John L. "Jack" Whitmeyer of Redondo Beach, California, is a longtime resident of Southern California, and like his father before him, he has been interested in the railroad scene for many years. He was an early member of the Pacific Railroad Society, which formed in Southern California in the late 1930s. Jack was born in San Francisco, but lived in the Colton-San Bernardino area for many years. Jack joined Santa Fe's engineering department at San Bernardino in 1947 and eventually retired from that company in 1981. In addition to photographing the "steam" railroads, Jack has always been interested in traction and steam ships as well. Recently, Jack has donated his extensive black & white Santa Fe, SP and UP negative collections to the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, the Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society and the Union Pacific Historical Society.
Now, in cooperation with Jack Whitmeyer, and the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, the Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society and the Union Pacific Historical Society, we are pleased to make prints availiable from the extensive collection.
Photographs from the Whitmeyer Collection are available as 8x10 glossy prints at $15.00 each or $10.00 each if you are a member of the respective society. Larger sizes are available upon request. Printable order forms are availiable on each of the respective societys negative lists.
