Glen Icanberry Wrote:
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> To Matt K and Steven D. Johnson,
>
> Thank you for the compliments. I would highly
> recommend Lee Gustafson and Phil Serpico's book
> Coast Lines Depots Valley Division. It is still
> available, and has updated and more inclusive
> Valley Division history. Lee and Phil were
> furnished with much material that was not
> available when Valley Division Vignettes was
> assembled. I am sorry to say that lots of errors,
> many of them preventable, crept into Valley
> Division Vignettes. Despite this, I kept on
> collecting materials, after the book was
> published, which were then shared with Lee and
> Phil, for use in their book. The more up to date
> and correct the better, in my humble opinion. Lee
> and Phil's book is not just about depots as the
> title implies, although finding depot information
> and photos was the original focus. Lee and Phil's
> book has better overall Valley Division history,
> along with detailed history, such as the origin of
> station names, and facilities.
>
> For those who can make it to the two Orange Empire
> Railway Museum Railroadiana Swap Meets (March
> 3rd), or The California Express in Buena Park,
> (Feb 11th), Phil and Lee will be there to
> autograph books and usually have a special show
> price on their books. I should state that I have
> no financial interest in the sales of their books.
> They are just good people, and they both knew Rob
> Carlson!
>
> If you can find Valley Division Vignettes please
> only buy the first edition with TWO authors, which
> was published before the Kriepers decided to rip
> me off. In 1988 the Kriepers secretly reprinted
> the second edition, exactly the same, but with my
> name removed, as an author. Despite what the
> copyright notice says, in both editions of the
> book, I have the original copyright from the
> Library of Congress in my possession which shows
> TWO authors.
>
> Coast Lines Depots, Valley Division is available
> from:
>
> [www.omnirr.com]
> ftoken=21941066
>
> Also:
>
> [www.mcmillanpublications.com]?
> crit=Coast+Lines+Depots&Search=Go
>
> Glen Icanberry
> Redlands, CA


Good job Glenn, I see your following your dream to work on the RR. Last I heard you were with BNSF. They and the UP hire all sorts of Buffs. Glenn Icanpuke? Naww not even. You the man! along with the other railfan rail employees of today.