December - Orange Empire Railway Museum

Vol. 124 No.6
December 2015
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METROLINK DEDICATION
BEHIND THE THROTTLE
UPCOMING EVENTS
JOIN US
NON-INSULAR
COTTONWOOD STATION
SANTA'S NORTH POLE SPECIAL
BOWSER
TRACK REPORT
FROM THE ARCHIVES
PE 498 PROGRESS REPORT
ELECTRIC CAR
MAINTENANCE REPORT
CAR BARN 3 NEWS
GRIZZLY FLATS NEWS
DIESEL CREW UPDATE
STEAM CREW NEWS
DONATIONS REPORT
PRIVATE RAILCAR TOUR
All Aboard!
By Joe Vargo,
Public Information Officer,
City of Perris
T
hat was the sentiment
expressed by federal,
state, regional and
Perris officials Dec. 11 during the
Metrolink 91/Perris Valley train line
dedication ceremony, an event that
drew about 400 people to the new
Downtown Perris station on C Street
that serves as a stop on the route.
The $247 million 91/Perris
Valley Line extension adds 24 miles
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Jon Waide, So Calif Regional Rail Authority
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Metrolink locomotive, nose to nose with OERM's VC2 steam locomotive as part of
the dedication ceremony for the Metrolink Perris Valley Line.
from the existing Downtown
Riverside to the newly constructed
South Perris station on Case Road.
Other new Metrolink stations on the
extended line—which ends in Los
Angeles—include Hunter Park/UCR
station in Riverside and the March
Field station in Moreno Valley.
The new line links Perris to
Riverside and Orange counties and
downtown Los Angeles. It is
expected to remove about 4,300
vehicles from regional roads each
day, reducing pollution, opening up
Perris to sports, recreation and
business opportunities and
increasing employment prospects for
City residents.
Therese McMillan, the acting
administrator for the Federal Transit
Administration, noted that Riverside
County has some of the most
congested freeways and longest
commutes in the country. For those
commuters, she said, trading a car for
the train will provide transportation
while soothing frayed nerves.
“It's little wonder why so many
people are embracing a new
alternative,” McMillan said.
Perris Mayor Daryl Busch,
Mayor Pro-Tem Tonya Burke and
City Councilmembers David Starr
Rabb, Rita Rogers and Mark
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All Aboard!
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Burke said
s h e s o metimes
rides
the
Metrolink to
work. Commuters
on board get to
know each other
over time and
develop a sense of
family. She said
train service from
the City to Los
Angeles will
p r o m o t e
e c o n o m i c
development to
the City by
exposing Perris'
history, culture
and recreational
opportunities to
many more
commuters.
“ I
a m
ecstatic,” Burke
said. “It's great to
Menifee Mayor Scott Mann, Menifee City Council Member
Lesa Sobeck, County Supervisor Marion Ashley, Perris City
Council Member Mark Yarbrough, and Perris Mayor Daryl
Busch pose with the ceremonial spike hammers.
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Yarbrough attended the dedication.
The day's activities included a
ceremonial pounding of the final
“golden spike” linking the new
service to the existing Metrolink line.
To commemorate the joining of the
new and old, a 1922 steam
locomotive from the Orange Empire
Railway Museum was lined up next
to a modern Metrolink commuter
train.
Mayor Busch, a Perris resident
for 40 years, said residents have been
clamoring for train service for
decades.
“It's finally here!” Busch said.
Busch said the new Perris to LA
commuter service will provide City
residents with improved job
prospects, reduce greenhouse gases
by taking vehicles off and serve
customers with new “Tier 4” diesel
locomotives, the cleanest-burning
and most efficient available.
“It's a win, win, win situation
all the way around,” he said.
Thomas Tallon
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Paul Peters
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Perris City Councilman David Starr Rabb, Councilwoman Rita
Rogers, Mayor Pro-Tem Tonya Burke, City Councilman Mark
Yarbrough and Mayor Daryl Busch drive a symbolic final
spike to complete the 91/Perris Valley Line extension during
ceremonies Dec. 11.
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Randy Doss
Anne Mayer, Executive Director of Riverside County
Transportation Commission, serves as Mistress of Ceremonies
for the dedication of the Metrolink Perris Valley Line.
Perris Mayor Daryl Busch gives a television interview prior to
the Dec. 11 dedication of the Perris Valley Line.
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Assembly member Jose Medina, Perris Mayor Daryl Busch,
OERM Project Manager Tom Jacobson, OERM President Joe
Fuller and Metrolink CEO Art Leahy pose with a bottle of
champagne. Metrolink, BNSF employees, Metrolink
locomotive and OERM's VC2 steam locomotive
are in the background.
All Aboard!
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be part of a City that has cohesive
leadership and a vision to help it
grow. It's Perris' time. Perris is
blooming.”
Rabb called the dedication a
“great event that will make Perris
more accessible to get to and from.”
He said he remembers reading in high
school about plans to provide
Metrolink service to the City.
“It's a momentous day,” he said.
“It's finally here.”
Rogers echoed sentiments that
the rail line will ease traffic, reduce
emissions and provide residents a
“smooth worry-free commute into
Los Angeles.”
“We've waited a long time,” she
said. “This is a very good day.”
Yarbrough noted that the
ceremony took place on practically
the same spot where the California
Southern Railroad put Perris on the
map more than 120 years ago. In
those days, the train carried Perris
Valley produce to markets in
California and beyond.
“Perris was born through the
railway and now we've come full
circle,” Yarbrough said. “It doesn't
get any better than this.”
Other speakers included
Riverside County Supervisor Marion
Ashley and Assemblyman Jose
Medina, D-Riverside, a member of
the transportation committee.
Medina praised the partnerships
forged among local, state and federal
authorities that resulted in the recent
dedication ceremony.
“Sometimes these things feel
like they will take forever but they
happen because of true partnerships,”
Medina said.
Ashley said public
transportation via Metrolink
especially will benefit disadvantaged
families with several workers who
must share a single vehicle.
“It will enable more working
people to find and get to jobs in
Orange County and Los Angeles,”
Ashley said. “This is a real exciting
day. It's built. It's here. It's a dream
we've had for years.”
