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. October 1984 No. 252 Milvvaukee Road Daylight Snovvplovvs Photo Gallery Those Magnificent 1985 Calendar Now in its sixth year, Charles Ditlefsen's "Those Magnificent Trains" calendar for 1985 is a striking work of art that you will want to have. Included in the twelve full color reproduc tions are a UP 'Big Boy', a D&RGW 'K-28', a PE 'Ten', a Milwaukee 'Bi-Polar', a West Side 'Shay', SP's #4449, and more: from the cameras of Richard Steinheimer, Stan Kistler, Ed Nowak, Alan Burns, Dick Dorn, Bob McVay, and others. Each color print is suitable for framing. FULL COLOR LITHOGRAPHY ON COATED STOCK. Wall calendar size: 12" x 24" . ~ AUGUST '81, '82, '83, and '84 calendars available 3 10 17 Order from: Charles Ditlefsen 24 P.O. Box 1807 P M ill Valley, CA 94942 31 SA:r Price $7.95 Postage $1.50 Calif. residents add 48¢ tax. Overseas orders $4 extra. 1--------FULL COLOR LITHOGRAPHY Name __________________________________ CHARG E TO: Street __________________________________ City, State, Zip _____________________________ D MASTER .'. .. i CARD CAR D •. --) N UM B ER IL ...ll---L-L.-L-.~'__L__'__'__'___'__'__'___'___'___' D VISA L~=-__JI EXP. DATE ----- SIGNATURE October 1984 No. 252 Daylight Photo Gallery A Note from 8 the Editor Light Rail in the West . .......... Mac Sebree 15 Part Three: San Diego As we said when we came "on board" last September, "The next few months and years are going to be interesting, indeed." A year later we can confirm that it has, Milwaukee Road Snoqualmie Pass indeed, been interesting. We have accom Snowplows ........... ... Kenneth G. Johnsen 18 plished our goal of on-time performance Steam, Diesel and Electric with six bi-monthly issues, and we have added news columns, more features and more color, and the magazine is larger. Departments: We also said along the way that we would Rail News .. .. 4 study ways to improve PACIFIC NEWS and we're far from finished! We have two Excursions, Events, Meetings. 7 important announcements along that line: Railroads . 22 l. After Issue No. 253, which will be Transit. .37 mailed in late October, we will resume Preservation. 40 monthly publication with the January 1985 issue (No. 254), which will be mailed in late Interurbans Newsletter .42 November. A principal reason for this change Photo Section ....... .43 is to bring the news to you before it becomes Book Reviews . 46 stale; production schedules will also be tight ened to further assure timely coverage. Extra Board Classified Ads . 47 2. To accomplish this publication schedule, Cover Photo we have expanded the staff. We are happy to Just as the Olympic torch marathon brought out announce the appointment of Dick Stephen thousands across the nation, so did SP 4449 and its son as News Editor effective with Issue No. Louisiana World's Fair Daylight stir the hearts of 253. Dick's byline as a columnist and rail residents along its route. Here it is at Gaviota, photographer is a familiar one and he brings Calif., on June 19, 1984. - DICK STEPHENSON to us valuable experience as both a magazine publisher and editor. Pacific News is a trademark of Interurbans Publications (a Corporation). Further details will be announced in the PUBLISHER: Mac Sebree next issue. We can add a few notes, namely EDITOR: Jim Walker that subscription rates will not be affected ART DIRECTOR: Bill Bradley since they are on a per-issue basis, and that CONTRIBUTING ARTIST: John R. Signor effective now we will compensate writers of CONTRIBUTORS: feature articles used in the magazine. Photo Kenneth M. Ardinger, Michael W. 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Payment is made upon publication. © 1984 INTERURBANS PUBLICATIONS Mac Sebree, President Jim Walker, Vice-President DA-J- --------------------~-~~~~---------------------- Rock Island Trackage Sold, Operators Changed Two segments of the Rock Island Railroad Department of Local Affairs, has telegraphed several films in past years-Cat Ballou and have recently seen changes in operators. The the Rock Island Railroad to notify them that Centennial being two examples. However, Cadillac and Lake City Railway has been a $1 million Colorado Development Block insurance requirements will prevent any operating the Limon, Colo., to Caruso, Grant will be awarded to Elbert County for steam excursions from operating this year, or Kan., portion, with trackage rights contin use in facilitating the purchase of trackage. ever, over the line. uing east through Goodland, Kan., to Colby, in anticipation of this, C&LC ran a shipper's The remaining portion of the RI line from Kan. However, purchase by a Kansas group inspection train over the line on May 5 and Falcon to the east side of Colorado Springs, known as Mid States Port Authority has 7, 1984. The consists for both trains were: Colo., has little potential for usage. There is changed that. Mid States Port Authority has C&LC 994 (leased Mid-America Car Leas a washed-out bridge on the east side of Colo purchased from the Rock Island the line ing), a GP-20 (ex-Milwaukee Road GP-9 that rado Springs that prevents operations into from Limon, Colo., east to Clay Center, Milwaukee had upgraded), C&LC 82 (also central Colorado Springs by C&LC. The Kan., closing the deal on May 15 . As a re leased from MAC), an SW-l, and Union Rio Grande has acquired and operates the sult, Kyle Railroad Co. will become the Pacific cabooses 24576 and 24552, both of Rock Island line west of the washed-out operator for MSPA, with trains rolling into which, ironically, were ex-Rock bay window bridge in the Colorado Springs area. Colorado in late May 1984. Kyle Railroad types. These trips went well, with a good Operation of the Clay Center, Kan., to has been operating the Clay Center to turnout of possible shippers, local and state Limon, Colo., portion should be fairly suc Caruso, Kan., segment in recent years. With politicians, UP traffic men, and the press. cessful, based on the number of grain ship this change, Colorado will see Kyle's ex Also under discussion for the Falcon to pers located along the line. However, the Burlington Northern ALCo C-424 and Limon line is steam passenger excursion ser future of the Cadillac and Lake City portion C-425s, as well as the recently moved-in vice. GW 75 Railroad Co., which owns ex (Limon to Falcon) is questionable, since no power from the SD&AE operation, running Great Western steamer No. 75 and several customers have shipped anything from the on the eastern Colorado plains. pieces of railroad equipment, propose to towns along it since the Rock Island ceased As for Cadillac and Lake City, they will operate passenger excursions with dining car operations. If steam excursions did start, begin operating the Limon to Falcon, Colo., service. TV and movie applications are also Limon would be their boarding station. portion of the Rock. The state of ColoradQ, anticipated. GW No. 75 has appeared in -CHIP SHERMAN JULY 23, 1984: The Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey circus train crosses the Tehachapi Mountains behind a quartet of SP power. It is threading its way westward at Marcel; less than two miles ahead the train is long enough to pass under itself on the Walong loop. -DICK STEPHENSON 4 • OCTOBER 1984 Circus Train Moving Through the West The Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey Circus special train took a somewhat differ ent route to get from San Diego, Calif., to Spokane, Wash., on July 23rd and 24th. Due to the Olympics in Los Angeles, this year's routing of the circus was much different than usual. The train operated via the Santa Fe from San Diego to Los Angeles, where the Santa Fe ran it right into SP's Taylor Yard. Here, power and caboose were changed, and the train continued northward via the SP's Saugus line, and over Tehachapi during the daytime on July 23rd; it continued on its way north through Oregon. After playing dates in Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and Fresno, the circus will visit the Bay Area, and then return to Los Angeles in mid September.