05/30/2013 | 29m 55s | Video has closed captioning.
The Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris is the largest operating railway museum in the Western United States and the third largest in the country. Join Huell as he visits for the annual Autumn Rails Celebration.
Aired: 05/30/13
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>> "VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER" IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSONS FOUNDATION.
>> WELL, HELLO EVERYBODY.
I'M HUELL HOWSER, AND HERE WE ARE.
IT'S SATURDAY ABOUT, WELL, WE'RE ALMOST AT HIGH NOON, DAVE.
>> YUP.
>> AND I'M STANDING HERE WITH... >> DAVE STEWART.
>> AND WE ARE AT... >> THE ORANGE EMPIRE RAILWAY MUSEUM IN PERRIS, CALIFORNIA.
>> IN PERRIS, THAT'S SPELT P-E-R-R-I-S. >> YOU GOT IT.
>> NOT PARIS, LIKE IN FRANCE.
>> NO.
>> WE'RE IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, AND I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE THIS--YEARS AND YEARS AGO.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL RAILROAD MUSEUM.
LOOK DOWN HERE, LUIS, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE, UH, EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE HERE.
DAVE, EXPLAIN TO EVERYBODY, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN HERE, OR DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS PLACE, JUST EXACTLY WHAT THIS MUSEUM IS ALL ABOUT.
>> WELL, A MUSEUM IS ALL ABOUT TRAINS, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT STARTED OUT, UH, MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO, AND SOME FOLKS COULDN'T STAND THE IDEA THAT SOME OF THE OLD TROLLEY CARS WERE GOING TO GET DESTROYED.
>> NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, WHAT IS THIS?
>> THIS IS FROM THE LOS ANGELES RAILWAY.
>> NOW THIS ISN'T A RED CAR.
>> NO, THESE ARE THE YELLOW CARS THAT USED TO RUN DOWNTOWN IN L.A. >> UH-HUH.
SO BASICALLY THIS MUSEUM WAS ESTABLISHED TO SAVE SOME OF THE OLD STUFF THAT WAS BEING--OH, LOOK AT THIS ONE.
HOWDY!
NOW, WHAT IS THIS?
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE MODERN CARS THEY RAN IN DOWNTOWN L.A.
THEY CALL THEM PCC CARS, THEY'RE THE STREAMLINER KIND.
>> OH, BOY, THIS IS A BEAUTY.
NOW WHEN WOULD THIS HAVE RUN?
>> WELL, FROM 1939 ON THROUGH THE MID-FIFTIES, I'D SAY.
>> YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE THE 30s, WITH THAT KIND OF MODERN, DECO KIND OF A LOOK TO IT.
>> EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> AND SO...THE BACK, [LAUGHS] WE KEEP GETTING BACK, I KEEP GETTING DIVERTED EVERY TIME I SEE ONE OF THESE THINGS.
THIS, UH, THIS MUSEUM WAS ESTABLISHED TO SAVE SOME OF THIS OLD MATERIAL THAT WAS BEING THROWN AWAY.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT, SO THE FOLKS WHO STARTED-- 14 MEN STARTED THIS MUSEUM, THEY JUST WANTED TO SALVAGE SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT BEFORE IT WAS TORN UP AND BURNED UP.
AND THEN IT GREW FROM THERE.
THEY MOVED OUT HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER SO THEY'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1958, AND IT'S GROWN TO 65 ACRES AND MORE THAN 200 RAIL VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS.
>> BOY, LOOK AT THIS OLD THING, WHAT IS THIS?
>> THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN ON THE STREETS IN, UH, WELL, JUST ABOUT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.
>> IN LOS ANGELES?
>> LOS ANGELES HAD SOME LIKE THIS.
THIS PARTICULAR ONE CAME TO US FROM JAPAN.
>> FROM JAPAN?
>> FROM JAPAN FROM KYOTO, BUT IT'S AN EXACT, UH, IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME MODEL AS WHAT WOULD HAVE RUN ON THE STREETS OF L.A.
IN THE, UH, THE REALLY OLD DAYS.
>> BOY, THIS IS SOMETHING TO SEE, AND WE MISSED THIS ONE.
THIS ONE WAS PULLING OUT JUST AS WE PULLED IN, WHAT IS THIS ONE?
>> THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE STREAMLINER CARS FROM THE LOS ANGELES RAILWAY, AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY THREE OF THOSE CARS: THE FIRST ONE THEY GOT, THE LAST ONE THEY GOT, AND ONE THEY GOT IN THE MIDDLE.
>> HA HA HA, AND YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE LITTLE PLAZA SET UP OUT HERE, TOO.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WHAT IS--WHAT IS ALL THIS?
>> WELL, WE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF PARK AREAS IN THIS MUSEUM, AND BEING, THIS BEING AN EVENT AIMED FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS, WE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF DISPLAYS AND AREAS FOR THE CHILDREN TO PLAY IN.
WE GOT SOME CLOWNS, AND LITTLE-- LITTLE TROLLEY CARS THAT THE KIDS CAN CLIMB INTO.
>> YEAH, BECAUSE, NOW, WE FORGOT TO ANNOUNCE THE REASON WE'RE HERE IS BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, IT IS-- >> HOWDY!
>> HUELL HOWSER.
>> YES, SIR!
>> I WATCH YOU EVERY NIGHT.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> OH, I'M DOING PRETTY WE-- THERE IS LUIS.
>> HA HA HA, NOW HOW ARE YOU CONNECTED WITH THIS?
>> I AM A, UM, MEMBER, A LIFE MEMBER.
>> UH-HUH.
