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First Name :   Eric Berman Comment :   Very nice website! Your efforts and hard work are very much in evidence and are certainly appreciated. First Name :   Jim Comment :   Great that this history is being kept! First Name :   Cathy Comment :   I loved the web site. I have lived in Southern California almost all of my life and I never knew this information. First Name :   Robin Comment :   I think this is a wonderful thing you are doing, trying to capture this cultural heritage about a city that seems, for the most part, has lost its identity and enthusiasm for its past. I am now a resident in Lake Arrowhead, but for 22 years I lived at First Name :   Bill Thompson Comment :   Thank you for your work preserving our history here at Arrowhead Village. Nice Job! First Name :   Kevin Cruz Comment :   Thanks for sharing the research you did. First Name :   Jon Comment :   Great historical information. The loss of the PE was catistrophic. Now look what we have, gridlock.I may build an n-gauge model railroad of PE across the inland empire. Thanks; jon R First Name :   Ray Comment :   Boy does this bring back old memories. My son lives on Northpark. I travel on Electric Ave often. First Name :   Kathi Sellfors Comment :   Hi Chris, Im the secretary for Arrowhead Farms, weve met at meetings. I didnt know of this site! Found it surfing for local history sites, a passion of mine. Hope to talk with you again soon! First Name :   Dave B. Comment :   My family and i moved to San Berna-rdino in 1969. From the time i was eight yrs. old,living on 55th street, just north of where the train leaves electric on its way up the hill, had heard stories about the way electric ave. got its name. Guess they werent First Name :   Michael Comment :   Great site!!! The perfect model for presenting the history of different rail lines in Southern California. First Name :   Brian Comment :   Having grown up very near Electric Avenue this really brought back fond memories, good luck with the search for more information First Name :   Bill Comment :   On one of my visits to my friends Randy and Becky in Highland I was taken on a drive along the right-of-way. I wish I had been there to see its operating days! What a historic piece of railroad. First Name :   Jim Christianson Comment :   I rode the PE many times from N. Pomona into LA in the 1940s. Loved it. Then worked for the S.P. for 35 years as a Conductor. Loved the S.P. The U.P. ruined it all. First Name :   larry Comment :   very interesting web site. ive been trying to track down the arrowhead springs hotel since seeing it on a huell houser program. thank you for all of this additional information and expecially the pictures. First Name :   Gordon Comment :   Found the website from the Cajon Pass Group. Thanks for the history it is very well done. First Name :   Larry Comment :   Thanks for the fine memories of PE in San Bernardino. First Name :   REGINA SANCHEZ Comment :   GREAT SITE, I LOVE THE OLD PICTURES AND ALL OF THE HISTORY. First Name :   Ed Comment :   Fantastic link. Gives an entire new perspective on San Bernardino area First Name :   Bernadette Comment :   Wow, you really developed this whole project and website a lot more from the last time I visited! Congrats! This is really awesome, I couldnt be happier for you! Yet I can still remember when you were trying to get things all started up. See, I told you t First Name :   Dorothy Comment :   Lived at 3980 Electric Ave. from 1933 Yr. of birth) to 1938. What a treat to see the water train again. I always waved at the engr., and he always waved back. First Name :   Mark Comment :   Keep the PE going in history it was a great railway. First Name :   Michael Kimura Comment :   Fine web site on the PE Arrowhead Line! Ive attended several retreats at Arrowhead Springs and as a railfan Ive always hunted around for where the right of way was located. I have the SHORT Pentrex film but that doesnt help much. Loved the Huell Howser sp First Name :   Alpine Division Scale Models Comment :   Great site. Mike First Name :   Judee Comment :   I am looking for the Craig Rasmussen who lived on Roderick Place in Los Angeles in the 1950s. Please contact me at (email address removed) -- Judee Thomson First Name :   jim Comment :   Its great to see your site. It is of great interest to me. As a young 20 year old I Worked for the Pacific Electric as a breakman in what was their lsat days of operation as a freight hauler. I had the privilege of riding most of the lines as they existed First Name :   Michael Comment :   Thank you for this inspiring website. Thank you for your words. I have never been fortunate to journey to to the roots of the Pacific Electic Company. But I collect O Gauge Pacific Electric Trolleys and Interurban vehicles with a passion. Someda First Name :   Stego Comment :   Greetings There!! Absolutely Love your site!! Back in 2000 I did a tour of the old Loop Line right of way and took a mess of pictures where the old crossings used to be (I wish I had a camera two years before!!) I had built a small webpage with pictures First Name :   Fred Comment :   I grew up in Lake Arrowhead.Dad changed jobs in 1971 and we moved to Rochester,N.Y.I have many fond memories of the region.I found your website enlightening and fun. First Name :   Carol Comment :   I grew up on north Pershing Avenue and the train was a fundamental of my childhood. My brother Lee sent me the link to you. I will definitely be interested in following and supporting this project. Im in Northern California now, but the Water Train will a First Name :   Lee Gaston Comment :   I grew up on 4966 Pershing w/ my house backing onto the old line. I remember it chugging by. One time the rains washed out the dirt under the tracks at 50th St. and my Dad flagged the engine down to warn them. What a great idea to make a green