Railfair ’99 was held in Sacramento June 18-27, and the San Diego Railroad Museum sent personnel and equipment. Many volunteers manned our booth greeting hundreds of visitors. We told them about our museum operations in Campo, CA., and about the history of the San Diego & Arizona Railway. Our 1932 Santa Maria Valley Railway railbus was on display in the roundhouse.
The California State Railroad Museum organized the event.
Santa Fe #3751 and SP #4449
The “De Arend” is a replica of an
This is a replica of the 1830 locomotive “Best Friend”.
Thomas the Tank Engine and two admirers
Sumpter Valley’s Heisler #3 on the museum turntable
Mae West and W.C. Fields
Teddy Roosevelt gave a speech
Ted Benson and Richard Steinheimer autographed their new book
DASH9-44CW was delivered to BNSF on 5-7-99
Rich Borstadt assists visitors to the SDRM booth
Tony Neece prepares handout material in the SDRM booth.
Shirley Burman is a photographer and author, and is married to Steinheimer
Jim Baker and Mike Edwards in the cab of BNSF #4419
Lots of folks came up to visit the cab of BNSF #4419
There were many small and large logging locomotives on display.
SDRM member Mark Henderson and Sumpter Valley’s Heisler
Southern Pacific 4-6-2 #2467
The Talgo passenger train has these “fins” which rise to the locomotive
