Nostalgia & History > PLA Hospital move from Castro Point 198?.

PLA Hospital move from Castro Point as it moved thru Richmond. My slide is undated, but I think it was mid-1980's.

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Same just closer

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drew1946 Wrote:
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> PLA Hospital move from Castro Point as it moved
> thru Richmond. My slide is undated, but I think it
> was mid-1980's.

It was February 23, 1986.

Howard

What is PLA and is that Plaza Santa Fe in the consist? Thank You.

-Jacob Klatt
http://www.jkchubbes.com/

PLA is the Pacific Locomotive Association, operator of the Niles Canyon Railway.

As for the dome car,I am not sure. In fact I just plain don't remember. I had forgotten about that move until I found the slides.

Not the Plaza Santa Fe 503. That's the Plaza Zuni 505.

Pullman Wrote:
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> Not the Plaza Santa Fe 503. That's the Plaza Zuni
> 505.

If I've got it right, the dome was owned by Lou Braddas...who was the engineer on that train! I remember how he used to come
out to Castro Point & spend a few hours working on it before going to work on the SP.
Howard, feel free to correct me on this if I've got it wrong!

Tom

>
> If I've got it right, the dome was owned by Lou
> Braddas...who was the engineer on that train! I
> remember how he used to come
> out to Castro Point & spend a few hours working
> on it before going to work on the SP.
> Howard, feel free to correct me on this if I've
> got it wrong!
>
You have it right, Tom. Lou Bradas still owns the car and works on it down in Niles Canyon now. Lou was the engineer on both of our hospital trains.

Howard