zone of the First Name :   Greg Pecchia Comment :   Excellent site recalling a history that was not always clear for many of us who grew up in that area (what a great time we had with our run of the place, including up the right of way, as modern day Tom Sawyers in the 50s and 60s). Would love to help with First Name :   Alexis Comment :   I was looking for some information on the history of my house (1932) which was biult by Chas Wall, who worked as a mechanic for the railroad (Southern Pacific?). I came across this site which I truly found to be very insightful. Thank you! First Name :   Christine Comment :   This site is so interesting. I worked at Arrowhead Springs before it closed, and Ive been interested in its history. These pictures explain a lot! First Name :   Bill Comment :   Hi Chris! My daughter Kristine was in your Moms 3rd grade class last year. My wife Liz told me you had a web-site about the Railway that traveled up Mt. View continuing up Electric Avenue. If you have any plans on hiking the old water train route, please First Name :   Blake Boggust Comment :   Ive got an article going into next weeks OLA Church bulletin. First Name :   Stein Comment :   Great website!! I found alot of interesting information here. Keep up the good work! First Name :   Alan Comment :   Hi Christian. Thanks for this wonderfull and very informative snapshot of California history. Best Regards Alan Maddock First Name :   Barbara Comment :   Great pictures!! I was born in San Bernardino 50 years ago! San Berdoo does have its ups and downs but I wouldnt want to live anywhere else. First Name :   julia Comment :   I have grown up hearing all kinds of stories about that train,it was great to see the pics! First Name :   jim Comment :   great web site good job. i grew up with the water train. again great job. jim holmes First Name :   Bob Stern Comment :   Wonderful! I grew up on Genevieve St., just a block from where Electric and Mt. View joined. The water train was a major part of my childhood. I am old enough to remember the library on D St. and still mourn its demolition. The electric trollies were stil First Name :   Jerry Comment :   I loved reading about our local history! I live off northpark blvd and have hiked on the old rail berm all the way to arrowhead springs. Keep up the good work! Thank You, Jerry First Name :   Al Hall Comment :   Neat site. Love the pictures. I grew up in SB in the 1950s and remember some of these places. I did however learn some things as well. Cant wait to show this to my mother who grew up in SB in the 1930s. First Name :   Ron Comment :   Great site. I visited the Arrowhead station while the water trains were still running, and drove a car across the wooden trestle. First Name :   Seth Comment :   Great site! I never knew anything about the electric railways in the north end of town. Im gonna tell all my friends about the site! First Name :   Tim Comment :   Hi Chris, A nice presentation. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this. Tim First Name :   Jennifer Comment :   Interesting site Chris....love seeing historic areas of San Bernardino County, especially when it includes trains! Keep up the good work! First Name :   JIM Comment :   I lived in the Lake Arrowhead area from 1946-51 and went to high school in San Berdoo. Saw the water train every week coming down D street. First Name :   Joe Comment :   http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/great_train_story/ First Name :   Alexis Comment :   I was looking for some information on the history of my house (1932) which was biult by Chas Wall, who worked as a mechanic for the railroad (Southern Pacific?). I came across this site which I truly found to be very insightful. Thank you! First Name :   Christine Comment :   This site is so interesting. I worked at Arrowhead Springs before it closed, and Ive been interested in its history. These pictures explain a lot! First Name :   Bill Comment :   Hi Chris! My daughter Kristine was in your Moms 3rd grade class last year. My wife Liz told me you had a web-site about the Railway that traveled up Mt. View continuing up Electric Avenue. If you have any plans on hiking the old water train route, please First Name :   Gail Woodward Comment :   Love your web stie and great pictures. Im member of Los Angeles Live Steamer Club in LA, Calif. First Name :   Debbie Comment :   This was a fantastic and interesting piece of history. Thank you First Name :   Mike Comment :   Nice Page....was looking for good photos of this event and you have really captured what it was. Good Work! First Name :   Frank Comment :   Use to ride big red from Long Beach to LA when I was stationed in the navy in the 1950s First Name :   Bill Comment :   Good Work. First Name :   areieahs Comment :   Nice page. First Name :   CHARLIE HOPKINS Comment :   OUT STANDING SITE...... First Name :   Gene Comment :   Thanks for this fascinating piece of San Bernardino and railroad history. Do you know anything about the tracks that ran across the Del Rosa side of San Bernardino just above Date Street and below Linwood Avenue? We used to live near there and as a boy in First Name :   MarlaFawcettThomas Comment :   I was born in St. Bernardines hospital in 1953. My mother in the same hospital in 1933. I am very interested in San Bernardino Valley since I lived there my whole life until 1999. My mother and father still live there. Thank you for the posting. Life was First Name :   John Comment :   Great Website ! I too have been bitten by the Pacific Electric Bug... Bye ! First Name :   Myra Comment :   I enjoy taking photos of the trains and trolley cars and photo copying the historys of the different trolley cars. First Name :   Tim Comment :   I thought your article about Elect- ric Ave. was informitive. Im also a railfan (Sannta Fe,P.E.). I live close to Electric Ave. and have looked for information