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Operating the San Diego & Arizona Eastern 1931 Ford Model AA Railroad Firetruck
A true original. 1931 Ford AA Firetruck. The San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway 1003 firetruck spent several years stationed at Dubbers Spur, just north of Jacumba Hot Springs, California.
Its purpose was to protect the many wood-lined tunnels and wood-built trestles throughout the Carrizo Gorge, including the famous Goat Canyon Trestle. The truck was restored by and is on loan to the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum from the California State Railroad Museum.
Enjoy this demonstration from PSRM Volunteers. Museum President Stephen Hager and Operations Volunteer James Caestecker operate the firetruck on its home rails during the Campo Days 2024 celebration.
📍Campo, California - San Diego & Arizona (Eastern) Ry
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San Diego Trolley - The History of How it All Began
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The San Diego Trolley is a great success as the first modern light-rail system in North America. A story of perseverance along with good fortune, we present the history of how the MTS Trolley came into existence. Video produced by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum located in San Diego County, California.
"Coaster 2103 - The Quest to Save a Locomotive" by Stephen Hager
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Book available on Amazon! Get your copy today and support the preservation efforts of the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. Please enjoy this special members presentation and book lecture: In the rail preservation world, you may only have one chance to save a historic locomotive or railcar from being scrapped and lost to history. Acquiring a commuter train locomotive directly from a public tran...
Southern Pacific 3709 mainline test run. January 20, 2024. Campo, California
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Southern Pacific 3709 mainline test run. January 20, 2024. Mechanical & operations volunteers took advantage of the Golden State excursion schedule for testing their latest locomotive restoration. This was the first road test run with SP3709 pulling cars while being assisted by SP3873. The primary purpose of these test runs is to put 3709 through its paces and evaluate its mechanical health in ...
Railroad Stations of San Diego County, Then and Now
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For PSRM's final members lecture of 2023, we are happy to announce James N. Price author of “Railroad Stations of San Diego County, Then and Now” (ISBN 0962185701) - Jim created the book in the late 1980s and released an updated version in the 1990s. Join us for interesting photos and stories from around San Diego County. Thank you Jim Price! As always, we encourage you to join the Pacific Sout...
SP3709 Mainline Debut at Campo, Dec 2nd, 2023
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Southern Pacific 3709 makes its debut on the mainline at Campo, CA. The low nose GP9, originally manufactured in 1959, was delivered to PSRM in September of 2012. Restoration plans call for the re-installation of the full SP-style light packages and a fresh paint job in the "bloody nose" style. When complete, the locomotive will be a historically accurate representative of the San Diego and Ari...
Southern Pacific 2353 steam locomotive being moved for the San Diego & Arizona Railway 100th in 2019
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On November 16, 2019 PSRMA hosted the San Diego & Arizona Railway Golden Spike centennial celebration. The SD&A was officially completed on November 15, 1919 with the final “golden” spike being driven in Carrizo Gorge. 2353, a 4-6-0 “ten wheeler” steam locomotive was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912. It was leased by the SD&A from Southern Pacific and served the San Diego region for se...
It’s alive! Southern Pacific 3709 test run. Campo, California 10/29/2023
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Under its own power, volunteers complete their first test-run with Southern Pacific 3709. Restoration continues on most weekends at our PSRMA facilities in Campo, California. History: www.psrm.org/trains/diesel/sp-3709 Help this project move along! Help cover the cost of mechanical parts, the SP-style light packages and eventually the “bloody nose” paint scheme. We appreciate your support! PSRM...
The Great Freight Adventure of 1983
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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum presents the Great Freight Adventure of 1983! This was PSRMA's first of many equipment moves via rails from San Diego, into Mexico and on to our main museum location in Campo, California. Hosts Jim Lundquist and Michael Reading recall first hand stories of the move along with a photo presentation. Hear the good and not so good memories from the shay logging stea...
San Diego's South Bay Railroads with Bruce Semelsberger
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San Diego's South Bay Railroads with Bruce Semelsberger
Coaster 2103 leads Campo Days festivities on May 6 & 7, 2023.
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Coaster 2103 leads Campo Days festivities on May 6 & 7, 2023.
Southern Pacific 5119 crossing the Pacific Crest Trail
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Southern Pacific 5119 crossing the Pacific Crest Trail
Coaster 2103 Inaugural Run Campo, California February 18, 2023
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Coaster 2103 Inaugural Run Campo, California February 18, 2023
Coaster Locomotive 2103 Departs Campo Depot for the PSRM Yard for the First Time
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Coaster Locomotive 2103 Departs Campo Depot for the PSRM Yard for the First Time
Virtual Tour with Train to Canyon
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Virtual Tour with Train to Canyon
Relocation of Descanso, Alpine and Pacific Railroad to Campo
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Relocation of Descanso, Alpine and Pacific Railroad to Campo
PSRM Virtual Tour with Valley Flyer
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PSRM Virtual Tour with Valley Flyer
A Day at Campo
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A Day at Campo
Volunteering at PSRMA
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Volunteering at PSRMA
2011 About San Diego with Ken Kramer - SP 5119
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2011 About San Diego with Ken Kramer - SP 5119
2009 La Mesa and Campo Depots on PBS
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2009 La Mesa and Campo Depots on PBS
2006 Ticket to Tecate and Museum Coverage
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2006 Ticket to Tecate and Museum Coverage
2000 Tijuana to Tecate Excursion Service Opens
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2000 Tijuana to Tecate Excursion Service Opens
2000 Reopening of Tunnel 3
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2000 Reopening of Tunnel 3
1999 Tunnel 3 Repairs
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1999 Tunnel 3 Repairs
1998 Commercials for the San Diego Railroad Museum
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1998 Commercials for the San Diego Railroad Museum
1997 SP 2353 Returns to Steam
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1997 SP 2353 Returns to Steam
1996 Replacing Ties at La Posta Road
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1996 Replacing Ties at La Posta Road
1989 About San Diego with Ken Kramer
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1989 About San Diego with Ken Kramer
1988 Railfair Coverage
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1988 Railfair Coverage

