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05-18-2019 - 16:12

Goatie

Is it gonna be repaired?
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05-15-2019 - 17:50

Well well well

You still butthurt Mikey? GCRY_4960 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > old news! > > sounds like Baja Rail only knows how to blah blah > and more blah!! Quite a
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05-14-2019 - 19:13

GCRY_4960

33. Re: SD&AE

old news! sounds like Baja Rail only knows how to blah blah and more blah!! Quite a Roadshow!!! At least they have a caretaker for the Gorge. PIR never did that!!! Looks like early Carrizo Go
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05-14-2019 - 12:39

what

34. Re: SD&AE

i was at carrizo gorge last month Baja Rail has done a couple things, installed signage, re-railed the cars at dubbers and pushed them back on the spur, locked a handful of tunnel gates but not much e
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02-24-2019 - 10:53

SP5103

35. Re: A merger of railway museums

> Back in 1975, two rail museums with different > missions managed to get along and merge. The > California Southern Railroad Museum was merged > with the Orange Empire Trolley Museum forming the
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02-03-2019 - 00:26

WebDigger

36. [Video, 22 min] Hiking part of SD&AE

Even tho' I've seen other vids of SD&AE, I liked this one by Wonderhussy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo3LC1TJkuU showing abandoned passenger cars, some tunnels, and a walk on Goat Canyon Trestle.
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01-22-2019 - 21:32

WebDigger

37. Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

John Sweetser Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This was probably an excursion by the Pacific Railroad Society from San Diego to El Centro on Oct. 16, 1949 since #2347
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01-22-2019 - 18:31

SP 0-6-0

38. Thanks - Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

John Sweetser Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This was probably an excursion by the Pacific > Railroad Society from San Diego to El Centro on > Oct. 16, 1949 since
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01-22-2019 - 13:52

John Sweetser

39. Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

This was probably an excursion by the Pacific Railroad Society from San Diego to El Centro on Oct. 16, 1949 since #2347 was used on that trip (there were two Carrizo Gorge excursions in 1947; don't kn
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01-20-2019 - 00:59

Santafeboy

40. Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

Geez Nudge sounds like your trips through that tunnel were a disaster waiting to happen. I did railfan this line a few times in the early to mid 70s lots of U 25 Bs and GP 35 s as well as plenty of ra
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01-19-2019 - 17:14

Nudge

41. Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

The "watchman" was a Style B semaphore. It would go to stop if there was a fire on the bridge. You can see the silver pipe at the east end of the bridge. Just one blade, either "Stop" or "Proceed". I
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01-19-2019 - 15:00

what

42. Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

if this is goat canyon and it looks like it is, the passenger car is long gone... there is/was an old santa fe hopper there when i went in '16 the rumor mill says baja rail is gonna clear out al
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01-19-2019 - 14:41

wandering wonderer

43. Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

Is that the Goat Canyon Trestle?
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01-19-2019 - 10:02

Mike Stimpson

44. Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

If I recall correctly, this bridge had a tender/watchman. I suspect he lived there.
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01-19-2019 - 08:48

HUTCH 7.62

45. Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

BW Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What's the story on the wooden passenger car off > the track in the background? I belive its still there
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01-18-2019 - 23:16

BW

46. Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

What's the story on the wooden passenger car off the track in the background?
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01-18-2019 - 21:17

Spreckels

47. Re: SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

God, what a railroad! SP 0-6-0 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The story of this excursion must be buried > somewhere in Trainorders. Or perhaps if Ken > Shatt
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01-18-2019 - 18:43

SP 0-6-0

48. SP Carrizo Gorge steam excursion

The story of this excursion must be buried somewhere in Trainorders. Or perhaps if Ken Shattock were alive he would know about it. Looks like a mid-1950's trip? The trestle doesn't have a balla
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11-14-2018 - 20:01

SP 0-6-0

49. Re: San Diego and Imperial Valley Question

This news article from last month has excellent video footage and interesting interviews. One of the employees interviewed states the line through Carrizo Gorge is inspected approximately once a mo
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02-17-2018 - 16:47

Hammerhead

50. Re: Sierra RR in Carrizo Gorge?

Midland Rail (a subsidiary of SERA) was contracted by CZRY to perform some MOW work in the Gorge. I think this was before Edwards was in charge at PSRM and the museum had nothing to do with this proj
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02-16-2018 - 16:04

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51. Re: Sierra RR in Carrizo Gorge?

Mike Edwards was with the SERA and is in charge of operations at PSRM.
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02-16-2018 - 08:16

SP5103

52. Re: Sierra RR in Carrizo Gorge?

There is a possible connection. My guess is this may have been an inspection trip arranged by the railroad museum at Campo since one family that volunteers/volunteered works/worked for Sierra as their
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02-16-2018 - 06:42

Shortliner

53. Re: Sierra RR in Carrizo Gorge?

That photo was taken over 10 years ago
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02-16-2018 - 00:24

WebDigger

54. Re: Sierra RR in Carrizo Gorge?

Ron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is Sierra Railroad making involved in fixing the SD&WE? Here's a picture of their truck on the big gorge trestle. > > http://s
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02-15-2018 - 23:34

Ron

55. Sierra RR in Carrizo Gorge?

Is Sierra Railroad making involved in fixing the SD&WE? Here's a picture of their truck on the big gorge trestle. http://sierranorthern.com
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02-06-2018 - 17:00

Graham Buxton

56. Re: Is this right?

A Railfan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The article said, "The corridor is the only way to > move freight by rail from San Diego to the rest of > the country."
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01-26-2018 - 16:47

HA!

57. Re: Rehabbing of the NWP North Coast Segment Has Begun

The whole NWP operation and the majority of it's fans are amusing. There is nothing up there worth the money to open the line back up. It's done for. Just like the SD&AE Carrizo Gorge fiasco. Just a N
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01-13-2018 - 09:24

SP 0-6-0

58. Re: Baja California Railroad / SD&AE plans

There is a photo essay in the San Diego news about the Baja RR's work and plans for the SD&AE. About 19 photos. Looks like they hyrailed Carrizo Gorge. The SD&AE is not dead yet? The 'Impossib
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01-10-2018 - 20:39

SP 0-6-0

59. Baja Railroad

July, 2017 SD&AE meeting minutes. Baja Railroad describes its 3-phase plan to rehab the desert line. "Phase 3 would include Jacumba to Plaster City". That stretch includes Carrizo Gorge. https
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10-13-2017 - 17:44

Don Point

60. Re: bruce holleran Wrote:

I miss the Eagle Mountain railroad and the San Diego & Arizona Eastern railroad the most. Carrizo Gorge was A neat place to take pictures. I only got one shot in there back in 1980 and that was it.
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