>> I SALVAGED EIGHT OF THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC STREET CARS.
>> SO YOU'RE ONE OF THESE GUYS, THAT DAVE WAS TELLING US ABOUT, THAT SAVED THESE THINGS FROM EXTINCTION.
>> IT'S RIGHT, EXACTLY RIGHT.
[TRAIN HORN] >> EXACTLY RIGHT, THIS IS WALTER ABENSETH, WHO'S ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT MEMBERS HERE BECAUSE HE SALVAGED ALL THOSE CARS, HE REALLY DID.
>> NOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THESE THINGS IF YOU ALL HADN'T SAVE THEM?
>> THEY WOULD HAVE GONE TO THE SCRAP YARD, JUST LIKE ALL THE REST OF THEM DID.
>> AND NOBODY WOULD HAVE EVER-- ESPECIALLY THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, WOULD HAVE EVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW WHAT THESE THINGS WERE ALL ABOUT.
>> THAT'S TRUE, VERY TRUE, AND I'VE ALSO HAVE A... MY HOME IN PASADENA, I NICKNAME IT THE HOUSE OF RECORDS... >> MM-HMM.
>> AND PICTURES.
I--I'VE TAKEN PICTURES OF WHEN THE CARS WERE RUNNING, BOTH MOVIES AND SLIDES, AND ALSO SNAPSHOTS, AND I'VE BOUGHT, UH, PICTURES FROM OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL.
>> TO HELP PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THIS PLACE.
>> YEAH, THE HISTORY, YES.
>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO WALK AROUND HERE FOR A WHILE, WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU IN A LITTLE WHILE.
>> EVEN WHEN YOU'RE OFF CAMERA, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU FOR A WHILE, ANYWAY.
>> ALL RIGHT, THAT'S GOOD, WE'LL TALK TO YOU WHEN WE GET OFF CAMERA.
>> YEAH, WHEN YOU GET OFF CAMERA.
[LAUGHING] >> NICE TO SEE YOU, SIR.
>> LIKEWISE, HUELL, I--UH, I HEARD YOU WERE GOING TO COME OVER AND I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO, BUT NO, UH, NO RESPONSE.
>> WE'LL, WE'RE HERE TODAY.
>> I'M GLAD YOU ARE.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
>> YEAH, OKAY, YEAH.
>> LOT OF PEOPLE WHO TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
LIKE THIS GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY, SOME OF THESE FOLKS, IT'S A LIFE'S HOBBY-- [TRAIN WHISTLE] OR EVEN AN AVOCATION TO, UH, HELP, YOU KNOW, RECOVER ALL THIS HISTORY, AND MAKE IT RUN AGAIN.
>> WHAT'S THIS WHISTLE I KEEP HEARING?
>> [LAUGHS] YOU ARE HEARING A LOT OF WHISTLES.
>> [LAUGHING] >> WE HAVE A WHISTLE EXHIBIT DOWN HERE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD ONE OF THESE.
[TRAIN WHISTLING] >> BOY, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF OLD CABOOSES HERE.
>> OH, GOODNESS, YES.
UH, LAST COUNT, I BELIEVE WE HAD 17 ON THIS PROPERTY.
>> 17, AND THIS IS AN OLD PACIFIC ELECTRIC.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WHERE DO YOU GET ALL OF THESE THINGS?
>> WELL, SOME OF THEM WE GET FROM THE SCRAP YARD, BEFORE THEY SCRAP THEM.
SOME OF THEM WE... >> HOWDY!
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW YOU DOING?
HUELL HOWSER, NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.
>> YEAH, I RECOGNIZED YOU, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> FIRST TIME HERE?
>> NO, NO.
WE'RE MEMBERS, WE COME DOWN HERE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS... [TRAIN WHISTLING] >> SO YOU-- [WHISTLE BLOWS] BOY!
OH, THERE'S THE...
THERE'S THE WHISTLE EXHIBIT OVER THERE.
HAVE YOU ALL BEEN OVER THERE YET?
>> NO, WE HAVEN'T BEEN OVER THERE YET.
[TRAIN WHISTLING] >> LET'S GO OVER HERE TOGETHER.
NOW WHAT IS THE DEAL HERE?
>> WANT TO GET A BUNCH?
>> JUST TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE EXCITEMENT OF BLOWING A--A REAL STEAM, UH... >> A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WHISTLES, SOME OF WHICH ARE THE KIND YOU FIND ON TROLLEY CARS OR STEAM ENGINES, SOME OF THEM ARE THE BIG HORNS YOU FIND ON DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES.
>> AH!
>> PLENTY NOISY, YOU SEE THE-- [TRAIN WHISTLE] >> OH, MY GOSH!
LET'S HEAR YOU DO THAT ONE AGAIN.
YOU DID THAT ONE PRETTY WELL.
COME ON, I'LL HELP YOU HERE.
WHAT DO WE DO?
WE PULL THEM ALL AT ONE TIME?
HERE, HERE.
[TRAIN WHISTLE] LOOK AT THIS, LUIS.
OOH!
I PULLED IT OVER!
>> [LAUGHING] >> SEE... [LAUGHS] WE'RE DOING MY COMMERCIAL FOR GOLD'S GYM NOW.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT NOW.
>> NOW YOU SEE HOW MUCH FUN IT IS.
>> LET'S FIX THAT ONE UP AGAIN.
LUIS, I--TOOK THE WHOLE THING DOWN HERE.
I APOLOGIZE FOR DOING THAT, I GOT CARRIED AWAY.
>> [LAUGHING] >> HAS THAT HAPPENED YET TODAY?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S HAPPENED OR NOT.
