What's New at the El Dorado Western Railway Foundation

5/26/2005

The Shingle Springs Depot has been restored.  Photographs coming soon.

2/4/2005

A new photo page has jus been added for the Diamond & Caldor bunk car in our collection.  Click here to view.  Sam and Dave continue their work adjusting the engines.  Eric and company continue to work on the restoration of the parlor car windows and doors.  Large scale activities will begin again this spring once everything dries out.

12/4/2004

More old photos have been added to the Southern Pacific photo page, including photos of Placerville, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, and Shingle Springs depots.  Click Here to quickly go to the page.

12/2/2004

A new page has just been added with the roster of the Diamond & Caldor Shays.  Click Here

11/13/2004

As this was a holiday weekend, not many volunteers worked today.  Sam continued his work with the reverse bar, the cab was oiled in preparation for painting, Art continued refinishing the parlor car windows and restoration was begun on one of the parlor car doors.  Last weekend the oil tank was moved from its storage location and placed at the back of the engine house.  It is being prepared to receive sealant on the inside and paint on the outside.  Once that is done, hopefully within the next week, the tank will be placed in its permanent location on top of the water tank.

11/10/2004

A new book has recently been released focusing on abandoned railroads.  One chapter in the book is dedicated to the Placerville Branch of the Southern Pacific.  Click Here for a description and how to purchase this book

11/9/2004

More photos have been added to the Shay #4 photo page.  Also, a new photo page dedicated to our machine shop has just been added.

11/5/2004

Just added:  A new photo page of the Diamond Springs Yard.  These may be among the last, as the yard is destined for destruction within the next few years.  Click Here To View

11/3/2004

This last weekend we received a large donation of rail.  It only comes out to about 400 feet of track, but that will be enough for several stalls in our new engine house once it is constructed.  The rail came out of the concrete floor of an old power plant in Southern California.  It was laid in 1923 and only used one time to move transformers into place.