Real estate plans all along the coast were also envisioned, such as a massive boardwalk and amusement park at Granada, with cheap affordable housing being found at Montara. Learn More. Click below for a listing of assistance programs & phone numbers. The firm's persistence finally paid off in March 1927 when it received permission to run passenger, freight, and express service across the entirety of the old Ocean Shore route including all settlements along the way. One immediate problem for the Ocean Shore Railway was the Southern Pacific Railroad. Since the Ocean Shore had more ready cash and planned to build a double track, one of its tracks was built first. Ocean Shore Railroad by John Schmale Article featured in the Western Railroader #713. [Covello and Covello Colorized using DeOldify], The long, partially filled trestle bridge across San Vicente Creek and Davenport Beach, 1906. The Ocean Shore Railroad was a railroad built between San Francisco and Tunitas Glen, and Swanton and Santa Cruz that operated along the Pacific coastline from 1905 until 1921. Excursion trips were popular. Sierra Railroad - SRR Route: Oakdale - Tuolumne, CA (57.4 miles) Headquarters: Oakdale, CA Junctions with other railroads: BNSF & UP: Oakdale, CA Radio frequencies: 160.590 History: Line built under the name Sierra Railway Company of California in 1897. Yet the Ocean Shore knew that Southern Pacific only really wanted the lucrative cement plant contract in Davenport, while the Ocean Shore hoped that the timber in the Pescadero and Butano basins would more than justify the loss of the plant's patronage. Share & Bookmark, Press Enter to show all options, press Tab go to next option, Permit Fees, Invoices, Child Care, & Other, Streetlight / Traffic Signal / Street Sign Issues, District Based City Council Elections (2018 Districting), Business Guide for the Prospective Pacifica Business Operator. Barbara VanderWerf, Granada: A Synonym for Paradise The Ocean Shore Railroad Years, Gum Tree Lanes Books, El Granda, 1992. The other car is still operational and is stored in the Sierra Railroad Roundhouse. The OSRR finally closed down about 1922. This dramatic ride caused a great deal of trouble for the rail line, because the roadbed was built on an unstable piece of shifting mountainside known, appropriately, as Devil's Slide. Brighton Beach Station was located at the northwest corner of Francisco Boulevard and Lakeside Avenue. On December 28, 1906, the railroad incorporated its first subsidiary, the Monterey, Fresno & Eastern Railway, and soon afterwards this company leased the Watsonville Transportation Company in the hopes that it could extend the small interurban line to Hollister and Fresno. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives 111 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: (916) 323-8073 Email: Library.CSRM@parks.ca.gov http://csrmf.org/visit/library Collections with online items: 11 Physical collections: 763 View larger map/directions Browse the Collections Find a collection at this institution Not all sections were completed. Doug Ebert, whose property it was on, donated the car, and volunteers began the arduous chore of shoring it up and trucking it across the Golden Gate Bridge. The second steamer was operated by Harry L. Staples. Three railroad stations still stand. Lots sold at Salada Beach started at $250 for a 25 x 50 foot parcel. In December 1899 the railroad's franchise in San Francisco expired, and subsequently, the line had given up all hopes of ever achieving a route and abandoned plans. Construction Resumes Grading, meanwhile, had progressed as far as Pigeon Point. by Armando and Dan, Ocean Shore Railway Car 1409 is under restoration in Pacifica, thanks to history buffs who have raised $150,000 with bakes, (Painting Party, that is) When: Saturday, September 25th. Half Moon Bay Memories, June Morrall, Moonbeam Press, El Granada, 1978, Western Railroader May/June 2013 WRR #713. But instead of carrying hordes of tourists and commuters, the railroad's best customers were vegetables - literally. Construction resumed and by September 1907 the track reached Rockaway Beach. Help us restore car #1409 bought by the Ocean Shore Railroad in 1913. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcCsc0VkCcs This video tells the story of a train model created in 1999 in Pacifica Ca. [Uncertain provenance Colorized using DeOldify], Ocean Shore Railway's depot in Santa Cruz overlooking the Southern Pacific yard, 1907. Beyond Tobin a tunnel had to be bored through the point itself and beyond the tunnel, the rails had to traverse the face of Devils Slide. . It hugged the mountain at Devil's Slide and traveled south through Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada and Half Moon Bay. Bechtel 1921, sold to Hetch Hetchy RR in 1921, then to Sierra RY as No. While railroad crews in San Francisco used its rolling stock to help remove debris following the quake and fires, the construction crews further to the south had weeks of work ahead of them recovering machinery, restoring rights-of-way, and reinforcing hillsides against further slides. The main building carried the slogan "OCEAN SHORE RAILROAD" painted across its top. However, the Directors had rejected this last-minute, and the railroad had lost a lot of finances. On August 2, 1964, New Jersey experienced its first race riot, in Jersey City. ex BNSF 2020; ex ATSF 3030; ex ATSF 3130; nee ATSF 1130. If the railroad eventually had three electric freight motors for operation in San Francisco proper, and they did have as many as ten steam locomotives at one time. [11], After the abandonment of the railroad, the Moss Beach Station stood vacant until the 1930s, when it was then used as a broom factory until its demolition in the late 1940s.