Locals welcomed the first passenger train
into Campo on Sept. 16, 1916.
Shown (l-r) are: San Diego mayor John F. Forward; John D. Spreckels;
"old settlers" Alphonso D. Grigsby and "Uncle" Lee
Morris; and Harry L. Titus, Spreckels' chief counsel.
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Eastbound freight is inspected by U.S. Customs
at the Campo depot. The silver semaphore tower still stands and is
fully functional.
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A picnic to the Girl Scout camp near the Clover
Flat water tank in May of 1928. The tower and tank are gone, but the
concrete footings remain at the location now called Miller Creek.
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Westbound San Diego and Arizona passenger train
on the "High Bridge", in October of 1919.
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The last SD&AE freight train with 64 cars
eastbound to Plaster City.
Larry Rose photo on June 18, 1983.
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Eastbound passenger special run by the Pacific
Southwest Railway Museum led by SD&A #1809 in 1988.
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Crew members of the last Southern Pacific work
train through Campo, on Dec. 2, 1976.
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The last SP work train departs Campo eastbound
led by GP-35 #6645.
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San Diego & Arizona Eastern GP-7 #104 helps pull a manifest freight
eastbound through Campo.
Roy Pickering photo, March 1981. |
November 3, 1974
Photo: Alan Miller
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November 3, 1974
Photo: Alan Miller
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November 3, 1974
Photo: Alan Miller
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February 19, 1983
Photo: Alan Miller
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June 14, 1983
Photo: Clifford Prather
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June 14, 1983
Photo: Clifford Prather
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