Nostalgia & History > S.P. on Santa Monica Blvd.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/12/15 15:03 by atsffan.

See: https://sites.google.com/site/losangelesmoviepalaces/paris

And: http://martinostimemachine.blogspot.com/2011/02/pjs-night-club.html

Cheers,
Jack

For more images of the SP on Santa Monica Blvd., and surrounding areas, See also:

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,828529,828529#828529

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,828569,828569#828569

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,852117,852117#852117

Bob

ATSF100WEST......Out

Great story & photo. But now I can't that Sheryl Crow song out of my mind!

I moved to LA too late to see any of the Hollywood Branch (later Beverly Hills Branch), but much of the track was still in place when I got here. Love seeing pics like this, to see what I missed.

erielackawanna Wrote:
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> Love
> seeing pics like this, to see what I missed.

Yup, me too, Charles. All PE property photos more than welcome!!!


V

SLOCONDR

Any idea what the number of the switcher is in the pic?

Dick Samuels

Looks like 1175 to me.

Bob

ATSF100WEST......Out



EMDSW-1 Wrote:
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> Any idea what the number of the switcher is in the
> pic?
>
> Dick Samuels

One night back in 1967 or thereabouts, I went to the Electric Railway Historical Assn. meeting (held at a Cal Fed building on Wilshire Blvd.) and afterward went up to West Hollywood to seek the "legendary midnight switcher". I found it on Santa Monica Blvd., and fortunately had my camera loaded with Kodak Tri-X (really fast B&W film) and got a photo of, as I recall, 1011. The crew had finished with their work, so I followed the SW-1, running light through Beverly Hills. Between the PE air whistle and the four-axle unit running downhill on old jointed rail, it was about as close as one could get to hearing the ghost of the old Red Cars.

I was surprised to see photos of SW-1500's working the remnant of the Western District. Were they required to have PE whistles like the older units?

DNRY122 Wrote:
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> One night back in 1967 or thereabouts, I went to
> the Electric Railway Historical Assn. meeting
> (held at a Cal Fed building on Wilshire Blvd.) and
> afterward went up to West Hollywood to seek the
> "legendary midnight switcher". I found it on
> Santa Monica Blvd., and fortunately had my camera
> loaded with Kodak Tri-X (really fast B&W film) and
> got a photo of, as I recall, 1011. The crew had
> finished with their work, so I followed the SW-1,
> running light through Beverly Hills. Between the
> PE air whistle and the four-axle unit running
> downhill on old jointed rail, it was about as
> close as one could get to hearing the ghost of the
> old Red Cars.
>
> I was surprised to see photos of SW-1500's working
> the remnant of the Western District. Were they
> required to have PE whistles like the older units?


Yes, Bob, they were if they went beyond Sentous yard in Culver city.


V

SLOCONDR

ATSF100WEST Wrote:
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> Looks like 1175 to me.
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> Bob
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> ATSF100WEST......Out
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>
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> EMDSW-1 Wrote:
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> > Any idea what the number of the switcher is in
> the
> > pic?
> >
> > Dick Samuels


I think you are right, Bob. I will have to look through my old timeslips and see if was out there. I am almost positive it was.


V

SLOCONDR

As I remember 1176 was the unit used for some time, but hell the SP guys on this list were
almost old enough to vote back then.