tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post6597889494477287416..comments2023-06-04T04:11:05.291-07:00Comments on Santa Cruz Trains: Curiosities: Monterey Bay Area Static LocomotivesDerek Whaleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-55566802087935397822020-10-20T17:57:07.114-07:002020-10-20T17:57:07.114-07:00I did my research and I couldn't find anything...I did my research and I couldn't find anything about what the Eccles & Eastern Railroad did with SP 1298's tender. Anyone got an answer?Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00897270054905729401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-78992928121180082642017-09-23T09:46:15.176-07:002017-09-23T09:46:15.176-07:00To avoid complications, I removed the one line abo...To avoid complications, I removed the one line about the number of surviving locomotives. I think these comments probably do the matter much more justice.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-71464550912687742932017-09-23T09:44:57.307-07:002017-09-23T09:44:57.307-07:00Thank you for the clarification. The article has b...Thank you for the clarification. The article has been corrected.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-4702425685865929022017-09-23T09:29:25.609-07:002017-09-23T09:29:25.609-07:00Hank Ketchum did not donate any land in Monterey f...Hank Ketchum did not donate any land in Monterey for the Dennis the Menace park. That land was and is owned by the City of Monterey. Hank donated his time to plan and design the park and donated money to help get it built. He was a resident of Carmel until his passing in 2001. Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710432797689796927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-23150485509754128652017-09-22T14:29:24.266-07:002017-09-22T14:29:24.266-07:00Postscript: I have travelled to Kelley Park in Sa...Postscript: I have travelled to Kelley Park in San Jose and found what I thought I remembered along Senter Road: an 0-6-0 with a box car from Orchard Supply Hardware and a caboose. The 0-6-0 here is # 1215, originally displayed in Hanford, California. Incidentally, there are three 0-6-0's<br /> which are now outside California in addition to the one mentioned in<br />Virginia City. These are in Deming, New Mexico and Roseburg, Oregon and Ogden, Utah. Actually, I meant to say there were 35 S-10 0-6-0 locomotives<br />BUILT. Except for the # 1294 in San Francisco which was scrapped, Dunscomb<br />claims 17 0-6-0 Southern Pacific locomotives were SAVED. Two Texas & New Orleans 0-6-0's are part of this list.<br />Duncan Nanneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-40083353885430584832017-09-22T12:19:57.280-07:002017-09-22T12:19:57.280-07:00Have you looked at Guy Dunscomb's A CENTURY OF...Have you looked at Guy Dunscomb's A CENTURY OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC STEAM LOCOMOTIVES from 1977? After subtracting 0-6-0 # 1294 which was scrapped in June, 1981, I count 70 S.P.steam locomotives surviving, a few of these which<br />are now operating again. On pages 86-87, Dunscomb shows 35 of the S-!0 class surviving. There were 464 of the 0-6-0 of varying classes built. See p. 77. Of the surviving 0-6-0 classes, Dunscomb shows 12 in California: in Hanford, Alameda, Salinas, Fresno, Martinez, Los Angeles and Tracy. These are in addition to the two you described and # 1233 and 1269 which have been restored and operating. # 1251 is now in Virginia City, Nev. awaiting restoration. Does anyone have more recent information? I must check out the number of the S.P. steam locomotive now on display at Kelley Park in San Jose. Duncan Nanneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-17879458833080080182017-09-22T11:06:35.039-07:002017-09-22T11:06:35.039-07:00I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time as chief...I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time as chief engineer of SP1298 back when it had its tender. Got to operate the brakearm too and the steam valves, it was all still there. Many robbers tried to sneak on from the tender so you had to keep a lookout on the cabin roof. The train did not stop for 2nd graders, they could go play somewhere else. Mostly we hauled circuses and gold. I think we put banana peels in the firebox too. <br />Mr. E Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963974000846213204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-77799224053037503822017-09-22T10:22:48.589-07:002017-09-22T10:22:48.589-07:00Good to see the old girl is secure. I remember wh...Good to see the old girl is secure. I remember when it was removed from Watsonville, and that the engine almost went over on its side, account ground problems. Hopefully it will see service again, after being vandalized off the Swift street location. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488114255297268696noreply@blogger.com