BUT SOMEBODY GOT CARRIED AWAY.
THAT--YEAH.
DID YOU PULL ALL THREE OF THOSE OVER?
>> YES, I DID.
>> TRY ALL--TRY ALL OF THE STEAM WHISTLES.
[LAUGHING] >> ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE DO IT THIS TIME, 'CAUSE I'M AFRAID--I'M AFRAID TO TURN--TO PULL THEM OVER AGAIN THIS TIME.
>> DON'T PULL IT NOW, YOU'LL HURT THE POOR GUY.
IT--IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT HITS YOU IN THE GUT, IF YOU'RE STANDING IN FRONT OF THOSE HORNS.
>> REALLY, IT'S THAT LOUD?
>> WELL, THEY'RE DESIGNED TO, YOU KNOW, GO A MILE OR SO.
>> ALL RIGHT, NOW--NOW WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT A LITTLE-- NOW I'M HARD--NOW I'M AFRAID TO EVEN...
HERE I'LL LET YOU DO IT.
I'M AFRAID TO PULL IT.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> OKAY, HERE WE GO.
[WHISTLES BLOW] >> WOW!
THAT IS REALLY SOMETHING!
THANK YOU-- [WHISTLES BLOW] THANK YOU FOR DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO GET STARTED GRADUALLY ON THESE THINGS.
>> OH, I GOT--I GOT CARRIED AWAY, I APOLOGIZE.
>> OH, THAT'S OKAY, NO HARM.
THEY'RE VERY RUGGEDLY BUILT.
>> ARE YOU RUNNING THIS, UH, LITTLE EXHIBIT HERE?
>> WELL, ACTUALLY JEFF HOSFORD.
>> HOWDY, JEFF!
THIS IS YOUR EXHIBIT HERE?
>> YEAH, WELL, HE'S GOT THE HORNS, AND I'VE GOT THE STEAM WHISTLES.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S LOOK AT THE STEAM WHISTLES.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
>> WELL, UH, I JUST--I GOT THEM HOOKED UP TO THE LEVER HERE SO YOU CAN PULL THEM EASIER, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND RIGHT ON TOP OF THEM.
[WHISTLE BLOWS] >> I GOT YOU.
>> THEY TAKE QUITE A BIT MORE AIR THAN THE... >> YOU WANT TO HELP ME, HELP US DO THIS?
COME ON, HERE WE GO.
[WHISTLE BLOWING] OH, THIS IS GREAT.
NOW I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WATCHING THESE KIDS PULL THESE LEVERS HERE, THESE ARE SOUNDS THAT MOST YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD BEFORE.
>> NO, THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE, AND THEY ALL LOVE IT, TOO, YOU KNOW.
>> YEAH.
>> THEY'VE BEEN SWARMING AROUND ALL DAY.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THE EXCITEMENT IS, OF--OF PULLING THE LEVER AND PULLING THE STRING?
>> I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S JUST-- THERE'S SOMETHING MYSTIC ABOUT THE SOUND.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
I LIKE THIS ONE.
[WHISTLE BLOWS] THESE ARE GREAT.
AND THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT, TOO.
>> YEAH, THEY ALL HAVE A DIFFERENT SOUND.
[WHISTLE BLOWS] >> WOW, THIS IS GREAT.
>> MOST OF THEM THE RAILROADS MADE THEMSELVES, SO THEY ALL HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SOUND TO THEM.
>> NOW, ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE MUSEUM?
>> UH, ACTUALLY, NO, I BELONG TO A GROUP CALLED THE HORN AND WHISTLE ENTHUSIAST GROUP.
>> AH!
>> AND WE SET THIS UP HERE TODAY.
>> SO YOU'RE REALLY INTO THIS BIG TIME.
>> YEAH.
>> THIS IS MUSIC TO YOUR EARS.
[WHISTLE BLOWS] >> YUP.
>> THE HORN AND WHISTLE ENTHUSIASTS.
>> YEAH.
>> WELL, IT TAKES ALL KINDS, DOESN'T IT?
>> JEFF--JEFF IS THE WHISTLE ENTHUSIAST, I'M THE HORN ENTHUSIAST.
>> [LAUGHS] OH, OKAY.
WELL, NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.
>> YEAH, YOU TOO.
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU'VE-- YEAH, THEY'VE ALL GOT EARPLUGS IN.
[WHISTLE BLOWS] NOW WE ARE WALKING THROUGH, WHAT I GUESS YOU COULD DESCRIBE AS--IT FEELS KIND OF LIKE A GRAVEYARD IN HERE.
THESE ARE THE OLD, OLD ONES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN RESTORED.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
UH, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS ON THIS PROPERTY THAT ARE WAITING FOR US TO HAVE THE TIME AND THE MONEY TO FIX THEM UP AGAIN.
>> BOY, LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS SO SAD.
>> I KNOW.
THIS THING RAN IN SAN DIEGO IN ITS HEYDAY, AND NOW IT'S SITTING HERE WAITING FOR US TO FIX IT UP SOME DAY.
>> NOW YOU'VE JUST GOT...OLD TAR PAPER ON HERE JUST TO KIND OF KEEP THE ELEMENTS YOU'VE KIND OF... >> THAT'S EXACTLY... >> THIS IS THE OLD DOOR THAT'S STILL ON HERE.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> HOW HARD IS IT TO-- TO RESTORE ONE OF THESE THINGS?
>> IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT.
ON THESE REALLY OLD CARS, WHERE EVEN THE STRUCTURE IS MADE OF WOOD, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO REPLACE 80% OF THE CAR TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE.