[12]. Artichokes went for 75 each in New York. Car 1409 was discovered in 2004, in a Sebastopol backyard by restoration expert Jeff Millerick. Electrified trackage within the city of San Francisco, which served major industries, was operated for many years, in part by the San Francisco Muni. Ads extolled its allure and the "beautiful, balmy climate." Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (Union Pacific Railroad) KOSU: King Ocean Services: KPCX: Koppers Industries: KPCZ: K and P Cartage: KPGX: Kentucky Processing: KPLU: K Line: KPLX: Koppel (Western Resources) . Ultimately, the ideal of a 1500 volt alternating current double-track line would not come to fruition, and neither would the railroad ever connect San Francisco and Santa Cruz. "Salada: The Beach in Reach", Ocean Shore Land Company, 1908. One was an exact copy of the 1409. The former outdoor shelter was enclosed many years ago and is now a private residence. All rights reserved. OCEAN SHORE RAILROAD. Works numbers were 39760-39761 in May 1913. The station remained vacant until it was demolished in the early 1940s. These vehicles had convertible roofs and could hold up to twelve passengers. 12 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The plans for the Ocean Shore & Eastern and the other Ocean Shore Railroad subsidiary plans never came to be either due to lack of interest or the financial crash that occurred subsequently after the devastating 1906 Earthquake. Another bridge was built a mile south over Palmer Gulch (Trestle Beach), but no tracks were ever installed here. The company was forced into receivership during 1911. To get supplies and materials to the site, they anchored a ship offshore and transported materials along an aerial tramway. In Santa Cruz, Southern Pacific leased land from the Cowell Lime Company at the beach and built a short spur for loading lime, conveniently blocking the Ocean Shore's access to land it had purchased to erect a deep-water pier. A major impetus for the railroad was the real estate game. The company decided that it was not feasible to operate a railroad all the way down the Eastern Shore to Cape Charles and at Little Creek, and stopped operations on May 18, 2018. Around May 1881, various rumors were circulating around San Francisco in relation to the San Francisco & Ocean Shore Railroad. In 1957 they all became Pacifica. (Thanks to Chris Hohl for his 13 January 2019 email and well-drafted spreadsheet, the latter noting the absence of this locomotive from Locobase and providing detailed data. The San Francisco charter allowed for electric-only operation, so the Ocean Shore was forced by circumstance to use electric power in the City of San Francisco until the end in 1920. 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type, simple articulated. All work can use financial support too! Browse maps, pictures and histories of abandoned railroad lines of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway. [2] However, for unknown reasons, in November 1892 the Mayor of San Francisco rejected the proposal for the railroad to run its line on 25th Street and Potrero Avenue, which led the railway to frantically reorganize its plans. A stagnant economy following the earthquake had led to a recession and by October 1907, the New York Stock Exchange was half the value it had been the previous year. [Marvin T. Maynard Colorized using DeOldify], The Ocean Shore Railroad beside Islais Creek and Mission Street outside San Francisco, 1915. OceanShoreRailroad.org. An apartment complex was built on its location in the early 2000's. 1504 or 1505) in 1912. Half Moon Bay Memories, June Morrall, Moonbeam Press, El Granada, 1978. The line finally ceased operating scheduled trains after August 27, 1920 and was abandoned on October 20, 1920. The Octopus controlled most land transportation on the West Coast and was not going to let an upstart railroad get in its way. Then they bored a tunnel through the point itself. After the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Aitchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad had ended some bitter rivalries in December 1881, on Christmas Eve it was stated that the San Francisco & Ocean Shore Railroad's multi-state plan (involving the California Central Railway) was merely a ploy to scare the Southern Pacific Railroad into reducing the cost of freight switching at junctions with the Aitchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe. The railroad was to be funded via public money, however, most records cut off around 1872 so it speculated that two other railroads had taken away the public interest.[1]. One is camouflaged as the ERA Dolphin Real Estate office at the corner of Manor Drive and Oceana Blvd. +. Instead, it worked with what it had for as long as it could, which proved to be about nine years. Return to CLASS III Shortlines
