Along the route south of San Francisco, progress was moving more slowly. Sierra Railway purchased by Sierra Railroad on July 10, 1935. "Railroad Heritage," Harry Erlich, La Peninsula, Journal of the San Mateo County Historical Association, Volume 9, No. While the Ocean Shore Railroad was being built, local papers of course, carried accounts of the construction progress. Copyright 2021. For the history of the Ocean Shore RR, and the . 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. A separate bus service also transported people from Torquay to the California Redwood Park (Big Basin). Numerous slides damaged the roadway. One landslide, on January 15, 1916 closed the line for more than two months and required over $300,000 in repairs. OceanShoreRailroad.org. One was an exact copy of the 1409. Coastside farmers were paid 5 1/2 a choke. [ Reply To This Message ] Date: 03/13/02 17:17 RE: San . 12 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. In total New Jersey today is home to just 950 miles of trackage. This section was in use until the mid-1980s and was the last part of the Ocean Shore in operation. A solution had to be found and the new Ocean Shore Railroad had an idea. 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]. . 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 The structure was demolished and its lumber was recycled to build part of the home at 635 Rockaway Beach Avenue. Vegetables Galore The Society is also looking for old passenger car trucks and at least one interior seat. No. 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. 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. 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. As an Amazon Associate, this business earns from qualifying purchases. The Railroad Commission, however, limited the franchise repeatedly, forcing Gray to redirect traffic to Colma and San Mateo, drastically reducing his potential profits. Newburgh and South Shore Railroad: NSRC: North Stratford Railroad: NSRX: Jack Frost Cane Sugar: NSS: Newburgh and South Shore Railway . Works numbers were 13414-13416, 13421 in May 1893; December. Instant roadbed. Early in the morning of April 17, 1906, an 8.1 earthquake started a rockslide above the new rail line. current progress on restoring car 1409, go to www.oceanshorerailroad.org . Four trains (two round-trips) ran daily and six on Sundays and holidays. This proved disastrous when the earthquake struck, since much of that machinery was either buried or tossed into the sea. [UCSC Legacy Digital Collections Colorized using DeOldify], A Stanley Steamer somewhere along the 27-mile gap with its roof up, ca 1918. Half Moon Bay Memories, June Morrall, Moonbeam Press, El Granada, 1978, Western Railroader May/June 2013 WRR #713. Railroad building had just reached Mussell Rock, where the San Andreas fault dives into the Pacific Ocean, when disaster struck. 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. [, An Ocean Shore construction train pouring fill below the bridge over San Vicente Creek south of Davenport, 1907. 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. Not all sections were completed. Tobin Station is located on San Pedro Point, at the corner of Danmann Avenue and Shelter Cove Road. When completed, the car will hold the Societys working model of the Ocean Shore RR in Pacifica a spectacular HO scale display built by the Vargas Brothers. The new line started July 9, 1886. Originally chartered as the Delaware Shore Railroad in February, 1873 it was completed between Woodbury and Penns Grove in July, 1876. . Ocean cliffs collapsed, dumping over 4,000 feet of railroad track, along with rolling stock and construction equipment, into the sea. 1504 or 1505) in 1912. Three railroad stations still stand. There were numerous bridges and trestles along the route. The station and auxiliary buildings were demolished in the early 1950's. On Sundays, the railroad supplemented the traditional cars with open flat cars topped with picnic benches. Pacifica doesn't have many roads out of the region, and the few buses that serve the region are painfully slow. This storm mixed with creditors finally calling in their debt put an end to the reckless optimism that had been motivating the company previously. There, you needed a $5 down payment. The Ocean Shore Railway went bankrupt on December 6, 1909 and was reincorporated as the Ocean Shore Railroad on October 9, 1911, following nearly two years in receivership. A branch line was planned for the hills above Pescadero with a possible extension to Big Basin and Boulder Creek. Artichokes went for 75 each in New York. 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. In December 1949 it was renumbered 175 and scrapped in April 1959. 10am-2pm. Originally incorporated as the Ocean Shore Railway Company on May 18, 1905, the plan was to run a 1500 Volt Alternating-Current double-tracked line between San Francisco and Santa Cruz, operating with interurbans and electric freight motors. An apartment complex was built on its location in the early 2000's. 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. The OSRR finally closed down about 1922. Incorporated in March 1892, the line intended to construct an electric interurban railway between San Francisco and Santa Cruz via a tunnel at San Pedro Point. Portions of the right of way can be seen along the Rockaway headlands and along the railway berm in Pedro Point. 