Following the dedication,
dignitaries and members of the
public hopped aboard the Metrolink
for the short 10-mile ride to the
March Field Station, a route that
parallels Interstate 215 through
Perris. City elected officials and
administrators to take photos and
videos, chat on Facebook and enjoy
the ride.
Notes from the Editor: Thank
you to Mr. Vargo for giving me
permission to reprint his article &
photos. His article with photos
(I only used some of his photos.)
c a n
b e
f o u n d
a t :
http://www.cityofperris.org/news/20
1 5 _ s t o r i e s / 1 2 - 1 6 15_metrolink.html. Additional
articles about the dedication can be
found at:
http://www.latimes.com/local/
california/la-me-perris-train20151212-story.html
http://www.pe.com/articles/per
ris-789069-service-riverside.html
http://abc7.com/travel/newmetrolink-line-hopes-to-ease-i-215traffic-in-riverside-county/1119915/
You all saw on the front cover of
this Gazette, OERM's steam
locomotive, meeting up with a
Metrolink train at the Perris Depot.
Sorry to burst the bubble, but this
isn't reality quite yet. Why? There
are a couple of reasons. 1) Metrolink
service won't be starting for another
couple of months and when service
does start, it will initially be only on
weekdays. (Of course OERM hopes
that Metrolink will soon expand to
weekend service as well.) 2) The
tracks that the VC2 came in on were
temporary. It will take OERM's
volunteer team of track workers
another few months to get the
permanent tracks installed. Stay
tuned for more updates on the
progress of this project.
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The opinions expressed herein
are not necessarily those of
the Officers, the Board of Directors,
or the Editorial Staff of the Orange
Empire Railway Museum.
Board of Directors (term ends):
Byron Brainard (2018)
Joe Fuller (2017)
Zeke Hastings (2018)
Tom Jacobson (2017)
Paul Peters (2016)
Fred Nicas (2017)
Bill Lamb (2018)
Brian Norden (2016)
Phil Palmieri (2016)
Community Directors:
Barry Busch
Directors meet monthly (except Dec.)
on the 3rd Saturday at 4:00 PM at
OERM’s Town Hall. Members are
welcome to attend
Division Manager, Visitor Experience:
Donna Zanin
ASSOCIATION of
TOURIST RAILROADS
& RAILWAY MUSEUMS
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by Joseph Fuller,
President / CEO
Behind the Throttle
G
reet
ings
ladies,
gentlemen and rail
fans, it's been an
outstanding year.
2015 started out
with the long awaited dedication of
the Thomas F. Grose Archival
Facility and Fred Harvey Museum
building.
This $1 million dollar facility
opens a new era in our ability to
collect, process, and store numerous
artifacts. The interpretive center will
host various changing displays and
the Fred Harvey Museum exhibit hall
will recount the history of Southern
California's great rail transportation
and hospitality empire. My sincere
complements and appreciation to all
of the project managers who
dedicated their time and effort to
making this project a success.
2015 also saw the coming of our
second Iron Horse A Family
Steampunk Carnivale ™; this fun
filled collection of people, places and
things transported us back to the days
when steam-powered machinery
ruled and was considered the
advanced technology of its day.
Participants enjoyed displays and a
marketplace of aesthetic designs
inspired by 19th-century Victorian
industrialism.
The Iron Horse A
Family Steampunk Carnivale™
event concept is an OERM
trademarked creation of our special
events manager Donna Zanin and her
husband Rob Zanin.
Our core volunteers also
experienced a new and unexpected
treat hosted by the Harvey Girl
Society and Chef Laurie Knight. I
use term 'unexpected' in that most of
our 'core volunteers' are definitely
used to dinning out, however not like
this! 'Lunch with Laurie', as it was
billed, actually featured a table
clothed, sit-down meal prepared by a
trained chef and served in our very
o w n To w n H a l l . A g a i n a n
unexpected, but well deserved, treat
for our core members that work
tirelessly to keep our museum up and
running smoothly. My sincere
thanks and complements to Ms.
Laurie Knight.
We also saw an OERM tradition
– 'Rail Fest'. Rail Fest has always
given us cause to allow our crews and
operators strut their stuff with the
equipment and play, albeit carefully!
Rail Fest has been our signature
event where some of our more rare
and delicate historical equipment is
either displayed or operated for
demonstration.
In more recent times we have
featured our always popular 'Run
One' program where members and
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OERM UPCOMING EVENTS
Behind The Scenes: This is the one time during the year that Carhouse Seven is open for tours. Members and guests can
take a tour of Carhouse Seven and see the some of the museum's collection that is not normally available to the public, see
the progress on the restoration projects and get behind the throttle of a diesel locomotive (there is an additional charge for
this activity). The event will take place on January 16 & 17, 2016 and is free for OERM members.
Spring Swap Meet: Southern California's largest outdoor railroadiana swap meet. Buy and sell railroad related antiques,
collectibles, equipment, books, art, models and toys. The event takes place on Saturday March 5, 2016. Gates open at 7:00
AM for vendor/sellers and 9:00 AM to the general public. This event is free to OERM members. Members in good
standing may sell at this event for free and may apply to setup their booths on Friday afternoon. Please contact the museum
office for an application.
OERM Annual Meeting: The annual meeting of the OERM membership will take place on March 5, 2016 at 3pm in
Grizzly Flats.
Bunny Train: The Easter Bunny returns to the museum on March 12th & 13th, 2016. Ride the train and receive a treat
from the Eater Bunny. Decorate your basket and enjoy the other activities.
Iron Horse A Family Steampunk Carnivale: Planning for the popular event is well underway. There will be great
entertainment, workshops, vendors and lots of activities for the entire family. The event will take place on March 19 & 20,
2016. Look for more information in the next Gazette.
Boy Scout Railroad Merit Badge: Scout Coordinator Steve Pesante leads the Boy Scout Railroading merit badge session
on the following Saturdays in 2016. January 23, February 27, March 26, April 23, May 14, June 4, July 16, August 13,
September 24, October 1, and November 19. Scouts can sign up individually or as a troop. Please call the museum office
for more information. 951-943-3020
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Behind the Throttle
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visitors alike get an opportunity to
get behind the throttle of an operating
locomotive, under supervision of
course. With luck 2016 may spell the
return to operation of our EMD FP45, however it is not possible to give
a definite date and time.
