Rail Artifacts from the Gordon Bachlund Collection
The Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society is extremely gratified by the gifting of key rail artifacts from the Gordon Bachlund Collection.
These items will be part of the on-display collection at our museum when it open to the public in the future.
Artifacts Gifted by Gordon Bachlund, Photos by Steve Crise
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- Two switchstand lamps, kerosene, collected in central Utah circa 1960 from a now forgotten location. Electrified by the collector. Generous gift of Gordon Bachlund.
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- Reflectorized signs from crossing warning signals on the AT&SF Pasadena Subdivision. Acquired after cessation of service circa 1990. Generous gift of Gordon Bachlund.
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- Reflectorized signs from crossing warning signals on the AT&SF Pasadena Subdivision. Acquired after cessation of service circa 1990. Generous gift of Gordon Bachlund.
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- Streetcar roof gong typical of those used by Los Angeles Railway and the PE on their older wooden cars. Acquired circa 1980 from a collector in Arizona. Believed to be from a LARy car. Generous gift of Gordon Bachlund.
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- PE interurban headlight acquired from a car (number unknown) at Morgan Yard in Long Beach shortly after cessation of service. Wiring and connectors are original. Generous gift of Gordon Bachlund.
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- Trainman’s lantern, kerosene, purchased new at the Colorado Railway Museum, circa 1960. Never used in RR service. Generous gift of Gordon Bachlund.
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- PE switchstand lamp, kerosene, showing amber (slow) when lined for the through track and blue (stop – men at work) when lined for the siding protected by a derail. Acquired from the PE Long Beach line shortly after cessation of service from a location near a bridge over the San Gabriel River. The extended wick control suggests this lamp was orignally provided with day targets. Generous gift of Gordon Bachlund.
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- AT&SF marker lamps, kerosene, fitted by the rr with electric lamp holders (ergo no burners). Santa Fe markers typically showed red to the rear and amber to the sides and front. Purchased from a collectables dealer circa 1990. The cords are not original. Generous gift of Gordon Bachlund.
Note: the lead image above shows a Pacific Electric headlight from an unknown series; according to PE historian Ralph Cantos, the headlight was from a 400-class “Blimp.” Ralph cites this page – click here – as evidence of the larger-dimension headlamps used on the 300-series cars. In addition, Ralph notes that he never saw headlights used interchangeably between 300- and 400-series cars. This would then make the Gordon Bachlund headlight from a 400-class Blimp, as noted by Ralph. – Ed.
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this headlight is off a 400 class blimp. The headlights on the 300’s were a bit larger.
Thank you, Ralph!