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. In 1957 they all became Pacifica. A passenger station would have been built at 25th & Potrero in San Francisco and was financed primarily through business-men in New York. 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. Ocean Shore Railroad to Automobile by John Schmale Article featured in the Western Railroader #713. All rights reserved. Our trains also feature snack bar cars with family-friendly prices to help you further enjoy your ride. Passengers wishing to continue disembarked from the train and boarded a special Stanley Steamer to reach the railhead at the other end. Rum and a Railroad-How Salada Beach Grew, Tom Johnston, Pacifica Tribune, November 9, 1977. Incorporated in 1906, the Ocean Shore Railway Company planned to run a high-speed electric railway between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. There it turned right and ran down Potrero Street, then to the east of Bayshore, and then following what is Alemany Street today. Indeed, right up until its declaration of bankruptcy in 1911, the company was working feverishly to achieve its primary goal. 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. He became frustrated and looked for interested buyers of his franchise. 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. Buy tickets online to reserve your seat, then pick them up . [Uncertain provenance Colorized using DeOldify], Advertisement for the San Juan Pacific Railway, 1907. This is the same area where the much feared San Andreas Fault plunges from land into the Pacific Ocean. Notable people include: J.A. The collapse of Knickerbocker led to a run on money and the withdrawal by many from high-risk investments. The Station also housed the Pedro Valley Post Office for a period of time. 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. Book Now. Between 1895 and 1898 there was no work actually done, which was unsetting to the financers. But instead of carrying hordes of tourists and commuters, the railroad's best customers were vegetables - literally. Some sites also include photos of most locomotives. Return to CLASS III Shortlines Due to the initial popularity of the service, a second Stanley Steamer was added to the roster on June 10. Track layers had only reached Mussel Rock outside Daly City by the time of the earthquake, but grading had been completed for many miles further south, with much of the equipment located on Devil's Slide, which was the most precarious part of the route. It survives, but was not built for the Ocean Shore Railroad. Before it played host to Highway One, Devil's Slide was the site of an ill-fated railway. Ocean Shore Railroad by John Schmale Article featured in the Western Railroader #713. The San Francisco County Board of Supervisors granted the railroad permission to construct trackage from Fulton and Larking Streets, and down away from the city, however construction was stalled after multiple business owners along the route launched lawsuits. Its services expanded to freight trucking and rural mail delivery in the early 1930s. 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. The North Granada Station was built in 1900, and stands vacant at 10151 Cabrillo Highway in El Granada. It went to Hetch Hetchy in 1921, then to Sierra RY as Number 2. 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. Many of these visitors liked the area so well that they became the first settlers, buying land offered by the Ocean Shore Railroad realtors. Thanks. But, as with most of the other fantastic beach developments, they failed to materialize beyond the artists conceptions. See also "Ocean Shore Electric Railway," Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, Volume 39, Number 9 (September 1905), pp. Last updated: Nov. 11, 2022, to Lassen Lmbr & Box 23; to Red River Lmbr; scrapped 1940, to Hawaii Consolidated, converted to 2-6-2; scrapped 1947, to Atlas-Olympia; to stat boiler; scrapped 1937, to Pickering Lmbr 8; to West Side Lmbr 1:3; scrapped 1947, to Hofius Stell & Equip (D); to Walville Lmbr 10; to Diamond Match Co, Idaho; scrapped 1942, to Pickering Lmbr 11:1; to Verdi Lmbr 11; to Clover Valley Lmbr 11; scrapped 1952, to Pickering Lmbr 12; to Conell Motor Truck; to storage Fremont,CA; to. Incorporated in 1906, the Ocean Shore Railway Company planned to run a high-speed electric railway between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. A small section of the track can be seen today crossing 13th Street in San Francisco in front of Best Buy. The huge cut between Fairway Park and Vallemar was blasted out by railroad engineers. Although the crisis was short-lived, it led to many of the remaining and new investors in the Ocean Shore Railway to pull out. That decision was probably its undoing. 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. Elihu Jackson, of Salisbury, treasurer. 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) . 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. 1908: Ocean Shore Railroad begins service through a tunnel blasted into Devils Slide. [8], Completion of the Pedro Mountain Road in 1913 provided additional competition to the railroad, particularly since many farmers began using trucks to transport their produce to San Francisco, instead of paying expensive freight charges.