilton, CA. ISBN 1-930013-03-5.
• Orsi, Richard J (2005). Sunset Limited. The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West 1850-1930, University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-20019-5.


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Enjoy!

Tom [4:-)] [oX)]



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Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, May 27, 2006 10:11 AM



[bday]HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dave (47)![bday]

An ENCORE! from page 106

QUOTE: Southern Pacific (SP) :
(from: Classic American Railroads)



Headquarters: San Francisco, CA

Mileage:

1950: 15,039 (including subsidiary St. Louis-Southwestern)
1955: 178,340 (including subsidiaries, SW, SPCSL, and D&RGW)

Locomotives in 1963:

Diesel: 2,096

Rolling stock in 1963:

Freight cars 77,401 - Passenger cars: 1,002

Principal lines as of 1950:

Los Angeles-San Francisco via San Jose
San Jose-Ogden, Utah
Davis, CA-Portland, OR, via Chemult and Eugene, OR
Eugene-Black Butte via Roseburg, OR
Sacramento-Burbank (LA) via Bakersfield
Lathrop-Martinez, CA
LA-New Orleans via Phoenix, AZ
El Paso, TX-Tucumcari, NM
Galveston-Dallas/Denison, TX via Houston and Hearne
Rosenburg-Brownsville, TX
San Antonio-Corpus Christi, TX
Houston-Shreveport, LA
St. Louis-Dallas/Ft. Worth (SSW)
Memphis, TN-Brinkley, AR
Mt. Pleasant-Waco, TX (SSW)
Lewisville, AK-Shreveport, LA (SSW)

Principal added lines as of 1996:

Tucumcari-St. Louis via Kansas City
St. Louis-Chicago via Bloomington, IL
Kansas City-Chicago via Quincy, IL (trackage rights on BNSF)
Kansas City-Chicago via Ft. Madison, IA (trackage rights on BNSF)
Ogden-Pueblo, CO via Salt Lake City, UT and Salida, CO
Dotsero-Pueblo, CO via Grandby and Denver
Pueblo-Kansas City via Salinas, KS (trackage rights on UP)

Notable passenger trains:

Argonault (LA-New Orleans)
Cascade (Oakland-Portland)
City of San Francisco (Oakland-Chicago via Ogden; joint with UP and C&NW) – Milwaukee Road after 1955)
Coast Daylight (San Francisco-LA via San Luis Obispo; for a time also known as Morning Daylight)
Del Monte (San Francisco-Monterey, CA)
Golden State Limited (LA-Chicago via Tucumcari; joint with Rock Island)
Hustler (Houston-Dallas)
Imperial (LA-Chicago via Tucumcari; joint with Rock Island)
Lark (Oakland/San Francisco-LA via San Luis Obispo)
Owl (San Francisco-LA via Bakersfield)
Sacramento Daylight (Sacramento-LA via Bakersfield)
San Francisco Overland (Until Oct 1955, Oakland-Chicago via Ogden; joint with UP and C&NW; after 1955 Oakland-St. Louis joint with the Wabash Railroad)
San Joaquin Daylight (Oakland-LA via Bakersfield)
Shasta Daylight (Oakland-Portland)
Starlight (San Francisco-LA)
Sunbeam (Houston-Dallas)
Sunset Limited (Initially San Francisco-New Orleans via San Joaquin Valley; later cut back to LA-New Orleans).


Enjoy! [tup]

Tom[4:-)][oX)]


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Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, May 27, 2006 10:29 AM



[bday]HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dave (47)![bday] B’day Bash! begins at NOON (Pacific) – 3 PM (Eastern)

Some Pix from my S-gauge "ceiling suspended" layout . . . .


Motive power of the S-Capades!



S-Capades! nearly done!



Break time on the S-Capades!



[red]S-Capades! nearly done!



Enjoy!

Tom [4:-)] [oX)]



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Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, May 27, 2006 10:49 AM



[bday]HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dave (47)![bday]
B’day Bash! begins at NOON (Pacific) – 3 PM (Eastern)

Some Pix "lifted" from Posts made by LoveDomes Lars . . . [tup]


SP #9401 12 bedroom sleeper (from: LA River RR)




SP Sunset Ltd Baggage Crew Dorm (from:LA River RR)




SP #3100 Baggage Crew Dorm (from: LA River RR)




SP #10608 Automat Cafe (from: LA River RR)




SP #2954 Parlor obs (from: LA RIver RR)




SP #3606 full length dome (from: LA River RRs)




Enjoy!

Tom [4:-)] [oX)]



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Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, May 27, 2006 11:04 AM



[bday]HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dave (47)![bday]
B’day Bash! begins at NOON (Pacific) – 3 PM (Eastern)

first Posted on page 156

QUOTE: PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #20

Here’s something to enjoy regarding the Southern Pacific (SP) from a 1951 advertisement in my personal collection.



Did you hear what the Cowboy said about the “Golden State”?

”WHAT A RIDE FER DUDES! SHE’S THE SMOOTHEST AND PURTIEST THING ON WHEELS FROM CHICAGO TO ARIZONA OR CALIFORNIA! ANOTHER OF SP’S WONDERFUL WAYS WEST!”

We think, you’ll enjoy our ”Golden State,” especially if you’re an experienced traveler. We have many friends who repeat, winter after winter, “chasing the sun Southwest” on this smooth, extra-fare S.P. & Rock Island streamliner. It’s convenient. Takes you via El Paso and Southern Arizona’s winter resorts to Palm Springs & Los Angeles.

She’s been re-streamlined, too, from stem to stern. We’ve issued a folder to celebrate the event and would like to send it to you. Helps you choose your accommodations, whether Pullman (Drawing rooms, Compartments, Bedrooms, Roomettes) or Chair Car (economical; Coffee Shop).

By the way, the ”Golden State” is extra fast, too – 44 ¼ pleasant hours, Chicago-Los Angeles or vice versa. Fine connecting streamliners. Perhaps you’d like to try another great S.P. route, going home. That way you see twice as much, usually for no extra rail fare. The little map shows how.

Why don’t you plan on the ”Golden State” for this winter or next summer? And meantime, let us send you that folder?

”GOLDEN STATE,” Chicago-Los Angeles, via El Paso, Douglas, Bisbee, Tucson, Phoenix, Palm Springs, 44 ¼ hours. Through Pullmans, Minneapolis and St. Louis to Los Angeles. Through Chair car, Minneapolis-Los Angeles. Connecting service to San Diego.

SP AMERICA’S MOST MODERN TRAINS



Enjoy! [tup]

Tom[4:-)][oX)]
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Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, May 27, 2006 11:13 AM



[bday]HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dave (47)![bday]
B’day Bash! begins at NOON (Pacific) – 3 PM (Eastern)

first Posted on page 157

QUOTE: PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #21

Here’s something to enjoy regarding the Southern Pacific (SP) from a 1951 advertisement in my personal collection.



Did you hear what the Colonel said about the “Sunset Limited”

”WHAT A TRAIN, SUN! THE FLOWER OF NEW ORLEANS, THE BOAST OF TEXAS, THE SUNLIGHT OF ARIZONA, THE SENSATION OF HOLLYWOOD. ANOTHER OF SP’S WONDERFUL WAYS WEST!”

We’re happy to say that thousands of Americans are finding our ”Sunset Limited” a new and charming way to go West.

We think that you, too, will enjoy this sensational new ”Streamlined Train With the Southern Accent.” Especially with that New Orleans stopover. Luxury Pullman or Chair Car. Extra fare.