In the
meantime I ask everyone to continue
his or her patience as our dedicated
mechanical department puts the
finishing touches on this detailed and
pain staking work. Parties interested
in hastening this return to operations
are cordially invited to contact our
mechanical and restoration
department to lend a hand.
Additional help is always
appreciated. My sincere thanks and
complements to Mr. Jeff Williams
and crew for their dedication and
effort.
I would like to take a moment to
acknowledge the SW1 project crew,
who for the most part, perform much
of their hard work out of the sight of
our visitors. Our Southern Pacific
EMD 1006 SW-1 switcher has been a
painstaking and detailed project,
long in the making. Under the
project management of Mr. Dave
Althaus, Mr. Tom Platten, Mr. John
Bateson and Mr. Carl Pickus this
locomotive is practically being
rebuilt from the ground up. There is
no doubt that the finished product
will be better than when it first hit the
rails from Electro-Motive
Corporation many decades ago. My
sincere accolades and appreciation to
the 1006 SW-1 team.
We hit another one out of the
park with a 'Day Out With Thomas™'
and his friend 'Percy' who appeared
for the second time at our museum.
This year Percy delighted everyone
by pulling a train sharing the
mainline with Thomas. As most may
know Day Out With Thomas™ is one
of our signature and more
complicated events to host.
My sincere thanks and
appreciation goes out to Ms. Donna
Zanin, and Mr. Tom Jacobson and
many others who spend long hours
putting together the best Thomas
experience ever in Southern
California. It goes without saying,
none of this would be possible
without our dedicated train and
trolley crews who insure patrons
have a safe and fun filled ride with
Thomas. My sincere accolades and
appreciation to our rail operations
management: Ken Schwartz, Terry
Bye, Gary Starre, and all our
engineers, motormen & women,
conductors and brakemen.
Finally we close out our year
with the dedication of Metrolink's
P e r r i s Va l l e y L i n e t o P e r r i s
celebration held on December 11th.
Our museum has been working long
and hard to assure that our trains and
trolleys have a destination anchor
point in the city of Perris at none
other than the historic Perris Depot.
Many of you may have attended the
ceremony or seen the article in the LA
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Times and local newspapers.
The nose-to-nose meet of a
Metrolink commuter streamliner and
our vintage VC-2 steam locomotive
was a one-time-event reenacting the
symbolic May 10th 1869
Promontory Point, Utah golden spike
joining of the rails. Although our
trains do not operate on the same
tracks with Metrolink we all can
appreciate the thought and symbolic
meaning that went into this historic
event for the Orange Empire Railway
Museum. What you will see in the
future is our trains and trolleys
occasionally alongside Metrolink's
commuter trains at the depot ready to
bring tourist and guests to the
museum.
My thanks and
appreciation goes out to our Perris
Connection program and project
management staff, Mayor Busch of
Perris, and men and women of
Federal Railway Administration,
Metrolink, VTMI Transdev, and
many more, for making this a
success.
May everyone have a Happy
Holiday and a Happy New Year!
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A
t its December 16,
2015 meeting, the
Board of Directors
adopted a policy to operate the
demonstration railway as a noninsular tourist railroad. The Board's
action confirms what has actually
been the practice in use for several
years, and is compatible with our
planned operations to the new Ward
Kimball Transit Center, as the
Metrolink platform in Perris is
formally known.
The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) is the
government agency which governs
most railroad operations, excluding
transit operations and amusement
park type railroads. The big
railroads are known as “general
system” railways. Many museum
and tourist lines operate under a
category known as “non-insular
tourist railway,” meaning that they
have public crossings, but exist
primarily for demonstration rides
rather than to provide
transportation. Operating as a noninsular tourist railroad provides for
being subject to simpler regulations
that are consistent with their
simpler operation, including those
relating to equipment requirements
and certain personnel record
keeping.
In order to assist heritage and
tourist railway operations, the FRA
adopted the policy of classifying
certain operations as a “non-insular
tourist railway”, provided they
meet certain criteria. One of the
major criteria is to refrain from
operations over the General
System. If the railway operates
over its own tracks and does not
share any of its tracks with a
By Tom Jacobson
and Gary Starre
General System railroad, then the
heritage or tourist railway can take
advantage of the relaxed rules.
At OERM, the Operating
Department has long made it a
practice to train its crews to operate
to a high standard that has met with
approval with the FRA. When
trains and trolleys begin operations
to the Perris Depot, they will
continue to be professional and set
examples for competence and
safety in the railway industry.
As a non-insular railroad,
OERM will not operate on the
Perris Valley Line. The Museum
was recently privileged to have VC
2 move to the Perris Depot for the
Perris Valley Line Dedication
Ceremony. In order to participate
at the event, permission was
obtained from several agencies and
railroads. The Museum was also
required to obtain a “waiver” from
the FRA in order to move the steam
locomotive on a Class I railroad.
Any future move between Museum
tracks and the Perris Valley Line
will require cooperation from FRA,
government agencies and the
railroads.
Though in the initial stages of
operations on the Perris Valley Line
Metrolink trains will not be
operating on schedules compatible
with museum hours, there is
substantial optimism from
government and others that the day
will not be too distant when
Metrolink trains will operate
schedules compatible with museum
hours. OERM is one of the very
few, if not the only Museum in the
nation, that will have such a direct
connection.
Cottonwood
Station
By Donna Zanin,
Division Manager,
Visitor Experience
C
ottonwood Station was
looking a little
neglected and Ken
Schwartz and Rob Zanin decided it
needed a facelift before the Day Out
With Thomas event. Rob got started
replacing and painting the fascia
boards of the building. Sue Putnam,
Mary & Tom Gaylor and Gary
Cochrane volunteered to paint the
rest of the trim. When Rob was
running short of time, because he
was setting up for the Thomas event,
Tom stepped in and installed the new
siding on the lower portion of the
building. The rest of the team
painted the new siding. The station
looks great!
Thank you to everyone that
helped with the project.
