LEADERSHIP

Fred Hill

T Fredrick (Fred) Hill has been involved with 3751 and the SBRHS from its inception. He has served for many years as Director, Merchandising Manager, Coordinator of Field Operations, Vice President and President. Besides his SBRHS management work, Fred also serves as a Director on many railroad-related boards including: the Hobby Manufacturer Association (HMA), National Retail Hobby Association (NRHSA), Southern Pacific Historical Society (SPH&TS) and Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation (NGPF). Fred manufacturers model trains and owns two hobby stores in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Alex Gillman

Alex Gillman has been actively involved with 3751 since 2013 as a member of the steam crew. He currently serves as Vice President, Webmaster and the Society’s Photographer. A California State University, Northridge, graduate, Alex has secured a degree in Journalism – Public Relations that he uses to serve both the Los Angeles Fire Department and its supporting nonprofit organization. When not assisting the steam crew during operations or weekly work sessions at the yard, Alex divides his time between his work, professional photography business and spending time with family and friends.

Peter Hills

Peter Hills has been involved with 3751 as a supporter since the early days of the restoration, and as a Board member since 1999. He currently serves as the society’s Secretary and Administrative Manager as of July 2018. A retired fire chief officer, Peter divides his time between the SBRHS, serving on his local fire district board, and other non-profit boards and in his free time is building a model railroad layout.

Matthew Casford

Matt Casford joined the SBRHS in 1999. He currently serves as the society’s Operations Manager, coordinating 3751’s movements with Class I railroads including: the BNSF Railway, Amtrak, Metrolink, and others. Matt’s thorough experience with the ins and outs of 3751 go as far back as being a part of the mechanical crew that completed the 1472 boiler inspection in 2001-2002. He went on to participate as a member of the steam crew on most of the trips between 2000 and 2009. In 2004, Matt hired out with the BNSF Railway in Los Angeles and later transferred to Austin, Texas in 2009 where he currently operates trains out of today. When not working on “big” train equipment, you can find Matt enjoying time with his wife, Amy, and their four children in and around Austin.

Bob Kittel

Bob Kittel has been involved with 3751 and SBRHS since the group’s inception. He served as part of the original restoration crew and was instrumental in bringing 3751 to its current home in Los Angeles. He currently serves as a Director and the Chief Mechanical Officer for steam crew. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1989 and has served as as President, Vice President and a number of other positions on the board over the past 29 years. Bob is part-time retired, part-time building contractor, and a consulting engineer for the ceramics industry. When not working or managing 3751 activities, he enjoys spending time on his surfboard, sailing/boating, tinkering with his classic cars and spending time with his granddaughter.

Paul Prine

Paul Prine has been involved with 3751 since 1990 as part of the Fontana-based restoration team. He currently serves as a Director and the Treasurer for the society. A member of the Board of Directors since 1994, Paul served as Secretary from 1992 to 2012. Now a retired pharmacist with more than 20 years of mid-level management experience in managed care, Paul divides his time between the SBRHS, environmental and social justice issues, home handyman projects and entertaining four grandchildren. Paul has been a life-long rail enthusiast and modeler, with a special passion for Colorado narrow gauge preservation. He is also engaged in constructing his own HOn3 model railroad as time permits.

Warren Peterson

Warren Peterson has been involved with 3751 and the SBRHS since the locomotive’s original restoration. He has previously served as President as well as Vice President for the society. A fire service professional, most recently as Fire Chief with the East Olympia Fire Protection District in Washington state, Warren has historically put his fire service experience and contacts to use by arranging fire department support for 3751 water stops during excursions. Warren currently divides his time between work, family, church, the SBRHS and his love for the live steam hobby.

Tim Logan

Tim is a Southern California native. He has been with the SBRHS in one way or another since 1991, but a fan of Santa Fe since he was a child. He credits Donald Duke and Stan Kistler's book "Santa Fe... Steel Rails Through California" with sparking his love for Santa Fe steam. In his youth family shopping trips to San Bernardino often included a visit to Viaduct Park to see 3751 on static display. Stories shared by his parents of the AT&SF steam powered trains rushing through the High Desert in the 1940s and early '50s further kindled that fire. In 1991 Tim and his father, James, attended a presentation hosted by W.A.R.M. in Barstow where they both eagerly interviewed to become volunteers. Since that time Tim's involvement from supporter, to volunteer, to Director has been consistent. His tenure as a director began in 2016. Tim attended college with HVAC being his major and Machinist, Technology, Welding, Electronics, and Aviation Maintenance as minors. He worked for a short time for the AT&SF before the merger as a brakeman and locomotive machinist out of Barstow. Tim now works in the aerospace industry, where he has been since 1986. He is a student of the military history of WWII and enjoys flying radio-controlled airplanes and has always been an avid builder of model railroads and airplanes. He also enjoys restoring classic cars, remodeling homes, creating mechanical drawings, and playing the guitar. He has adult children and is the proud grandfather to two grandchildren.