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Issue V, Number 1 Summer 2007 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY million. These remarks brought about spirited comments from the audience. Among those speaking in support of a REVIEW S MU S EU M PLAN FOR railroad experience were Dr. Richard Hopping, Robert TRANS PORTATION CENTER – Root, Fred Canfield, Mark Carnighan, Harold Benash, Lee Culp, Bill Lewis, Rick Bremer and George Barlow from FR- S EEK S DIRECTION PA, plus several citizens outside the RR circle of influence. Seeing such disparity, and buoyed by fact from BHA and By Dennis White the strategic planning committee, Council voted for a con- tinuance until Agency members have time to read the A special meeting of the City Council/Redevelopment SCRX Schematic Design brochure and get some sort of con- Agency on June 25 held in Council chambers addressed, sensus of opinion between Barry Howard and the recre- among other things, policy direction from the Agency ational economist. Board, and whether staff and the JMI/Morgan Group should continue to include the Southern California Railway SCRX Schematic Design Available Experience (SCRX) as an element of a Specific Plan for the Fullerton Transportation Center (FTC) Planning Area. The The SCRX Schematic Design, an 11”x17” color presenta- question of continuing SCRX within the Specific Plan was tion book created by Barry Howard Associates, with assis- the third key agenda item as far as the meeting affected ef- tance and support of the SCRX Strategic Planning Commit- forts toward the railroad experience. tee, H&MC’s Museum Development team and the entire FRPA presented a statement of fact followed by a nifty FRPA membership, is available to all FRPA members in pdf “fly-through” animated video highlighting the interactive format on CD. Members can view the entire booklet on a displays and features of the attraction. Following FRPA’s computer or take the CD to any Kinkos, Office Depot, Of- presentation, a 39-page SCRX Schematic Design booklet, fice Max, Staples, Best Buy, etc., and order a print. To order created by Barry Howard Associates (BHA) working in as- your free CD, e-mail [email protected] or drop a line to: sociation with FRPA’s Strategic Planning Committee and Fullerton Railway Plaza Association approved by the FRPA Board of Directors June 11, 2007, P.O. Box 5195 was presented to each City Council Member, key City staff, Fullerton, CA 92838-5195 developers and the press. The second presentation came from Johnson-Fain Architects and covered changes made since the three Community meet- ings last winter, and pre- sented possible variations within the FTC project. One public comment regarding parking outside the FTC followed Johnson-Fain’s Power Point presentation. The third item asked specifically if the SCRX should continue as a part of the FTC master plan. All re- marks by the public were favorable to keeping SCRX in the Framework Plan. Re- development staff claimed that costs incurred by the City could reach $38 to $44 Cover of the SCRX Schematic Design booklet which is avail- able on a free CD from FRPA. MOU NT LOW E REVIS ITED AT JU LY 11 DINNER Fullerton Railway Plaza Association Our Vision Is By Stan Swanson, FRPA General Meeting Chair To create a large community-supported premier interac- Mr. Michael Patris, President of the Mount Lowe Pres- tive railroad attraction that would include a Santa Fe her- ervation Society, will be our featured speaker at the FRPA itage railroad museum and restoration facility for the General Meeting, Wednesday, July 11, at the China Buffet, purpose of bringing together businesses, government Harbor at Orangethorpe, in Fullerton. and the community to preserve our national rail heritage Some 17 years ago Michael was introduced to Mount and provide an educational experience for our youth in a Lowe as a hiker and began to study its history. That study meaningful, exciting, and fulfilling manner. evolved into a passion, and he incorporated the non-profit Mount Lowe Preservation Society on March 15, 2000, with Our Mission Is the mission of establishing a permanent museum to house To educate our youth and provide all people an historical and display artifacts, memorabilia and literary works for insight into the numerous contributions the railroads the purpose of educating the public about the Mount Lowe have made to the creation and economic development of Railway and its founder-builder and engineer, Thaddeus the City of Fullerton, the County of Orange, and S.C. Lowe and David J. Macpherson. Southern California from the 19th century to the present Michael last addressed us on April 14, 2004, and pro- and into the future. vided an illustrated introduction