Your connections at New Orleans from, or two, points like Chicago, St. Louis, Washington, New York, etc., are good and offer fine streamliners. (New Orleans is a gourmet’s and shopper’s delight as you know.)

The ”Sunset Limited” takes you in 42 delightful hours through the heart of Texas, Southern Arizona’s winter resort country, Palm Springs & Los Angeles.

There, you can connect with other great new S.P. streamliners, can return by another S.P. route. You see twice as much. The little map shows how.

Why not try it this winter? Or next summer? And meantime, why not let us send you our New Orleans folder, and full information about this new way to California?
Mail coupon below today

”SUNSET LIMITED” New Orleans-Los Angeles via Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Douglas, Bisbee, Tucson, Phoenix, Palm Springs. Connects at New Orleans with streamliners to and from Chicago, New York, Washington, other Eastern points.

SP AMERICA’S MOST MODERN TRAINS



Enjoy! [tup]

Tom[4:-)][oX)]
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Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, May 27, 2006 11:19 AM



[bday]HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dave (47)![bday]
B’day Bash! begins at NOON (Pacific) – 3 PM (Eastern)

first Posted on page 158

QUOTE: PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #22

Here’s something to enjoy regarding the Southern Pacific (SP) from a 1951 advertisement in my personal collection.



Did you hear what the ‘49er said about the “City of San Francisco”

”WHAT A TRAIN, PARDNER! SHE’S THE FASTEST THING ON WHEELS BETWEEN CHICAGO AND THE GOLDEN GATE! ANOTHER OF SP’S WONDERFUL WAYS WEST!”

Did you know that you can board a modern streamliner in Chicago and travedl at your ease the same route the ‘49ers struggled over in the Gold Rush? Well, you can. In the crack extra-fare ”City of San Francisco” for instance, or the ”Overland” that shows you California’s lovely High Sierra by day.

Until you’ve done this you’ve never really seen the West.

We’ve just issued a new folder we’re rather proud of, ”Planning Your Overland Route Trip.” Tells you all about accommodations on these great “name trains” (finest Pullman; economical Chair Car).

By the way, at San Francisco these streamliners connect with our famous ”Lark,” “Daylight” and “Starlight” south to Los Angeles, thence with other great S.P. streamliners eastward. Or with the new ”Cascade” and ”Shasta Daylight” northward, right past gorgeous 14,161 foot Mt. Shasta to the lovely Pacific Northwest.

Mail that coupon today for free folders.

”CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO” Chicago-San Francisco via Omaha, Ogden, Great Salt Lake, Reno, Oakland. 40 ½ hours westbound via CNW-UP-SP. Shown here with Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

SP AMERICA’S MOST MODERN TRAINS



That's IT for me . . . gotta run! [bday] Dave and many, many more! [tup]

Enjoy! [tup]

Tom[4:-)][oX)]



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Posted by West Coast S on Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:24 PM
Morning Tom and all, I see Herr Tom is his usual eagle eyed self, exposing my creative calender keeping [:0] Truth be told, I forgot we have a weekend upon us!! See, i'm, already acting my new age[:D] Ok, I hereby command that Monday replace Sunday as "Rounds on me day at Our Place".

Tom, S-capades looks fantastic, Seems larger then the under construction photos..Motivation for me to get some work accomplished with my S projects as well.
You know what it takes to flip my lid, appreciate the SP encore and very considerate on this occasion, hip-hip-hurray for the man with the twinkle fingers[:o)]

Ok Theodorebear i'm wild with anticpation, who is this mysterious English entertainment, I suspected something British was going on when I spied Boris earlier this morning wearing a Union Jack as a diaper and a replica of the Queen's crown[:0] I do believe there are laws regarding defacing a soverign nations flag...assure me Boris has no other surprises, but one can never tell with that guy, he loves a good time.

Appears you have matters well in hand, appreciate your presence at today's events. Rumor has it that Tom and the Mentor Village Visitors Agency is covering the travel expenses in conjunction with today's English muscial guest so Tom can foster contacts to fulfill his long supressed American Idol craving!!!

Rob...As always, you are the source. It's a shame craftsmanship of that level will never be again, the Orange Empire group is one of the few i've witnessed that has the skills and personal to restore wooden interurbans to historical correctness. All the great interurban builders should be perserved and the knowledge and history shared with those have never known electric rail operations in the golden era. Appreciate the facts on other operators of Niles equiptment, for a local builder, they sure got around...

Tom, hope your'e having a good day.

Well, off to serve my master, just wanted to say G'day to you all, be back at noon.
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Posted by West Coast S on Saturday, May 27, 2006 1:15 PM
For your enjoyment this encore saturday


QUOTE: Originally posted by West Coast S

The grandest inn on the Pacifc Electric was the Alpine Tavern & Inn, located atop Mt. Lowe, a jewel in the Pacific Electric crown. PE would disembark passengers at Ruby Canyon, above Pasadena for transfer to the 7.5 mile incline railway which was famous the world over for the trestle work and other engineering feats needed to traverse the rugged terrain. In the late 20s Thadius Lowe, owner and builder of the Inn & Tavern and driving force in the incline railway being completed, was forced to surrender his ownership to PE or face personal ruin caused by the effects of the depression. PE suffered through washouts and landsides on the incline caused by severe winter rains of 1931, the entire line was closed for over a year. PE regrouped and rebuilt, but already patronage had fallen off. Eventually fire would destroy a set of trestles near the summit, the Tavern & Inn was also destroyed around the same time in a second fire, known as the Pilot Peak blaze.

PE salavaged the rails and machinary , pulled the line to Ruby canyon and exited the canyon for good. In the ensuing decades fire and the effects of man man would
reduce all vestiges. The US Forest service, dynamited the power house and all surviving strucures in 1962, items too large to move, were simply bulldozed over the mountain side, the rails that PE was unable to salvage, were uncovered and also tossed over the side.

Despite the carnage done, A sucessfull legal effort by dedicated persons has garnered National Historic Preservation status for the entire former route. Considerable restoration of the line has been in progress by volunteers, The Forest Service and several counties for ther last several years, one can now hike to the Tavern & Inn location which is being reconstructed as funds permit on the orginal foundations that somehow avoided the dynamite. Will the Incline Railway be restored next? Portions of the grade have been cleared of brush and numerous landslides to date, beyond that, no one's talking.


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Posted by passengerfan on Saturday, May 27, 2006 5:44 PM
Good Afternoon Tomand the rest of the gang and Happy Birthday Dave. Time for a CR and a round for the house

Since you are the lover of SP thought I would throw this in.

SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
Streamlined Observations
by Al

The Southern Pacific owned 24 lightweight streamlined Observations and subsidiary Texas and New Orleans owned a pair.
The first two lightweight streamlined observations 2950 and 2951 were delivered by Pullman Standard to the Southern Pacific in February 1937for the March 21, 1937 inaugural of all new streamlined 12 car DAYLIGHTS between San Francisco and Los Angeles replacing heavyweight trains of the same name. The new trains operated by way of the Coast Route as their predecessors had often called one of the most scenic routes in the world. Some railroad historians claim these to be among the most beautiful streamliners ever introduced. And whose to argue they were really quite stunning in there Daylight Red and Orange color scheme with Aluminum lettering and separation stripes. The roof of the cars was black, as were the trucks and underbodies. Interiors of the 2950 and 2951 from front to rounded rear contained a Men's restroom on left, women's restroom on right. A table with bench seating for four was next one on either side of the center aisle across from each other. This was followed with a desk and chair on the left side only. Next were twelve Parlor seats on swivel bases on the right side and eleven parlor seats on the left side for a total of 23. There was a lounge with seating for ten in the rounded Observation end. An interesting feature of these cars was their lack of a boarding vestibule at the end. Parlor car patrons boarding these cars did so through the adjoining straight parlor car that operated with its vestibule to the rear to serve both parlor cars passengers.
These two cars not only served in the original DAYLIGHT but later operated in the NOON DAYLIGHTS and SAN JOAQUIN DAYLIGHTS.
In July 1954 Observation 2950 was rebuilt by the Southern Pacific's Sacramento shops into the roads first 3/4-length dome lounge car and renumbered 3600.
The 2951 was shopped during the 1960's and received smooth stainless steel sides and was repainted with just the letter board red. This car lasted until 1971 before being scrapped.

