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April 20, 2005
Contact: Susan Robinson
Red Bluff, CA: Join us for a tour of some of the premier riding
railroads in Northern California! Your GSQ TOUR will include visits
to the San Francisco Zoo, home of the classic (nearly 100 years
old!) 22 gauge Cagney and a discussion with restorer Don
Micheletti. Another highlight will be the world-renown 15
gauge Redwood Valley Rwy. where you will be treated to unlimited
rides, a behind the scenes tour a catered lunch. During
your private visit to the 15 gauge Sonoma Traintown railroad
(the Most Well Developed Scale Railroad In The Americas!)
you will enjoy another shop tour and a visit with the son of the
man who built the railroad.
No tour of California would be complete without a tour of
the world class California State RR Museum. From the only remaining
Cab Forward to the original C.P. Huntington, this collection of
immaculately restored equipment is incredible! As a special treat,
we will also visit the exclusive and private 16 gauge Panella
Pacific, home to the best collection of MTC equipment in
the world. We will also be visiting the 18 gauge Billy
Jones Wildcat RR, founded by Southern Pacific engineer Billy Jones,
who brought in the steamer that had originally run in Venice,
California. Another historic line, the 19 gauge Swanton
& Pacific, is also on the tour. Swanton is the home of the
MacDermot Overfair Railroad Equipment which was built for and
ran in the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
These railways are but some of the highlights of this grand
tour. The tour also takes in the three day Grand Scales Convention
in Reedley, California. Accommodations and admission are included
in the tour package. For more information, contact Robinson &
Associates at 530-527-0141 or visit www.grandscales.com.
TOUR Dates: September 25- October 2, 2005
Tour Includes: 8 nights hotel accommodations (including during the convention), admission to the Grand Scales Convention, 12 meals, admission to all railroads and museums.
TOUR begins in San Francisco on Sunday, September 25, with a final night in San Francisco on Oct. 2nd.