Re: SP2914 1955 fan trip
Author: Henry Miller
Date: 08-05-2010 - 16:34
Pete H Wrote:
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> Thanks guys for the responses. I have seen quite a
> few photos of the trip and had wondered about the
> coach and how they got it to B-field, I was also
> curious about how it came to be that what I think
> was a Bay area group happened to organize a trip
> that far south.
Bay Area clubs were NOT restricted to the Bay Area. If there was a chance to operate an Excursion somewhere in the State, and there was enough interest, then the club submitted their idea to the host railroad organization for approval...
Henry
Oakland
The Clubs most proficient in those days at running trips were Cal-Nevada; PCC-R&LHS & Northern
California Railroad Club.