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @shawn-kq2xl
    @shawn-kq2xl 11 днів тому

    Anyone know what happened to to old SP fire truck? Was at the old Jamul fire station 1980s?

  • @denniscrile5777
    @denniscrile5777 11 днів тому

    Great video. Love this place.

  • @hb-3462
    @hb-3462 11 днів тому

    I used to see these on the FEC tracks behind the elementary school I attended in Ft Lauderdale. I was still a kid and always wanted one!

  • @barroningram7286
    @barroningram7286 12 днів тому

    born in 1953 and growing up in my early years across the road from southern railways main line through greensboro nc i remember seeing lots of these 🙂

  • @kirbyreed9956
    @kirbyreed9956 12 днів тому

    He looks like baby huey in it 😊

  • @rogerbeaird3320
    @rogerbeaird3320 12 днів тому

    The put put us here 😅😮

  • @jazzandbluesculturalherita2547
    @jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 12 днів тому

    IS THAT A SWITCH, A TURNOUT, OR A WYE?

    • @psrmrailway
      @psrmrailway 11 днів тому

      That’s a three-way switch in the Campo yard. It was built by the Santa Fe Railway in 1928, and was originally in Downtown San Diego, near the corner of the Pacific Coast Highway and ‘F’ streets. It was salvaged and moved by PSRM Volunteers in 1985 to Campo.

    • @jazzandbluesculturalherita2547
      @jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 6 днів тому

      @@psrmrailway Oh, WOW! I haven't been out to the yard lately. Nice that you could repurpose it. Is the railway still giving tours between the closed tunnel to Mexico and the Carrizzo Gorge?

  • @hogback100
    @hogback100 12 днів тому

    My uncle, who worked for CN back in the day, took my cousin and I to work with him and his crew on an emergency track repair with a ride down the tracks in one of those. Need more than one person to lift off the tracks when a train passes... It would put put-put along the track.Called a pumper cart if i remember correctly. They use pickup trucks today. I haven't seen one of those in years...

  • @kelvintorrence5994
    @kelvintorrence5994 12 днів тому

    I was in a church meeting in Franklin Pennsylvania looking out the window and tons and tons of these came down the tracks amd i lost interest in the meeting all together ❤️ 🎉🎉🎉

  • @AeroBennett855
    @AeroBennett855 17 днів тому

    I have been to San Diego but I have never tried their light rail

  • @randysvids4774
    @randysvids4774 17 днів тому

    I am glad I was able to video my experience riding the trolley down to San Ysidro. Very smooth ride and no issues at all

  • @derekdestep40
    @derekdestep40 27 днів тому

    Honolulu rail train was voted down in 70s

  • @derekdestep40
    @derekdestep40 27 днів тому

    I went to Navy A school. November 1981 to march 1982 at NTC San Diego 😊 had to catch bus outside gate NTC catch Trolley downtown

  • @TigerDominic-uh1dv
    @TigerDominic-uh1dv 27 днів тому

    Great Job San Diego ❤It I Rode The Lines 😊

  • @3xfaster
    @3xfaster 28 днів тому

    Good to see 2103 retired to light duty, she’s been getting her suntan and ocean spray all her life! The dry mountain air will do her good.

