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San Diego Union Depot in 1915 with one of 74 new class 2 center entrance cars built for the California-Panama Exposition that was held in Balboa Park to commemorate the building of the Panama Canal.
A similar exposition was held in San Francisco at the same time and the Santa Fe RR offered round trip tickets at bargain prices so one could see both expositions.
The class 2 cars were capable of running in MU and there was a steady stream of them running to Balboa Park and back to the Union Depot to handle the crowds. This exposition ran the entire year from midnight January 1st to December 31st 1915. The Union Depot was brand new also,having replaced an 1880s wood structure.
A similar exposition was held in San Francisco at the same time and the Santa Fe RR offered round trip tickets at bargain prices so one could see both expositions.
The class 2 cars were capable of running in MU and there was a steady stream of them running to Balboa Park and back to the Union Depot to handle the crowds. This exposition ran the entire year from midnight January 1st to December 31st 1915. The Union Depot was brand new also,having replaced an 1880s wood structure.
Courtesy the Bill Volkmer collection
