year, and one or more hearings will be held. After the DEIS is finalized, a
final Environmental Impact Report will be issued, which will incorporate
our hearing testimony and documentation. The site will then be
transferred to the Alameda Redevelopment and Reuse Agency (ARRA).
The ARRA plans to use the area adjacent to the site for shoreline trails and
a golf course, work to start in 1999. This is more good news, as these uses
will not disturb the 1884 Ferry Terminal site.

In our future report, we hope to outline a plan for recovering the remains
of the Carter Brothers Builders South Pacific Coast narrowgauge coaches.
If you are interested in participating in this project or can contribute to the
research effort, contact Randy Hees at 415 347-5055, or email -


Stay tuned!

Events Industrial Archæological

The Oakland Museum
January 24th and 25th

California State Railroad
Museum in Sacramento
March 21st to 23rd

The weekend following our Knight Foundry Tour, the Oakland Museum
will begin GOLD RUSH! California's Untold Stories, a seven month series
of events commemorating the sesquicentennial of the 1849 Gold Rush.

This opening symposium and lecture series on January 24th and 25th
marks the exact date of James Marshall's gold discovery at Sutter's Mill,
and will feature lectures by J.S. Holiday, Malcolm Roharbaugh, Patricia
Limerick, Richard White,California State Librarian Kevin Starr and four
panel discussions: "The Gold Seekers: Who They Were, Why They Came
and What They Found", "Mining the Gold - Mining the Miners",
"Statehood, Urban Expansion, Vigilance, Racial and Economic Conflict:
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", and "The Legacy of the Gold Rush -
A Golden State."

For Information on times and costs of these events call 510 238-2200

National Railway Preservation Symposium, "Interpreting Railway
History and Technology."

This symposium is always one of the best preservation events of the year.
Sponsored by the California State Railroad Museum and the CSRM
Foundation in Sacramento, California. Information: Cathy Taylor or Liz
Edrich, CSRMF Symposium, 111 "I" Street, Sacramento CA, 95814.

916-445-5995, fax 327-5255, email

Samuel Knight Chapter SIA Newsletter

November 30, 1997

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