The following list of SD&A Railway Centennial-related or Centennial-honoring events will be updated periodically. (Last updated August 24, 2019)
C100! (Celebrate100!) slide shows are approximately 30 minutes and present brief histories of early railroading in San Diego and the SD&A(E) Railway and include information about 2019’s SD&A Centennial celebration and PSRM. Other slide shows are approximately one hour long. Some talks may be accompanied by the SD&A traveling CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT “Impossible Railroad 1919-2019.” All will have an opportunity for Q&A.
Please note that dates and details may change, so please check back close to the event date to confirm.
If you know of a group or organization that would like to host a presentation, program, or exhibit as part of the year-long SD&A Centennial Celebration, please contact us here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
9/27 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Imperial Valley Historical Society in Imperial, CA www.pioneersmuseum.net
10/10 6:30 – 8 pm HAPPY HALF-HOUR and SLIDE SHOW – Hiking the tracks to the Goat Canyon Trestle – legally!, A16 (no charge), 4620 Alvarado Canyon Rd., San Diego, CA 92120, 619-283-2374 www.adventure16.com
10/11 1-2 pm SLIDE SHOW – C100!, LIFE at MiraCosta College (fee), One Barnard Drive (Building 1000, Room 1068), Oceanside, CA 92056, 760-757-2121 x6972 www.miracosta.edu
10/15 5 – 7 pm DINNER and SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Ramona Historical Society, 645 Main St, Ramona, CA 92065, 619-980-8134, 760-789-7644, woodwardmuseum.net/
10/17 6:30 – approx. 9 pm DINNER and SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Kensington Talmadge Community Association (fee for dinner only), Kensington Community Church, 4773 Marlborough Drive, San Diego, CA 92116 kental.org
10/26 EVENT & CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT “Impossible Railroad 1919-2019” (details TBD), Imperial Valley Desert Museum in Ocotillo, CA ivdesertmuseum.org
11/1 6 – 10 pm CENTENNIAL GALA DINNER. Details and ticket sales information will be posted closer to the date.
11/2 6:30 – 8 pm SLIDE SHOW – Hiking the tracks to the Goat Canyon Trestle – legally!, Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association (fee-reservations required), 652 Palm Canyon Drive (in the ABDNHA library just west of Christmas Circle), Borrego Springs, CA 92004. 760-767-3098 abdnha.org
11/3 8 am – 4 pm HIKE and VISIT: Carrizo Gorge Trail and Desert View Tower, Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association (fee-reservations required, limited space); Borrego Springs, CA 92004, 760-767-3098. The 5-mile RT hike is to (not on) tracks in Carrizo Gorge with view of picturesque trestle (not Goat Canyon Trestle). Closer to the date, a full description will be at abdnha.org
11/12 1-2 pm SLIDE SHOW – Impossible Railroad 100-year history, San Diego History Center (no charge) 1649 El Prado in Balboa Park, Suite 3, San Diego, CA 92101, 619-232-6203 sandiegohistory.org
11/16 SD&A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION DAY, Campo Railroad Park and Museum, Campo, CA 91906, 619-465-7776 psrm.org/centennial-day Train and lunch ticket sales information will be posted closer to the date.
