San Diego Railroad Museum People Gallery

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First Day, First Crew, First Train

Shown is the first scheduled passenger train run by the San Diego Railroad Museum on January 4, 1986. The train departed from the Campo Depot, visible in the left-background.

Crew (from the left): David DiGiorgio, Rene Scheuerman, Dave Slater, Geoff Scheuerman, Jim Lundquist, Dick Ruppert

Photo by Ken Helm

Fred Perry, Robin Becker, Denby Jones

In this photo dating from 1989, or so, we see (from the left) Brakeman Fred Perry and Conductors Robin Becker and Denby Jones. Robin is still serving the Museum as a Conductor and Denby is currently the Director of Campo Operations. The photo was taken during the locomotive run-around at Miller Creek from the observation platform of Car #1509.

George Boggs and Lew Wolfgang

Conductors George Boggs and Lew Wolfgang trackside at the Campo Depot in 1992. The Museum's Miller Creek train can be seen in the left background, with Observation car Robert Peary visible on the right. While the Museum attempts to recreate a 1930's railroad experience, the handheld radios are a concession to safety.
Photo by Dale Bush

Maryanne Thompson and Denby Jones

San Diego Railroad Museum volunteer crew members Maryanne Thompson, brakeman on left, and Denby Jones, engineer, in the cab of IID #151.
Picture date: November 1994

Photo by Randy Houk

Cliff Pennick and Richard Dick

San Diego Railroad Museum volunteers Cliff Pennick and Richard Dick (in yellow slicker) in the cab of IID #151. Cliff is a long-time museum member and major contributor to the effort to restore "Ten wheeler" #2353. He also is a trainman and tour-guide. Richard is also a major force in getting #2353 running again. He brings with him experience working as a fireman on steam locomotives (even on #2353 when it was in revenue service) on the San Diego & Arizona Eastern. Both men are getting experience in running IID #151 in anticipation of having #2353 running again this summer.
Picture date: November 24, 1994

Photo by Randy Houk

Dave Houk

San Diego Railroad Museum volunteer Dave Houk selling goodies outside the depot during the big 75th anniversary weekend at Campo, CA. Twelve year old Dave also works as an on-board food service attendant on the museum's excursion trains. This big weekend celebrated the opening of the railroad on November 19, 1919. From that moment on, San Diego had a direct rail link to the east. Going through Los Angeles via Santa Fe was not necessary any longer.
Picture date: November 26, 1994

Photo by Randy Houk

Lew Wolfgang and Denby Jones

San Diego Railroad Museum volunteer crew members Lew Wolfgang, conductor on left, and Denby Jones, engineer, preparing to board and depart the depot with a special steam-hauled excursion train. In addition to being a conductor on the San Diego & Arizona Railway, Lewie is also the museum's safety officer. Denby is the Director of Campo Operations for the museum, in addition to being DSLE. This short train is being pulled today by tiny IID #151 (0-4-0T).
Picture date: November 26, 1994

Photo by Randy Houk

Lew Wolfgang and Jim Baker

San Diego Railroad Museum volunteer crew members Lew Wolfgang, conductor on left, and Jim Baker, rear brakeman, at the rear of the museum's special steam-hauled train. This short train is being pulled today by tiny Imperial Irrigation District #151 (0-4-0T), which is on loan from the Pioneer Museum in El Centro, CA for 3 months. SDRM operating crew are using this experience to prepare for operation of the much larger #2353 "ten-wheeler", whose restoration is nearing completion. The Kaiser #1905 caboose is a sturdy, all-steel unit formerly used on the Eagle Mountain line serving the iron-ore mine in California's Mohave Desert.
Picture date: November 26, 1994

Photo by Randy Houk

Lew Wolfgang, Randy Houk and Jim Baker

San Diego & Arizona Railway crewmembers Lew Wolfgang, Randy Houk and Jim Baker during a rare moment of inactivity between excursion trains. This day Lewie is the conductor and Randy and Jim are the brakemen on one of the shuttle trains that is being pulled by steam engine IID #151 during the 75th anniversary festivities at the San Diego Railroad Museum in Campo, CA.
Picture date: November 26, 1994

Photo by Maryanne Thompson

Randy Houk and Tony Neece

Brakeman Randy Houk and engineer Tony Neece, both Musuem volunteers, prepare themselves and locomotive #1809 for another weekend excursion run to Miller Creek.

Scanned by Randy Houk

Lionel Engineers

Lionel engineers (from left) Mike Reneau, Denby Jones and Lew Wolfgang try to determine why the center-rail electrical contact keeps falling off.

Photo by Randy Houk

Dave Houk, Maryanne Thompson and Jim Baker

San Diego & Arizona Railway crewmembers Dave Houk, Maryanne Thompson and Jim Baker on board Santa Fe #1509. Today is the first of several fall trips run by the San Diego Railroad Museum between Campo, CA. and Tecate, Mexico. Dave, Maryanne and Jim are the stewards on this trip, taking care of the invited VIP's.
Picture date: Sept 30, 1995

Photo by Randy Houk

Last update: April 3, 1998

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