2 CARD TABLES WITH SEATING FOR FOUR EACH DESK WITH CHAIR 23 REVENUE SEAT PARLOR 10 SEAT LOUNGE OBSERVATIONS (Round) Pullman Standard February 1937 (Built for and assigned to DAYLIGHTS)

2950, 2951

The SP received all new DAYLIGHTS from Pullman Standard in January 1940 and the pair of Observations for these fourteen car trains were numbered 2952 and 2953. The interiors of these cars were identical to the earlier 2950 and 2951 except they were equipped with Baggage Elevators and had one less revenue parlor seat 22 instead of 23. These two cars operated in the DAYLIGHTS, NOON DAYLIGHTS, and SAN JOAQUIN DAYLIGHTS during their careers.
Both Parlor Observations 2952 and 2953 were rebuilt to 72 revenue seat coaches in August 1963 by Southern Pacific Sacramento shops and received new numbers 2952 and 2953 at that time.

2 CARD TABLES WITH BOOTH SEATING FOR FOUR EACH DESK WITH CHAIR 22 REVENUE PARLOR SEATS 10 SEAT LOUNGE OBSERVATIONS (Swallow - Tailed)
Pullman Standard January 1940 (Built for and assigned to MORNING DAYLIGHTS)

2952, 2953

Pullman Standard delivered two new lightweight streamlined Sleeper Lounge Observations to the SP in April 1941 for assignment to the new streamlined LARKS between San Francisco - Oakland and Los Angeles. These cars were smooth sided cars and were painted two tone gray with aluminum separation stripes.
The two Observations operated between Oakland and Los Angeles being set out by the northbound LARK at San Jose and continuing to Oakland as the OAKLAND LARK along with a sleeping car. Southbound the OAKLAND LARK'S two cars were awaiting the southbound LARK from San Francisco in San Jose and were added to the rear of the combined train for the trip to Los Angeles.
Interiors of the new Observations featured 2 Double Bedrooms 1 Compartment 1 Drawing Room a Buffet and 21 seat Lounge with 10 seat Lounge Observation. The Buffet was large enough to serve breakfast on the northbound LARK between San Jose and Oakland. Likewise the southbound LARK carried certain dinner menu items in the rear buffet for those wishing to eat between Oakland and San Jose. Each lightweight streamlined LARK was a sixteen-car train as inaugurated July 10, 1941. The two Observations numbered 400 and 401 had rather brief careers on the SP being destroyed by wrecks on the Coast Line.
Observation 400 was destroyed by a rear end collision involving a following train on the night of September 19, 1941, at the time the car was less than six months old. The damage to the 400 resulted in its being cut up for scrap. Pullman assigned the AMERICAN MILEMASTER built in 1939 to a nearly identical floor plan as a replacement for the wrecked 400. In December 1941 AMERICAN MILEMASTER lost its name and was numbered second 400. The second 400 became SP owned following WW II and in November 1949 was renumbered 9500. In May 1956 9500 was rebuilt by Pullman Shops Richmond into a Blunt ended Observation with no change of interior. Observation 9500 operated on the rear of the final run of the OAKLAND LARK on May 1, 1960. Southern Pacific retired the 9500 in 1965 and sold the car to EMD where it became Locomotive test car ET-800. The car was later sold to NdeM for Business car use where it remains as this is written.
The 401 only lasted 20 months in service before it too was destroyed in a similar accident being rear ended by a following train south of San Luis Obispo December 3, 1942 and was retired and scrapped as a result of this accident. The 401 was replaced by Pullman Pool Car MUSKINGUM RIVER built in June 1940 to a nearly identical floor plan. The MUSKINGUM RIVER was numbered second 401 in April 1943. Following WW II the car became the property of SP and was renumbered 9501 in December 1949. The 9501 was shopped at Pullman Richmond in April 1956 and received a Blunt end at that time. The 9501 meant the same fate as its two predecessors being wrecked on Cuesta Grade the night of May 10, 1959. After evaluating the damage the 9501 was set aside and finally scrapped in December 1959.

2 DOUBLE BEDROOM 1 COMPARTMENT 1 DRAWING ROOM BUFFET 21 SEAT LOUNGE 10 SEAT LOUNGE OBSERVATIONS (Swallow-Tailed) Pullman Standard April 1941 Plan: 4082A Lot: 6644 (Built for and assigned to LARK)

400, 401

2 DOUBLE BEDROOM 1 COMPARTMENT 1 DRAWING ROOM BUFFET 21 SEAT LOUNGE 10 SEAT LOUNGE OBSERVATION (Swallow-Tailed) Pullman Standard April 1939 Plan: 4082 Lot: 6597 (Built for Pullman Pool transferred to LARK as wreck replacement for 400)

AMERICAN MILEMASTER second 400

2 DOUBLE BEDROOM 1 COMPARTMENT 1 DRAWING ROOM BUFFET 21 SEAT LOUNGE 10 SEAT LOUNGE OBSERVATION (Swallow - Tailed) Pullman Standard June 1940 Plan: 4082 Lot: 6608 (Built for and assigned to Pullman Pool transferred to LARK as wreck replacement for 401)

MUSKINGUM RIVER second 401

The last prewar Observations were delivered by Pullman Standard to the SP in June 1941 for DAYLIGHT service numbers 2954 and 2955. These were the last fluted side observations from Pullman Standard for the SP. These two replaced 2952 and 2953 in MORNING DAYLIGHT service. The 2952 and 2953 then went to the NOON DAYLIGHT and 2950 and 2951 were transferred to the SAN JOAQUIN DAYLIGHTS.
In July 1949 2954 and 2955 were transferred to the new SHASTA DAYLIGHTS providing parlor car service for that train. Before entering SHASTA DAYLIGHT service both cars were repainted with a broader window band to match the other cars in the SHASTA DAYLIGHT, which featured larger windows to view the 700 miles of scenery. The 2954 and 2955 were the only fluted sidecars in the new SHASTA DAYLIGHTS. Observation 2954 was retired and scrapped in 1971 after being transferred to the COAST DAYLIGHT after the SHASTA DAYLIGHT was discontinued.
The 2955 was dropped from the SHASTA DAYLIGHT when that train began tri-weekly operation and only one observation was necessary. The 2955 was rebuilt to a 72-seat coach in July 1963 by Sacramento shops and renumbered 2297.