Cottonwood Station will be
used for Mini Run One ticket sales
during the Behind The Scenes event
on January 16 & 17. Stop by and see
what Ken Schwartz has done inside
the station.
Donna Zanin
NON-INSULAR TOURIST
RAILROADING
Rob Zanin working on
Cottonwood Station
Orange Empire Railway Museum 7
Randy Doss
Note the similarity in outfits.
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Carbarn #4, they
were pleasantly
surprised at the
layout. There
was plenty of
space provided
for: the actual
Santa "meet and
greet" activity,
photo spots, and
the children's
activity area,
with tables to
make various
craft items,
battery powered
Thomas engines
to ride and tablet o p e l e c t r i c Dan Wheeler, Rhonda Bye and Maria Nira clown around while
putting up the decorations in Santa's workshop
trolleys to
operate.
of some of Santa's Elves. The
T h e N o r t h P o l e E l v e s goodies were scratch made by a few
(Students from local schools and of Santa's Elves led by Andrea
some of our teen members) were on Binder and assisted by OERM
hand to help with the crafts and members Stella Owens and Heather
assist Santa (OERM member, Rob Garcia; Civil Air Patrol members
Zanin) with the visitors. Our Michelle & Bree Bigwood and their
Manager of Railway Operations, friend Nick. Also in the kitchen
Continued on page 9
Ken Schwartz became
Jingles the Head Elf and
entertained the visitors on
the trains and in Barn #4.
On Saturday, Dec 19, the
Dusty Pipes Barbershop
Quartet entertained the
visitors on the trains.
After the trains
returned to the front of the
Museum, visitors had a
choice of hot chocolate,
coffee, hot apple cider,
cookies, gingerbread,
popcorn, and fudge. This
snack cart was hosted by
O E R M m e m b e r R i c h Jingles, the head Elf, was the conductor on the
Owens, with the assistance
train to Santa's Workshop
Paul Dieges
T
his year we scheduled
and held the Santa
North Pole Special
event on the first three Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays of
December. The Friday activities
started with the first trains running
at 5:30pm and additional ones at
7:00pm. Saturdays and Sundays
trains were scheduled for 11:00am,
1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:30pm, and
7:00pm.
The Fridays visitor turnout was
light, but it was an experiment.
Saturdays and Sundays were much
better, with several trains sold out.
Sold out means how many children
of all ages Santa can accommodate
in the time allotted for each train's
schedule. This was 185 people
each train. The total number of
visitors for the three weekends was
3,840.
When the visitors arrived at the
Workshop, once again located in
by J. Michael Donnelly
Norm Buchanan
Santa's North Pole Special
Santa's North Pole Special
- Continued
Continued from page 8
were Andrea Rubalcava & Daisy
Ayala, CMI Graduates who had so
much fun volunteering at OERM
that they came back to volunteer at
both the Thomas and Santa events.
Mr. Twister, the balloon man,
had an assortment of on-the-spot
made balloon characters. Vicki
Primavera, (aka the hot dog lady)
who regularly sells at our events,
was on hand with an assortment of
hot dogs and other lunch & dinner
goodies.
The first two weekends, the
OERM 1956 was the locomotive to
pull Santa's train. On the third
weekend, the train was pulled by the
VC-2 steam engine, after its very
successful appearance the Friday
before at the Metrolink dedication
ceremony in downtown Perris at the
new Metrolink station. This area is
directly across the tracks from the
historic 1892 Perris Santa Fe
Railroad Depot (See front page
story).
On Saturday, the 19th, a
member dinner for the volunteers
was hosted by Andrea Binder and
the Elves listed above, who made
the goodies for the guests. Served
were turkey, roast beef, mashed
potatoes, vegetables, cheese and
crackers and a homemade dip.
Dessert was cupcakes.
OERM Gets Check from Bowser!
By George Huckaby
they would like to make a model of
the U-25b and would like to record
one of those engines. Bowser
stated that if the museum would
make the locomotive available for
sound recording, they would
donate $15.00 to the museum for
each model of the SP3100 sold.
In December 2012, ESU Lok
Sound was on site at OERM
recording the SP3100 on our main
line. At that time extensive
photographs of the locomotive
were taken for the exterior
markings.
When the photographs were
closely examined, it was
discovered that the older mold,
obtained when Bowser acquired
Stewart Hobbies in 2004, was not
correct for the locomotive. The
decision was made to make a new
mold for the engine and to have it
made at the same plant that
produces the HO scale ready-torun streetcars. This delayed the
project and the engines could not
be produced until 2015.
200 models were produced
and immediately sold out at
Bowser (to dealers) but those
interested may obtain HO scale
models that are available in both
DCC / Ready and DCC / With ESU
Lok Sound from Walthers or your
normal Bowser product supplier.
George Huckaby
O
n Tuesday, December
1, George Huckaby
presented a check for
$3,000.00 from Bowser
Manufacturing to the Museum
from the sales of HO scale models
of the Southern Pacific U25b 3100.
George also gave a sample model
of the engine for OERM to use as
they wish. The plan is to put it on
display in the Middleton Museum.
This project started back in
2012 during the period that George
was President / CEO of the
museum. George's company,
Custom Traxx, had partnered with
Bowser in 2007 to produce a readyto-run line of HO scale streetcars
including the San
Francisco F-line
ex-Philadelphia
PCC cars and the
New Orleans 900
series streetcars.
During one of
those numerous
Pennsylvania
meetings,
B o w s e r
mentioned that
HO scale model of OERMs Southern Pacific 3100 locomotive
Orange Empire Railway Museum 9
Track Report
December 2015, A Year in Retrospect
by Paul Krot
Paul Dieges
A
s 2015 draws to a close,
good progress has been
made by the Track
Crew. The new Goetz lead was
completed utilizing concrete ties, a
first for our museum. Prior to the
new track construction, utility work
was completed which consisted of
relocating and lowering a water line
and relocating overhead power lines
in order to maintain overhead
clearances. The Goetz lead will
provide access to the easternmost
back acres of the museum and, in the
interim, is providing much needed
track storage space.
The turnout for the Perris
Connection project has been
completed and loaded onto a trailer
until it's needed for installation in
town. This turnout, which is a right
hand #10, was constructed in front of
the Machine Shop in order for the
shop machinery to be easily and
conveniently available.
