San Bernardino RR Days 2011

[Glen Icanberry]

The BNSF Ry, San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum, the San Bernardino Historical & Pioneer Society, and the City of San Bernardino will host San Bernardino Railroad Days April 16th and 17th at the historic Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot, at 1170 W. Third Street. Railroad displays will include new BNSF locomotives, historic passenger cars and former Santa Fe Steam Locomotive No. 3751. There will also be historic fire apparatus and vehicles including: 1890 San Bernardino horse drawn hose wagon, (from San Bernardino), a newly restored horse drawn ladder wagon, additional antique and modern fire trucks from surrounding communities. along with an Amtrak Thruway Bus. Model railroads will include; Pacific Coast Modular HO Club, The 20's 30's HO Model RR Club, N-Track Pacific, and Ken Seipp's wonderful HO circus layout. The Orange Empire Railway Museum's Harvey Girls along with Women in Railroading will be set up inside the depot waiting room. BNSF Operation Lifesaver presenters will attend. FREE ADMISSION!!Please see http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com for tickets and information on the Steam Excursion to San Bernardino RR Days.

[Glen Icanberry]

On April 16th and 17th a steam powered excursion train will be operated to San Bernardino RR
Days, sponsored by the San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum. The steam special will be
operated from Los Angeles to San Bernardino on Saturday April 16th, departing 1000am, over the Metrolink San Gabriel Subdivision. The train will return Sunday April 17th, departing 300pm, from San Bernardino. The train will consist of five private passenger cars: CN Business car "Tioga Pass," built in 1959. SP club lounge No. 2981 "Overland Trail," built in 1949, UP 5430, chair car "Amber Trail," built in 1950, CB&Q 4735 dome-diner-lounge "Silver Splendor," built in 1956. CP baggage car 4210, "Pony Express," built in 1941, now rebuilt into a club lounge car. A diesel will provide H.E.P., behind former Santa Fe Steam Locomotive 3751. More private cars may be added. Ticket prices are: First class $115 for Business Car "Tioga Pass," and in the dome section of dome-diner-lounge "Silver Splendor, and for lounge-baggage car “Pony Express.” $95 regular for "Overland Trail," "Amber Trail," and lower level, lounge section of "Silver Splendor."

The BNSF Ry, San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum, the San Bernardino Historical & Pioneer Society, and the City of San Bernardino will host San Bernardino RR Days April 16th and 17th at the historic Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot, at 1170 W. Third Street. Railroad displays will include new BNSF locomotives, passenger cars, and Santa Fe Steam Locomotive No. 3751. There will also be historic fire apparatus and vehicles. There will be model railroads, the Orange Empire Railway Museum's Harvey Girls, and BNSF Operation Lifesaver. Please see: http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com

ALL SALES ARE FINAL, NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. There are no discounted or half fares. Tickets will be sold on first come first served basis. Due to the historic nature of the private passenger cars, there will be no disabled or wheelchair accommodations. All passengers must be ambulatory, and be capable of climbing narrow, steep stairs on the historic passenger equipment. Certified service animals will be permitted, by advance notice only. There is no luggage service. No strollers permitted. Passengers will not be permitted to bring or consume their own alcoholic beverages. No beverage coolers will be allowed on the train. Snacks and beverages will be available on the train.

Tickets are expected to sell out quickly. If you order first class tickets, and first class tickets are sold out, when your ticket request is received, an equal number of regular fare tickets will be sent, with difference in fare returned to you. Please indicate second and third choice of seats in case your first choice is sold out. Otherwise we will assign you to available accommodations. All tickets include one way Metrolink fare on the Metrolink San Bernardino Line, so that passengers can get to/from Los Angeles and San Bernardino. The steam special will operate only one way, on each day, with no intermediate stops to pickup or discharge passengers.

Please see http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com for ticket order form. (At top of main page click on "3751 Excursion") or go to http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com/3751-excursion/

[chris_wlkr]

Thanks Glen. Nice to see something official. We have a running thread on the topic at the link below.

http://www.westcoastrailforums.com/thread-4267.html

Regards,

Chris

[Glen Icanberry]

The San Bernardino Railroad Days Website is finally up and running.

http://www.sbrailroaddays.com/

You can now order your tickets online with Pay Pal or a credit card. Or you can print out and mail in the order form and a check. Order form is at: http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com/

We are currently waiting for the tickets to be printed, but have started accepting ticket orders. Hopefully will be able to start mailing out the tickets next week.

Glen Icanberry
Director, San Bernardino History & RR Museum

[Buckeye_Local]

As I was driving to the motel I'm staying at on Hospitality Lane, there was a large banner strached over Hospitality Lane just east of Waterman advertising the RR days. The event is also being put on by thr San Bernardino Visitors and Convention Bureau and I'm told they put a large sum of money into advertising the Event. After checking into my room I went over to the depot to look at the vendor areas and the equipment that was alreadt there. The Metrolink Rotem Cabcar #656 along with the 878 were there. Bnsf had the 6662 and the 1300 already there. A bigger crowd is expected for this weekends then last years.