2 CARD TABLES WITH BOOTH SEATING FOR FOUR EACH DESK WITH CHAIR 22 REVENUE PARLOR SEATS 10 SEAT LOUNGE OBSERVATIONS (Swallow - Tailed Pullman Standard January 1940 (Built for and assigned to MORNING DAYLIGHTS)

2954, 2955

The Southern Pacific received five 10 Roomette 6 Double Bedroom Sleeping cars from Pullman Standard in June 1950 that had a blunt observation end for end of train service. These cars Blunt end had no windows facing the rear except for a small window located in the centered emergency escape door. No longer would the cars be fitted with a lounge for the first class passengers. Three of these cars were painted in UP streamliner colors of Yellow and Gray with red lettering and separation stripes for assignment to the CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO trains 9040 - 9042. The other two cars 9043 and 9044 were painted in the two-tone gray OVERLAND colors for two of that trains consists. Later these two cars would be repainted in streamliner colors as well.

10 ROOMETTE 6 DOUBLE BEDROOM BLUNT END OBSERVATIONS (Blunt ended) Pullman Standard June 1950 Plan: 4140D Lot: 6874 (Built for and assigned to CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO - SAN FRANCISCO OVERLAND)

9040 – 9044

Four identical 10 Roomette 6 Double Bedroom Blunt end Observations except for paint were built at the same time by Pullman for assignment to the CASCADE and GOLDEN STATES. The two cars assigned to the new CASCADES were 9053 and 9054 painted in the two-tone gray scheme of SP overnight trains. The other two cars were painted with the upper halves of the cars painted Red and the lower part of the cars painted white. They were assigned names for GOLDEN STATE service GOLDEN DAWN and GOLDEN WAVE. The CRI&P provided the other three Observations to the GOLDEN STATE pool of cars. In August 1953 the two SP GOLDEN STATE Observations were assigned numbers by the SP losing their names at that time GOLDEN DAWN became 9055 and GOLDEN WAVE became 9056. All four of these cars were retired in 1971 with 9054 donated to the Pacific Coast Chapter of the NRHS.

10 ROOMETTE 6 DOUBLE BEDROOM BLUNT OBSERVATIONS (Blunt - ended) Pullman Standard Plan: 4140D Lot: 6874 (Built for CASCADES and GOLDEN STATE pool)

9053, 9054

GOLDEN DAWN (9055)

GOLDEN WAVE (9056)

The last five 10 Roomette 6 Double Bedroom Blunt end Observations were delivered by Budd in July 1950 to the SP for assignment to the lightweight streamlined SUNSETS operating daily between New Orleans and Los Angeles. The new SUNSETS were fourteen car trains between Los Angeles and El Paso and twelve car trains between El Paso and New Orleans. The all Budd built consists carried a red-letter board with the rest of the cars being stainless steel. Eventually as DAYLIGHT cars and other SP cars were shopped they would be painted in this simple scheme. The five 10-6 Blunt end sleeper Observations were numbered 9025 - 9029. Al five were retired in 1971.

10 ROOMETTE 6 DOUBLE BEDROOM BLUNT OBSERVATIONS (Blunt Ended) Budd Company July 1950 Plan: 9522 Lot: 9678 - 040 (Built for and assigned to SUNSETS)

9025 - 9029




TEXAS
&
NEW ORLEANS

The T&NO a subsidiary of the SP purchased two lightweight stream-lined Observations with Kitchen Dining Lounge interiors for two eight car streamliners inaugurated as the SUNBEAMS between Dallas and Houston daily in each direction. The trains were painted in full DAYLIGHT colors and were something to behold racing across the farmlands of Texas between the states two largest cities. These two observations numbered 950 and 951 brought up the markers of the SUNBEAMS and when the service became twice daily round trips the morning train the all stops HUSTLER and the afternoon trains the non stop SUNBEAMS the two Observations brought up the markers of both trains.
The 950 remained on the T&NO until transferred to parent SP in 1955. It was then rebuilt by Sacramento shops in April 1955 into a 3/4-length dome lounge and assigned the number 3606.
The 951 was transferred to parent SP in November 1955 after the Houston - Dallas services ended and renumbered SP 2900 at that time. In January 1956 this car was rebuilt to a lounge Observations and retired in 1971.

KITCHEN 24 SEAT DINING 28 SEAT LOUNGE OBSERVATIONS (Swallow - Tailed) Pullman Standard September 1937 (Built for and assigned to SUNBEAMS and later HUSTLERS)

950, 951

TTFN Al
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Posted by wanswheel on Saturday, May 27, 2006 5:56 PM
[bday] Dave and thanks for all your enlightening posts. Here's a few links I hope you enjoy:

4407 at Swanston
http://www.cvrma.org/pictures/sp/SP4407_00016042.jpg

3038 at San Jose
http://www.cvrma.org/pictures/sp/SP3038_00015575.jpg

Cab Forward at Glendale
http://www.cvrma.org/pictures/MISC/dfrr4014_southern_pacific_cab_forward_glendale_ca_1939.jpg

4-10-2
http://www.cvrma.org/pictures/sp/04_SP%205021.jpg

Getting high on Mt. Lowe
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics06/00012662.jpg

Stay ahead of the Curve
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics06/00012725.jpg

There's an Echo in here
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics06/00012683.jpg

Morning Daylight at Parejo River
http://www.cvrma.org/pictures/MISC/dfrr4026_southern_pacific_morning_daylight_pajaro_river_cal.jpg

Daylight at smoky Vacaville
http://www.cvrma.org/pictures/sp/SP4449a%20Vacaville%20CA,%20Mar86.jpg

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Posted by West Coast S on Saturday, May 27, 2006 7:11 PM
Afternoon Al and Wanswheel, pull up stool and have some pretzels and a cold one on me, stay away from the bean dip however, it's made from Boris's secret recipe, can't be too cautious can we?

For my SP contribution, perhaps wanswheel can find a URL for rarest of rare of paint schemes, if not for a photo that was published twenty years ago it would have remained a urban legend.

E7s assigned to the Sunset limited orginally wore Scarlet over Silver throughout to match the pooled Rock Island equiptment. Economies and reality soon dictated a standard paint scheme for passenger units, with the Daylight colors being adopted as standard. SP repainted all passenger cab units as required based upon normal maintaince cycles, this resulted in a riot of colors for several years. One E7 in particular must have been dearly needed for service, it was partially repainted to Daylight from the cab doors forward, but retained Sunset limited colors for the remainder of the unit. This unit operated for several months in this never official scheme, before the paint shop saw fit to complete the transformation to full daylight.

Other experiments centered on E9 9051, it was the only E unit repainted to Black Widow, from a cost control standpoint it added a fifth color, scarlet, not exactly what the road had in mind in their quest for economy.

Next try on the 9051 was the infamous Halloween colors applied in a bell shape across the nose, officials thought the scheme too somber and depressing, the next try was the first example of the later wing pattern in Haloween Orange with Scarlet sill stripes and all lettering done in 15' white letters, this meet with more disdane then the first attempt.

The third time was the charm, the winged nose pattern was retained along with the 15' lettering, but this time the wing was done in scarlet and the overall body Dark Lark Grey, For some unexplained reasons, SP repainted 9051 back into Daylight, perhaps to permit shops to dispose of soon to be obsolete paint and stencils , a typical practice with SP. If it was simple yet dignified on 9051, what about other power? SP selected F7A 5771 which was readily available pending paint after a wreck rebuild. The new colors were applied and a company photographer captured the unit in it's new colors as the shop forces supplied the specifications and forward the results to headquarters who approved the new design while issuing directives to discontinue the application of Daylight, Black Widow, Tiger Stripes and numerous unofficial colors displayed by the vast switcher fleet.

The Alco PA's were the frist to be display the new standard, all work was done at the Oakland Shops were they were undergoing extensive upgrades at the time and SP took the oppertunity to showcase the new scheme to it's employees and passengers as a symbol of progress while maintaing cost.