to the famous Mount Lowe Incline Railway that was constructed between 1892 and 1893 above Altadena. His presentation was very well received, so we have invited him back to provide more of and Minno Park, fourth, Hermosa Drive. the fascinating history of Mount Lowe and news of the So- The winning artwork was on display in the children’s ciety. Michael also has a new book out called the Mount section of the Fullerton Main Library through early June. Lowe Railway which just debuted in June and is available at Prizes, provided by Amtrak, included trips to San Di- all major book stores or on the Inter- ego and Santa Barbara. net at www.arcadiapublishing.com . We are again expecting a large MOVIE AND W INE – attendance of over 100, so plan now to attend. Bring your friends and ac- AN FRPA EXCLU S IVE quaintances interested in railroading and railroad history as it applies to By Gordon Bachlund Fullerton and southern California. To popularize our Movie Nights, You will hear a wrap-up report on the FRPA board agreed last year to Fullerton Railroad Days 2007 and an idea by Dennis White to add other various activities of our associ- wine tastings to the events. Spon- ation. That's Wednesday, July 11, at sors were sought to cover the cost of the China Buffet, 104 West Or- the wine so the events might remain angethorpe Avenue, Fullerton. Mix- free to our members. Our January er starts at 6 p.m. Dinner is $15 per screening of It Happened to Jane was person which includes all-you-can- sponsored by FRPA President eat, soft drink, and gratuity. George Engelage; our April screen- ing of Emperor of the North was spon- FRPA TRAIN S AFETY sored by Munson, Cronick and As- sociates; our coming July screening POS TER CONTES T of Rock Island Trail will be sponsored W INNERS by the Fairplex Garden Railway; and our October screening of The General is awaiting a sponsor to step By Fred Canfield forward. We are grateful to these Winners in the lower-grade divi- sponsors and raise a glass in their sion along with their school were honor! Celine Park, first, Sunset Lane; Since the inception of SCSRA Nathan Tran, second, Laguna Road; Movie Nights in October 1994 at Jae Yeon Park, third, Fisler; and Ry- Travel Town, through our most re- an Yi, fourth, Fisler. cent FRPA Movie Night in April In the upper-grade division, the After Matt Towler won a second place prize in FR- 2007, we have screened a total of 43 winners were: Keith Payumo, first, PA’s poster contest, he sent in a thank-you s aying, feature films for our members, most Pacific Drive; Matt Towler, second, “I received tickets for the train and the Wild Animal in 16mm format and some in 35mm Woodcrest; Irene Lee, third, Fisler; park. Cool, I can’t wait to go! Thank you very much format. That’s real movie FILM be- -- Matt Towler!” Photo courtesy of Towler family ing projected, folks, not DVDs as WWW.TRAINWEB.COM Rail Travel - Rail Industry M odel Railroading - Railfanning Most extensive and visited railroad website in the world including live rail video at www.RailCams.com ! 2 VOL. V NO. 1 - SUMMER 2007 some other groups do. After all, film is the historic medium The H&MC was also responsible for the FRPA Museum of the movie industry and we are all history buffs, are we tent, featuring concept drawings for the proposed South- not? ern California Railroad Experience (SCRX), an N-scale di- Jim Hoffmann has served as projectionist for most of orama showing the relationship of the SCRX project to the these screenings since their inception and continues to “keep historic depot, and two artist renderings of the building the picture on the sheet” and maintain the equipment. Gor- and its overall plan. don Bachlund prepares the films from his library (cleaning, mounting on long-playing reels, etc.) and edits the printed programs. Dennis White coordinates the wine tasting, brings the wine and glassware and sets up the wine bar in the Courtyard. The Fullerton Museum Association, a good neighbor indeed, graciously hosts these events by affording us use of its Auditorium and Courtyard. It takes people to make any project work, and our Mov- ie Night team, host and sponsors are great examples of dedicated volunteers making things happen for the better- ment of the FRPA and the community it serves. 2007 FRPA MEMB ERS H IP AT 230 By Norma R. Goble, Membership Chair FRPA has 230 paid members as of this date for 2007. There are 18 new members and 9 renewals from 2005. There are, however, 35 of you that have not yet renewed for 2007. Please take my “friendly reminder” from the bot- tom of your mail and put it in your “priority” pile. Hope- fully, I will be able to add you to the “paid up” member list by the next Quarterly Membership Dinner Meeting in July.