The new line started July 9, 1886. Through service from San Francisco to Santa Cruz via rail and steamer cost $4.50 a ticket and took a total of 8:15 hours northbound and 7:50 hours southbound. Does anyone know if there are rosters for the Ocean Shore Railroad, the San Juan Pacific, the Watsonville Transportation Company and the Pajaro Valley Consolidated Railroad located on-line anywhere? The huge cut between Fairway Park and Vallemar was blasted out by railroad engineers. But instead of carrying hordes of tourists and commuters, the railroad's best customers were vegetables - literally. The route ended at Tunitas Creek, south of READ MORE This drastically reduced the competitiveness of the Ocean Shore regarding passenger traffic between Santa Cruz and San Francisco, although the potential view along the picturesque coastal trackage was unquestioned. 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. Copyright 2021. Regular passenger service only began in October 1907 to Tobin (Pedro Valley). [Cambridge Lutece Colorized by DeOldify], Ocean Shore Railway auditor Ted F. Wurm on right with family members standing on the tracks near Davenport, ca 1910. In September 1903, the San Francisco & Southern Railway was formed to construct a line between San Francisco and Santa Cruz, via the same route as its predecessors. . Artichokes went for 75 each in New York. Weight: Builder: Date: Notes: 1: 4-4-0: 16x24: 57" 68200: Baldwin: 1880: Purchased from OR&N; Acquired Sept. 1905 . The tracks north from Santa Cruz were completed as far north as Swanton, north of Davenport. 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) . [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. Disaster Strikes The trip from San Francisco to Salada Beach took 57 minutes, though it was advertised as taking 25 minutes. The great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 knocked out the railroad before it really got started. 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. The end of the Ocean Shore Railroad started with the arrival of the automobile, at the very time the railroad was financially being forced to cease operations. Going South from Division Street, the line ran down Florida Street to Mariposa Street, where it turned left and ran to Potrero Street. Meanwhile, the track to Scott Creek was completed by October, several months behind schedule, but still not too far above upper estimates. Rail buffs can still see signs of Pacifica's early railroad days. 60 people follow this. 1, February 1961. Bricks laid out in the word "Montara" can be seen in the pavement in front of the front door. Excursion trips were popular. But it did not last long. The company eventually abandoned passenger services on August 25, 1937, with the Southern Pacific Railroad-backed Pacific Greyhound Company taking over, while Coastside shifted its focus entirely to freight and parcel delivery. Plans were redrawn to enter Santa Cruz. There, you needed a $5 down payment. 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. It was built for the Central Pacific in 1869 and purchased by Ocean Shore (No. It hugged the mountain at Devil's Slide and traveled south through Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada and Half Moon Bay. The announcement had dire consequences, and in early 1882 the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors voted to delay the acceptance of the franchise to allow the running of the railroad in the city itself. The Ocean Shore Railwaya project over thirty years in the makingbegan with a bang and then died a slow and painful death as natural disasters, financial crises, bankruptcy, and mismanagement doomed the most optimistic railroad in the history of the Central Coast of California. 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 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. As an Amazon Associate, this business earns from qualifying purchases. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. Not all sections were completed. 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. Today there are two very old ex Ocean Shore cars in Tuolumne County. Some sites also include photos of most locomotives. 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. 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" type, simple articulated. 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. 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. Indeed, Southern Pacific preempted the Ocean Shore's incorporation by a month when it established its own Coast Line Railroad in April 1905 with almost identical goals as its rival, sans double tracks and electrification. 