Hood units known to have been included in the Halloween experiments resuted in at least one of each model as folllows: Trainmaster, GP9 and SD9 that displayed the Halloween colors in various configurations mandated by the body types during this period. Some geeps sprouted full wings as displayed during the second Halloween trials with 9051.

There was a reduced Black Widow scheme, never recgonized as a true paint scheme, it resulted due to time and need for return said unit to duty constraints after major repairs that warranted a repaint , paint shop forces simply deleted the wings and sill stripes as a time saving measure. Many SD7s/9s wore these temporary silver/black only colors for years so on that basis should be counted among unusual paint schemes


Appreciate all who frequented here today, if only in spirit..

Dave




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Posted by wanswheel on Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:39 PM
Dave, I can't find a 9051. Maybe 6051?

SP E9A #6051
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=49244
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=234587
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=234586
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=17133

Also, some F7A's
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=216813
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=300057
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=152348
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=152347
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=152349
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Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:44 PM
G'day!

All's well that end's well . . . [tup]

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[bday] to West Coast S Dave!

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Posted by siberianmo on Sunday, May 28, 2006 6:44 AM

ENCORE! Courtesy: www.viarail.ca


We open at 6 AM on Monday. (All time zones - Don’t ask how we do that!)[swg]


SUNDAY’s INFO & SUMMARY of POSTS


We are CLOSED on SUNDAYs but do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day![tup][tup][tup]


Daily Wisdom


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Info for the Day:


* Weekly Calendar:

Wednesday: Toy & Model Trains Day!
Thursday: Fish ‘n Chips Nite!
Friday: Pizza Nite! & Steak Nite!
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MONDAY, May 29th is U.S. Memorial Day!



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Yarns from the Barn
(from barndad Doug’s Posts)

[:I] Four Secrets to a Happy Marriage (from a Male Point of View)
1. It is important to find a woman who cooks and cleans.
2. It is important to find a woman who makes good money.
3. It is important to find a woman who loves to have sex.
4. It is very important that these three women never meet!! [:I]


[:I] Q - What do you do to an elephant with three balls?
A - Walk him, and pitch to the giraffe [:I]


[:I] An undertaker is walking through the graveyard when he sees a man kneeling in front of a gravestone crying and "why did you have to die?"
"Is that your wife," the undertaker asked.
"No, says the man... it was my wife's first husband." [:I]


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NOW SHOWING:

Double Features and Three Stooges Short Subject!

. . . Sunday, May 28th thru June 2nd: Patton (1970) starring: George C. Scott & Karl Malden –and- The Eagle Has Landed (1977) starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall & Donald Sutherland. SHORT: Uncivil Warriors (1935).

COMING ATTRACTIONS:

. . . Sunday, June 3rd thru June 9th: The Great Escape (1963) starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner & Richard Attenborough –and- The Longest Day (1962) starring: 42 International Stars. SHORT: Pardon My Scotch (1935).


. . . Sunday, June 10th thru June 16th: Major League II (1994) starring: Tom Berenger & Charlie Sheen –and- Mr. Baseball (1992) starring: Tom Selleck, K. Taukura & A. Takanashi. SHORT: Hoi Poloi (1935).



SUMMARY

Name …..…………… Date/Time …..…..………. (Page#) .. Remarks

(1) trolleyboy Rob Posted: 27 May 2006, 00:35:39 (342) Count Robulla’s Inclusive Post!

(2) trolleyboy Rob Posted: 27 May 2006, 00:40:24 (342) ENCORE: Canadian Electric Car & Loco Co’s

(3) trolleyboy Rob Posted: 27 May 2006, 00:50:03 (342) ENCORE: American providers of streetcars & loco’s to Canada

(4) siberianmo Tom Posted: 27 May 2006, 07:42:36 (342) Saturday’s Info & 19-Post Summary

(5) Theodorebear Ted Posted: 27 May 2006, 08:37:30 (342) Gulf Coast Report!

(6) Theodorebear Ted Posted: 27 May 2006, 08:52:38 (342) for Tom

(7) siberianmo Tom Posted: 27 May 2006, 10:05:50 (343) B’day! ENCORE: SP RR from Yesteryear!

(8) siberianmo Tom Posted: 27 May 2006, 10:11:07 (343) B’day! ENCORE: SP Fallen Flag

(9) siberianmo Tom Posted: 27 May 2006, 10:29:11 (343) B’day! ENCORE: 4 S-Capades Pix!

(10) siberianmo Tom Posted: 27 May 2006, 10:49:16 (343) B’day! ENCORE: 6 SP Pix (from Lars)!

(11) siberianmo Tom Posted: 27 May 2006, 11:04:52 (343) B’day! ENCORE: Nostalgia SP Ad

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(13) siberianmo Tom Posted: 27 May 2006, 11:19:42 (343) B’day ENCORE: Nostalgia SP Ad

(14) West Coast S Dave Posted: 27 May 2006, 12:24:10 (343) Left Coast Musings!

(15) West Coast S Dave Posted: 27 May 2006, 13:15:54 (343) ENCORE! Saturday: Alpine Tavern & Inn

(16) passengerfan Al Posted: 27 May 2006, 17:44:52 (343) B’day! ENCORE: SP streamlined obs

(17) wanswheel Mike Posted: 27 May 2006, 17:56:18 (343) B’day URLs

(18) West Coast S Dave Posted: 27 May 2006, 19:11:45 (343) B’day: SP paint schemes, etc.

(19) wanswheel Mike Posted: 27 May 2006, 21:39:53 (343) B’day: URLs

(20) siberianmo Tom Posted: 27 May 2006, 21:44:45 (343) G’nite! [zzz]



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Posted by siberianmo on Sunday, May 28, 2006 6:45 AM
Even though ”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s –
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!


NOW PLAYING at the Mentor Village Emporium Theatre!

. . . Sunday, May 28th thru June 2nd: Patton (1970) starring: George C. Scott & Karl Malden –and- The Eagle Has Landed (1977) starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall & Donald Sutherland. SHORT: Uncivil Warriors (1935).


Patton (1970)


QUOTE: PLOT SUMMARY: "Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination. Faults which would, eventually, lead to his being relieved as Occupation Commander of Germany.

from: www.imdb.com



The Eagle Has Landed (1977)


QUOTE: PLOT SUMMARY: Oberst Steiner, a German parachute unit commander, is sent to England on a covert mission to kidnap Prime Minister Winston Churchill and bring him to Berlin. The seemingly impossible assignment becomes more and more feasible as the mission grows nearer with Steiner and his men arriving in England to a very real possibility of success.

from: www.imdb.com



Three Stooges Short Subject: Uncivil Warriors (1935)


QUOTE: PLOT SUMMARY: Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly
The Stooges are three Union spies who infiltrate the Confederate headquarters of General Butts. They manage to trick him into revealing the Southern army's true strength, but are later exposed as spies and have to make a run for it.




I will be on vacation next Sunday!
COMING ATTRACTIONS:

. . . Sunday, June 3rd thru June 9th: The Great Escape (1963) starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner & Richard Attenborough –and- The Longest Day (1962) starring: 42 International Stars. SHORT: Pardon My Scotch (1935).


