Lots sold at Salada Beach started at $250 for a 25 x 50 foot parcel. Kristina and I met Jeff to identify the remnants of the tarnished jewel. Wow! The new West Shore Railway was meant to haul freight and passenger service, at a time estimate of two hours and ten minutes between the two cities. See also "Ocean Shore Electric Railway," Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, Volume 39, Number 9 (September 1905), pp. RBMN agrees to buy Carbon County rail line for $4.7M Customer Service Freight - 610-562-2100 A branch line was planned for the hills above Pescadero with a possible extension to Big Basin and Boulder Creek. 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. OceanShoreRailroad.org. Never Completed Most Ocean Shore Railroad services ceased on August 17, 1920. It had rarely made a profit and, in 1920, was forced to stop operations. The Arleta Park Station was built in 1904 and stands at 920 Railroad Avenue in Half Moon Bay. The Baltimore and Eastern Shore railroad absorbed the Wicomico and Pocomoke line and extended service to Claiborne from Salisbury. Is Pacifica the Bay Area's Most Underrated Gem? Much of Pacifica's layout owes its beginnings to a small, little-known railroad company. The new line started July 9, 1886. Gen. Joseph B. Seth, of Easton, was named president of this new venture and Gov. No. 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. Portions of the right of way can be seen along the Rockaway headlands and along the railway berm in Pedro Point. 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. The middle leg of the line, 26 miles between Tunitas Glen and Swanton was never completed. The former outdoor shelter was enclosed many years ago and is now a private residence. Huge cracks opened up along the roadbed. The round-trip fare averaged about 20 (based on the purchase of a $5 monthly ticket). The railroad tried to fight the opposition of the plans in San Francisco in the Supreme Court, but failed. [3] Other plans that were originally considered, would have operated the railway under 3300 volts Alternating-Current, utilizing both third rail and overhead catenary wiring. Then they bored a tunnel through the point itself. Indeed, right up until its declaration of bankruptcy in 1911, the company was working feverishly to achieve its primary goal. From $20. Bechtel as No. Grading, meanwhile, had progressed as far as Pigeon Point. 10am-2pm. 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. Weight: Builder: Date: Notes: 1: 4-4-0: 16x24: 57" 68200: Baldwin: 1880: Purchased from OR&N; Acquired Sept. 1905 . 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. Together, these two actions effectively stranded the Ocean Shore in West Santa Cruz with no outlet south, thereby imperilling its plans for a route across the county and beyond. Funds were solicited locally in early 1908, allowing construction to continue, but the railroad was running entirely on rapidly-increasing debt. On board were 500 San Franciscans, great, good-time-loving people, who were treated to free picnic lunches and sales pitches for building lots. [Louis L. Stein, Jr. Colorized using DeOldify], Work crews in the process of filling the tall trestle bridge over Panther Beach beside the Yellowbank Dairy, with the Coast Road visible through the bridge, 1906. The railroad was rapidly running out of time, money and patience. Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 51, p.323. OceanShoreRailroad.org. 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. Unfortunately, construction began in fall of . To attract weekend excursions and tourists, the route would hug the shoreline as closely as possible. Electrified trackage within the city of San Francisco, which served major industries, was operated for many years, in part by the San Francisco Muni. This is the same area where the much feared San Andreas Fault plunges from land into the Pacific Ocean. The huge cut between Fairway Park and Vallemar was blasted out by railroad engineers. Ocean City Railroad (connecting Ocean City Junction to Ocean City) . For the Downey Harveys, such a retirement meant living at Del Monte, the exclusive resort built by the Southern Pacific Railroad at Monterey. The line finally ceased operating scheduled trains after August 27, 1920 and was abandoned on October 20, 1920. Lots sold at Salada Beach started at $250 for a 25 x 50 foot parcel. 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. Not all sections were completed. Railroad Sights in Pacifica Today No. It was several months before actual progress resumed on the Northern Division, but work did slowly resume. The Southern Division was subsequently leased to the San Vicente Lumber Company while the Northern Division was scrapped. One landslide, on January 15, 1916 closed the line for more than two months and required over $300,000 in repairs. Of course, the Ocean Shore Railway had not intended to fail. The middle leg of the line, 26 miles between Tunitas Glen and Swanton was never completed. Copyright 2021. The huge cut between Fairway Park and Vallemar was blasted out by railroad engineers. All Rights Reserved. Crew members on the BC&J trains assist you and explain the various lineside sights. Excursion trips were popular. Copyright 1996, June Langhoff. For the history of the Ocean Shore RR, and the . Ocean cliffs collapsed, dumping over 4,000 feet of railroad track, along with rolling stock and construction equipment, into the sea. The railroad actually constructed model homes south of Pacifica and laid out an especially elegant town plan with wide streets. Unfortunately, the trains were often delayed. Upon his return to San Francisco, Downey Harvey faced lawsuits resulting from the tragic death of an Ocean Shore train conductor. Unfortunately, the trains were often delayed. As impressive as it was idealistic, the line was held prisoner by natural forces that eventually took too much of a toll to keep its striking route churning. 