http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/ Mapping California Vanishing Rail Lines Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:29:17 GMT Paul Jackson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1902 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1902 Let us give thanks, everyone is right. I, too, just found Latin in the 1908 Official Guide on the Long Beach line at MP 6.45, which is 0.7 mi north of Watts, Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:07:44 GMT William Morgan http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1901 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1901 I found a reference to "Latin Yards--Long Beach at Graham: 1.565 miles yards & sidings" at http://www.erha.org/pessum.htm also at Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:37:39 GMT Cynthia VanWormer http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1900 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1900 Paul Good luck on finding a 1908 topo map, my 1912 PE route map does not show a "Latin" near the Lynwood station. Tom Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:55:13 GMT Paul Jackson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1899 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1899 That book and Lines of Pacific Electric were the two places I looked too, Tom, with the same results you got. Since this 1909 wreck is on the line to Santa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:27:02 GMT Dave Frechette http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1898 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1898 Years ago I took a picture or two of the old Lynwood PE station, which I believe was on the line to Santa Ana that is now truncated and runs out of Downey for Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:10:34 GMT Paul Jackson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1897 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1897 Does anyone know where this station was, probably in or near Lynwood. I can't find any reference to it, or Shorb Street on the Santa Ana line. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:41:27 GMT DUDE50S@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1896 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1896 Welcome! This indeed is the place for you to be. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:33:56 GMT CokH http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1895 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1895 Howdy, My name is Cok (Hoefnagel), my English speaking friends call me James ;-) I'm a Dutchman living, after my retirement, in Germany. I'm a modelrailroader Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:29:29 GMT Gary A. Dunn http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1894 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1894 They stop running on Sundays in Mid October to prepare for the Christmas Train of Lights. Their website reflected the change as I checked it myself. My plan Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:31:17 GMT bakerjii http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1893 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1893 We have tickets to ride this Friday after Thanksgiving. Please don't be so hard on the group there. Perhaps a phone call ahead should have been made before the Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:23:34 GMT William Morgan http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1892 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1892 Couldn't resist, Harry. Got the same email from moderator central, so I understand what you are doing. Bill Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:37:31 GMT Mapping_Rails-owner@yahoogroups.com http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1891 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1891 Test message only. No replies, please. Harry Group co-owner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:35:36 GMT BEARDED http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1890 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1890 On October 25th, my wife & I drove 90 miles SE to Fremont to take a ride on the Niles Canyon RR. I'd consulted their website 1st for the schedule, & it stated Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:53:15 GMT David Levine http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1889 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1889 Hi Ken: Sorry to bring up old controversies of your generation!! For those railfans of my generation who came later, and don't know the old stories, what Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:13:37 GMT superdave_frevele http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1888 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mapping_Rails/message/1888 ... Thanks for your own info. Off topic, but SMART is quite serious about rebuilding for passenger service, though I make zero representations about anything