Disaster Strikes 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. Brighton Beach Station was located at the northwest corner of Francisco Boulevard and Lakeside Avenue. A major tunnel was built at Devil's Slide; another tunnel was built near Davenport. The huge cut between Fairway Park and Vallemar was blasted out by railroad engineers. The third is Tobin Station on San Pedro Point (corner of Danman Avenue and Shelter Cove Road). To this day, the Devils Slide area has been a source of very costly maintenance, then for the rail line, and now for Hwy 1. All material Copyright SteamLocomotive.com. Restoration work by historical society volunteers, supported by our fund raisers, has continued for seven years. Diesel Roster. Ghost Rail: The Brief, Troubled Life of the Ocean Shore Railroad | California Coastal Trail | Food & Discovery | KCET The Ocean Shore Railway started construction on May 18th, 1905 on what was to be a double track electric line to run about 83 miles from 12th & Mission Street in San Francisco to Santa Cruz. Ocean Shore Steam Locomotive Roster. Return to CLASS III Shortlines The railroad was conceived to carry basically only freight of the coast-side villages. 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. Plus, a decent amount of new office development . While the Ocean Shore Railroad was being built, local papers of course, carried accounts of the construction progress. This route only reached as far north to Davenport on the coast with an extension inland to Scranton But, this portion of the line still exists and is privately operated. P16I Ocean City Railroad P16J en:Anglesea Rail Road P17 en:Salem Railroad P17A en:Alloway and Quinton Railroad P17B en:Salem Branch Railroad P18 en:West Jersey and Atlantic Railroad P18A en:Pleasantville and Ocean City Railroad R en:Philadelphia and Reading Railway R1 en:Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad R1A en:East Trenton Railroad Planned resorts were pictured on post cards, posters and brochures showing an entertainment complex to rival New Yorks famous Coney Island and a huge casino to be built at Salada Beach. 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. 1. This viaduct was essential for accessing the company's proposed central depot in downtown Santa Cruz. 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. The company initially planned for a top-of-the-line electric railway, but the 1906 earthquake curtailed . 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. Where: Car #1409 located behind Vallemar Station. 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. Jul 15. . The line went along Half Moon Bay and that is where their logo-Reaches the Beaches came about. The huge cut between Fairway Park and Vallemar was blasted out by railroad engineers. Between 1880 and 1881 the railroad attempted to increase revenue by taking out mortgages and distributing stocks. From June 23 to June 25, 1967, President Johnson met with Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey. 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. 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. Huge cracks opened up along the roadbed. The earthquake delayed construction of a second track (Southern Pacific's) by a year, meaning that the Ocean Shore was able to profit off the cement plant's initial output during that time. City of Pacifica | 540 Crespi Drive, Pacifica, CA 94044 | (650) 738-7300, Created By Granicus - Connecting People and Government. Meanwhile, the autobuses of the Ocean Shore Auto Stage Company continued to operate across the entire line under emergency provisions. Today there are two very old ex Ocean Shore cars in Tuolumne County. Due to the initial popularity of the service, a second Stanley Steamer was added to the roster on June 10. We should celebrate our very own Car 1409 - the last of its species - the only existing passenger car built . 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. 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 [5] A segment of the railroad in the southeast section of San Francisco was also operated by the Western Pacific Railroad. By 1940 the body was placed on the ground, and in 1977 was moved to a nearby ranch. As impressive as it was idealistic, the line . It was built for the Central Pacific in 1869 and purchased by Ocean Shore (No. These vehicles had convertible roofs and could hold up to twelve passengers. Newburgh and South Shore Railroad: NSRC: North Stratford Railroad: NSRX: Jack Frost Cane Sugar: NSS: Newburgh and South Shore Railway . Optimism was always the Ocean Shore Railway's greatest strength and weakness. The railroad failed to do this, and subsequently, the franchise expired and by February 1902, the line was shut down.[1]. Meanwhile, the two railroads actually hired the same contractor to build both of its tracks north. From that point, the tracks crossed Harrison Street and ran up 12th Street to the terminal station at Mission Street. Weight: Builder: Date: Notes: 1: 4-4-0: 16x24: 57" 68200: Baldwin: 1880: Purchased from OR&N; Acquired Sept. 1905 . Works numbers were 41392-41393 in May 1914. Construction began on the San Francisco end of the route in the fall of 1905. 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. 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. It was purchased in 1936 by W.A. The San Francisco charter allowed for electric-only . The railroad was in fact reorganized though into the San Francisco & Santa Cruz Railway, however, the railroad went bankrupt and had to shut down. As an Amazon Associate, this business earns from qualifying purchases. Railroad building had just reached Mussell Rock, where the San Andreas fault dives into the Pacific Ocean, when disaster struck. Investors dropped out, and, with less money, the directors decided to substitute a single-track steam line for the planned two-track electric railway. The Kelly Street Station is now situated near the Johnston House on the south side of Higgins Canyon Road in Half Moon Bay. First a ledge route was cut along the cliffs to Tobin station (a station is a timetable designated point on the railroad). View our variety of available train rides in Hamburg, NY below. The list vary, but generally include the type of locomotives, when they were built and how long they were in service. Due to the initial popularity of the service, a second Stanley Steamer was added to the roster on June 10. Car 1409 was discovered in 2004, in a Sebastopol backyard by restoration expert Jeff Millerick. Notable people include: J.A. On Sundays, the railroad supplemented the traditional cars with open flat cars topped with picnic benches. Nearby Vallemar was a bit pricier. Works numbers were 32627, 32646 in January 1908. In total New Jersey today is home to just 950 miles of trackage. The Farallone City Station was built in 1903 where Seventh Street crosses the Railroad right-of-way (now Highway 1) in Montara. One of the hardest things in modeling this railroad is creating a believable paint scheme for cars and rolling stock, always working under the 'what if' premis. The railroad was rapidly running out of time, money and patience. The line would have crossed the Diablo Range, which would have been a monumental feat. 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. 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. Incorporated on June 1889 to construct a standard gauge line between San Francisco and Santa Cruz, the line was a private company and had unknown financers. Learn More. 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. This benefited the Ocean Shore immensely in 1906. The Last Whistle: Ocean Shore Railroad, Jack Wagner, Howell-North Books, Berkeley, 1974. Another bridge was built a mile south over Palmer Gulch (Trestle Beach), but no tracks were ever installed here. Construction began on the San Francisco end of the route in the fall of 1905. Road Number . You could get one for $10 down, $3 a month. See also "Ocean Shore Electric Railway," Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, Volume 39, Number 9 (September 1905), pp. Passengers wishing to continue disembarked from the train and boarded a special Stanley Steamer to reach the railhead at the other end. Ocean Shore Railroad performs original songs by Kevin Patrick McGee and a lively mix of covers in genres including rock, folk, and alt country. Said lawsuits took away time and money, as by 1881 the railroad had promised to construct a line to the border of San Mateo County, but in reality had not laid a single rail. 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