306-307; and Jack R Wagner, The Last Whistle [Ocean Shore Railroad] (Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1974), passim. Between 1895 and 1898 there was no work actually done, which was unsetting to the financers. Three railroad stations still stand. 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. The North Granada Station was built in 1900, and stands vacant at 10151 Cabrillo Highway in El Granada. Numerous slides damaged the roadway. 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. Click below for a listing of assistance programs & phone numbers. Paperback. Excursion trips were popular. 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. Construction began in 1905 at both ends, but the line was never completed. 58 people like this. Tobin Station is located on San Pedro Point, at the corner of Danmann Avenue and Shelter Cove Road. The structure was demolished and its lumber was recycled to build part of the home at 635 Rockaway Beach Avenue. The tracks north from Santa Cruz were completed as far north as Swanton, north of Davenport. The End of an Era The earthquake led to the Ocean Shore abandoning its purchase agreement of the Union Traction Company, although it retained an option to purchase it at a later date. The C&A would eventually wind up as part of the modern Pennsylvania Railroad. The post office stood across the street, but has since been demolished. Designed to connect San Francisco and Santa Cruz, the incomplete Ocean Shore Railroad offered one of the most scenic rides in California. +. 1, February 1961. Due to the initial popularity of the service, a second Stanley Steamer was added to the roster on June 10. Early in the morning of April 17, 1906, an 8.1 earthquake started a rockslide above the new rail line. 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. The structure was originally one story but now stands as a two story residence. It hugged the mountain at Devil's Slide and traveled south through Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada and Half Moon Bay. [4] The railway was backed primarily by a group of very successful and wealthy business-men of San Francisco, including future railroad president: J. Downey Harvey. Most ended up in East Coast homes and restaurants. The tracks from San Francisco were completed as far south as Tunitas Creek, south of Half Moon Bay. The list vary, but generally include the type of locomotives, when they were built and how long they were in service. 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. Some sites also include photos of most locomotives. In March 1927 it was rebuilt and sold to the St. Clair Tunnel Co as 9175, Class Z-3-a. 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. Bricks laid out in the word "Montara" can be seen in the pavement in front of the front door. 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. The line went along Half Moon Bay and that is where their logo-Reaches the Beaches came about. American Locomotive Company (Alco), Schenectady Works, NY, 1942 . 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. 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. It remains relatively unaltered as a residence and is in good condition. However, it is assumed the railroad went under due to lack of finances, as no other paper traces are found. Barbara VanderWerf, Granada: A Synonym for Paradise The Ocean Shore Railroad Years, Gum Tree Lanes Books, El Granda, 1992. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. Meanwhile, the track to Scott Creek was completed by October, several months behind schedule, but still not too far above upper estimates. The Thornton Station was once located at the southwest corner of Skyline Boulevard & John Daly Boulevard on the outskirts of Daly City. By 1940 the body was placed on the ground, and in 1977 was moved to a nearby ranch. Disaster Strikes Rockaway Beach Station was located at the southeast corner of Rockaway Beach Avenue (formerly Hewitt Avenue) and Highway 1. The publicity of the beautiful coast side and the public who just visited and later settled changed our area forever, even the roads we drive on are often built upon the old railroad tracks. . ; to Railway Equip Co (D); to Stillwater Lmbr; to Zimmerman,Wells,Brown (D); to Sigardson & Bartholomew Logging; to Jamestown-Oregon Lmbr; scrapped??? Much of Pacifica's layout owes its beginnings to a small, little-known railroad company. 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. Weekend passengers had flocked to the beaches on good days, but at other times the trains were virtually empty. Plus, a decent amount of new office development . To change the length of the line, move the pointer over the end of the table until it becomes a resize pointer , and then move the arrow right or left to lengthen or shorten the line. Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 51, p.327. It survives, but was not built for the Ocean Shore Railroad. Traded by the museum in May, 1984 to Lake Shore Railroad Historical Foundation, Elkhart, IN for Amtrak GG1 No.4906 (ex-PRR 4903). [Bob Gray], The never-used Palmer Gulch bridge, 1920s, already showing a distinct slump in the center. English: The Ocean Shore Railroad was intended to be built from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, California, via a route along the Pacific coastline. MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY The Michigan Southern Railroad operates 21 miles of track from White Pigeon to Sturgis, Michigan, located approximately Skip to content Report an Emergency 1.855.258.4514 | 24/7 Customer Service 1.855.955.7245 | Customer Console | Employee Portal 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. Nearby Vallemar was a bit pricier. On January 14, 1921, Gray and Staples were granted a permanent franchise to continue running buses between San Francisco and Pescadero, which led to the incorporation of the Coastside Transportation Company later that year. Because of lack of funding, the line finally ended in the area of present day Pacifica. 