Campo and vicinity on the SD&A and SD&AE


Locals welcomed the first passenger train into Campo on Sept. 16, 1916.
Shown (l-r) are: San Diego mayor John F. Forward; John D. Spreckels; "old settlers" Alphonso D. Grigsby and "Uncle" Lee Morris; and Harry L. Titus, Spreckels' chief counsel.

Eastbound freight is inspected by U.S. Customs at the Campo depot. The silver semaphore tower still stands and is fully functional.

A picnic to the Girl Scout camp near the Clover Flat water tank in May of 1928. The tower and tank are gone, but the concrete footings remain at the location now called Miller Creek.

Westbound San Diego and Arizona passenger train on the "High Bridge", in October of 1919.

The last SD&AE freight train with 64 cars eastbound to Plaster City.
Larry Rose photo on June 18, 1983.

Eastbound passenger special run by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum led by SD&A #1809 in 1988.

Crew members of the last Southern Pacific work train through Campo, on Dec. 2, 1976.

The last SP work train departs Campo eastbound led by GP-35 #6645.

San Diego & Arizona Eastern GP-7 #104 helps pull a manifest freight eastbound through Campo.
Roy Pickering photo, March 1981.

November 3, 1974
Photo: Alan Miller

November 3, 1974
Photo: Alan Miller

November 3, 1974
Photo: Alan Miller

February 19, 1983
Photo: Alan Miller

June 14, 1983
Photo: Clifford Prather

June 14, 1983
Photo: Clifford Prather


Page by Randy Houk, updated 6-8-2010