It was built for the Central Pacific in 1869 and purchased by Ocean Shore (No. There, you needed a $5 down payment. Four trains (two round-trips) ran daily and six on Sundays and holidays. Ocean Shore Railroad. There are 16 links in this category Alameda Belt Line The line had tight curves, street trackage, a float bridge - all elements that endeared the railroad to its fans. 1, February 1961. There, they laid track on a ledge cut above the ocean that rounded Rockaway Point, headed uphill to Tobin station (San Pedro Point) and met one of the most difficult engineering obstacles on the entire line-the solid rock of Point San Pedro. Coastside survived for another five years before selling out to Highway Transport Company on August 4, 1942. In 1925, the company under William Azevedo petitioned to run freight between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay but was again denied by the Commission. For the history of the Ocean Shore RR, and the . The bridges over Tunitas Creek and Palmer Gulch remained for many decades until they either collapsed or were demolished. Plans were redrawn to enter Santa Cruz. The middle leg of the line, 26 miles between Tunitas Glen and Swanton was never completed. Although the new firm stated its intention to fill the 26-mile gap between Tunitas Creek and Scott Creek, it never had the funds to do so. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: tokoairmancur.com, +913583518380 Jual Sparepart Air Mancur Menari - toko air mancur, Air Mancur menari, peralatan air mancur, Floating Fountain, Dancing Fountain, Air Mancur Menari Dengan Musik, Musical Fountain,kontraktor air mancur, pembuat air mancur During the height of rail operations in this country the state boasted some 2,350 miles of track and has stunningly lost 60% of its infrastructure since the 1920s (in comparison, the average percentage . The April 18, 1906, earthquake caused major damage and delayed completion of the railroad. All Rights Reserved. 413 miles (665 kilometres) The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines was a railroad that operated in South Jersey in the 20th century. Band. Rail buffs can still see signs of Pacificas early railroad days. Car #1409 was the last purchased by the Ocean Shore Railroad, and ran on rails from San Francisco through Daly City to the coastal towns of Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, Princeton, Granada, Half Moon Bay and beyond with connections to Santa Cruz. Four trains (two round-trips) ran daily and six on Sundays and holidays. The Real Estate Game Ocean Shore Railroad to Automobile by John Schmale Article featured in the Western Railroader #713. Copyright 2012-2021 Zayante Publishing. All Rights Reserved. Beyond Davenport, grading crews made it to Scott Creek where they built a wye beside a small resort area the company hoped to develop called Folger, named after the coffee magnate. The company reincorporated as the Ocean Shore Railroad Company, Inc., on November 16, 1934 and continues to exist as this legal entity to manage the sales and leasing of various properties the company still owns in San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties.[5]. A 27 Febraury 2018 email corrected the tender's coal capacity.) The missing section, 26 miles between the southern bank of Tunitas Creek to the southern bank of Scott Creek, was never completed. [Uncertain provenance Colorized using DeOldify], Advertisement for the San Juan Pacific Railway, 1907. The Bay Coast Railroad (a subsidiary of Cassatt Management LLC) was the last operator to run trains all the way from Maryland to Little Creek. Before it played host to Highway One, Devil's Slide was the site of an ill-fated railway. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. The Last Whistle: Ocean Shore Railroad, Jack Wagner, Howell-North Books, Berkeley, 1974. Like its predecessors, it . Click Here. Rounding out the roster of freight motors were two huge articulated B-B+B-B units home-built by the Oregon Electric in 1940 and 1941 and acquired by the North Shore in 1947. First a ledge was cut into the cliff face from Tobin station to Shelter Cove. About. Where: Car #1409 located behind Vallemar Station. The railroad was in fact reorganized though into the San Francisco & Santa Cruz Railway, however, the railroad went bankrupt and had to shut down. It was probably Ocean Shore Number 1405 and was sold, following the 1921 collapse of the Ocean Shore RR, to the San Joaquin & Eastern RR in 1925, and bore numbed 201 or 202. The California Highway One Book, Rick Adams and Louise McCorkle, New York: Ballantine Books, 1985. Due to the reluctance of property owners willing to hand over properties to the railway, construction was largely stalled as the construction costs kept rising. At the time, the planned line continuation to, several small hamlets along the line north of the tunnel included Salada Beach, Brighton, and Vallemar. The San Francisco charter allowed for electric-only . First a ledge was cut into the cliff face from Tobin station to Shelter Cove. See Locobase 13260 for a history of the Pacific's OSRR. Meanwhile, the two railroads actually hired the same contractor to build both of its tracks north. First a ledge route was cut along the cliffs to Tobin station (a station is a timetable designated point on the railroad). Vallemar Station remains relatively unaltered and is situated at 2125 Coast Highway. The company initially planned for a top-of-the-line electric railway, but the 1906 earthquake curtailed . Service between Tunitas and Swanton began on April 1, 1914 under the direction of James W. Gray, a former Ocean Shore brakeman. Much of Pacifica's layout owes its beginnings to a small, little-known