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

This perhaps? http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php ... msg-107371

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

There was a recent write-up by Mel Farrell in Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette as part of his series on 30" gauge lines.

Thanks for the replies!! This helps. Does anyone know which issue of NG&SLG the article is in?

Martin

I just recently saw the article, I'll look for the issue...it's in my "Reading Room"

TMI.... Cheers, Dave

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

Thanks Dave, found it!

Martin