The Great Escape (1963)


QUOTE: PLOT SUMMARY: Based on a true story, "The Great Escape" deals with the largest Allied escape attempt from a German POW camp during the Second World War. The first part of the film focuses on the escape efforts within the camp and the process of secretly digging an escape tunnel. The second half of the film deals with the massive effort by the German Gestapo to track down the over 70 escaped prisoners who are at this point throughout the Third Reich attempting to make their way to England and various neutral countries.

from: www.imdb.com



The Longest Day (1962)


QUOTE: PLOT SUMMARY: England in June 1944. Unseasonal storms. Allied troops are massed ready for the invasion of France, some already on the boats. The Normandy beaches will be their destination while paratroopers are dropped inland to take key towns and bridges. On the other side of the Channel the Germans still expect the invasion at Calais, and anyway the weather makes them think nothing is likely to be imminent. Eisenhower decides to go. Hitler sleeps on.




Three Stooges Short Subject: Pardon My Scotch (1935)


QUOTE: PLOT SUMMARY: Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly
Moe, Larry and Curly are carpenters installing a door at Mr. Jone's drugstore. Jones leaves the boys in charge while he tries to settle a liquor delivery problem. The liquor salesman comes in and asks the Stooges to make him a "pick me up," which they mix up themselves in the back in an old boot. The Stooges' concoction knocks his hat off, and the salesman is convinced that the new drink will bring a fortune. He then tries to pass the Stooges off as the Scottish whiskey makers McSniff, McSnuff and McSnort at a party in his boss's home.



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Posted by siberianmo on Sunday, May 28, 2006 7:51 AM
Even though ”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s –
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!

PART I of III

Here are some Rendezvous Pix from Day 2 (the “extra” day!):
(Numbers have been provided so that trolleyboy Rob can provide descriptions as appropriate!)


(1) Halton County Radial Railway




(2) Ted – Rob ‘ Heather




(3) Subway cars




(4) Subway flat cars




(5) Electric locos




(6) VIA Rail #9482 - converted to crew car




(7) VIA Rail #9482 & CPR caboose – converted to crew cars



(8) Transit buses




(9) Tom’s bus!




(10) Tom’s bus!



More later . . . .


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Posted by siberianmo on Sunday, May 28, 2006 10:19 AM
Even though ”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s –
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!

PART II of III

Continuing along with Day #2 (the “extra” day) at The Halton County Radial Railway!
Numbers have been provided so that trolleyboy Rob can add descriptions as appropriate!)


(11) At the loop!




(12) Her she comes!




(13) There she goes!




(14) Car #4000




(15) ”Our” Trolley!




(16) Car #2894 looking forward




(17) Who did that!?




(18) We’re being followed!




(19) Meadowvale stop




(20) Malfunction Junction!



More later . . . .


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Posted by siberianmo on Sunday, May 28, 2006 11:24 AM
Even though ”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s –
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!


Continuing along with Day #2 (the “extra” day) at The Halton County Radial Railway!
(Numbers have been provided so that trolleyboy Rob can add descriptions as appropriate!)


PART III of III

(21) Return ride!




(22) Good crowd!




(23) A classic!




(24) Interurban car #8




(25) Interurban car #8 interior




(26) Interurban herald




(27) Chicago “El”




(28) Quite an assortment!




(29) Interurban & friends!




(30) Heather’s car!




(31) Restorations in the barn!




(32) Last foto at the Halton County Radial Railway!



Next up – Pix from the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum


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Enjoy! [tup]


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Posted by siberianmo on Sunday, May 28, 2006 12:41 PM
Even though ”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s –
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!


Continuing along with Day #2 (the “extra” day) at our Rendezvous! These Pix are from the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum in Hamilton, Ontario.
(Numbers have been provided so that trolleyboy Rob can add descriptions as appropriate!)

PART I of III

(1) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(2) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(3) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(4) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(5) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(6) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
[i]This is the Air Canada aircraft that I arrived and departed aboard!




(7) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(8) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(9) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
center Pix: Wing Commander’s uniform




(10) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
D-Day!




(11) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
Lancaster bomber




(12) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(13) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum



More to follow . . . .


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Enjoy! [tup]


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Posted by siberianmo on Sunday, May 28, 2006 1:51 PM
Even though ”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s –
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!


Continuing along with Day #2 (the “extra” day) at our Rendezvous! These Pix are from the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum in Hamilton, Ontario.
(Numbers have been provided so that trolleyboy Rob can add descriptions as appropriate!)

PART II of III


(14) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
Canadian aircraft carrier Bonaventure




(15) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(16) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(17) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(18) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(19) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(20) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(21) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(22) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(23) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(24) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(25) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(26) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum



More to follow . . . .


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Enjoy! [tup]


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Posted by siberianmo on Sunday, May 28, 2006 2:53 PM
Even though ”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s –
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!


The final set from Day #2 (the “extra” day) at our Rendezvous! These Pix are from the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum in Hamilton, Ontario.
(Numbers have been provided so that trolleyboy Rob can add descriptions as appropriate!)

PART III of III


(27) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(28) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(29) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
A Chevy truck!




(30) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
The famed Lancaster Bomber




(31) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(32) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum




(33) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
Lancaster bomber’s aft gun




(34) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
A view through the Lancaster’s interior – taken from the aft gunner’s position




(35) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
An honored and heroic aviator – Andrew Mynarski




(36) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
Memorial to Andrew Mynarski inside Lancaster bomber




(37) Canadian Heritage Warplane museum
Andrew Mynarski’s awards & recognition




(38) Day is done!



That concludes the Rendezvous in Toronto Pix from me – hope you enjoyed them over these past couple of weeks.
My others are located on pages: 320 – 328 – 338 (3-sets).


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See y’all tomorrow![tup]


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Posted by siberianmo on Sunday, May 28, 2006 5:03 PM
Gentlemen,

Ever wonder about those fine pix that have been Posted during past Sunday Photo Posting Days! [?] The guys who took the time and made the effort to provide one and all with some enjoyable Pix deserve to have their work preserved. So, here’s something you may want to “bookmark” for future use: [tup]

UNFORTUNATELY some of the Pix have disappeared, especially those stored with PhotoBucket. [tdn]


INDEX:
January – May 2006 Sunday Photo Posting Days!

Begins on: . . . . . click on the URL

(1) Page 214, 08 Jan 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=214&TOPIC_ID=35270

(2) Page 220, 15 Jan 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=220&TOPIC_ID=35270

(3) Page 227, 22 Jan 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=227&TOPIC_ID=35270

(4) Page 232, 29 Jan 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=232&TOPIC_ID=35270

(5) Page 238, 05 Feb 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=238&TOPIC_ID=35270

(6) Page 244, 12 Feb 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=244&TOPIC_ID=35270

(7) Page 251, 19 Feb 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=251&TOPIC_ID=35270

(8) Page 257, 26 Feb 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=257&TOPIC_ID=35270

(9) Page 264, 05 Mar 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=264&TOPIC_ID=35270

(10) Page 273, 12 Mar 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=273&TOPIC_ID=35270

(11) Page 280, 19 Mar 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=280&TOPIC_ID=35270

(12) Page 285, 26 Mar 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=285&TOPIC_ID=35270

(13) Page 291, 02 Apr 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=291&TOPIC_ID=35270

(14) Page 297, 09 Apr 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=297&TOPIC_ID=35270

(15) Page 306, 16 Apr 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=306&TOPIC_ID=35270

(16) Page 312, 23 Apr 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=312&TOPIC_ID=35270

(17) Page 318, 30 Apr 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=318&TOPIC_ID=35270

(18) Page 324, 07 May 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=324&TOPIC_ID=35270

(19) Page 330 14 May 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=330&TOPIC_ID=35270

(20) Page 337, 21 May 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=337&TOPIC_ID=35270

(21) Page 343, 28 May 2006
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=343&TOPIC_ID=35270


With my compliments![tup] . . . Although I seriously doubt anyone gives a Rat's Patoot! Yesterday and today have been an embarrassment to what used to be such an interactive Thread. [tdn]


Tom [4:-)] [oX)]
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Posted by trolleyboy on Monday, May 29, 2006 1:31 AM
Good evening gentlemen ( late evening ) suffice to say i'm a bit PO'd. I had every intention to sup in the birthday bash yesterday but soem drunken yahoo took out a transmission pole in the city suffice to say we were without power from 12:30pm tosomwhwere around 2AM my time[tdn] for this particular JO.