railroad company. to Sugar Pine 1; to Grant Rock & Gravel?? The former outdoor shelter was enclosed many years ago and is now a private residence. This storm mixed with creditors finally calling in their debt put an end to the reckless optimism that had been motivating the company previously. Also looking for info on the streetcar system in Santa Cruz, maps and roster. The company was $2,321,740 in debt and had nowhere left to turn for help. Lieutenant Bill Cravens Jr. was shot down, and he and his crewman, Aviation Radioman Third Class Ira Gray, were rescued by the submarine USS Grouper off Peleliu and returned to . In February 1906, the Ocean Shore leased the Union Traction Company in order to extend its network further south to Watsonvillethe anticipated next step in its scheme to build the line to Nevada. These rumors included that the line was going to extend to Santa Barbara, and that it was secretly going to be a part of a new Aitchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad transcontinental route along the coast. A magnifying glass. The line would have crossed the Diablo Range, which would have been a monumental feat. The route was originally conceived to be a continuous line between San Francisco and Santa Cruz, but the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, financial difficulties, and the advent of the automobile caused the line to never reach its goals, and remain with a Northern and Southern division. . Of those grandiose plans, only the bath houses on Clarendon Avenue and the concrete pillars for a dance pavilion in the center of the lagoon were built. Regular passenger service only began in October 1907 to Tobin (Pedro Valley). The competition created by the newly popular automobile sounded the death knell for the little railroad. Union Pacific Railroad Company. The North Granada Station was built in 1900, and stands vacant at 10151 Cabrillo Highway in El Granada. A major impetus for the railroad was the real estate game. It resurfaced at the edge of the high cliffs, 700 feet above the crashing surf. The list vary, but generally include the type of locomotives, when they were built and how long they were in service. Both cars were finally scrapped at Oroville during 2009. Passengers wishing to continue disembarked from the train and boarded a special Stanley Steamer to reach the railhead at the other end. Further plans called for subsidiaries such as the Ocean Shore & Eastern, which would have run a line between Santa Cruz to Watsonville where it would have connected with other Ocean Shore Railroad related schemes, such as the Fresno, Coalinga, & Monterey Railroad, which aimed to connect Fresno and Monterey via somewhere around the Pacheco Pass.[7]. Excursion trips were popular. With dreams of a leisure train that would shuttle daytrippers down the coast, the Ocean Shore Railway Company drew up plans for 73 miles of tracks between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. In July 1895 however, the line was reorganized to form the West Shore Railway Company, whose goals were to build a standard gauge railway line between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. Nonetheless, Southern Pacific was certainly duplicitous in some of its dealings with the Ocean Shore Railway. The Edgemar Station was once located at the intersection of Clifton and Waterford Streets in Pacifica, but has been demolished. The line progressed southwest from San Francisco until the right of way struck the Pacific Ocean coast near Edgewater and the San Mateo County line. The Ocean Shore Railway Company had been incorporated in May 1905 to build two parallel eighty-mile-long standard-gauge electric railroad tracks down the coastline from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, where it would have linked up with other subsidiary networks and ultimately meet the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad at the Nevada state line. The site of the station was later used as the site for a small grocery store, which continued in operation until the structure was demolished to make room for Fassler Avenue in the early 1970s. "Rum and a Railroad-How Salada Beach Grew", Tom Johnston, Pacifica Tribune, November 9, 1977. Chicago South Shore & South Bend RR Locomotives 505 was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in July 1916, #43681. The Farallone City Station was built in 1903 where Seventh Street crosses the Railroad right-of-way (now Highway 1) in Montara. Travel was often interrupted by the results of a heavy rain that caused culverts under the tracks to jam with debris, washing away the roadbed. Oregon Coastal Excursion - Rockaway Beach or Garibaldi. Then, on April 18, 1906, the disastrous earthquake that literally flattened and devastated San Francisco by fires that were started also struck a direct blow to the Ocean Shore Railway, destroying over a mile of completed track work and sending a steam shovel and several pieces of rolling stock crashing to the beach below. Never Completed Bechtel as No. Plus, a decent amount of new office development . [ Reply To This Message ] Date: 03/13/02 17:17 RE: San . Rather than providing rather typical coach service between the railroad's two termini, it purchased a Stanley Motor Carriage Company autobus to bridge the 26-mile gap via a new subsidiary, the Ocean Shore Auto Stage Company, incorporated in March 1914. 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