A flange lubricator was installed
on the Barn 7 lead. All parts were
pulled from stock, thoroughly
cleaned, inspected for wear and
reassembled using the appropriate
hardware. This location was selected
in order to facilitate flange
lubrication on both the Barn 7 lead
and the newly completed Goetz lead.
Danny Giles and his crew have
nearly completed sorting several
decades worth of accumulated and
stored OTM (other track materials).
This valuable service is a tremendous
help when it comes to maintenance
and construction work as it easily
allows location of required hardware
and allows an easy inventory of
available OTM for upcoming work.
Much maintenance and repair
work was completed on the
equipment we rely on and utilize on a
daily basis. Our John Deere
backhoe, 760A scraper, and Santa Fe
Paul Krot & Phil Palmieri install a derail at 7th Street.
A-3 motorcar saw the bulk of
attention.
The following members deserve
recognition for their part in all of the
ongoing and completed projects:
Phil Palmieri, Nick Kallas, Mike and
Jonathan Suchan, Fred Nicas, Ken
Creasey, Dakota Scott, Paul Dieges,
Paul Krot, Paul Harr, Paul Khoury,
Charlie DeGhetto, Jim Gates, Danny
Giles, Mahlon Dupree, Tom Baker,
J i m B a k e r, D a v i d L e y, M i k e
Donnelly, Zeke Hastings, Warren
Buchanan, Greg Wasz, and Hank
Winn.
Currently, track panels are being
built which will fit into the platform
pocket at the end of the line in
Downtown Perris. Phil Palmieri first
put together a table to provide a level
work surface which consists of two
rails, one upright and one inverted.
Anchors were applied to the inverted
rail for the purpose of evenly,
accurately, and consistently spacing
ties. Premium 8 foot ties are being
utilized in panel construction which,
along with excellent ballast and
drainage through the platform, will
yield many decades of service before
any replacements are required.
110lb rail is being used throughout
the platform. Interestingly, these
very rails were pulled up from almost
the same location. They were found
on the former Framco property on the
corner of 4th and C Streets, buried in
pavement on a long forgotten spur
through the Framco parking lot. This
rail is in good condition and is perfect
for reuse in this location.
A Fairmont DD4 production
spiker was resurrected by Phil
Palmieri and Paul Krot for use on the
track panel project. The DD4 is a
very early example of a production
spiker dating back to the early 60's. It
is all pneumatic and is manually
indexed by pushing it along the track.
It is best used when all tie plates have
the same spike pattern as adjustment
is manual and it is not practical to
make this adjustment on every tie.
Involved in panel construction work
have been Phil Palmieri, Mike and
Jonathan Suchan, Hank Winn, Zeke
Hastings, Paul Dieges, Warren
Buchanan and Paul Krot.
Temporary track panels have
been installed between the 7th Street
Continued on page 11
10 Gazette December 2015
Track Report
- Continued
On the afternoon of Sunday Nov 29th, Phil Palmieri & Hank Winn spike the 4th
track panel for the downtown loading platform with our Model DD4 pneumatic
spiking machine, Hank nips the tie while Phil operates the machine. The machine
has two pneumatic spike drivers mounted with four air cylinders to raise and lower
the hammers, driving both inside and outside spikes at the same time. 12 track
panels will be used for the Perris platform track, Panels will be used due to
construction and time restrictions.
Paul Dieges
crossing and the Metrolink half of the
crossover switch in order to facilitate
our access to the platform for the
Dedication Ceremony held on
December 11th. A derail was
installed at 7th Street by Phil
Palmieri, Hank Winn, Paul Dieges
and Paul Krot as required to protect
the Metrolink controlled track from
the Museum's non-controlled track.
This derail will be removed when the
Museum track becomes controlled
upon completion of signal work on
our line.
Mainline inspections and
maintenance has been being kept up
by Greg Wasz. This involves the
identification of ties due for
replacement, replacing the
occasional broken bolt and repair of
infrequent pull aparts.
Zeke Hastings continues
making excellent progress in getting
incoming ties sorted as they arrive.
His work consists of first
straightening out the pile into
something workable. Stripping off
any extraneous hardware, then
culling out any ties that are outright
defective and not suitable for reuse,
and then sorting them by grade. The
grades would be suitable for use in
the mainline, secondary track, or
yard track. The final steps are
plugging old spike holes and then
stacking and banding the ties for
upcoming projects.
Greg Wasz has, for the most part
single handily, completed tie
replacement on the northeast corner
of the Loop Line behind Barn 3. This
leaves approximately 75% of the
Loop in excellent, rebuilt condition.
The next area of the loop which will
get attention when the time comes is
the short section in pavement
between the Giftshop and the switch
at Broadway. This only leaves the
easternmost section behind the Wood
Paul Dieges
Continued from page 10
Johnathan & Mike Suchan work on building track panels.
Mike is seen pulling a tie onto the alignment jig
Shop in question. It is debated that
the track that is currently there is not
worth expending the effort and
material in order to rebuild. Instead,
it will be wiser to build new track on a
new alignment which meshes
together with future work on Barn 2
yard. Of course, volunteers are
needed to do this work and donations
to the Loop Line repair fund are
always welcome.
Orange Empire Railway Museum 11
FROM THE ARCHIVES VI
LATL “CANDY CANE”
STREETCARS AND BUSES
A
and PCC car No. 3022 were given
the special paint job. That year, the
coach ran on routes 4, 11, 25, 44,
and 49 out of Division 2 (16th
Street); while the H-4 car ran on
lines N, F, 5, 7, 8, 9 and W; and the
PCC car ran on routes P, J, and R,
headquartered at Division 4
(Georgia Street). In 1948, the
service started on November 30th
and ended on December 29th. The
“Candy Cane” cars were not
operated on Sundays, on Christmas
Day or on the 26th in 1948. Before
being returned to regular service,
the vehicles were immediately
repainted in the standard “Fruit
Salad” colors.
