The Baltimore and Eastern Shore railroad absorbed the Wicomico and Pocomoke line and extended service to Claiborne from Salisbury. OceanShoreRailroad.org. The Society hopes that the train car will finally rest next to the Little Brown Church just as it did 100 years ago, a wonderful tourist attraction in our little picturesque town where the mountains reaches the beaches. On Sundays, the railroad supplemented the traditional cars with open flat cars topped with picnic benches. Ocean Shore Railroad. Meanwhile, the autobuses of the Ocean Shore Auto Stage Company continued to operate across the entire line under emergency provisions. As I've mentioned in previous postings, I have intentions of modeling the Ocean Shore Railroad, a modern day recreation of a prototype that ceased operations in 1920. The largest city in the state and the most populous city in the United States is New York City, which comprises five counties (boroughs): the Bron The 458 (Oregon Electric 50) had a big boxcab carbody with tiny steeple cab noses at each end, while the 4591 (OE 51) had a center cab and long hoods at either end. The station remained vacant until it was demolished in the early 1940s. See Locobase 13260 for a history of the Pacific's OSRR. By 1940 the body was placed on the ground, and in 1977 was moved to a nearby ranch. Artichokes, beans, Brussels sprouts, peas, potatoes and other coastside produce were in high demand. If you want to learn about Pacifica, about the Pacifica Historical Society and see who we are and what we are restoring; go to our website at: pacificahistory.org. Upon his return to San Francisco, Downey Harvey faced lawsuits resulting from the tragic death of an Ocean Shore train conductor. Shore installations, fuel and ammo depots, and airplanes on the airfields were left burning, but the Japanese seemed very much entrenched, and the AA fire was intense. However, it is assumed the railroad went under due to lack of finances, as no other paper traces are found. Folger, and Horace D. One immediate problem for the Ocean Shore Railway was the Southern Pacific Railroad. The station originally sat at the northeast corner of Francisco Way and San Mateo Avenue, until Highway 1 was rerouted along the former railroad right of way through Sharp Park. Ocean Shore Railroad Company, Inc. (1934-Present) After roughly a decade of court proceedings against them, largely over the fact that the company no longer operated a railroad, the Ocean Shore reincorporated once again, this time as the Ocean Shore Railroad Company, Inc., founded in Reno, Nevada on November 16, 1934. Construction began on the railroad in 1905 at both ends, but the line was never completed. The Arleta Park Station was built in 1904 and stands at 920 Railroad Avenue in Half Moon Bay. In around January 1881, the railroad was reorganized to become a standard gauge line, and filed for incorporation to construct tracks through Half Moon Bay. The main building carried the slogan "OCEAN SHORE RAILROAD" painted across its top. On August 2, 1964, New Jersey experienced its first race riot, in Jersey City. Call our office for further information (716)648-6216 or call the agency directly at the following phone numbers: Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo: (716) 853-9555. The station and auxiliary buildings were demolished in the early 1950's. Learn About Confirming Trips Interactive Planning Map Track Your Train Mobile App RideReserve It went to Hetch Hetchy in 1921, then to Sierra RY as Number 2. That decision was probably its undoing.As part of Californias coastal history, this rail car brings the City of Pacifica a tangible link to its history. [1]. In April 1907, the San Joaquin Valley Western Railroad was founded to connect Watsonville to Fresno, and in May the San Juan Pacific Railway was incorporated to link Chittenden to San Juan Bautista and its new cement plant, with plans to eventually extend its line further south through the Gabilan Range. Huge cracks opened up along the roadbed. The former outdoor shelter was enclosed many years ago and is now a private residence. It was several months before actual progress resumed on the Northern Division, but work did slowly resume. All Rights Reserved. Brighton Beach Station was located at the northwest corner of Francisco Boulevard and Lakeside Avenue. In Santa Cruz, the line would have connected with the Santa Cruz Railroad and allowed for the exchange of freight. To create a level bed for tracks on Devils Slide, they stuffed nine tons of black powder into a specially constructed tunnel and literally blew the top off the mountain. Copyright 2021. The tracks north from Santa Cruz were completed as far north as Swanton, north of Davenport. The round-trip fare averaged about 20 (based on the purchase of a $5 monthly ticket). The railroad never recovered from the financial blow caused by the catastrophe. Car 1409 was discovered in 2004, in a Sebastopol backyard by restoration expert Jeff Millerick. These list tend to be quite detailed. In 1881, the Santa Cruz Railroad had gone bankrupt, which largely cut off a lot of funding for the San Francisco & Ocean Shore Railroad as some investors had put much of their fortune into the Santa Cruz Railroad too. Construction on the Southern Division was primarily focused on the Scott Creek Railway line rather than the route north, although surveyors were likely busy determining the best means of crossing Scott Creek. Our trains also feature snack bar cars with family-friendly prices to help you further enjoy your ride. 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]. The railroad was conceived to carry basically only freight of the coast-side villages. A major impetus for the railroad was the real estate game. ex BNSF 2020; ex ATSF 3030; ex ATSF 3130; nee ATSF 1130. The microphone shows a bubble containing the most recent command. The work has been slow, because they are also restoring another original, the Little Brown Church in Pacifica, as a history museum and event center. 413 miles (665 kilometres) The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines was a railroad that operated in South Jersey in the 20th century. Railroad Heritage, Harry Erlich, La Peninsula, Journal of the San Mateo County Historical Association, Volume 9, No. The acquisition of former right of ways and properties of the San Francisco & West Shore Railway was quick, and apparently had already begun construction of a right of way in April 1895. Union Pacific Railroad Company. An apartment complex was built on its location in the early 2000's. Property along the San Mateo County coast was selling quickly, while farmers, quarriers, and lumber companies were eager to begin shipping via the completed railroad. Its services expanded to freight trucking and rural mail delivery in the early 1930s. 