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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
Title: Luis M. Estrada membership cards and pins
creator:
Estrada, Luis M., 1894-1980
Identifier/Call Number: MS 471
Physical Description:
.2 Linear Feet
(2 file folders)
Date (inclusive): 1923, 1962
Abstract: Contains membership cards and pins pertaining to Luis M. Estrada, a Southern Pacific Railroad Maintenance of Way employee.
Physical Location: Statewide Museum Collections Center: I2.210.I10
Collection is open for research by appointment.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lupe Estrada, 2017.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Luis Moncada Estrada (1894-1980) was born in Mexico and moved to the United States where he worked as a railroad track worker
for the Southern Pacific Railroad. From 1913-1947, he worked from Colton to Indio along the San Gorgonio Pass. Estrada and
his wife, Emeteria Lira, lived in Colton's section housing, where they raised 10 children. In 1931, the family moved to Beaumont,
California. By the end of his career, Estrada had become a section foreman (crew leader). He was also a member of the Brotherhood
of Maintenance of Way Employes. After his death, Estrada would eventually be honored by the city of Beaumont by having a road
named after him. In 2005, the California State Railroad Museum celebrated Luis Estrada by creating a life-size figure of him
driving a spike on railroad track for exhibition.
The following collection contains some information on Luis M. Estrada:
MS 868 - California State Railroad Museum Subject Files, 1874-2008
[Identification of item], Luis M. Estrada Membership Cards and Pins, MS 871, California State Railroad Museum Library and
Archives, Sacramento, California.
Membership cards and pins issued to Luis M. Estrada from the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, dated 1923 and 1962.
Copyright has been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. Permission for publication must be submitted in writing
to the CSRM Library amp; Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
Mexican Americans
Railroads--Employees