>> AND WHO DOES THAT, YOU HAVE VOLUNTEERS?
>> VOLUNTEERS, YEAH.
AND WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE WHO ARE REAL CRAFTSMEN AT THIS SORT OF THING.
>> YEAH.
WELL, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL TIN.
>> YUP.
>> THIS IS THE ORIGINAL WOOD, WHICH HAS, BOY, LOOK AT THIS, THIS HAS REALLY SEEN BETTER DAYS, BUT IT'S STILL HERE, THE STRUCTURE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE...THE WHEELS, AND THE BASE, AND ALL THAT IS STILL HERE SO IT'S-- >> THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING.
THE HARDEST THING TO REPLACE IS THE METAL WORK BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO RECAST THINGS FROM SCRATCH SOMETIMES.
>> YOU'VE GOT THESE THINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
OH, LOOK AT THIS ONE DOWN HERE, WITH THE WINDOWS AND THE-- WITH THE ROUND WINDOWS.
>> YUP.
>> IN THE BACK, BOY, THAT'S A BEAUTY.
>> THAT ONE RAN IN PORTLAND, OREGON, AND, UH, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CAR WHEN IT WAS RUNNING.
>> SO YOU LITERALLY GET THESE THINGS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
>> YEAH, WE GOT-- MOSTLY THEY COME FROM THE WESTERN US, BUT WE'VE GOT ONE CAR FROM JAPAN, WE GOT ANOTHER CAR FROM IRELAND.
BITS AND PIECES >> WHAT'S THIS ONE RIGHT HERE?
>> THIS THING RAN IN DOWNTOWN L.A. ALSO, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> THEY HAD TWO CARS.
IN THE OLD DAYS YOU DID EVERYTHING ON TROLLEY CARS.
THEY DELIVERED THE MAIL WITH TROLLEYS, THEY--IF YOU HAD SNOW, THEY PLOWED SNOW WITH TROLLEYS, AND YOU EVEN WENT TO YOUR LAST RESTING PLACE IN A TROLLEY, IF YOU COULD AFFORD THE PRICE.
THAT'S A FUNERAL CAR.
>> A FUNERAL CAR!
>> YUP, THEY HAD SPURS THAT RAN RIGHT INTO THE CEMETERIES.
AND THE-- >> SO WAS THIS JUST FOR RICH PEOPLE?
OR WAS THIS FOR ANYBODY?
>> WELL, I IMAGINE-- >> I MEAN WAS THIS THE EQUIVALENT OF A HEARSE?
>> YES, YES, BECAUSE IN THE DAYS THESE WERE CREATED, THE ONLY-- YOU--YOU COULD GO TO THE CEMETERY IN A HORSE DRAWN HEARSE, OR YOU COULD GO THE--IN FANCY STYLE IN THIS, UH, VERY ELABORATE FUNERAL CAR.
>> OH, MY GOSH, AND HERE IS THE CASKET, RIGHT HERE, OH, GOSH.
LOOK AT THIS.
>> ISN'T THIS SOMETHING?
>> SO THE--THEY WOULD JUST PUT IT RIGHT IN HERE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> CLOSE THE DOOR, GO DOWN THE TRACKS TO THE CE--THESE WOULD-- THE TRACKS WOULD GO RIGHT INTO THE CEMETERY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND IF YOU HAD A LARGE COMPANY OF MOURNERS, YOU COULD HAVE ADDITIONAL TROLLEY CARS FOLLOW THIS CAR INTO THE CEMETERY.
FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, THERE WAS ONE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES WHO WAS BURIED IN THIS FASHION, AND THE FUNERAL CORTEGE TOOK 60 TROLLEY CARS.
>> OH, MY GOSH, THIS ISN'T THE MAYOR IN HERE, IS IT?
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
>> [LAUGHS] THIS IS JUST A PROP.
>> WELL, YEAH, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THERE.
>> [LAUGHS] OH, LOOK, NOW THIS UH--THIS IS ONE OF YOUR, UH, BARNS HERE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, THIS IS ONE OF THE CAR HOUSES, WHERE WE KEEP SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> THE ONE YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY A CABLE CAR FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
>> CAN WE OPEN UP THIS DOOR AND GET A GOOD-- >> YUP.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SAN FRANCISCO CABLE CARS IN HERE.
OH, MY GOSH, LOOK AT THIS.
DAVE, THIS IS WONDERFUL.
>> ISN'T IT NEAT?
>> NOW, THIS GOES BACK HOW... >> HOW OLD?
>> YEAH.
'CAUSE THIS GLASS IS THAT--GOT THAT--THE GLASS HAS THAT FEEL TO IT OF THAT REAL THIN, AUTHENTIC GLASS.
>> YEAH, THIS THING WAS BUILT IN 1906.
IT GOES BACK A LONG TIME, AND LET ME TELL YOU, THE TERMITES ALMOST GOT THIS ONE, TILL WE GOT THEM EXPELLED OUT OF THERE.
>> SO YOU'RE FIGHTING TERMITES, AGE, NEGLECT.
>> YEAH.
>> UH, LOOK AT THIS ONE!
THIS IS THE OLDEST ONE I THINK WE'VE SEEN.
>> WELL, UM, LET'S SEE, THEY'VE GOT YOUR DATE ON THIS THING.
YUP, 1890 THIS THING WAS BUILT.
ACTUALLY, IT'S A HORSE-DRAWN CAR.
THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE A MOTOR IN IT.
>> AND LOOK AT THIS.
NOW, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN USED TO...REPAIR.
