Michael A Tedesco photo

Michael A Tedesco photo

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LATL (Los Angeles Transit Lines) trolley #1160 was a Type F streetcar that is now part of the collection at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California (formerly Orange Empire Rwy Museum) where it was moved in 1959 for preservation. It was originally built for the Los Angeles Rwy as LARY #18 but rebuilt and renumbered for the LATL. The color slide was taken by rail fan C.D. Norton and is now in my rr collection.

Constructed in 1892 by the California Southern Railroad, the station in Perris, California, was built in the Queen Anne architectural style. This line was originally part of a proposed transcontinental line, but the southern end of the line, heading to San Diego, was repeatedly washed out and the city of Perris was no longer a junction, but rather just another stop on what would become the Santa Fe Railway's San Jacinto Branch. A short section of the old California Southern remains, and is today the rail line to the nearby Orange Empire Railway Museum.

The American Car & Foundry built this US Army kitchen car around 1942-43 and featured coal stoves, ice boxes, and storage, designed to feed large groups, often operated by Pullman. This car ended up at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California (now known as the Southern California Rwy Museum). No photographer was listed for this color slide which is now in my rr collection.

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ATSF 2543. At one time the car was equipped with a power truck to be self propelled.

SD&AE 175. Last used in mixto sernive. Note caboose style handrail.

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VCRR 2 is seen at the Orange Empire Railway Museum

VCRR 2 and PE 498

VCRR 2 passes SP 1474 at the Orange Empire Railway Museum

VCRR 2 is seen at the Orange Empire Railway Museum

SP 1213 is seen working at the Orange Empire Railway Museum

VCRR 2 is seen steaming around the Orange Empire Railway Museum

VCRR 2 is seen steaming around the Orange Empire Railway Museum

This 0-6-0T (saddle tank) switcher was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Date is approximate. I didn't see a number for this engine and its previous history is unknown.

This 0-6-0T (saddle tank) switcher was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Note the air tank mounted above the boiler and water tank. Date is approximate. I didn't see a number for this engine and its previous history is unknown.

ASRX 358835 was in the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. Note the wooden sides and outside bracing. Top portion still has Southern Pacific lettering but the car's history is unknown.

ATSF 1761-R was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. Note the word "LOCAL" painted under the number, as well as the air conditioner. Car still has coil-spring trucks instead of leaf-spring trucks found on many cabooses.

ATSF 199774 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991.

ATSF is a baggage-express/RPO, part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991.

ATSF 25480 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991.

ATSF 999020 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. This view looks away from the short(er) end towards the long(er) end.

ATSF 999020 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991.

DOT 012 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. This view looks towards the short hood end. Note the bell mounted above the headlight.

DOT 012 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. This view looks forward from the short hood end towards the long hood. Note the hand brake wheel mounted below the headlight.

DOT 015 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. This view looks forward from the short hood end.

DOT 015 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. This view looks toward the short hood end from the long hood. The bell seems to be mounted closer to the cab than for sister unit DOT-012.

About the closest thing to a "selfie" in the early '90's was to have someone else take the picture for you! My former wife took this photo of me standing by DOT 015, which was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991.

This baggage/express car, still in D&RGW paint, was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. I couldn't decipher the car's number.

OERM 41 is a GE switcher, model unknown, at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Date is approximate. One other reference called it a 20-tonner but that option isn't available for this site. Note that both trucks are connected with side rods and the hoods appear smaller than those for, say, a 44- or 45-tonner. The unit was coupled to a former Union Pacific, offset side hopper. Thanks to Steve Young for his helpful information.

MPI 100 is a Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44 switcher, still on AAR Type A trucks instead of the F-M design trucks. The unit was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991.

NCCC 601 (New Cornelia Copper Company) is a side-dump car, apparently, but I had no way of knowing if it was a DIFCO or not. If I read the lettering right, this car was built in 1916! Note the arch-bar trucks. That seems to be either an advertisement or an elaborate builder's plate at the right edge. Regardless, this was an unusual item or exhibit as part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991.

OER 104 is a Baldwin diesel switcher, part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum's collection. This may be an S12 or VO-1000 but I don't know for sure. Date is an estimate. We were there about three times from 1991-1993, and we had a wonderful time each time, even though it was about a 200-mile round trip from Edwards AFB, my duty station at the time. I don't know much about this unit except that it's a Baldwin switcher and I wasn't about to risk getting yelled at or ordered to leave by getting too close to these exhibits! More info about this one, and other Baldwin diesels, is available at the "Baldwin Diesel Zone", or http://baldwindiesels.railfan.net/

OER 104 is a Baldwin diesel switcher, part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum's collection. This appears to be a VO-1000 based on information gleaned from another web site. Date is an estimate. We were there about three times from 1991-1993, and had a wonderful time each time, even though it was about a 200-mile round trip from Edwards AFB, my duty station at the time. I don't know much about this unit except that it's a Baldwin switcher and I wasn't about to risk getting yelled at or ordered to leave by getting too close to these exhibits! More info about this one, and other Baldwin diesels, is available at the "Baldwin Diesel Zone", or http://baldwindiesels.railfan.net/

This building was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. The structure has stone walls, a tall chimney, and corrugated sheeting on the roof. The wagon wheel leaning against the left wall adds a nice touch! Anybody know what this building was used for?

This item seems to consist of a few tanks mounted on a flat car. It's coupled to ATSF 199774 and the words "FUEL AND WATER" are visible on the tank's outside. Other information unknown other than it was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991.

This view shows a few of the diesel locomotives on display as part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. MPI 100 and SP 3100 are two of the more easily recognized units in this photo.

This wooden, outside-braced boxcar still has Pacific Electric lettering but the first digit of the car number is blurred or otherwise illegible. The last three numbers are 704. This car was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991.

This pair of cabooses and other rolling stock was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum's collection at Perris, CA. Date is approximate. All the cars appear to be of wooden construction.

SCE (Southern California Edison) #12 is a four-wheel diesel switcher. I don't know who built the unit but the overall lines suggest Plymouth or maybe GE. That's my oldest son standing by the unit.

SP 1474 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. The stack has a covering at this date.

SP 1474 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991.

My youngest son was five years old when we took this journey to the OERM in June 1991 (estimated). He may have been a bit overwhelmed at the giant (!) locomotive he was holding onto! I think it was so special, that he's trusting me by holding on to my pants leg. That's my boy!

SP 3100 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. This view looks at the fireman's side. The brake wheel is visible on the short hood.

SP 3100 was part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA in summer 1991. This view shows the long hood and rear section. The GE builder's plate is mounted above the right rear axle.