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Private Railroad Destroyed by Southern Califonia Fire
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Author:  Loggerhogger [ Tue May 04, 2010 1:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Private Railroad Destroyed by Southern Califonia Fire
Can someone please point me to the link on the private backyard steam railroad that was lost in a Southern California fire in the 1950's or 1960's?

I saw a link on this in the past few weeks, but can not locate it. I have someone who is in the family that used to own the line and would like to find one of the locomotives.

Thanks.

Martin
Author:  SPpacificfan [ Tue May 04, 2010 6:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Private Railroad Destroyed by Southern Califonia Fire
This perhaps? http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php ... msg-107371
Author:  o anderson [ Tue May 04, 2010 7:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Private Railroad Destroyed by Southern Califonia Fire
Robert Day was one of those early southern California railfans from a golden time. There obviously was a lot of overlap between the Disney staff, live steamers, publishers, railfan clubs, and people who saved equipment. I like to think of the book Fiddletown and Copperopolis as an unofficial documentation of railfan experiences on moribund western railroads of the 1930s and 40s. I wonder sometimes if caricatures of these people can be seen in cartoonist Fallberg's pages.

More about Day:
http://www.southerncalifornialivesteamers.com/show_tip.asp?ID=23
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Author:  Brian Norden [ Tue May 04, 2010 10:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Private Railroad Destroyed by Southern Califonia Fire
There was a recent write-up by Mel Farrell in Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette as part of his series on 30" gauge lines.
Author:  Loggerhogger [ Tue May 04, 2010 10:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Private Railroad Destroyed by Southern Califonia Fire
Thanks for the replies!! This helps. Does anyone know which issue of NG&SLG the article is in?

Martin
Author:  Hillcrest [ Wed May 05, 2010 1:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Private Railroad Destroyed by Southern Califonia Fire
I just recently saw the article, I'll look for the issue...it's in my "Reading Room"

TMI.... Cheers, Dave
Author:  Hillcrest [ Wed May 05, 2010 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Private Railroad Destroyed by Southern Califonia Fire
Ah Ha! NG&SLG, Sept/Oct 2008, Thirty-inch Railroads Hawaiian Plantation Lines Pt.4
Pioneer Mills Railroad reincarnated in California, Pg.64....Mallory Hope Ferrell

Cheers, Dave
Author:  Loggerhogger [ Thu May 06, 2010 8:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Private Railroad Destroyed by Southern Califonia Fire
Thanks Dave, found it!

Martin
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