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| Just as we finished lunch on top of the tank car, a group
of unlikely hikers came down the tracks from the north. Now the
distance to the nearest road is about 7mi's and the hikers didn't seem to
be the type to hoof it that far. Their "secret" lies with
this guy, Mike Redding, a member of the San Diego RR museum. Seems
he and others are trying to get the railroad operating again. They
came via "speeder," a hybrid road / rail car owned by the RR
museum. Mike is very knowledgeable about railroading in general and
this stretch of track in particular. I had many questions for him
and during our brief half hour chance meeting, gathered a lot of
historical background. Very interesting.
In this picture, Mike is telling Jeff about how a tank car was raised
to the top of the hillside, forming part of the trestle firefighting
system. Mike also indicated that the San Diego model RR museum has
many old photographs taken during the trestle construction and at other
locations along the track. Someday I think I'll try to get an
appointment to see them. I did contact the RR museum about getting
reprints... negatory!!
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