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. Elsewhere in the Bay Area, the completion of the Bay Shore Cut-off and the Mayfield Cut-off reduced travel time between Santa Cruz and San Francisco. In December 1949 it was renumbered 175 and scrapped in April 1959. The completion of the San Pedro Mountain automobile road, and its additional competition to the railroad by the fact that local farmers could transport their produce directly to San Francisco and other markets by truck, greatly dropped the income for the railroad. [Uncertain provenance Colorized using DeOldify], Ocean Shore Railway's depot in Santa Cruz overlooking the Southern Pacific yard, 1907. Update on Car #1409. We should celebrate our very own Car 1409 - the last of its species - the only existing passenger car built . The railroad would have followed the route of its predecessors along the San Mateo Coast, and would have had a large yard in the center of Santa Cruz. It was purchased in 1936 by W.A. Artichokes, beans, Brussels sprouts, peas, potatoes and other coastside produce were in high demand. Incorporated in 1906, the Ocean Shore Railway Company planned to run a high-speed electric railway between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. The line had tight curves, street trackage, a float bridge - all elements that endeared the railroad to its fans. Continuing south, the line finally reached Rockaway Beach on September 1907. About. Salada Beach, near the natural lagoon known as Laguna Salada (in the Sharp Park golf course), was designed to be a major watering hole. With one of the worlds most scenic backdrops as a brilliant seascape for passengers, the Ocean Shore Railroad skirted northern Californias coastline to service communities south of San Francisco for the first two decades of the 20th century. Ocean Shore Railroad Car 1409 - Restoring a railcar from the Ocean Shore Railroad; Pacifica, California Oceano Depot - Preserves the 1904 Southern Pacific Railroad depot in Oceano, California On Duty at the Railroad - Vintage rail photos from the crossing of Union Pacific and Santa Fe at Hobart Tower in Vernon, California There are two stations still existing and a levee. 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. [, An Ocean Shore construction train pouring fill below the bridge over San Vicente Creek south of Davenport, 1907. The trip from San Francisco to Salada Beach took 57 minutes, though it was advertised as taking 25 minutes. Before the convertible and Highway 1, San Franciscans took the Ocean Shore Railroad to. 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. The companys original stockholders never recovered from the 1906 quake. Return to CLASS III Shortlines 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. It had rarely made a profit and, in 1920, was forced to stop operations. Then they bored a tunnel through the point itself. Trackage within the city of San Francisco was electrified, while the rest of the line was operated with steam locomotives, and later, with self-propelled railcars. A major tunnel was built at Devil's Slide; another tunnel was built near Davenport. Of the track that remained, much was twisted and contorted to such a degree that it resembled a roller-coaster. Some of this may have been damaged in the heavy winter storm of 1909 that wrecked large portions of the right-of-way, effectively shutting it down until late April. You could get one for $10 down, $3 a month. There, you needed a $5 down payment. The company was $2,321,740 in debt and had nowhere left to turn for help. In March 1927 it was rebuilt and sold to the St. Clair Tunnel Co as 9175, Class Z-3-a. Indeed, right up until its declaration of bankruptcy in 1911, the company was working feverishly to achieve its primary goal. The second steamer was operated by Harry L. Staples. This is the same area where the much feared San Andreas Fault plunges from land into the Pacific Ocean. Instant roadbed. current progress on restoring car 1409, go to www.oceanshorerailroad.org . The railroad was in fact reorganized though into the San Francisco & Santa Cruz Railway, however, the railroad went bankrupt and had to shut down. Image produced by Charles H. Kendrick Company. Works numbers were 41392-41393 in May 1914. Funds were solicited locally in early 1908, allowing construction to continue, but the railroad was running entirely on rapidly-increasing debt. [UCSC Legacy Digital Collections Colorized using DeOldify], An Ocean Shore Auto Stage Stanley Steamer leaving Tunitas for Santa Cruz, ca 1914. From $20. 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 railroad never recovered from the financial blow caused by the catastrophe. [OpenSFHistory], An accident at Little Creek switch outside Swanton, 1916. See also "Ocean Shore Electric Railway," Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, Volume 39, Number 9 (September 1905), pp. The former outdoor shelter was enclosed many years ago and is now a private residence. Many of these visitors liked the area so well that they became the first settlers, buying land offered by the Ocean Shore Railroad realtors. 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 March 1899, the railroad had stated that they wished to be sold to the Vanderbilt Company, in direct competition to the Southern Pacific. It indicates, "Click to perform a search". It survives, but was not built for the Ocean Shore Railroad. All material Copyright SteamLocomotive.com. 