>> TO HELP BUILD THE TRACK, OR REPAIR THE TRACK, OR ALSO TO HELP, UH, PUT A CAR BACK ON THE TRACK IF IT WENT OFF IT.
>> BOY, THIS PLACE HAS A WONDERFUL FEELING TO IT IN HERE, DOESN'T IT?
>> WELL, THIS IS-- >> YOU CAN FEEL THE HISTORY IN HERE.
>> OH, YEAH, WELL, THIS IS LOS ANGELES, THIS IS, YOU KNOW-- THE CARS YOU SEE AROUND US IN HERE ARE ALL FROM DOWNTOWN L.A. >> THERE IT IS: SEVENTH AND FIGUEROA.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS WAS THE FIRST OF THE STREAMLINER CARS, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY BAPTIZED BY SHIRLEY TEMPLE.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY.
>> THIS CAR RIGHT HERE?
>> THIS CAR RIGHT THERE.
>> NOW, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
>> WE HAVE A PICTURE OF IT, FOR ONE THING, A BIG CEREMONY.
LOTS OF ANGELINOS TURNED OUT FOR THESE OPENING CEREMONIES FOR THE NEW TROLLEY CARS IN THOSE DAYS, IT WAS BIG NEWS.
>> SO IT WAS A BIG DEAL WHEN A NEW LINE OF TROLLEYS WOULD COME IN, A NEW LOOK OF TROLLEYS WOULD COME IN?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> BOY, LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS-- >> BIG CELEBRATION WHEN THIS THING WAS... >> IT'S REALLY GOT A GREAT--GOT A GREAT LOOK TO IT.
>> YEAH, YUP.
>> WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU CAN'T HAVE SENSITIVE EARS AND COME OUT HERE FOR THE WEEKEND, CAN YOU?
>> [LAUGHS] WELL, ESPECIALLY THIS WEEKEND, WE'VE GOT ALL THE WHISTLES BLOWING THAT WE CAN.
THE KIDS LOVE WHISTLES.
>> YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE BACK OUT, WHERE ARE WE... >> WELL, WE HEAD THAT AWAY, WE'LL CATCH SOME OF THE MODEL TRAIN STUFF AND THE HANDCAR RUN, AND... >> NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, PALM PLACE SHED... >> MM-HMM.
>> LOCATED AT THE SOUTH GATE LOOP OF THE J LINE.
>> YEAH, YEAH, IF YOU ASK ME WHAT THE J LINE WAS, I'D NOT BE ABLE TO TELL YOU 'CAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER.
>> BUT THIS WAS A LITTLE TRAIN.
>> THIS IS A TRAIN SHED FROM THE RAILROAD.
>> A LITTLE TRAIN SHED, AND LOOK AT THIS, LUIS.
NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OTHER END OF THAT CAR THAT HAD THE ROUND WINDOWS IN IT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW WE BROUGHT IT FROM OREGON: WE TURNED IT INTO A SEMI-TRAILER.
>> SO YOU'VE GOT--YOU'VE GOT TIRES ON THAT THING!
>> THAT'S RIGHT, WE PUT WHEELS ON THE BACK END AND A TRACTOR HITCH ON THE FRONT END, AND IT TURNS OUT IT'S A LEGAL LOAD AND WE JUST DROVE IT DOWN THE ROAD, LIKE A SEMI.
>> AND THIS BLUE ONE?
>> THIS BLUE ONE HAD--IT DID A LOT OF DIFFERENT SERVICE.
AT ONE POINT, IT WAS A MAIL CAR.
IT RAN ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT RAILROADS, INCLUDING THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC.
FINALLY, IT ENDED UP BEING IN A SALVAGE YARD FOR MANY YEARS, AND THEY USED IT AS A STORAGE WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE.
[TRAIN HORN] >> MORE OF THE OLD CABOOSES HERE, AND WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS THING OVER HERE?
>> WELL, THIS GADGET IS CALLED A KEYSTONE SKIMMER, AND IT'S BASICALLY A REAL EARLY MODEL BACKHOE CONCEPT.
AND IT WAS USED TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE DIRT AROUND.
IT'S GOT THIS SHOVEL BIN ON THIS BOOM THAT JUST DRAGS BACK AND FORTH, AND THEY USED IT TO BUILD RAILROAD TRACKS, AND, UH, EMBANKMENTS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND CLEAN OUT THE DITCHES WHEN THE DRAINAGE DIDN'T WORK.
>> BOY, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
>> IT'S A REAL PECULIAR ITEM BECAUSE IN FACT IT RUNS OFF OF ELECTRICITY.
YOU ACTUALLY RAN THIS WIRE UP TO THAT OVERHEAD WIRE FROM THE TROLLEY CAR LINE, AND THEN ANOTHER WIRE TO THE TRACK FOR THE GROUND AND THIS THING RAN OFF OF ELECTRICITY.
IT'S GOT A SET OF CONTROLS, A LOT LIKE A TROLLEY CAR.
>> THIS GOES BACK HOW FAR?
>> OOF, THIS ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN--THE EARLY TWENTIES IS WHAT I'M GUESSING.
>> BOY, AND HERE?
>> THIS IS-- [TRAIN HORN] THIS IS, UH, WELL, IT'S WHAT WE CALL A STEAM ROLLER, BUT IN FACT, IT'S DIESEL POWERED.
BUT THIS IS A GENUINE BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD.
FOLKS IN MY GENERATION THINK BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD WAS A ROCK BAND, BUT IN FACT THEY GOT THEIR NAME FROM THIS.
>> WELL, THIS IS--AND HOW WOULD THIS HAVE BEEN USED?
>> JUST TO FLATTEN OUT ROAD-TOPS AND, UH, JUST, YOU KNOW, GET THE ROCK DOWN WHERE--GOOD AND TIGHT, AND, UH, THAT WAY IF YOU--IF YOU USE THIS ON THE ROCK BEFORE YOU PUT THE TRACKS DOWN, THE TRACKS WOULD TEND TO STAY MUCH MORE STABLE.
>> OH, I SEE, SO THIS PACKED DOWN THE TRACK BED BEFORE THE TRACKS THEMSELVES WERE PUT ON IT.
>> YUP.
>> HOWDY!
HA HA HA, PEOPLE LIKE RIDING THESE OLD THINGS, TOO, DON'T THEY?
>> OF COURSE.
YEAH, WELL, SOME OF THE OLDER FOLKS REMEMBER RIDING THEM WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG.
THE LITTLE KIDS ARE BIG RAIL FANS, THANKS TO A CERTAIN TANK ENGINE THAT'S FAMOUS ON TV.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
OH, LOOK AT THIS!
HO HO!
YOU'RE PUTTING A LITTLE MUSCLE INTO THIS THING.
>> YOU HAVE TO.
>> NOW, WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?
YOU--YOU JUST PUT PEOPLE ON HERE AND LET THEM CRANK IT?
>> YEAH, OH, YEAH.
SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO RIDE IT, WE'LL LET THEM RIDE IT.
>> GREAT, OKAY.
>> IT'S THE ONLY INTERACTIVE RIDE WE HAVE IN THE WHOLE PLACE.
>> AND YOU'VE GOT THE HAY HERE TO STOP THEM SO THEY WON'T JUST KEEP ON GOING OUT--OUT, UH, INTO THE HINTERLANDS.
>> YEAH.
>> WAS IT FUN?
>> YES!
>> WAS IT HARD TO PUMP IT?
>> [LAUGHING] >> NOT VERY MUCH.
>> YEAH, YOU HAVE TO HAVE BIG MUSCLES, DON'T YOU?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, WELL, YOU HAD YOUR SISTER HELPING YOU.
AND YOUR DAD, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT ALL WORKED OUT.
WHAT?
>> WE'RE NOT RELATED, WE'RE FRIENDS.
>> OH, YOU'RE JUST FRIENDS.
>> YEAH.
>> WAS IT TOUGH TO DO THAT?
>> NO, BECAUSE I'VE DONE THAT LOTS OF TIMES.
>> OH, EXCUSE ME.
>> IT WASN'T TOUGH FOR ME EITHER.
>> OH, OKAY, OF COURSE NOT.
>> WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT YOU, WE SAW YOUR SHOW IN SACRAMENTO NOT TOO LONG AGO.
>> OH, ON THE RAILROAD MUSEUM.
>> UP THERE, YEAH, WE JUST SAW THAT NOT TOO LONG AGO.
>> SO YOU ALL ARE HARDCORE RAILROAD PEOPLE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, HAVE BEEN EVERY SINCE HE'S BEEN ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD.
>> SO YOU'RE BRINGING HIM UP TO BE HARDCORE AS WELL.
>> YUP, YUP.
SURE ARE.
>> YOUR NAME?
>> JIM.
>> AND YOUR NAME?
>> THOMAS.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU, THOMAS.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> BOY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, HE'S--HE'S HARDCORE, I TELL YOU.
AND LOOK DOWN HERE AT ALL THESE--BOY, YOU HAVE GOT THEM-- THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!
>> YES.
HEH HEH, THAT'S THE GREAT CHALLENGE, WE'VE GOT SO MUCH STUFF.
>> NOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE?
THESE ARE MODEL TRAINS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THE LOCAL MODEL RAILROAD CLUBS THAT HAVE COME BY AND BROUGHT THEIR LAYOUTS FOR US, FOR THE KIDS TO ENJOY.
>> WELL, I LIKE THE MODEL TRAINS, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THERE'S THE ONE I WANTED TO SEE: RIGHT THERE, THE BIG, OLD, PACIFIC ELECTRIC RED CAR.
>> THE BIG RED CAR.
YEAH, THAT--THAT ONE IS 12 INCHES TO THE FOOT.
>> AS ON CUE, OUR FRIEND, TOM JACOBSON, SHOWED UP.
>> HELLO, Y'ALL.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> TOM AND I ARE OLD FRIENDS.
WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER ON VARIOUS STORIES ON THE OLD RED CARS, THIS IS A BEAUTY, RIGHT HERE.
>> OH, IT'S A BEAUTY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE CARS THAT CAME TO THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC AFTER WORLD WAR TWO AND RAN UNTIL THEY ABANDONED SERVICE IN 1961.
AND-- >> NOW THIS IS--SO THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST RED CARS THAT RAN.
>> THAT IS LITERALLY THE LAST OF THE RED CARS.
>> WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE THAT SAYS COLTON, SAN BERNARDINO, THE RIVERSIDE LINE?
WAS THAT A RED CAR AS WELL?
>> YES, IN FACT, THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST RED CARS.
THAT CAR WAS PURCHASED BY THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC WHEN THEY OPENED UP THE SAN BERNARDINO LINE IN 1914.
AND IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST PURELY WOODEN CARS THAT PACIFIC ELECTRIC EVER BOUGHT AND RAN.
>> OH, WOW!
THIS WAS WHAT ERA?
WHAT--WHAT, UH, YEAR?
>> IT WAS BUILT IN 1914, AND IT RAN UNTIL ABOUT 1950.
>> SO YOU'VE GOT ONE OF THE OLDEST HERE, AND ONE OF THE NEWEST, ONE OF THE LAST RED CARS HERE.
>> WELL, THAT'S TRUE.
THIS IS THE ONE--THE LAST THAT RAN.
IT ACTUALLY WAS BUILT IN 1912.
IT'S, ACTUALLY, IS JUST AS OLD AS THE 1001, WHICH WE LOOKED AT RIGHT OVER HERE.
>> IT LOOKS A LOT MORE MODERN, DOESN'T IT?
>> WELL, YES, BECAUSE IT'S ALL STEEL.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES IT LOOK MODERN, AND, UH, ALSO THE STRIPING THAT WE HAVE ON IT IS THE LAST STRIPING THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC HAD.
>> LOOK AT THIS, LUIS, LOOKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THIS OLD RED CAR.
PEOPLE, WHEN THEY COME IN HERE, HAVE GOT TO HAVE ALL KINDS OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE RED CAR.
>> OH, WE HEAR THEM ALL, LIKE THE..."SHOULD HAVE--WE SHOULD GET THEM BACK," AND "HOW GREAT IT WAS WHEN I RODE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER ON THE RED CAR," LOT OF GOOD STORIES.
>> THIS IS PROBABLY THE FINEST AND LARGEST COLLECTION OF RED CARS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, RIGHT?
>> WELL, THIS IS THE RED CAR COLLECTION.
THERE ARE FEW PIECES THAT ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, UH, BUT WE HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TRIED TO SPECIALIZE HERE AT THE MUSEUM.
>> RED CARS?
>> RED CARS.
YES, INDEED.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE BACK OUTSIDE, AND WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE RED CARS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN A BLUE CAR.
>> WELL, THAT BLUE CAR COMES FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
THAT IS THE PAINT SCHEME THAT THE SAN FRANCISCO STREET CARS HAD IN THE LATE THIRTIES AND EARLY FORTIES, AND THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF ONE OF THE TYPES OF STREET CARS THAT THEY HAD.
>> AND LOOK AT THIS: "SHORTEST ROUTE, PLAYLAND AT BEACH CLIFF, SEAL ROCK," SO THAT'S OUT AT THE OLD CLIFF HOTEL AND... AND THAT AREA OUT AT THE... BY THE SUTRO BATHS AND ALL THAT, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
MANY OF THEIR STREET CARS RAN OUT TO THE BEACH OUT THERE, AND SO THEY HAD A LOT OF DESTINATION SIGNS THAT SAID PLAYLAND, WHICH WAS THEIR BIG AMUSEMENT PARK, AND SOME OF THE OTHER BEACH SIGHTS OUT THERE.
>> SO YOU STOLE THIS ONE FROM THE PEOPLE UP IN SAN FRANCISCO?
>> WELL, I GUESS THAT'S TRUE.
>> [LAUGHING] >> AND OVER HERE WE HAVE...
THESE ARE BASICALLY THE SHOPS WHERE YOU DO ALL YOUR WORK.
>> WELL, THAT'S RIGHT.
WE DO ALL OF OUR OWN WORK HERE, AND PART OF THE BIG SECRET OF THIS MUSEUM IS THE AMOUNT OF MACHINERY AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO FABRICATE THE PARTS THAT MAKE THESE CARS GO.
>> WOW, THIS IS GREAT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF--WE'RE NOT REALLY SEEING IT TODAY, BUT ON A NORMAL DAY, THIS PLACE WOULD BE FULL OF VOLUNTEERS IN HERE, WORKING TO PUT ALL THESE CARS TOGETHER.
>> WELL, THAT'S RIGHT.
ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT OUR LITTLE OPERATION HERE IS HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO MAINTAIN THIS STUFF.
WE CAN'T GO TO THE ORIGINAL PARTS MAKERS ANYMORE, AND WE CANNOT GO TO THE BUILDERS THAT BUILT THESE THINGS AND PUT THESE THINGS TOGETHER, SO WE HAVE TO FABRICATE THE PARTS, WE HAVE TO REPAIR EVERYTHING OURSELVES, AND HAVING THIS GREAT MACHINE SHOP SURELY HELPS.
>> BOY, THIS IS SUCH A NICE VIEW, LOOKING OUT HERE AT THE OLD CARS.
THIS IS SO NICE.
>> WELL, HUELL, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU OUT HERE WHERE THIS REALLY IS QUITE A DISPLAY.
WE HAVE 225 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT HERE AND WE LITERALLY ARE THE LARGEST RAILWAY MUSEUM IN THE WEST.
[BELLS RINGING] >> OH, HERE'S THE MAN.
WHAT'S YOUR TITLE?
WHAT ARE YOU, THE CONDUCTOR?
>> I'M THE MOTORMAN OR OPERATOR, BUT A TWO-MAN CAR MOTORMAN.
>> THE MOTORMAN?
>> RIGHT.
>> AND THIS WAS A... >> L.A. RAILWAY TYPE H CLASS STREET CAR IN L.A. >> NOW, DID YOU EVER SEE THESE THINGS ACTUALLY IN OPERATION?
>> I GREW UP ON THEM, AND I RAN THEM FOR THE COMPANY 40 YEARS AGO.
>> YOU'RE KIDDING.
>> I USED TO BE AN OPERATOR.
>> SO YOU USED TO ACTUALLY OPERATE ONE OF THESE THINGS WHEN THEY WERE GOING FULL SPEED?
>> YEAH, DON'T TELL ME ABOUT FULL SPEED, I'VE DONE IT.
[LAUGHS] >> HOW FAST WILL THESE THINGS GO?
