Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Question: McKeen cars

From: "Bill Anderson" bill@fedshra.org

McKeen cars ran on the Placerville Branch of the Old S.P. line from (?) to 1939. Any information on the cars, stories etc.?

—Bill Anderson

Question: SVRR map

From: "Bill Anderson" bill@fedshra.org

I have a copy of a map, "Showing the alteration in the Line of Location of the SACRAMENTO VALLEY RAILROAD."
signed: J.L. Folsom, President, SVRR Co. and Theo. D. Judah, Chief Engr. SVRR.
Station 920 to station 1044.
No topo or other identifying features.
Where along the SVRR could it be?

—Bill Anderson

Southern Pacific historical archives

From: TheKaml@webtv.net (Clifford Harwood)

The Union Pacific Railroad has moved all of the Southern Pacific historical archives from S.P. to the Union Pacific museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa.