Main entrance to large museum, library and gift shop
Entering the Western Railway Museum
David Bowman walking past old street cars
The left hand street car is from San Francisco - Ocean View and West Portal
Everyone attempted to board this single car street car, but all had to come off to get back on a larger street car
passengers heading for the second street car
Wayne and Lynne Lyndon talking to Diana on street car before we left for an hour ride across the countryside
Interior of street car
Wayne, Lynne and Diana on street car
The Lyndons with Diana on street car
Ron and Diana Ludford
View of windmills from train ride
Advertising sign on street car - the street car was an old Key System train
Doug riding in Key System street car
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Check out the advertising above the windows
Pantano stop - museum has to provide passes to cross beyond this stop to use the existing tracks that are no longer in use - makes little sense!
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Fare box for coins and bills
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Some of the passengers got off train to take docent led tour of a museum warehouse of trains cars
The colors of this old Key System trolley cars are as they were in 1958 when they shut down the trains in the East Bay
David Bowman asking our docent a question during tour
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Docent explained that some men hitched a dangerous ride underneath box cars if they couldn't board one with open doors
Street car yet to be restored
This is a model of the prior photo of the street car yet to restored
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Deluxe parlor car similar to those used by politicians during their campaigns
The red car is a retired San Diego to Tijuana red car - they were replaced with lower sitting cars that are now ADA compliant
Note how high off the ground these older versions of the San Diego Trolley were.
David Bowman looking towards Lynnee Lyndon and members of the Auburn Model As
The seats inside are all wood. Imagine crossing the Australia countryside on those seats.