  • @arthurlight9393
    @arthurlight9393 28 днів тому

    my first ride on the Trolley was on December 1991 from San Ysidro to Palomar Streeth,one of my fondest memories,so,thanks for this little history of the MTS Trolley

  • @morrisghill
    @morrisghill 29 днів тому

    Well made video, but it omitted the one thing I most remember from the earliest days. The first cars were ordered without air conditioning. Worse, their side windows were sealed shut except for small vent windows at the top. After public complaints about the "streetcar named perspire" those first cars were retrofitted with a/c.

  • @danielmkubacki
    @danielmkubacki 29 днів тому

    This is so cool! I wnat to ride it. Great video!

  • @marka5478
    @marka5478 29 днів тому

    I have read Gina Holle's book on the San Diego LRT.

  • @1958zed
    @1958zed 29 днів тому

    Thanks for this comprehensive overview of the San Diego Trolley system and its history. I use the Blue Line extension to get to the VA hospital in La Jolla regularly, and it's been a great way to avoid the congestion on I-5. I know that there has been talk of expanding the system, adding a Purple Line that runs south along I-805. I have mixed feelings on that, On the one hand, it will help get more people on the trolley, but on the other hand, I sense that it would be competing with the Blue Line running virtually parallel to it just a few miles away. Instead (or in addition to), what I would really like to see is a trolley line run from the Otay Mesa border crossing up the CA 125 corridor to connect with the Orange and Green Lines in La Mesa. There has been an explosion of growth in east Chula Vista, and the only way to get to downtown is to ride the Rapid 225 bus (which gets stuck in traffic on the I-805). Don't get me wrong, I used the Rapid 225 daily to get to City College and then the #7 or Rapid 215 to my job in Balboa Park, and it was great. A trolley would be better.

  • @TheRandCrews
    @TheRandCrews Місяць тому

    even tho the San Diego Trolley came first, it would’ve been interesting if they followed suit like Edmonton and Calgary and had their LRT be high floor vehicles due to using the same Siemens U2 vehicles. would’ve been a way roomier and accessible vehicle with level boarding just like the current low floor vehicles.

    • @marka5478
      @marka5478 29 днів тому

      I don't believe that going with high platforms would have been acceptable, especially on costs. Jim Mills was quoted once as saying, "We built a cheap railroad, and it worked". High platforms would have made freight operations difficult, especially in regards to handling large dimensional loads.

    • @felixpgames9639
      @felixpgames9639 28 днів тому

      It is interesting to see how the American counterpart U2 vehicles are being used! Tho I will say for me personally it still would seem the most right for that type of system to have high floor. More space for passengers and more accessible generally. Cargo can be accommodated but it’s all about the planning!

    • @dylanwinn3
      @dylanwinn3 14 днів тому

      ​@@marka5478they could do retractable platform extensions like the sprinter

  • @Slipperyisimproving
    @Slipperyisimproving Місяць тому

    Thats a wide variety.

  • @Slipperyisimproving
    @Slipperyisimproving Місяць тому

    Overhauls to 5 miles of tracks are coming

  • @Slipperyisimproving
    @Slipperyisimproving Місяць тому

    They need donations to finish the overhaul. Help them

  • @TheTrolleydude
    @TheTrolleydude Місяць тому

    Very well done

  • @Ale56243
    @Ale56243 Місяць тому

    man i wonder if so 2353 was in operation

  • @diannaippolito1571
    @diannaippolito1571 Місяць тому

    This is very informative and well done. San Diego history is so interesting. So wish we still had a trolly that went all over town like before. Nice voiceover by the way!!

  • @stanleybest8833
    @stanleybest8833 4 місяці тому

    I love the music 22 minutes in.

  • @barneyevans6940
    @barneyevans6940 4 місяці тому

    I know Tanya Rose through The San Diego Folk Heritage Society. Very wonderful lady. And very cool locomotive!

  • @larryjanson4011
    @larryjanson4011 4 місяці тому

    good video sad it is so grainy. but that’s film. but the only bad part is the music. guess 40 years back it might have been good.