In 1949, complete details
unavailable, but it is known that H-4
1214 and PCC 3117 were repainted
as the “Candy Cane” streetcars
when service started on November
28th. In December, 1950, a large
expansion in the “Candy Cane”
fleet took place, when the following
streetcars were given the “Candy
Cane” paint; H-4's 1318, 1328 and
1405 and PCC cars 3009, 3012,
3042 and 3082 according to
Interurbans Special #11, the Los
Angeles Railway History.
In 1951, PCC 3096 was the
only streetcar selected to carry the
“Candy Cane” paint through the
holiday season. On December 9,
1951, the PCC was damaged in a
collision at the wye at 3rd and
Grammercy. The car was shopped
and returned to service before the
program ended on December 29th.
After 1951, the “Candy Cane Car”
program was cancelled.
Photo from Orange Empire Railway Museum Collection
colorful, if short
lived, Holiday
Tr a d i t i o n i n L o s
Angeles was the operation of
streetcars and buses in December in
a white with red swirl “Candy Cane
Car” pattern. The special paint jobs
were sponsored by the Los Angeles
Downtown Men's Association as
advertising (presumably to attract
people to ride Los Angeles Transit
Lines (LATL) downtown to shop),
and the vehicles were operated over
different routes each day.
The
“Candy Cane” Vehicles operated
about a month, from the end of
November through the 29th of
December. The LATL emblem and
advertising panels were not carried.
The program was started in
1948, when GMC TD-4506 diesel
coach No. 6229, H-4 class No. 1253
By P. Allen Copeland,
OERM Archives Group
Los Angeles Transit Lines PCC car 3022 has just been repainted in November, 1948 and is parked in the little four track yard next
to the shop building at the Division 4 streetcar facility. The lettering on the door side of the car reads “Make A Christmas Wish
On A Candy Cane Car”. The car entered service on November 30th, and ran on routes P, J and R in rotation until December 29th.
The Candy Cane bus and streetcars were not operated on Sundays, on Christmas Day or December 26th in 1948. The decorated
cars ran during the Holiday Season from 1949 to 1951. After the “Candy Cane Cars” service ended, the cars were repainted back
into LATL “Fruit Salad” colors.
12 Gazette December 2015
PACIFIC ELECTRIC 498
PROGRESS REPORT
BY DAVID LEY
Rod Fishburn
S
aturday, 11/28/2015: I
was the only one working
on 498 on Saturday. I did
manage to install the folding doors in
front of the control stand. One of the
leaves is slightly warped but it fits
together fine. Much time was spent
finding screws that would fit
properly. There is a stack of doors
and remnants in Carhouse 7 where I
was able to get some screws for 498. I
started on the first trap door, but
found the hinges were too big, so I
will find another set this week. I
started to tap out the holes for the
weather stripping where it attaches to
the body of the car. I didn't get far
when Ralph Nenn called from the
Christmas train for help getting the
lights working for the Santa train the
next week. Ralph and I had all the
lights working by 5:30pm and started
to look at the sound system. No luck
on that, but someone else was to look
at it on Sunday.
Saturday, 12/12/2015: Progress
has been made but it is not obvious
from looking at the car. The little
things have to be done too and today
we began to install weather stripping.
Doug White purchased some good
looking stripping about an inch wide
that does the job. We installed 3 of 4
pieces on the large baggage doors.
Again, it should have been simple,
but it was not. We had painted the
metal strip holders some time back
and Doug had matched the metal
strip with the holes in each door. He
labeled the strips at that time and we
put them on the car. Several of the
holes in the car had been sealed up at
some time and needed to be re-drilled
and tapped. I tapped 96 holes due to
paint in some holes and debris in
others. I drilled 12 holes after
finding out that the original builder
used # 8 screws on one side of the car
and #10 on the other side. One door
Finished baggage doors and door pocket on PE 498. Note the large amount of work
involved in repairing and painting these doors.
has holes for window stripping
holders too and I tapped these out too.
Nothing is easy. The metal strip has a
definite top and bottom and a left and
right alignment. The strip cannot be
installed wrong side out because the
holes are not in alignment. As a
result, we painted the wrong side of
the holding strip. Now we will have
to pull the strip off to paint it and to
install the weather stripping. I know
I should have painted both sides of
the strip, but at the time we painted
the weather stripping holder strips we
didn't even know where they went.
There are many more holding strips
left in our stock, but we still don't
know where they fit. We did spend
some time looking and will again.
Still it is fun to find where a part
fits and install it. To pick up an
unidentified part and suddenly
realize where it goes. We are
working with a car that was built in
1913 and we have no plans to work
with. There are many items left to
install and paint. Anyone who has an
idea about where things go in this car
is welcome to come and help us out.
Orange Empire Railway Museum 13
Electric Car
Maintenance Report
by Rod Fishburn
14 Gazette December 2015
Rod Fishburn
T
he last
week of
November
was LATL PCC 3100's
turn to give us fits. On
the morning of the last
day of the Thomas
event, 3100's batteries
were dead and the car
would not run. This
w a s a f t e r a n
accumulation of issues
all through Thomas
that started when the 32
volt battery switch was
left on overnight. To
get 3100 going on
Sunday, we used a set
of golf cart batteries in
parallel with the car's
own battery set to start
the car and it ran OK
the rest of the day.
The following
Saturday, November
Ryan Keck and Vern Davidson changing the brake cylinder packing cup on H&N 1.
21st, the Operations
team reported that the
packing from stock. The cylinder
and LATL 3100 started right up –
car again would not start. Ryan Keck
was cleaned, lubed and reassembled.
correctly! After a few minutes,
and I pulled out the battery tray and
The brake cylinder no longer leaks
where we added additional water to
put a meter across the batteries. The
and H&N 1 is back in service.
the batteries, the charging voltage
On Saturday, December 5th,
meter read about 24 volts. We started
was exactly 36 volts and LATL 3100
Ryan Keck, Ethan Armstrong and
the MG (Motor Generator) using the
left Carhouse 1 and returned to
Vern Davidson began the inspection
bypass switch and the battery voltage
service.
of Pacific Electric 717. So far, the
Also on Saturday the 28th, new
went down to about 15 volts. This
trucks and motor have been
member Vern Davidson, Ryan Keck
indicated that the MG set was coming
inspected and are OK. All bearings
and I changed out the brake cylinder
up with reverse polarity and was
were lubricated. They also checked
packing on the Hutchinson
actually pulling power out of the
and lubricated the unit switches.
