Re: Early West Railways (1965) importer of #1
| January 30, 2011 12:47PM |
|
The April, 1965, issue of the small (8.5x5.5 inch format) Pacific News carried a lead article about the Early West Railways Inc. and the equipment arriving at Pomona for the operation at Puddingstone Park.
The article reports that besides the three Locomotives (CyZ 1, 6 and 12) the following equipment was obtained:
From Unidos de Yucatan:
1 flat roof coach
2 reg roofed coaches
1 RPO car with open platforms
1 RPO car with "blind ends"
From Coahuila y Zacatacas
4 gondolas equipped with seats and steps #611, 626, 639 and 647
4 gondolas with benches, no steps but with end entries #604, 668, 681 and 729
3 box cars 213, 227 and 229
2 side-door cabooses #151 and 152
After this project did not happen the equipment was dispersed. The locomotives went to the "Loose Caboose" restaurants; and then elsewhere when they shut down. Some of the freight equipment was stored at one time at Chino airport. It appears that some of the passenger cars were up at Alviso near San Jose for a while.
Brian Norden
The article reports that besides the three Locomotives (CyZ 1, 6 and 12) the following equipment was obtained:
From Unidos de Yucatan:
1 flat roof coach
2 reg roofed coaches
1 RPO car with open platforms
1 RPO car with "blind ends"
From Coahuila y Zacatacas
4 gondolas equipped with seats and steps #611, 626, 639 and 647
4 gondolas with benches, no steps but with end entries #604, 668, 681 and 729
3 box cars 213, 227 and 229
2 side-door cabooses #151 and 152
After this project did not happen the equipment was dispersed. The locomotives went to the "Loose Caboose" restaurants; and then elsewhere when they shut down. Some of the freight equipment was stored at one time at Chino airport. It appears that some of the passenger cars were up at Alviso near San Jose for a while.
Brian Norden
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.