about it. Thanks for the information. I would also like to find out more about the Redlands loo First Name :   R Michael Comment :    First Name :   chris Comment :   I am a member of the Big Bear Valley historical society. I am also the activities coodinater for our group.I will be doing a tour of the arrowhead springs soon.Could we possibly get some pictures of the train.Contact me at Chris Cook,P.O. Box 3802 Big BEA First Name :   Stephanie Comment :   great information! First Name :   Lowell Comment :   My grand parents used to live on mountain view so I remember the tracks. First Name :   Blake Boggust Comment :   Ive got an article going into next weeks OLA Church bulletin. First Name :   Stein Comment :   Great website!! I found alot of interesting information here. Keep up the good work! First Name :   Alan Comment :   Hi Christian. Thanks for this wonderfull and very informative snapshot of California history. Best Regards Alan Maddock First Name :   Barbara Comment :   Great pictures!! I was born in San Bernardino 50 years ago! San Berdoo does have its ups and downs but I wouldnt want to live anywhere else. First Name :   julia Comment :   I have grown up hearing all kinds of stories about that train,it was great to see the pics! First Name :   jim Comment :   great web site good job. i grew up with the water train. again great job. jim holmes First Name :   C.H. Comment :   Hello...I just found this site...I was at the Arrowhead Springs Conference Center, from 1980 to 1994 as the Landscape Beautification maintenance supervisor..I was responsible for running a crew and had the priveledge of uncovering some great old places an First Name :   Scott Comment :   Thanks for caring. Narrow ribbons of cleared dirt are like books for people like us who know how to read them. First Name :   liz, again Comment :   I read the article in the Sun. Im so glad youre doing this project and hope the article brings you a good response, as well as help! Best, liz First Name :   liz Comment :   Hi Christian, Some of these new pics are very helpful to my getting into a mental old San Berdoo vibe when Im writing my book. Thanks! I should be out there to do research in the next few weeks and will contact you. Happy New Year, liz First Name :   Jennifer Comment :   Saw your article in the Sun newspaper last week. I think youre doing a great thing preserving both Pacific Electric and San Bernardino history. Keep up the good work!!! First Name :   Nathan Comment :   I too am interested in the history of san bernardino.I find it a shame that the city its self doesnt do enough to preserve its own past instead of tearing it down. instead of lakes in the city which means the loss of more history. thay should give First Name :   Tom Comment :   Nice site. I collect postcards of the Arrowhead Hot Springs Hotel. My wife grew up on 49th Street and crossed the railroad tracks going to school. First Name :   Dave Comment :   Great Site, Good to see a Wonderful site on San Bernardino!!!! First Name :   jessica Comment :   I came to your site looking for hot springs to visit on my anual X-mas exodus back to family in San Diego. I found your site interesting and will tell my family of it. (I am the neice of Jimmy (James) Nemitz of the Balboa park train club. Most recently fa First Name :   Lester Whitacre Comment :   good site! First Name :   Joanne Comment :   I truly enjoyed this website! My Dad (a geography prof. at UCR) was a great fan of the PE, narrow gauge, and railroads in general. I will be going through his old photos and color slides in the upcoming monthsyears; if I find any of interest, Ill let you First Name :   Don Comment :   I remember the house shaking every morning and afternoon when the train was making its run. Does anyone remember the Indian statue and rock archway at Old Waterman Cyn. & Hwy 18? Any pictures? First Name :   Don Comment :    First Name :   Bob Stern Comment :   Wonderful! I grew up on Genevieve St., just a block from where Electric and Mt. View joined. The water train was a major part of my childhood. I am old enough to remember the library on D St. and still mourn its demolition. The electric trollies were stil First Name :   Jerry Comment :   I loved reading about our local history! I live off northpark blvd and have hiked on the old rail berm all the way to arrowhead springs. Keep up the good work! Thank You, Jerry First Name :   Al Hall Comment :   Neat site. Love the pictures. I grew up in SB in the 1950s and remember some of these places. I did however learn some things as well. Cant wait to show this to my mother who grew up in SB in the 1930s. First Name :   Ron Comment :   Great site. I visited the Arrowhead station while the water trains were still running, and drove a car across the wooden trestle. First Name :   Seth Comment :   Great site! I never knew anything about the electric railways in the north end of town. Im gonna tell all my friends about the site! First Name :   liz Comment :   I love this site. The photos really help me in writing my novel based on my grandmothers oral history about her experiences living in San Berdoo as a girl and teen in the 1920s. Thank you so much! First Name :   Gary Comment :   Great job! Keep it up. This is one line that has had little attention compared to the others. Very interesting. First Name :   Tim Comment :   Hi Chris, A nice presentation. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this. Tim First Name :   Jennifer Comment :   Interesting site Chris....love seeing historic areas of San Bernardino County, especially when it includes trains! Keep up the good work! First Name :   JIM Comment :   I lived in the Lake Arrowhead area from 1946-51 and went to high school in San Berdoo. Saw the water train every week coming down D street. First Name :   Bob Comment :   I hope your plans become reality!    Build you own website | Yahoo! GeoCities