User:Robert A. Estremo
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I am a California resident and degreed construction manager and historian (Texas A&M University), with a lifelong interest in the history of a) railroading in the United States, b) Alaska and California, and c) the Spanish Catholic mission system (my main interest in participating here; I have personally visited each of the 21 mission sites, and have written about several of them extensively in an encyclopedic context).
Where Robert lives it is approximately: 11:30
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." Aldous Huxley, Proper Studies, 1927.
I'm a believer in the proverbial "picture (being) worth a thousand words" philosophy so therefore strive to include plenty of pertinent images in the articles I produce, and when possible on other articles that I may stumble across. A list of CZ articles I have started include (all of which are based on entries I originally made at Wikipedia; the "oiler" articles are largely taken from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, as is also the case at WP):
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(Status 3: stub)
Miscellaneous
- Battle of Beecher Island [r]: An armed conflict between elements of the United States Army and several of the Plains Indian tribes which took place between September 17 and September 19, 1868. [e]
- Battle of Sitka [r]: The last major armed conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives, which resulted in a decisive victory for the Russian invaders. [e]
- Gustavus Franklin Swift [r]: An American entrepreneur, developer of the first practical ice-cooled railroad car and founder of a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th Century, over which he presided until his death. [e]
- Roy Marlin Voris [r]: A naval aviator, World War II flying ace, and founder of the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron, the "Blue Angels." [e]
Railroading
- Aerotrain [r]: A postwar experimental streamlined passenger train set introduced by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in the mid-1950s. [e]
- Beep (SWBLW) [r]: A one-of-a-kind switcher locomotive built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway at the company's Cleburne, Texas workshops in 1970. [e]
- CF7 [r]: An EMD F-unit that has had its streamlined carbody removed and replaced with a custom-made, "general purpose" body in order to adapt the unit for road switching duty; the conversions were performed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in their Cleburne, Texas workshops between October 1970 and March 1978. [e]
- Railroads in California [r]: A brief history of the network of interconnected independent rail transport systems located throughout the Union's thirty-first state and how they shaped the region's development. [e]
- Refrigerator car [r]: A piece of railroad rolling stock outfitted with cooling apparatus and designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures. [e]
- San Diegan [r]: One of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that operated between March 27, 1938 and April 30, 1971. [e]
- San Diego and Arizona Railway [r]: A short line, standard gauge American railroad founded by "sugar heir," developer, and entrepreneur John D. Spreckels in 1919, dubbed "The Impossible Railroad" by many engineers of its day due to the immense logistical challenges involved. [e]
- San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway [r]: Short line, standard gauge American railroad founded in 1933 by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company as a direct successor to John D. Spreckels' San Diego and Arizona Railway. [e]
- San Diego Electric Railway [r]: A short line, standard gauge American electrified railway system founded by "sugar heir," developer, and entrepreneur John D. Spreckels in 1891. [e]
- SD26 [r]: An EMD SD24 diesel locomotive that was specially modified by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in the mid-1970s. [e]
- Troop sleeper [r]: A railroad passenger car that had been constructed specifically to serve as a "mobile barracks" for transporting troops during wartime over distances sufficient to require overnight accommodations. [e]
Spanish missions
- Spanish missions in Baja California [r]: A series of twenty-eight religious outposts and associated support facilities established by Spaniards of the Dominican, Franciscan, and Jesuit Orders between 1683 and 1834, in order to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native American populations. [e]
- Spanish missions in California [r]: A series of twenty-one religious outposts and associated support facilities established by Spaniards of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823, in order to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native American populations. [e]
- Architecture of the California Missions [r]: Architectural style influenced by limitations in the construction materials that were on hand, an overall lack of skilled labor, and a desire on the part of the founding priests to emulate notable structures in their Spanish homeland. [e]
- Mission Revival Style architecture [r]: Architectural movement that began in the late 19th Century and drew inspiration from the early Spanish missions in California. [e]
- Las Flores Estancia [r]: A ranch, or "station" established in support of the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (a former religious outpost established in 1798 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown). [e]
- Mission La Purísima Concepción [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1787 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1791 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Antonio de Padua [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1771 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Buenaventura [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1782 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1770 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Diego de Alcalá [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1769 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Fernando Rey de España [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Francisco de Asís [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1776 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Francisco Solano [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1823 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Gabriel Arcángel [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1771 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San José [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Juan Bautista [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Juan Capistrano [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mission San Luis Rey de Francia [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mission San Miguel Arcángel [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mission San Rafael Arcángel [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mission Santa Barbara [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mission Santa Clara de Asís [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mission Santa Cruz [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mission Santa Inés [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles Asistencia [r]: Add brief definition or description
- San Antonio de Pala Asistencia [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Santa Ana Estancia [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Santa Ysabel Asistencia [r]: Add brief definition or description
Mission Buenaventura-class oilers
- USNS Mission Buenaventura (T-AO-111) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission Capistrano (T-AO-112) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission Loreto (T-AO-116) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission San Diego (T-AO-121) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission San Fernando (T-AO-122) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission San Gabriel (T-AO-124) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission Santa Ana (T-AO-137) [r]: Add brief definition or description