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. Copyright 1996, June Langhoff. Remnants of the right-of-way survive all along the coast, especially in San Mateo County. Railroad building had just reached Mussell Rock, where the San Andreas fault dives into the Pacific Ocean, when disaster struck. Kristina and I met Jeff to identify the remnants of the tarnished jewel. Wow! Though in sad shape, it was a super candidate for restoration because it was one of only five cars of this type ever built. The end result of the Ocean Shore Railway's three and a half years of effort was approximately 54 miles built of an 80-mile-long railroad. This section ran from McDaniel through Easton, Hurlock, Salisbury and Berlin to Ocean City, MD. Most ended up in East Coast homes and restaurants. [Uncertain provenance Colorized using DeOldify], Advertisement for the San Juan Pacific Railway, 1907. As impressive as it was idealistic, the line . [UCSC Legacy Digital Collections Colorized using DeOldify], A Stanley Steamer somewhere along the 27-mile gap with its roof up, ca 1918. It resurfaced at the edge of the high cliffs, 700 feet above the crashing surf. $21.99 12 Used from $2.54 8 New from $14.44. This benefited the Ocean Shore immensely in 1906. 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. Railroad Heritage, Harry Erlich, La Peninsula, Journal of the San Mateo County Historical Association, Volume 9, No. Passengers wishing to continue disembarked from the train and boarded a special Stanley Steamer to reach the railhead at the other end. The line north from Santa Cruz was leased to the San Vicente Lumber Company, which continued to use the tracks until 1923. American Locomotive Company (Alco), Schenectady Works, NY, 1942 . The Real Estate Game 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. Excursion trips were popular. Four trains (two round-trips) ran daily and six on Sundays and holidays. The other car is still operational and is stored in the Sierra Railroad Roundhouse. See Locobase 13260 for a history of the Pacific's OSRR. The Arleta Park Station was built in 1904 and stands at 920 Railroad Avenue in Half Moon Bay. Notable people include: J.A. Railroad Sights in Pacifica Today This section was in use until the mid-1980s and was the last part of the Ocean Shore in operation. [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]. The collapse of Knickerbocker led to a run on money and the withdrawal by many from high-risk investments. 30 minutes from depot to depot, 30 minute layover, 30 minute return. Unfortunately, the trains were often delayed. 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. It should be mentioned that the railroad was suspected of being owned by the Aitchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad, and the San Francisco & South Coast Railroad Company was formed by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors, and was backed by the Southern Pacific. Railroad building had just reached Mussell Rock, where the San Andreas fault dives into the Pacific Ocean, when disaster struck. From that point, the tracks crossed Harrison Street and ran up 12th Street to the terminal station at Mission Street. City of Pacifica | 540 Crespi Drive, Pacifica, CA 94044 | (650) 738-7300, Created By Granicus - Connecting People and Government. The End of an Era Works numbers were 39760-39761 in May 1913. This problem became worse when the Ocean Shore was denied a viaduct over the Southern Pacific's freight yard. It had rarely made a profit and, in 1920, was forced to stop operations. Most Ocean Shore Railroad services ceased on August 17, 1920. OceanShoreRailroad.org. 58 people like this. Chicago South Shore & South Bend RR Locomotives 505 was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in July 1916, #43681. Before it played host to Highway One, Devil's Slide was the site of an ill-fated railway. However, the Directors had rejected this last-minute, and the railroad had lost a lot of finances. The Granada Station was moved a block from its original location to the corner of Ave Portola and The Alameda. For more info on the history of the Ocean shore Railroad, courtesy of Coastside Buzz and Michelle Dragony, please go here: Ocean Shore Railroad History by the Pacifica Historical and Ocean Shore Railroad Societies . Folger, and Horace D. Rockaway Beach Station was located at the southeast corner of Rockaway Beach Avenue (formerly Hewitt Avenue) and Highway 1. Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 18, p.196 and Volume 19, p. 191; and roster notes by L S Twombly dated 10 December 1983 and supplied in August 2013 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Date Exchange collection. Length. OceanShoreRailroad.org. Nonetheless, Southern Pacific was certainly duplicitous in some of its dealings with the Ocean Shore Railway. Ads extolled its allure and the "beautiful, balmy climate." In February 1907, alongside the lease of the interurban, Ocean Shore incorporated another subsidiary, the Ocean Shore & Eastern Railway, which was intended to build a railroad line from Santa Cruz to Watsonville, likely using the Union Traction line, although it did not resume its deferred payments at this time. The railroad tried to fight the opposition of the plans in San Francisco in the Supreme Court, but failed. Jul 15. . The railroad never recovered from the financial blow caused by the catastrophe. To create a level bed for tracks on Devil's Slide, they stuffed nine tons of black powder into a specially constructed tunnel and literally blew the top off the mountain. Neighborhood Legal Services: (716) 847-0650. Huge cracks opened up along the roadbed. 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. 