&Northern #1. This locomotive is
batteries. Checking the batteries
Remaining to be done are items
regularly used as the Carhouse 2
themselves, we noted that the cases
such as couplers, hand brakes, air
switcher and we had noticed that the
were bulged and the installation date
brakes, interior parts including the
brake cylinder on this venerable
was 2004, eleven years ago. It was
seats, windows, doors and door
piece
of
equipment
was
leaking.
pretty evident that the problem was
engines, controllers and roof
Using Vern's years of experience
the batteries were old and worn out.
equipment. I expect the inspection to
Byron Brainard offered to order
with brake systems and rigging, we
be finished in January. Fortunately,
and deliver a set of four new 8 volt
disconnected the brake rigging from
PE 418 is fresh from inspection and is
batteries to the Museum. They
the cylinder, removed the bolts on the
available to cover all the mainline
arrived by Saturday, November 28th.
non-pressure head and pulled out the
Ryan and I installed them; we turned
electric car duties.
piston. The old worn out piston
on the battery switch, put up the pole
packing was replaced with a new
Car Barn 3 News
Hackman and Craig Bigam (Sorry
Craig for the last name misspelling
last issue.) for all of their hard work
on both LARy # 665 and #2601. (All
work this past month was
concentrated on #665.)
Jeff Andelin
P
rogress continues to be
made in Car Barn #3 with
the restoration of LARy
#665. In the middle section, the floor
is ready for painting and the reinstallation of the seats. Also, in the
center section the brass fittings have
been cleaned and re-installed, along
with several electrical items. These
are some switches and meters.
Inside 665, the next step will be
to paint strip the ceiling on the #2 end
and make that area ready for its new
paint job.
The #1 end of the car will be the
final section of 665 to be refurbished.
Seats will be restored, floor refinished, interior walls and ceiling
area restored, etc.
Once again, a big thank you to
George Chapman, project foreman,
Jeff Andelin, Lewis Dieters, Ennis
by J. Michael Donnelly
LARy 665 – Center section has been repainted. Brass light fixtures, meters &
switches are re-installed.
Grizzly Flats News
By Paul Harr
Switching Westside Caboose No.7 around so we could
install the new brake staff assembly.
Paul Harr
Paul Harr
The pictures below show examples of what has been going on in Grizzly Flats.
Westside Caboose No.7 - Finished new brake staff assembly
by John Le Prince Paul Harr and Mike Wissler
Orange Empire Railway Museum 15
S
distantly related to SP
1006. Tim and Tom
worked on the cab
widows on the 1006. It
was determined that
the engineer's and
fireman's window
were too difficult to
open and close. Upon
closer investigation
Tom and Carl noted
that the lower window
mount on the
engineer's side was
misaligned and
actually had a hole in it.
Carl repaired and
straightened the
mount. Tim Johnson
a n d To m P l a t t e n
reinstalled the
windows and found
Chuck Painter cleaning UP 942 for display in
they were easier to
Santa's workshop
open and close! Tim
also installed a drip guard which had on jacks and crossties makes this task
been prepared for the cab door after easier, though bumped heads are still
common!
making it a bit narrower!
John Bateson went to the
Dave Althaus spent some time
machine
shop for the purpose of
under the locomotive joining and
taping up some of the wiring. The running conduit and wiring for the
shop's existing
fact that the locomotive is elevated Wheel Lathe from the Continued
on page 17
Chuck Painter
till all hands on deck. We
have moved from
Thomas mode to Santa
mode. That has been keeping the
Diesel Crew quite busy. As of this
writing, the generator in the ATSF
2602 shut down the first day of the
Santa Train. Fortunately we still
have the other generator car. Richard
Berk, Ralph Nenn, Carl Pickus, and
Frank Kunsaitis have been working
diligently to get it back online. We
were able to use the down time to
clean up the oxidation off the paint
job, however it still needs a good
polishing to get rid of the more severe
oxidation.
The 942 has been washed down
and placed in Car Bar 4 in the event
Santa's sleigh breaks down. I have
great confidence in the ability of the
Diesel Crew to keep the sleigh in
good order. But just in case, I will
listen to the NORAD reports
Christmas Eve to find out what
Santa's flying. Not sure if my roof
can handle something that big.
Saturday, 12/19/15 Carl Pickus,
Dave Althaus, Tim Johnson, John
Bateson, and Tom Platten worked on
a variety of jobs all a directly or
Paul Harr
Diesel Crew Update
by Chuck Painter,
Carl Pickus
and Tom Platten
UP 942 all polished and ready for display in Santa's workshop
16 Gazette December 2015
Diesel Crew Update
- Continued
Carl Pickus
Old Wheel Lathe Building was removed on December 6th
Wheel Lathe Temporary Cover was installed.
Carl Pickus
electrical panels. His progress was
impeded by the fact the conduit he
prepared to start the job last week was
"missing" and the ladders he needed
to install the conduit were all chained
together and locked. John bent
another piece of conduit for next
week but stored it out of the shop.
Carl Pickus began digging
around the foundations of the "old"
wheel "room" to prepare it for the new
building. This building will securely
house the lathe and provide access for
future wheel sets which are going to
be brought for re-profiling of the
wheels.
Carl built the Pickus
Portable Powered Non-Patented
Wheel Rotisserie (try to say that five
times!) to rotate the wheel assemblies
on the SP 1006 in order to polish the
outer bearings.
Once all this occurs, the trucks
can be reassembled, and reinstalled
on the locomotive. This will represent
a major step in getting the 1006
moving again as we are ending our
12th year in the restoration program!
As always, if anyone has
participated in any of the Diesel Crew
projects and has not been mentioned
in previous articles, please contact me
at [email protected] so that you
can be properly acknowledged in the
next update. And I can always use a
story.
If you would like to participate,
please contact our project managers:
AT&SF 108:
Jeff Williams [email protected]
SP 1006:
Dave Althaus [email protected]
Diesel Repair and Maintenance:
Richard Berk [email protected]
Wheel Lathe Project:
Carl Pickus [email protected]
General Help Around the Diesel Shop:
Chuck Painter [email protected]
Carl Pickus
Continued from page 16
Wheel Lathe inside its new temporary shelter.
