D. B. Arthur Wrote:
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> It is with a high degree of sadness that I report
> the passing of 67-year-old retired railroader and
> railfan Glen S. Icanberry of Redlands, CA, after a
> long illness.
>
> After graduating from Cal State Fresno, Glen was
> hired by Santa Fe and worked as a clerk, train
> order operator and dispatcher on the Valley
> Division at Calwa and Fresno. He later worked as
> a communications coordinator at the Santa Fe
> dispatching center on Carnegie Lane in San
> Bernardino and, later still, at the Amtrak
> reservations bureau in Riverside, CA.
>
> Glen co-wrote the book "Valley Division
> Vignettes", showcasing the history and operations
> of the Santa Fe's Valley Division. Glen was
> involved with the group that operates the ATSF
> 3751 steam locomotive and worked on the details of
> operating several excursions with that locomotive.
> He was also instrumental in getting the railroad
> museum at the San Bernardino train station up and
> running. As an accomplished photographer and
> artist, Glen created an extensive 35mm slide
> collection of railroading in the West and Midwest
> and his artwork appears on promotional hats,
> jackets and coffee mugs for the Santa Fe's
> divisions in California. He produced and
> presented a presentation at Winterail covering the
> Santa Fe's Second, Third and Redlands Districts
> ("The Kite Route") and in 2022 was given special
> recognition by Vic Neves for having attended every
> Winterail presentation since its inception.
>
> Glen is preceded in death by his parents and
> younger brother. He will be missed by his friends
> in the railfan and railroad community and the
> members of his church.
>
> Rest in peace, Glen. Tie your train down and take
> the power to the house.

This is extremely sad news to me. I had spent some time with him when he worked in the AT&SF CQS (Customer Quality and Support) Office at San Bernardino right before they closed it and moved the work to Topeka. I then saw him in person again when Amtrak hired him for the Western Reservation Sales Office in Riverside, that I might add is also now closed. The very last time was at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, right before I left to go work and live in New Orleans, and that was 26 and a half years ago. I did not know he was having health issues, and if I did, I would have for sure made it a point to get in contact with him. He was good friends with former SP Towerman and later, AT&SF Telegrapher/Towerman/Clerk, Bill Martin, who was working at Burbank Jct. Tower during the big derailment there in 1965, that destroyed the pipe-rod thrown switches and stunk up the area for a long time with smells from the derailed Perishable loads, who also died within the last year.
Glen, thanks for your time and now watch over all of us safe, with switches lined and green signals, (Santa Fe) all the way!
Thanks DBA for sharing this sad, devastating news.
Bye Control Operator RAP