After a late evening shift here I is hot n bothered got somewhere in the range of 85 with 70% humidity today [tdn]

Tom I'm glad that you were able to make daves day yesterday. A fine collection of SP posts and pictures from your archivese and lars's.The S capades look grand the second time around as well. I'll have a few picture descriptions momentarily. I must say the spread you put on today was wonderfull, to bad no one else was able to jump in [:(] I am getting the red box of death for several of them, mind you everytime I log in more of them load up, so I may have to spread out the descriptions over a couple of sittings [:(]. i know buy a new computer.It will happen ion time just not likley this year.

Mike & al Great urls and a streamliner to support Tom in the birthday efforts on Saturday, wish I could have been there.

Dave Sorry I missed your bash a belated [bday] wish. I appreciated your couple of SP posts as well. Learned a bit about some of the early SP paint jobs from them . For my [2c] I liked the full Black Widow paint scheme the best, something that should have stayed oh well. Loved the rerolls on your earlier PE posts as well. Good info all around on a fine interurban system.

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Posted by trolleyboy on Monday, May 29, 2006 2:16 AM
Gentlemen here's the skinny on a good portion of Tom's fine photography.Some photo's do not have info as I've yet to see them ( red x of death on my end )

The museum shots from page 343 are as follows:

#1 front entrance sign board for the HCRY

#2The original TTC sbway cars made in Gloster england as delivered in the vibrant red scheme for the first TTC subway line on Yonge St, these cars were retired in 1974. Very heavy all steel cars this set of 2 weigh 40t

#3 A set of TTC M cars. These subway cars were built by Bombardier in the MLW plant in 1964 and are all alluminum cars openned the University and Bloor lines in Toronto these were retired in 1984

#4 Subway flatcars MOW RT 28 and RT 29 these run on G car powertrucks and control systems ( red subway cars ) these were built in the early 70's by Hawher sidely in Thunder Bay. arrived at the musuem in 1993 we are converting them to overhead power RT 28 already is RT 29 has had it's rear cab removed and we are going to convert it to a maintenance crane ( once we find a suitable crane )

#5 Locomotives at the Front gate. Box cab is L&PS L2 ab Engish electric built unit BW power and controls built in 1915 retired in 1955 arruived at the Museum in 1976 currently non operational ( still set for 1500v over head ) The sencond ( front locomotive ) GRR 335 a BW class B clone. It was built by preston car and Caoch to Class B designs in 1917 ran on the GRR till it was dieselized in 1961 arrived at the museum in the late 1970's. Currently non operational due to being stripped of it's copper by CPR before it was donated. Will run again as all the sapres have been found for it !

#6-7 Our crew sleeper VIA sleeper former NYC Dorcas Bay and CPR wide vision caboose our crews home away from home if they stay over.

#8 Line up of transit busses in our parking lot all but one are electric trolley busses from Brill and Flyer all the trolley busses are HSR or TTC units.

#9-10 Toms bus is a 1957 GMC first automatic transmition city bus. This one is from the city of Brampton, still runs as well.

#14 TTC air electric PCC 4000, the first PCC built for Toronto 1938 build date

#18-19 Interior exterior shots of 2894 a small Peter witt built by the Ottawa car co for the TTC in 1925 a mainstay in our operating fleet.

#19Meadowvale station shelter an original stop shelter for the Toronto Suburban Ry. Found in a farmers feild and brought to the musuem in the 70's. A portionof the TSR ROW is our musuem's mainline.

#20 Self explanatory- A one holer for those in need ! [swg]

#24-25The queen of the fleet L&PS passenger car #8 built in 1915 by the Jewett car co ran til 1960 on the L&PS fully restored and operational. This is a classic interurban coach init's heyday capable of 70mph !

#26 The city of London crest which marked all the L&PS passenger equipment, hand painted by one of our volenteers !

#27 Chicago L car #48, a light weigth mu car built around satndard PCC electrics

#28-29 Yard 2 in all it's glory

#30 Heather's favourite car TRC 327 an 1896 open car. Rebuilt to plan in 1933 original Montreal truck and perating gear. This is a handbrake only car ! An also the crowd favourite at the musuem.

Page 344

#14 large scale model of Canada's last operational; aircraft carrier and flagship of the Atlantic Fleet. Built for ASW operations she feilded an airwing of gruman tracker's and sea king heliocopters and a defense wing of F2F banshee jet fighters. she was a Majestic class light fleet carrier and served from 1959 to 1971

#15 B25J light bomber from RCAF #405 "wolf "squadron shown painted in 1944 D-day invasion stripes. Used for ground attack and troop support missions

#16 Close up of nose art on the B25. This plane usuaklly flies in 3 or 4 airshows a year. a larger proportion of the aircraft at the museum do fly !

#17 418 tiger Squadron CF104 Starfighter in the "tigermeat" paintjob> Mainsaty in RCAF interceptor wings based in germany from the late 60's to the early 80's

#18 A Canadair built sabre 5 jet. This aircraft is in the colours of the Golden centenaires Air demonstration team ( fore runner of today's Snowbirds ) The sabre 5's were the RCAF's main fighter from 1952 to 1964 when they were replaced by the CF100 Canuks from Avro

#19 a dehaviland Vampire a carrier based Jet flown on HMCS warrior and HMCS Magnificent from 1947-1957. On the wall behind you can see some of the memory wall for RCAF pilots killed in both World wars and Korea.

#20 a Spitfire 9 this is a non-flying fullsize fibreglass model

#21 a hawher hurricane in Battle of Britain 242 fighter sqaudron markings thiss is also a fobregalss fullsize mock up. Both it and the Spitfire in picture 20 are repersentations of the actual flyable hurrican and spitfirs that the CWP musuem lost in a fire that destroyed their original hanger in 1987 they almost lost the Lancaster in the same blaze. an Avenger torpedo bomber was also completly bunt out in this same fire.