Orange Empire Railway Museum 17
18 Gazette December 2015
members
K
e
n
Schwartz
and Andrew
Weldy also
h e l p e d
coordinate
the move up
to
the
dedication
ceremony.
On the
in the twilight ready to pull the evening
n e x t d a y , The VC2 looks beautiful
trains to Santa's workshop
Jeff and Bill
Lamb; Justin Legg; and Lee, Randy, p o s s i b l e f o r u s t o b r i n g o u r
and Dan Parks spent the day locomotive to the dedication
decorating No. 2 for Santa's North ceremony for the Perris Valley Line,
Pole Special. The locomotive now including: Metrolink; the Riverside
lights up at night! December is a busy County Transportation Commission;
month for the steam crew, as No. 2 the Federal Railroad Administration;
will be pulling Santa's North Pole Anne Mayer Executive Director of
Special on the 18th, 19th, and 20th. In Riverside County Transportation
January we will resume our standard Commission; Riverside County
schedule of workdays and operation Supervisor, Marion Ashley; the City
days. Thanks to Jeff Lamb; Brian of Perris; Perris Mayor Daryl Busch;
Smith; Bill Lamb; Daniel, Lee, and the Perris City Council and city staff;
Randy Parks; Justin Legg; Dave Ames, the project general contractor;
Wolven; Todd Mowrey; and Uwe and Mass Electric Construction Co., the
Raphael Wissmann for helping to signal contractor; VTMI Transdev,
the rail contractor; and the museum's
keep steam alive.
The steam crew would like to officers and directors. The steam
extend a special thank you to the crew feels privileged to have been
individuals and agencies who made it invited to take part in the ceremony.
Randy Doss
B
ecause of the A Day Out
With Thomas event in
November and
December's Santa's North Pole
Special, the steam crew has had to
take a break from heavy work over
the past several weeks. As reported
elsewhere in the Gazette, Ventura
County Railway No. 2 was invited to
participate in the dedication
ceremony for Metrolink's new Perris
Valley Line on December 11th. To
prepare for this, the steam crew did a
good deal of cleaning and
straightening up on the VC Ry. No. 2.
Uwe Wissmann adjusted the steam
dome jacket so that it would seat
nicely into place (it had been
resisting efforts to fit snugly into its
hole in the boiler jacket). Uwe also
cleaned and touched up the paint on
the driving wheels. Dan Parks and
Brian Smith organized some papers
in the steam crew tool car. Dan took a
putty knife and cut up a brick of
grease into small rods that would fit
into the steam crew's pneumatic
grease gun—definitely the less
glamorous side of steam railroading!
Justin Legg repainted the lower
portion of the cab floor. Brian
replaced a broken grease injection
fitting on the pneumatic grease gun.
On Thursday, December 10th,
Dave Wolven, Bill Lamb, and Lee
Parks fired up the VC Ry. No. 2 in
preparation for attending the
dedication ceremony. The next day,
Todd Mowrey arrived in the cold,
dark hours of the early morning to
relight the fire and get the locomotive
up and running, after which Bill
Lamb fired and Jeff Lamb ran the
locomotive up to Metrolink's new
Perris station. They were piloted on
Metrolink's track by John Mobley,
who is a BNSF employee and
m u s e u m m e m b e r. O p e r a t i o n s
By Dan Parks
Jonathan Camacho
Steam Crew News
Bill & Jeff Lamb in the VC2 at the historic Perris Depot.
DONATIONS IN NOVEMBER 2015
Cash contributions totaling $1,865 were made to the following funds in November 2015. Our sincere thanks to the following
individuals and businesses:
Dan Parks
·General Fund - Anonymous, David Arendes, Joanne Johnson,
Mary Parker, Douglas Rawlings, Kenneth Vannice,
Richard Youl, Zaiser Family Trust
·Perris Connection Construction (Fund B22) - Anonymous,
William Frisbee
·LATL 2601 Refurbishment (Fund C2) - K. Szager
·SDERy 508 Refurbishment (Fund C33) - David Pattison
·PE498 Refurbishment (Fund C36) - Roderick Kagy
·VC2 Ventura County No 2 (Fund C51) - Anonymous
·Unrestricted Endowment (Fund E1) - Anonymous
·Material Donations – Mike Deeble, Bill Lamb, John LePrince,
Patrick Roy
Lee Parks, Randy Parks, and Jeff Lamb decorate the VC2 in
preparation for Santa's North Pole Special
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Orange Empire Railway Museum 19
OERM Partners
Pacific
Maritime
Association
CORONA, CA
To: Orange Empire Railway Museum
DONATION REQUEST - (Tax deductible receipt will be mailed to you)
P.O. Box 548
Perris, CA 92572-0548
Amount
General Fund:
GF General Fund
Supports Operational Budget
$__________________
E1
Richards
Supports Unrestricted Projects
$__________________
E3
Niedrich
Supports Restoration Projects
$__________________
E4
Red Cars Endow
Supports Pacific Electric Program
$__________________
E5
Gagnon
Supports Steam Program
$__________________
Current Capital
B11
Archives Building Provide Space for Archives and Harvey Museum
$__________________
and Restoration
B22
Perris Connection
OERM Track to Perris Depot
$__________________
Projects:
C2
LATL 2601
1930 LATL Street Car
$__________________
C33
SDERy 508
1936 SDERy Street Car
$__________________
C36
PE 498
1913 PE Interurban
$__________________
C41
ATSF 108
1967 FP-45 Locomotive
$__________________
C56
SP 1006
1939 SP SW-1 Locomotive
$__________________
Endowment Funds:
Other Projects:
_____ _______________________________________
$__________________
_____ _______________________________________
$__________________
Total $__________________
Member Number:_________________
Cash: $____________
Name:__________________________________
Check: $____________
Credit Card: Visa
Master Card
Date:___________________
American Express
Discover
Card No: _______ _______ _______ _______ Sec Code: ______ Expires:________ Signature: ______________________
20 Gazette December 2015
Thank You