[9]. 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. 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? Four trains (two round-trips) ran daily and six on Sundays and holidays. 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. 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 Works numbers were 39760-39761 in May 1913. 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 A magnifying glass. Salada Beach, Western Realty Company, date unknown (probably 1907 or 1908). Restoration work by historical society volunteers, supported by our fund raisers, has continued for seven years. 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. You could get one for $10 down, $3 a month. 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. A major impetus for the railroad was the real estate game. A major tunnel was built at Devil's Slide; another tunnel was built near Davenport. Meanwhile, the autobuses of the Ocean Shore Auto Stage Company continued to operate across the entire line under emergency provisions. Service between Tunitas and Swanton began on April 1, 1914 under the direction of James W. Gray, a former Ocean Shore brakeman. Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 47, p. 249. All material Copyright SteamLocomotive.com. 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. Then they bored a tunnel through the point itself. The latter eight had works numbers 14187-14188 in December 1894 and 11499-11504 in October 1895. Coastside farmers were paid 5 1/2 a choke. The railroad did, however, intend to construct a line between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. The structure was originally one story but now stands as a two story residence. By 2004 they were in shabby condition. 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. Neighborhood Legal Services: (716) 847-0650. Today there are two very old ex Ocean Shore cars in Tuolumne County. 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. In March 1927 it was rebuilt and sold to the St. Clair Tunnel Co as 9175, Class Z-3-a. Between 1880 and 1881 the railroad attempted to increase revenue by taking out mortgages and distributing stocks. 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. 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 Estimates in 1911 placed the cost of finishing the line at $1,351,115, over $35,000,000 in 2021 money. 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. 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 two incomplete short tunnels at Pomponio Beach existed into the 1970s before they collapsed or were demolished for safety reasons. 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. Chicago South Shore & South Bend RR Locomotives 505 was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in July 1916, #43681. The railroad was rapidly running out of time, money and patience. Rail buffs can still see signs of Pacificas early railroad days. These sites feature locomotive rosters and/or equipment rosters for specific railroads. Fast-talking promoters lured city-weary prospects to the coastside by offering free trips on the railway, open air concerts and free lunches. Never Completed All but the last of these projects came to nothing. It went to Hetch Hetchy in 1921, then to Sierra RY as Number 2. Funded primarily by investors on the East Coast, the line was required by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors to construct a section of track immediately in San Francisco. 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. Excursion trips were popular. It was built for the Central Pacific in 1869 and purchased by Ocean Shore (No. Meanwhile, the two railroads actually hired the same contractor to build both of its tracks north. The railroad hired a surveying team, who published a final report on March 1876 detailing the feasibility. [Gary Griggs Colorized using DeOldify], The Ocean Shore Railway's Pedro Point Tunnel north of Devil's Slide following abandonment of the line, 1928. Holman built them both in 1909. 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. 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. [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. It resurfaced at the edge of the high cliffs, 700 feet above the crashing surf. coachmen rv repair manual. 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. The line finally ceased operating scheduled trains after August 27, 1920 and was abandoned on October 20, 1920. A Flying A gas station was then built on the site, and it remained until the freeway was built in 1965. One reason an S.F.-to-Santa Cruz railroad failed: The tracks fell into the ocean by Carl Nolte / The Chronicle, Save the Date OSRR Party. Weight: Builder: Date: Notes: 1: 4-4-0: 16x24: 57" 68200: Baldwin: 1880: Purchased from OR&N; Acquired Sept. 1905 . Portions of the right of way can be seen along the Rockaway headlands and along the railway berm in Pedro Point. Much of Pacifica's layout owes its beginnings to a small, little-known railroad company. 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. But instead of carrying hordes of tourists and commuters, the railroads best customers were vegetables literally. 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