  • @larryjanson4011
    @larryjanson4011 4 місяці тому

    if only they could get the backing of a billionaire or three. it would be a slam dunk. but the ticket price would be a bit more than $5.USD in 2024-203? -2940? but i for one would go there many times. and i bet thousands more would and thats just people in ca. i bet it would draw people from other countries.

  • @kevinsweeney2810
    @kevinsweeney2810 5 місяців тому

    Engine 2104, this is campo dispatch. emergency! emergency!

  • @suppylarue220
    @suppylarue220 5 місяців тому

    sounding good! renumber back to original 5873 & repaint to bloody nose.

  • @millcreekrails
    @millcreekrails 5 місяців тому

    Outstanding!!

  • @CoolStuff8193
    @CoolStuff8193 6 місяців тому

    @PacificSouthwestRailwayMuseum can you guys make a train tours series and a series on the restoration of cbl#11

  • @nunyabuziness8421
    @nunyabuziness8421 6 місяців тому

    The wreckage is from the movie they filmed. They crashed a train

  • @LGTheOneFreeMan
    @LGTheOneFreeMan 6 місяців тому

    That's not a GP9, that steep-sloped nose and single piece windshield tells me it's a GP20.

    • @wavesnbikes
      @wavesnbikes 6 місяців тому

      It may give GP20 vibes, but it's a GP9.

    • @suppylarue220
      @suppylarue220 5 місяців тому

      @@wavesnbikes the earliest low nose EMDs were among the last Espee GP9s built.

  • @TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan
    @TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 6 місяців тому

    Very great to see two GP9 locomotives from Southern Pacific with each one with an example of both a low nose and high nose configuration I look forward to seeing the low nose GP9 with an original SP lighting package installed and wearing a fresh paint of the black widow paint scheme

    • @KiAnimeStuffProduction
      @KiAnimeStuffProduction 6 місяців тому

      Its gonna be painted back into the original bloody nose scheme.

    • @TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan
      @TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 6 місяців тому

      @@KiAnimeStuffProduction wow that’s awesome it’ll have both Southern Pacific paint schemes featured on two different versions of GP9 locomotives I look forward to the seeing this GP9 fully repainted in the Scarlet gray and red paint a paint scheme that is fastly disappearing on Union Pacific roster of patch Southern Pacific locomotives as all of them are scheduled to be rebuilt by Wabtec successor to General Electric at their new facility located in the Fort Worth Texas region so far Union Pacific’s Dash 9 roster is almost completely rebuilt even though they will be a memory on Union Pacific it is nice that it’ll carry on at the Pacific Southwestern Railroad Museum of Campo California

  • @user-of9gn8hq7r
    @user-of9gn8hq7r 6 місяців тому

    Can you guys make a train tours series and a series on the restoration of coos bay lumber co no#11

  • @markjohnson4924
    @markjohnson4924 7 місяців тому

    I got a good laugh. The media at its finest!

  • @bryce2680
    @bryce2680 7 місяців тому

    The P3 on that unit sounds great. Brings back so many memories watching trains go by with Geeps and Cadillacs on the Permanente branch back in the SP days.

  • @wavesnbikes
    @wavesnbikes 7 місяців тому

    To the Border or Bust!

  • @herbert92x
    @herbert92x 7 місяців тому

    Spreckles should have listened to his advisors.

  • @allenra530
    @allenra530 7 місяців тому

    Given the fine paint job that was done on 3873, I expect that this one will be given the same careful treatment.

  • @Slipperyisimproving
    @Slipperyisimproving 7 місяців тому

    SP #5119 looks nice and it has a nice horn.

  • @Slipperyisimproving
    @Slipperyisimproving 7 місяців тому

    Coaster #2103 is a hot attraction at PSRM. It can be seen leading the train on October 14th 2023 still being pushed around by GP9 #3873.

  • @herbert92x
    @herbert92x 7 місяців тому

    The lack of business acumen goes back even further than I thought. This line has been a loser since Spreckles drove the golden spike.

  • @Slipperyisimproving
    @Slipperyisimproving 7 місяців тому

    SP #2353 deserves a chance at steam. SD&A 100th anniversary with SP #2353

  • @Slipperyisimproving
    @Slipperyisimproving 7 місяців тому

    Coaster #2103 still dead leads the Campo Days with its spare K5LA since its true K5LA got stolen by some unknown person. Their long term goals are to have #2103 self propelled again.

  • @Slipperyisimproving
    @Slipperyisimproving 7 місяців тому

    SP #3709 is back now. Cant wait for her restoration back to SP Colors