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| The club was founded in 1964 by Bob Latham, who, in the early 1950s, built the house the the railroad is located. Bob wanted to be able to put on annual shows to benefit local emergency services, so he contacted members of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) in the area to help him do it. Bob was interested in the Southern Pacific Railroad, a line located in the western U.S. He reversed the words to come up with the name Pacific Southern. The club became active year round, and rebuilt and improved the railroad during the 1960s mid 1970s. The railroad was the subject of feature articles in the September 1974 Railroad Model Craftsman and the Model Railroader. Following Bob’s death in 1988, his heirs permitted the club to continue in operation. Geoff Green, a charter member of the club, bought the house in late 1991. An addition was built in 1994 to improve access to the basement, and the railroad was enlarged into the additional space. |
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