I'll catch the rest tomorrow

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Posted by jlampke on Monday, May 29, 2006 3:40 AM
Good morning gents. Actually, it's about 2200 Sunday evening here. I'm now at sea off the coast of Hawaii. I'm the only one in Our Place at the moment. Leon, an Absolute and grapefruit please. Also, how about some change for Herr Wurlitzer? The J. Cash song "One Piece At A Time" would sound good right now.
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First off, and most importantly, a belated Happy Birthday to Dave. Sorry to have missed the bash. I was traveling to Pearl Harbor Saturday. '59 was indeed a good year!!
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Thank you Lars, Tom, Rob, Pete, CM3, & Ted for the congrats on my passing the Chief Engineer’s test. (Hope I didn't miss anyone!)
Tom; I had a couple hours layover at the airport in St. Louis on May 20th. Didn't have any of my "stuff" with me, or I would've called and said hi.
The pictures of the Go Transit passenger cars were interesting. Sadly, what I noticed most were all the empty seats..... I like to think that'll change in time.
Also, the Fallen Flag item on SP was pretty interesting.
Dave; very interesting items coming from you. I especially liked the one about SP's Mission Bay shop at 3rd & Townsend. Also the item on the SP SD's was interesting, as was the one about the Amtrak wreck.
Al; I liked the item about the SP streamlined ops.
I'm spending a few weeks as an observer aboard the USNS Pecos, a fleet oiler. Late June I'll travel to Singapore to join the USNS Diehl, another fleet oiler, for a few months. I'm trying to get lined up for some training in Maryland next October & November. After that, I expect to return to the Kiska. As always, subject to change.
In my case, birthday wishes will do. Thanks for the thought.
Well, as always, sorry this is so short. I've just spent the last few hours reading back pages trying to get caught up, it's late and I'm tired here!!
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Posted by wanswheel on Monday, May 29, 2006 5:08 AM
Good morning Tom and everyone, a round for all who gave their all for the red, white and blue

John, '59 was the very best year for Cadillac tail fins. Late congratulations on Chief Engineer and early happy birthday if you're at sea or something on the 7th?

Rob, the #8 Interurban is photogenic right down to the doorknob, what a beauty! How fast does she get to go?

Tom, I guess you're on your way to Alaska. Have a great time and don't forget to bring a camera. (Right. Like that will ever happen.)

The DC-3 at the museum brought to mind my first flight anywhere ever, in 1966, from Columbia, SC to Washington, D.C., with one stop at Raleigh-Durham. 'Twas a thrill. http://www.carolinasaviation.org/images/Aircraft/DC-3/DC-3-04.jpg

I'm old enough to remember a time when the 30th of May was a major civic event. Always we had a huge parade in town, and it had nothing to do with partying, or fun in the sun. Memorial Day had only one true purpose: to remember and honor the service and sacrifice of our war dead.

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Posted by siberianmo on Monday, May 29, 2006 7:04 AM



ENCORE! Courtesy: www.viarail.ca


MONDAY’s INFO & SUMMARY of POSTS


We open at 6 AM. (All time zones - Don’t ask how we do that!)[swg]


Holiday Monday and U.S. Memorial Day! C’mon in – enjoy a cup of freshly ground ‘n brewed coffee – a <light> or <traditional> breakfast from the Menu Board and of course one or two goodies from The Mentor Village Bakery!


THIS IS THE LAST DAILY SUMMARY FOR AWHILE . . . .


Daily Wisdom


Life ain’t in holdin’ a good hand but in playin’ a poor one well.



Info for the Day:

* Weekly Calendar:


Wednesday: Toy & Model Trains Day!
Thursday: Fish ‘n Chips Nite!
Friday: Pizza Nite! & Steak Nite!
Saturday: Steak ‘n Trimmin’s Nite! – and –
ENCORE! Saturday


MVP Award Winners

April 2006 . . . LoveDome Lars



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Comedy Corner


Yarns from the Barn
(from barndad Doug’s Posts)

[:I] A man was walking along a beach and came across an old lamp.
He rubbed it and out came a genie. The genie said, 'OK You get 1 wish.' The man said, 'I've always wanted to go to Hawaii but I'm scared to fly and I get seasick, could you build me a bridge to Hawaii?'
The genie laughed and said, 'That's impossible! Think of the logistics of that! How would the supports ever reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think of how much concrete... how much steel! No, think of another wish.'
The man thought of another wish. Finally, he said, 'I've been married and divorced 4 times. My wives always said that I'm insensitive. So, I wi***hat I could understand women... know how they feel inside and what they're thinking when they give me the silent treatment... know why they're crying, know what they really want when they say "nothing"... know how to make them truly happy.'
The genie said, 'You want that bridge two lanes or four?' [:I]


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The Mentor Village Emporium Theatre

Double Features and Three Stooges Short Subject!

NOW SHOWING:

. . . Sunday, May 28th thru June 2nd: Patton (1970) starring: George C. Scott & Karl Malden –and- The Eagle Has Landed (1977) starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall & Donald Sutherland. SHORT: Uncivil Warriors (1935).

COMING ATTRACTIONS:

. . . Sunday, June 3rd thru June 9th: The Great Escape (1963) starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner & Richard Attenborough –and- The Longest Day (1962) starring: 42 International Stars. SHORT: Pardon My Scotch (1935).

. . . Sunday, June 10th thru June 16th: Major League II (1994) starring: Tom Berenger & Charlie Sheen –and- Mr. Baseball (1992) starring: Tom Selleck, K. Taukura & A. Takanashi. SHORT: Hoi Poloi (1935).



SUMMARY

Name …..…………… Date/Time …..…..………. (Page#) .. Remarks

(1) siberianmo Tom Posted: 28 May 2006, 06:44:32 (343) Sunday’s Info & 20-Post Summary

(2) siberianmo Tom Posted: 28 May 2006, 06:45:45 (343) Now Playing & Coming Attractions at the Emporium!

(3) siberianmo Tom Posted: 28 May 2006, 07:51:55 (343) 10 Rdvu Pix – Halton County Radial Railway, Pt I

(4) siberianmo Tom Posted: 28 May 2006, 10:19:18 (343) 10 Rdvu Pix – Halton County Radial Railway, Pt II

(5) siberianmo Tom Posted: 28 May 2006, 11:24:33 (343) 12 Rdvu Pix – Halton County Radial Railway, Pt III

(6) siberianmo Tom Posted: 28 May 2006, 12:41:46 (343) 13 Rdvu Pix - Canadian Warplane Heritage museum, Pt I

(7) siberianmo Tom Posted: 28 May 2006, 13:51:59 (344) 13 Rdvu Pix – Canadian Warplane Heritage museum, Pt II

(8) siberianmo Tom Posted: 28 May 2006, 14:53:50 (344) 12 Rdvu Pix – Canadian Warplane Heritiage museium, Pt III

(9) siberianmo Tom Posted: 28 May 2006, 17:03:20 (344) 2006 Sunday Index




That’s it! [tup][;)]


Tom [4:-)] [oX)]
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Posted by siberianmo on Monday, May 29, 2006 8:20 AM
G'day!

Just a few words B4 heading out to take care of the "south forty" - gotta buy a couple of goats! This lawn care stuff is getting to me - especially with temps already at 80 (F) - humidity on the rise - and it's only 8 AM! <ugh> Tomorrow is get-away-day, so today is get-the-chores-done-day, holiday notwithstanding.

So, the 9 Posts from yesterday were all mine - that's a first for Sunday Photo Posting Day! Saturday wasn't much better. So, what do we make of this [?] Whatever you wish. Stepping up to the plate seems more the cliche than not.

Thanx for the descriptions, Rob and sorry about the frustration up there in Brantford . . . . can't 'puter without power and can't 'puter without a reliable machine. Looks like a long year ahead for you. <groan>

I too recall the "true meaning" of this day, Mike and can still "see" the huge U.S. flags being carried in the parades that took place on Memorial Day - a day to honor those who sacrificed their lives for the betterment of all and preservation of our way of life. Times have changed, but for as long as I breathe the air, the meaning wll not.

John Your wish is our command - June 3rd is your B'day and there will NOT be a Bash. LET's NOT FORGET TO WISH our seagoing friend a [bday] ON HIS DAY!

Regarding the GO Transit in Toronto - those Pix were taken during the off-peak times for commuting - 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM - so it shouldn't be suprising to see empty seats. The trains are jammed during rush hours . . .

Gotta go - things to do B4 this day turns into tomorrow . . .

Tom[4:-)] [oX)]
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