Western Railroad Discussion > San Bernardino RR Days May 8th and 9th, 2010

May 8th and 9th, 2010 San Bernardino Railroad Days & Bicentennial Celebration
At the historic Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot, 1170 W. Third Street, San Bernardino. FREE ADMISSION!!!!!

The San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum, the San Bernardino Historical & Pioneer Society, the City of San Bernardino, the San Bernardino Bicentennial Committee, in conjunction with Amtrak's National Train Day on May 8th, will host San Bernardino Railroad Days, at the historic Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot. Railroad displays will include a new BNSF locomotive, Metrolink train, (hopefully to include one of the new cab cars), historic private passenger cars including: Ex CN Business car "Tioga Pass," ex SP lounge "Overland Trail," ex CP baggage "Pony Express," ex CB&Q dome-diner-lounge "Silver Splendor," ex B&M sleeper "Salisbury Beach" and hopefully former Santa Fe Steam Locomotive No. 3751. There will also be historic fire apparatus and vehicles including: 1890 San Bernardino horse drawn hose wagon, 1905 horse drawn steam pumper, 1910 Pope-Hartford, (from San Bernardino), additional modern fire trucks from San Bernardino and surrounding communities are expected. There will also be a 1931 Arrowhead water truck, Queil Bros 1939 boom truck, Crafton Dairy Divco milk truck, 1931 U.S. Post Office Dept Ford delivery van, 1917 Dodge military rail car, 1917 FWD military transport, 1932 Ford tow truck, 1958 Omni-Trans bus, new Amtrak Thruway Bus, 1938 City refuse truck, and other historic vehicles. Model railroads will include; Pacific Coast Modular HO Club, Inland Empire Modular HO Club, N-Track Express, ZoCal Z Scale Club and Ken Seipp's wonderful circus layout. The OERM Harvey Girls along with Women in Railroading will be set up inside the depot waiting room. There will be railroadiana for sale, Operation Lifesaver, food, fun and music. More details will be furnished as this grand celebration progresses. An excursion train, of five private cars, is planned to be operated Los Angeles to San Bernardino on May 8th, returning May 9th. Details on ticket sales as they become available, after the contracts are all signed. Vendor spaces are filling up but more will be welcomed!

Info at: www.sbdepotmuseum.com
Vendors please contact: sbrrdays@me.com

Glen Icanberry
Member, and Director San Bernardino History & RR Museum
Member, San Bernardino Historical & Pioneer Society

Glen,

FYI, I posted information about this last month at Allen's request. More here:

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,2155761

Mike