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Santa Clara Lemon Association
Santa Clara Lemon Association A post by David Eck. Description: Santa Clara Lemon Association - Oxnard - Circa 1930s The packing house crew are packing both their Sunkist brand and Red Ball brand
By Bob Chaparro · #11368 ·
Retired SFRD Reefer (Rr-46)
Retired SFRD Reefer (Rr-46) A post by Peter Hayes on the Facebook Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society group. He comments on this and two other less-detailed photos: Santa Fe reefers in and
By Bob Chaparro · #11367 ·
PFE 11065 (R-40-27)
PFE 11065 (R-40-27) A Ron Hawkins photo taken 1/20/1975 at East Los Angeles, CA My Notes: PFE 11065 is a Class R-40-27 reefer (Series 10001-11700), one of 1,700 built new in 1957 by the Roseville
By Bob Chaparro · #11366 ·
SFRD 14038 (Rr-53)
SFRD 14038 (Rr-53) A Ron Hawkins photo taken 2/18/1973 at Fullerton, CA My Notes: SFRD 14038 is a Class Rr-53 reefer (Series 13432-14231) rebuilt in 1953 from Classes Rr-7 through Rr-11 by Santa
By Bob Chaparro · #11365 ·
Re: The End of Greenspot Citrus Association - 1931
JS Edwards - Redlands Daily Facts ( https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2009/08/15/js-edwards-pioneer-citrus-grower/ ) The ¡°Edwards Mansion¡± became somewhat famous in itself when it was moved from
By Gary Wintergerst · #11364 ·
Riverside-Highgrove Citrus Association
Riverside-Highgrove Citrus Association A post by David Eck. Description: Packing House Crew - Riverside-Highgrove Citrus Association - Circa 1940s A group of men stand near citrus crates with Blue
By Bob Chaparro · #11363 ·
The End of Greenspot Citrus Association - 1931
The End of Greenspot Citrus Association - 1931 A post by David Eck. He comments: This newspaper article appeared in The San Bernardino County Sun on October 4, 1931, and details the final disposition
By Bob Chaparro · #11362 ·
Western Refrigerator Line Reefer WRL 7001 (Western Pacific)
Western Refrigerator Line Reefer WRL 7001 (Western Pacific) A post by Raymond Breyer on the Facebook Pre-Depression Era Railroad Modelers group. Taken at Chicago January 1923, Built by AC&F. William
By Bob Chaparro · #11361 ·
Time To Pay The Piper (Donate)
Time To Pay The Piper (Donate) I received this message from the Groups.io folks: ¡°This is a friendly reminder that your Premium Groups.io group [email protected] will be
By Bob Chaparro · #11360 ·
Corona Foothill Lemon Company
Corona Foothill Lemon Company A post by David Eck. Description: Ten Men and a Boy Sorting Lemons at Corona Foothill Lemon Company This image is circa 1910. Sorting lemons is an all-male endeavor at
By Bob Chaparro · #11359 ·
Upland Packing House
Upland Packing House A post on the Facebook Upland Proud group. Date: Early 1900s Photo: Upland Public Library My Notes: Specific packing house not identified. Packing crate labels could be from one
By Bob Chaparro · #11356 ·
Re: Frequency of Rail Service
Steve has it right, Lance. It was lanterns, the standard method of relaying signals at night (or in the dark). As long as you have a line-of-sight, you¡¯re good. Keith Jordan
By Keith Jordan · #11355 ·
Re: PFE Empty Reefer Routing Question
I understand there were specific contractual agreements by the 1950's between PFE and eastern railroads on handling of empty PFE cars. There were concentration points (large yards with frequent
By Ken Adams · #11354 ·
Re: Frequency of Rail Service
¡°Do you know how the crews relayed signals to the engineer on those movements at night? I believe that was before radio (?)¡± Lanterns. Best regards, Steve Steve Haas Snoqualmie, WA
By Steve Haas · #11353 ·
Re: Frequency of Rail Service
Keith, Do you know how the crews relayed signals to the engineer on those movements at night? I believe that was before radio (?) Thanks Lance Buckahmmer Kingman, AZ
By Lance · #11352 ·
Re: Frequency of Rail Service
One of the difficulties for model train operations is the car moves made by a shipper/consignee without a locomotive.? Perhaps you have to allow the use of the good old 0-5-0....
By Ken Adams · #11351 ·
PFE Empty Reefer Routing Question
PFE Empty Reefer Routing Question A discussion on the Groups.io Real Steam Era Freight Car Discussion group. William Botkin wrote: I am creating empty car cards and waybills for PFE reefers on my
By Bob Chaparro · #11350 ·
Re: Frequency of Rail Service
The 1953 Reissue of Superintendent's Bulletin Instructions for the LA Division noted that there was a 5-cell Flashlight at Santa Ana for crews shoving up the Venta Spur and it was to be returned to
By cliffprather · #11349 ·
Re: Frequency of Rail Service
Bob and Others, Cliff¡¯s description of operations on the Santa Fe¡¯s Venta Spur is terrific. I can add one thing. He mentions that they worked the spur at night backwards (waycar first). Retired
By Keith Jordan · #11348 ·
Sunkist Billboard
Sunkist Billboard A post by Bruce Little He comments: Here's a Sunkist advertising billboard in Seattle, Washington from the 1930s. The display features illuminated Sunkist lettering on top, with a
By Bob Chaparro · #11347 ·