1504 or 1505) in 1912. The company was $2,321,740 in debt and had nowhere left to turn for help. Salada: The Beach in Reach, Ocean Shore Land Company, 1908. Bechtel 1921, sold to Hetch Hetchy RR in 1921, then to Sierra RY as No. Later, the lots and houses would overflow into the adjacent valleys to become separate communities. However, the Directors had rejected this last-minute, and the railroad had lost a lot of finances. 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. This proved disastrous when the earthquake struck, since much of that machinery was either buried or tossed into the sea. [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. Where: Car #1409 located behind Vallemar Station. You could get one for $10 down, $3 a month. [Uncertain provenance], Both Ocean Shore Auto Stage Stanley Steamers in Pescadero, 1914. Construction Resumes Type: Cyl. The Farallone City Station was built in 1903 where Seventh Street crosses the Railroad right-of-way (now Highway 1) in Montara. The details of this early connecting activity are obscure, although it is known that the Ocean Shore Railway funded the service in order to maintain the premise of their coastal railroad. The railroad hired a surveying team, who published a final report on March 1876 detailing the feasibility. After the 1906 earthquake, the progress of the little railroad had come to the attention of the nation. 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 View our variety of available train rides in Hamburg, NY below. One is now the Vallemar Station Grill, located at 2125 Coast Highway. $21.99 12 Used from $2.54 8 New from $14.44. 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. El Granada was one of the only towns developed by the Ocean Shore Railroad, with its circular street pattern design. At the same time the company investors were building the line south from San Francisco, they were also building their line north from Santa Cruz to connect with the San Francisco extension. 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. Vegetables Galore In March 1899, the railroad had stated that they wished to be sold to the Vanderbilt Company, in direct competition to the Southern Pacific. The railroad was rapidly running out of time, money and patience. On July 16, Gray sold the company to Edward Serretto, Louis Alfred Mattei, and Emile Michel. 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. That decision was probably its undoing. Around May 1881, various rumors were circulating around San Francisco in relation to the San Francisco & Ocean Shore Railroad. 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. 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. Salada Beach, Western Realty Company, date unknown (probably 1907 or 1908). 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. 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. Instead, it was the Knickerbocker Crisis which led to the Panic of 1907. The great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 knocked out the railroad before it really got started. to USAX 6814; to Kurth Lmbr 20; retired 1955; to ???? 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. Artichokes, beans, Brussels sprouts, peas, potatoes and other coastside produce were in high demand. [UCSC Legacy Digital Collections Colorized using DeOldify], A Stanley Steamer somewhere along the 27-mile gap with its roof up, ca 1918. 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. 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. Railroad building had just reached Mussell Rock, where the San Andreas fault dives into the Pacific Ocean, when disaster struck. 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. why is my cookies pen blinking purple is there mobile coverage across the nullarbor shore fishing spots sudbury 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. 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]. 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 . 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. The third is Tobin Station on San Pedro Point (corner of Danman Avenue and Shelter Cove Road). The San Francisco charter allowed for electric-only . At the time, the planned line continuation to, several small hamlets along the line north of the tunnel included Salada Beach, Brighton, and Vallemar. 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. 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]. In the following weeks, similar riots occurred in Paterson and Elizabeth; dozens were injured and hundreds were arrested. Instant roadbed. While the Ocean Shore Railroad was being built, local papers of course, carried accounts of the construction progress. This section was in use until the mid-1980s and was the last part of the Ocean Shore in operation. 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 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. Pre-owned item 1 THE LAST WHISTLE: OCEAN SHORE RAILROAD By Jack R. Wagner - HardcoverTHE LAST WHISTLE: OCEAN SHORE RAILROAD By Jack R. Wagner - Hardcover $10.99 Free shipping item 2 Jack R. Wagner~THE LAST WHISTLE (OCEAN SHORE RAILROAD)~1ST/DJ~NICE COPYJack R. Wagner~THE LAST WHISTLE (OCEAN SHORE RAILROAD)~1ST/DJ~NICE COPY $34.95 +$4.99 shipping A separate bus service also transported people from Torquay to the California Redwood Park (Big Basin). (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. Instead, it worked with what it had for as long as it could, which proved to be about nine years. Newburgh and South Shore Railroad: NSRC: North Stratford Railroad: NSRX: Jack Frost Cane Sugar: NSS: Newburgh and South Shore Railway . Copyright 2012-2021 Zayante Publishing. Update on Car #1409. However, grading south from Tunitas, including a bridge and two tunnels, was partially completed for around 12.5 miles to Pigeon Point, and possibly even further to the south, meaning that only 13.5 miles remained of heavy work on the line. Incorporated in 1906, the Ocean Shore Railway Company planned to run a high-speed electric railway between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. Copyright 2021. A solution had to be found and the new Ocean Shore Railroad had an idea. 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