>> OH, DOWNHILL WITH A TAILWIND MAYBE 45, ON THE FLAT ABOUT 40.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT THAT'S AT NIGHT WHEN THERE'S NO TRAFFIC.
>> AND WERE PEOPLE HANGING OUT THE SIDES?
WERE THEY PACKED OR-- >> WE CARRIED GOOD LOADS, BUT THEY WOULDN'T LET US LET ANYBODY HANG OUT THE SIDES.
>> YEAH.
WELL, IT'S GOT TO BE FUN FOR YOU TO COME BACK AND DO IT AGAIN.
>> YEAH, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS OUT HERE FOR ABOUT 45 YEARS.
[LAUGHS] >> WOW, SO YOU'VE SPEND YOUR WHOLE LIFE IN ONE OF THESE CARS.
>> WELL, PRETTY CLOSE, YEAH.
[LAUGHING] OTHER CARS AND OTHER THINGS, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> IT GETS IN YOUR BLOOD, DOESN'T IT?
>> OH, YES.
>> NOW, DAVE, YOU BROUGHT US TO END UP OUR LITTLE TOUR, WHERE HAVE YOU BROUGHT US HERE?
CAUSE THERE'S A CROWD GATHERING, EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING.
>> WELL, THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE WE LOAD THE STEAM TRAIN ON THIS EVENT HERE.
WE'VE GOT A STEAM ENGINE COMING RIGHT IN HERE WITH A TRAIN BEHIND IT THESE FOLKS WANT TO BOARD.
>> AND STEAM IS NOT SOMETHING PEOPLE ARE USED TO SEEING, IS IT?
>> NO, IT'S NOT.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE SPECTACLE HERE TODAY.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS A TRAIN--AS A RAILROAD MUSEUM.
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND MY NEIGHBOR IS A RAILROAD ENTHUSIAST, AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS.
HE SAID, "YOU GOT TO BRING YOUR TEN YEAR-OLD BOY, HE'S GOING TO LOVE IT."
AND WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 9:30, WE'VE BEEN HERE LIKE FIVE HOURS.
>> SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> I LIKE IT.
>> YEAH, IT'S PRETTY NEAT, AND HERE'S THE PAYOFF RIGHT HERE.
LOOK AT THIS.
WHAT ARE WE SEEING RIGHT HERE?
>> WELL, YOU'VE GOT A BALDWIN STEAM ENGINE BUILT IN 1922, I BELIEVE.
>> OH, WOW!
>> THIS LITTLE GUY WAS-- >> THIS IS SO EXCITING WHEN IT COMES IN.
>> OH, YEAH, NOTHING QUITE LIKE A STEAM ENGINE RUNNING IN.
>> OH, WOW!
WHOA, HEY!
OH, BOY, THIS IS GREAT.
WELL, WE HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVE.
THANKS, TOM.
>> HUELL, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH-- UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL YOU MADE FOR THE MUSEUM, THIS IS QUITE A PLACE.
>> IT IS, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
>> EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD TIME?
YEAH.
THIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL DAY FOR US.
OF COURSE, YOU HAVE YOUR FALL FESTIVAL AND YOUR SPRING FESTIVAL, THAT'S TWO WEEKENDS A YEAR.
BUT BASICALLY THIS PLACE IS OPEN... >> EVERY DAY.
>> 363 DAYS A YEAR.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, WE'RE OPEN EVERYDAY.
WE RUN TRAINS AND TROLLEY CARS FOR THE PUBLIC ON WEEKENDS AND ON MOST MAJOR HOLIDAYS AS WELL.
>> AND EVEN IF THE TRAINS AREN'T RUNNING, YOU CAN COME AND WANDER AROUND, AND TOUCH, AND FEEL, AND SMELL, AND TASTE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND ALL, YOU KNOW, REALLY GET THE SENSE OF WHAT RAILROADS WERE ALL ABOUT.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO DO HERE.
>> WELL, IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE, THERE ARE TRAINS COMING AND GOING.
HEY, HA HA.
EVERYBODY IS HAVING A GOOD TIME.
THIS IS INDEED A WONDERFUL PLACE, AND IT'S AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF US TO ENJOY.
WE'LL PUT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND THE ADDRESS.
IT'S HERE IN PERRIS, IN RIVERSIDE, UH, COUNTY.
LOOK OVER HERE, LUIS, AT EVERYBODY GETTING OFF.
DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME ON THE TRAIN?
>> OH, YEAH, IT WAS GREAT.
>> EVER BEEN OUT HERE BEFORE?
>> YEAH, A COUPLE TIMES.
>> SO YOU'RE A REGULAR.
>> YEAH, I'VE BEEN HERE A FEW TIMES, IT'S REAL NICE.
>> AND YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE?
>> OH, DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY, IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE, GREAT EXPERIENCE.
>> IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL DAY HERE AT THE RAILROAD MUSEUM IN PERRIS, CALIFORNIA.
COME OUT AND ENJOY IT FOR YOURSELF.
>> SHINE, CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA SHINE, CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA SHINE, CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA SHINE, CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA SHINE, CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA [SONG CONTINUES] [TRAIN HORN] BOY, PA PA PA SHINE ♪ >> BIG NEWS, THE BIG RAIL FEST CELEBRATION IS THIS WEEKEND.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, APRIL 26th AND 27th, FROM 9:00 TO 5:00 BOTH DAYS, WITH LOTS OF TRAIN RIDES AND FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
I GUARANTEE YOU'LL HAVE A GREAT TIME, SO HEAD ON OUT TO THE ORANGE EMPIRE RAILWAY MUSEUM IN PERRIS AND RIDE THE TRAINS.