SD&A CENTENNIAL EVENTS ALREADY PASSED
2018
11/3 HIKE – China Camp, Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association
12/14 SLIDE SHOW – Impossible Railroad 100-year history, Coachella Valley Archaeological Society in Palm Desert, CA
2019
1/5 SLIDE SHOW – Impossible Railroad 100-year history, Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association in Borrego Springs, CA
1/6 OFF-ROAD TOUR – Dos Cabezas mine, Dos Cabezas RR station, Dos Cabezas spring, Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association
1/28 SLIDE SHOW – Impossible Railroad 100-year history, Oasis, Grossmont Learning Center in La Mesa, CA
2/12 SLIDE SHOW – Impossible Railroad 100-year history, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of California San Diego in La Jolla, CA
2/23 SLIDE SHOW – Why and how SD&A’s Goat Canyon Trestle was built, Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association in Borrego Springs, CA
2/24 HIKE – China Camp, Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association
3/29 SLIDE SHOW – November 15, 1919: With the driving of a golden spike, a neighborhood railroad became part of a transcontinental giant, Congress of History Conference in San Diego, CA
4/10 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, La Mesa Rotary in La Mesa, CA
4/12 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Chula Vista Rotary in Chula Vista, CA
4/24 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Julian Historical Society in Julian, CA
4/27 OPEN HOUSE, San Diego Motor Transport Museum in Campo, CA
5/16 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Alpine Library
5/25 – 5/27 EXHIBIT – Early San Diego Railroad/Marine History and SD&A Centennial, Maritime Museum in San Diego, CA
6/1 6 pm DINNER and SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Spring Valley Historical Society in Spring Valley, CA
6/1 TALK, Poly Photo Club in San Diego, CA
6/8 SLIDE SHOW – Impossible Railroad 100-year history, San Diego Archaeological Center in Escondido, CA
6/15 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, San Diego Electric Railway Association in National City, CA
6/18 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Downtown Lion’s Club in San Diego, CA
6/26 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, El Cajon Library in El Cajon, CA
6/29 MEXICO TRAIN RIDE AND LUNCH – Tijuana to Garcia to Tijuana in Baja CA, Mexico
7/6 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Imperial Beach Library in Imperial Beach, CA
7/11 SLIDE SHOW – Impossible Railroad 100-year history, San Diego Oasis in Chula Vista, CA
7/12 SLIDE SHOW and LUNCH Meeting – C100!, Point Loma Rotary Club in San Diego, CA
7/12 WINE & LECTURE & CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT – C100!, Coronado Historical Association in Coronado, CA
7/13 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, South Bay Historical Society in Chula Vista, CA
7/18 SLIDE SHOW and DINNER – C100!, Horseless Carriage Club of America in El Cajon, CA
7/25 RECEPTION and SLIDE SHOW – C100!, San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park
8/2 FOOD and SLIDE SHOW – Hiking the tracks to the Goat Canyon Trestle – legally!, Sierra Club in San Diego, CA
8/3 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Taller de Historia de Tecate in Tecate, Mexico
8/8 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, La Mesa Historical Society in La Mesa, CA
7/17 – 8/17 CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT – Impossible Railroad 1919-2019, Santee Historical Society in Santee, CA
8/16 SLIDE SHOW – Impossible Railroad 100-year history, San Carlos Public Library in San Diego, CA
8/16 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, UABC, in Mexicali, Mexico
8/17 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Santee Historical Society in Santee, CA
8/21 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Seminario de Historia de Baja California, in Ensenada, Mexico
8/22 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Centro Cultural Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico
6/7 – 11/16 MUSEUM EXHIBIT – Living the Impossible, San Diego Model Railroad Museum
8/31 18:00 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística, Calle sexta, entre Niños Héroes y F. Martínez, frente a Colegio Eiffel, Zona Centro, Tijuana, Mexico
8/31 5:30 – 7 pm Wine and Beer Tasting Fundraiser and CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT “Impossible Railroad 1919-2019,” Spreckels Organ Society, Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park
8/31 7:30 pm SD&A SILENT MOVIE NIGHT (Chasing Choo Choos) ACCOMPANIED BY ORGAN & CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT “Impossible Railroad 1919-2019,” 32nd annual San Diego International Summer Organ Festival Finale, Spreckels Organ Society in Balboa Park
9/5 SLIDE SHOW – C100!, Lemon Grove Historical Society
9/7 SD&A GROUNDBREAKING FESTIVAL, Campo Railroad Park and Museum , Campo, CA
9/15 POWAY TRAIN SONG FESTIVAL & CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT “Impossible Railroad 1919-2019,” in Poway, CA
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Sponsorships at many levels are available for the SD&A Centennial. To be a sponsor, please call (619) 606-6231 or email fundraising@psrm.org.
SD&A Groundbreaking Festival (September 7, 2019)
Centennial Gala Dinner (November 1, 2019) ⇐soon!
SD&A Centennial Celebration Day (November 16, 2019)