PUBLISHED MID-APRIL, 1982 CONTAINING EARLY APRIL NEWS C'P' ISSUE NUMBER 236 $2.00 ALSO In THIS ISSUE: ESPEE'S GE U50'S, LAMM LUMBER'S SHAY onE, ST. LOUIS MUSEUM AnD MUCH MORE! (@ BOISE'S (@ mORRlson-HnUDSEn COmPAny 1981 LocomOTIVE PRODUCTion SOUTHERN PACIFIC BAY AREA STEAM BY HARRE W. DEMORO When Cab-Forwards Passed Niles Tower Once they seemed to be everywhere, whistling through Port Costa in the shadow of the high bluffs along Carquinez Strait, rumbling over the steel bridge across Alameda Creek at Niles, barking through the girders of the Dumbarton Bridge, taking commuters home along Seventh Street in Oakland, and to Burlingame, Palo Alto and San Jose, south from San Francisco. The steam engine has now vanished, but its spirit continues on the pages of this volume about the aromatic daysof smoking Southern Pacific locomotives in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Here is a collection of vintage photographs, the work of some of the best rail cameramen of the era is represented: artists such as R. H. McFarland, D. S. Richter, Will Whittaker, Ralph W. Demoro, John C. IIlman, Waldemar Sievers and Ted G. Wurm. Huge cab-forwards, Daylight 4-8-4's, tank locomotives, switch engines and the sturdy • Hardbound with a full-color dust little Consolidations are covered along with just about every type of steam locomotive $22.50 jacket photograph at Oakland Pier Southern Pacific operated in the Bay Area Plus 6% Sales Tax In California by Stan Kistler. 144 big 81f2x11" from the 1860's until diesels conquered. The trains themselves also are covered, from the ORDER YOUR COPY TODA Y pages printed on a high-quality Lark and Daylight to Monterey, San Jose and paper • 202 photographs of 179 Sacramento locals, commuter runs, and, yes, even the City Of San Francisco in steam! At steam locomotives • Composite the back of the book is an index with the track map of the San Francisco complete history of every locomotive in the volume. There is a section about the Bay Area • Southern Pacific Bay Northwestern Pacific and just enough Area history • Full locomotive coverage of SP and NWP ferries and electric trains to round out the tale. index with history of each ..steam If you saw steam, the book will kindle fond locomotive seen in the book • memories. If you missed steam, here is your Complete bibliography. opportunity to witness the fragrance of railroading before diesels. 202 PHOTOS OF THE BEST IN SP STEAM Now available for immediate shipment! VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE $14.00 * FULL COLOR COVER * PERFECT BOUND WITH 88 BIG 8'12)(11" PAGES * OVER 100 PHOTOGRAPHS * DETAIL LOCOMOTIVES TABULATIONS * ROSTER DATA * A BY KARL R. KOENIG HISTORY OF ALL 32 LOCOMOTIVES * ORDER FORM Rush .. ... copies of Southern Pacific Bay Area Steam Rush . .. copies of Virginia & Truckee Locomotives Rush .. ... copies of, _________ Signature Date Name (please print) Street 4-4-0 NUMBER 22, THE 'NYO, AT VIRGINIA CITY ABOUT 1876 -D. S. RICHTER COLLECTION Here is a detailed locomotive study of the all-time 32-locomotive City, State and Zip Code roster of Nevada's fabled Virginia and Truckee Railroad from the Total for books . ....... first built to present-day operations, including a detailed historical . $---- account of the railroad itself. The book is lavishly illustrated with California sales lax (resident) . .. $ ____ over one hundred rare photographs. All locomotives but one, which Total enclosed (check/money order) . ... $, ____ was never photographed, are presented with roster photographs, CHARGE THIS PURCHASE TO specifications, names and a completely thorough life-long history. o VISA MASTERCARD 0 Tabulations, maps, graph, index and bibliography are also included. Account Number ___________ Expiration Date ___________ FINALLY, A MAJOR BOOK ON THE VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE! Mastercard bank No. __(4 digits over name) ORDER DIRECT FROM CHATHAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, P. O. BOX 283, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 2 NUMBER 236 No. 236 Pacific PUBLISHED IN MID-APRIL WITH NEWS TO EARLY APRIL, 1982 (JUNE, 1981; PUBLISHED IN 1982) lie s VOLUME 21 NO.6 ~ Inside Chatham • • • Ass ociati on of Tourist Railway ~o~i~J ~r po r ate d Rai lroad Editors One form of railroading that has come into being in recent years is the individual railroad historical society • KARL R. KOENIG • EDITOR devoted to the study of just a particular company. Some railroads even have more than one of these; competitors each • TOM GRAy ., ... , ..... .. , ... PRODUCTION STAFF seeking that segment of the railroad enthusiast and railroad HAROLD C. KOENIG . ... CIRCULATION MANAGER • JOHN PARSON ....... , . OFFICE MANAGER modeler family that devotes sufficient interest to anyone D. S. RICHTER .. EDITORIAL CONSULTANT particular railroad to at least join a specific historical society. • Some are devoted entirely to modeling. Kenneth M. Ardinger .. ... ..... ......... Contributing Staff • Michael w. Blaszak . ..... , . , . .. ..... , Contributing Staff There are at least three dozen of these groups known to us, and not one is affiliated in any officially formal way with the George R. Cockle . , ', ." ." . , ." ." ., .. Contributing Staff • R. C. Farewell. , " .. ... .. , .. .. Contributing Staff railroad of its devotion. The topic railroads represented read Mark W. Heinz . .... .. ... , . .. .. .. Co ntributing Staff • Don Jewell. .. ... .. Contributing Staff like a list of the most favorites pulled from the Official Guide, and some have long vanished. Neil Lang.. .. .•. ,. Contributing Staff • Joe McMillan . ... Contributing Staff Do you follow the Great Northern? You probably already Ken Meeker ......... ...... .. , . .. .. , . Contributing Staff • Peter J . Replinger . , . .. .. .. • .. .. , "Contributing Staff belong to the Fraternal Order Of Empire Builders. The Katy has the Katy Railroad Historical Society, the Missouri Pacific Allen Rider , . •... .. Co ntributing Staff • J . Harl en Wilson. .. .. .. ..... ....... Co ntributing Staff the MoPac Historical Society and for the Milwaukee there's • the Milwaukee Road Railfan's Association . The Milwaukee Road group is headquartered in Milwaukee, the Wabash • Historical Society is in Fort Worth, Texas and Santa Fe model qx ©Contents Copyright 1982 • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED enthusiasts have Santa Fe Modeler from Georgia. Southern Californi a hosts the Southern Pacific Historical and • IN THIS ISSUE OF PACIFIC NEWS Technical Society and also the Northern Pacific Railroad • MORRISON-KNUDSEN 1981 WORK ... , .. .. .. , 4 Historical Association. The logic of location, it seems, is RAILROADING COLUMNS ... .. , ... , . , . , . , . 12 directly related to the ambitions of an individual member and • BLASE SHAYS NEVER EXiSTED, . .. , ...... 16 the willingness to handle the day-to-day cho res of the group. THE FIRST AND THE LAST ..... ... , . .. .. 18 • CAMERA CAR PHOTO SECTION . , .. ' . , , .. , .. 19 As a result of growing interest in individual railroad SHORT STUFF ... , . ... , . , , . ... , . .. .. , . , . ,. 25 historical societies, we would like to publish a list of these in • NEWS PHOTOS . , .. , . , . ... , . , , , . .. , . , . , 26 an upcoming issue of PACIFIC NEWS. If you are the • LETTERS/REVIEWS . , , . .. .. .. .. .... , .. , . , .. 30 secretary or any other official of one of these groups be sure EXCURSIONS/CLASSIFIED .. , , . , , .. , .. .. , ... , 31 to let us know at once the official address and dues, and • whether or not your group has a newsletter. Is it devoted to SUBSCRIPTIONS BY DIRECT MAIL • United States: $20.00 for one year, $37.00 for two years. modeling or to the full size version , or both? We'll share this Single copies $2.00. Foreign: $24.00 per year. Foreign with the readers of PACIFIC NEWS. If you do not write and • - only - First Class Mail and Air Mail rates are both confirm your existence you will not be on the list. 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