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 . +. (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. Holman built them both in 1909. Barbara VanderWerf, Granada: A Synonym for Paradise - The Ocean Shore Railroad Years, Gum Tree Lanes Books, El Granda, 1992. Much of Pacifica's layout owes its beginnings to a small, little-known railroad company. Type: Cyl. Road Number . The San Francisco charter allowed for electric-only operation, so the . 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. In 1957 they all became Pacifica. 506 was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in July 1916, #43682. That decision was probably its undoing. Restoration work by historical society volunteers, supported by our fund raisers, has continued for seven years. Service between Tunitas and Swanton began on April 1, 1914 under the direction of James W. Gray, a former Ocean Shore brakeman. These list tend to be quite detailed. Ocean cliffs collapsed, dumping over 4,000 feet of railroad track, along with rolling stock and construction equipment, into the sea. See also "Ocean Shore Electric Railway," Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, Volume 39, Number 9 (September 1905), pp. Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 51, p.327. From June 23 to June 25, 1967, President Johnson met with Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey. Seven years ago, the Pacifica Historical Society learned from John Schmale that an OSRR passenger car was being used as a tool shed up by some railroad tracks near Sebastopol, some 50 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. 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. 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. The railroad failed to do this, and subsequently, the franchise expired and by February 1902, the line was shut down.[1]. Ghost Rail: The Brief, Troubled Life of the Ocean Shore Railroad | California Coastal Trail | Food & Discovery | KCET Of the track that remained, much was twisted and contorted to such a degree that it resembled a roller-coaster. By April 1906 the construction crews and trains were just beginning the first several miles of cliff blasting and very difficult bluff work and grading above the ocean. Possibly as early as 1908, regular horse-drawn stage coach service connected Davenport or Swanton in the south with Tunitas or Half Moon Bay in the north. The middle leg of the line, 26 miles between Tunitas Glen and Swanton was never completed. With the explosion in the population in the Pacifica region, traffic on CA-1 and I-280 has gotten unbearable on weekdays. Rum and a Railroad-How Salada Beach Grew, Tom Johnston, Pacifica Tribune, November 9, 1977. 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. See Locobase 13260 for a history of the Pacific's OSRR. Due to the initial popularity of the service, a second Stanley Steamer was added to the roster on June 10. Join your colleagues from industry, academia, and government at the 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2022) in Hamburg, Germany from June 5 - 10, 2022. Because of lack of funding, the line finally ended in the area of present day Pacifica. You could get one for $10 down, $3 a month. Ads extolled its allure and the beautiful, balmy climate. A promenade, bandstand, casinos, cafes and several large hillside hotels were envisioned surrounding the lake, which was much larger than the present size. ; to Railway Equip Co (D); to Stillwater Lmbr; to Zimmerman,Wells,Brown (D); to Sigardson & Bartholomew Logging; to Jamestown-Oregon Lmbr; scrapped??? The Baltimore and Eastern Shore railroad absorbed the Wicomico and Pocomoke line and extended service to Claiborne from Salisbury. The nail in the coffin of the Ocean Shore Railway proved to be neither Southern Pacific interference nor the 1906 earthquake. 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. The railroad was rapidly running out of time, money and patience. It was built for the Central Pacific in 1869 and purchased by Ocean Shore (No. 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. On top of all the drama and failure, though, the most remarkably fact about the Ocean Shore Railway is how close it came to succeeding in a task that had dogged so many companies before it. 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. Construction Resumes 12 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. Upon his return to San Francisco, Downey Harvey faced lawsuits resulting from the tragic death of an Ocean Shore train conductor. By 1940 the body was placed on the ground, and in 1977 was moved to a nearby ranch. Four trains (two round-trips) ran daily and six on Sundays and holidays. Band. Click Here. Crew members on the BC&J trains assist you and explain the various lineside sights. 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. The post office stood across the street, but has since been demolished. Established in 1905, the Ocean Shore Railroad Company's tracks started in San Francisco and ran along a coastal route through the small villages that later became Pacifica. This viaduct was essential for accessing the company's proposed central depot in downtown Santa Cruz. 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