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. Huge cracks opened up along the roadbed. 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. No. Between 1880 and 1881 the railroad attempted to increase revenue by taking out mortgages and distributing stocks. ; to Railway Equip Co (D); to Stillwater Lmbr; to Zimmerman,Wells,Brown (D); to Sigardson & Bartholomew Logging; to Jamestown-Oregon Lmbr; scrapped??? However, the Directors had rejected this last-minute, and the railroad had lost a lot of finances. Bechtel as No. Type: Cyl. All Rights Reserved. Ghost Rail: The Brief, Troubled Life of the Ocean Shore Railroad | California Coastal Trail | Food & Discovery | KCET Unfortunately, the trains were often delayed. Never Completed Rail buffs can still see signs of Pacificas early railroad days. Construction began in 1905 at both ends, but the line was never completed. The middle leg of the line, 26 miles between Tunitas Glen and Swanton was never completed. Pillsbury.[5]. This viaduct was essential for accessing the company's proposed central depot in downtown Santa Cruz. The Hoboken Shore Railroad started off as the Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad, a shortline that served a large industrial clientele running the length of Hoboken's (New Jersey) waterfront. Sierra Railway purchased by Sierra Railroad on July 10, 1935. It consisted of an office, waiting room and freight shed, all of which were small. There were many others under construction at around the same time which harmed the railroad's bottom line. 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. 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. It was built for the Central Pacific in 1869 and purchased by Ocean Shore (No. 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. The railroad line had several stops in Pacifica-Edgemar, Salada, Brighton, Vallemar, Rockaway, Tobin-before plunging into a 354-foot tunnel through San Pedro Mountain. Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 47, p. 249. Thus, the new company, sans the debts of its predecessor, never bothered to finish the final 26 miles of its route, which was the only way the railroad would survive in the long term. On July 16, Gray sold the company to Edward Serretto, Louis Alfred Mattei, and Emile Michel. OceanShoreRailroad.org. Works numbers were 13414-13416, 13421 in May 1893; December. Oregon Coastal Excursion - Rockaway Beach or Garibaldi. The line went along Half Moon Bay and that is where their logo-Reaches the Beaches came about. There, you needed a $5 down payment. Powered by, Railroad historian John Schmale: 'Stanley Steamers' Filled in the Ocean Shore's 26-Mile 'Gap, An Ocean Shore Railway construction train atop a bridge near Davenport, 1907. A magnifying glass. Local wits maintained that all it took to cause a washout on the Ocean Shore was a good heavy fog, and there was always plenty of that. [6] Construction began in September 17, 1905, with the grades being dug out at points in San Francisco and Santa Cruz. Works number was 41999 in April 1915. 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. current progress on restoring car 1409, go to www.oceanshorerailroad.org . Coastside farmers were paid 5 1/2 a choke. "Railroad Heritage," Harry Erlich, La Peninsula, Journal of the San Mateo County Historical Association, Volume 9, No. 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. In the following weeks, similar riots occurred in Paterson and Elizabeth; dozens were injured and hundreds were arrested. Click below for a listing of assistance programs & phone numbers. . The nail in the coffin of the Ocean Shore Railway proved to be neither Southern Pacific interference nor the 1906 earthquake. At the time, the planned line continuation to, several small hamlets along the line north of the tunnel included Salada Beach, Brighton, and Vallemar. From June 23 to June 25, 1967, President Johnson met with Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey. By the end of 1907, the railroad ran from 12th and Mission, along present-day Alemany Boulevard in San Francisco to the Pacific, then along the oceanside to Tobin station in present-day Pacifica. OCEAN SHORE RAILROAD. [Randolph Brandt], Coastside Transport Company advertisement from the. Numerous slides damaged the roadway. Bricks laid out in the word "Montara" can be seen in the pavement in front of the front door. 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. Freight traffic to Davenport began in late January 1906 and, following short delays from the earthquake, regular passenger service to Davenport began on June 15. 30 minutes from depot to depot, 30 minute layover, 30 minute return. The bridges over Tunitas Creek and Palmer Gulch remained for many decades until they either collapsed or were demolished. Also looking for info on the streetcar system in Santa Cruz, maps and roster. In the north, passenger and freight service to Granada opened in June 1908 and Half Moon Bay in October, while tracks were laid across the Tunitas Creek bridge by January 1909. It indicates, "Click to perform a search". Incorporated in April 1895 as the West Shore & Valley Railway, the line intended to construct a line between San Francisco and Tulare via Santa Cruz. Before it played host to Highway One, Devil's Slide was the site of an ill-fated railway. From $20. Investors dropped out, and, with less money, the directors decided to substitute a single-track steam line for the planned two-track electric railway. 60 people follow this. We should celebrate our very own Car 1409 - the last of its species - the only existing passenger car built . 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. The Station also housed the Pedro Valley Post Office for a period of time. Amtrak RideReserve for Multi-Ride Passes Passengers traveling with monthly, ten-ride or six-ride passes will be required to confirm their intended trips on reserved services. All rights reserved. Most of the Ocean Shore right of way was paved over and turned into Highway 1, reputed to be the most spectacular road on the West Coast. Copyright 2021. One landslide, on January 15, 1916 closed the line for more than two months and required over $300,000 in repairs. The Edgemar Station was once located at the intersection of Clifton and Waterford Streets in Pacifica, but has been demolished. 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. There are two stations still existing and a levee. In 1957 they all became Pacifica. Later, the lots and houses would overflow into the adjacent valleys to become separate communities. 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