May 22, 1907: The Coast Line Limited of the Southern Pacific Railroad is derailed west of Glendale, California. The accident causes several deaths and injuries, and its cause linked to anarchists. 1909: The Southern Pacific of Mexico, the railroad's subsidiary south of the U.S. border, is incorporated. The Dumbarton Rail Bridge

The Coast Line is a railroad line between Burbank, California [a] and the San Francisco Bay Area, roughly along the Pacific Coast. It is the shortest rail route between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Though not as busy as the Surf Line, the continuation of the …

Apr 5, 2019 · The portion of the original South Pacific Coast Railway route between the Bay Area and Santa Cruz changed names several times over the years. When it was first leased by Southern Pacific on July 1, 1887, all of the narrow-gauge trackage became known as the South Pacific Coast Railroad Division. This proved to be a rather short-lived entity.

Todays Coast Line of the Southern Pacific between Los Angeles and San Francisco was an early starter and a late finisher. The first segment of this line was opened for business on January 16, 1864 under the name of San Francisco & San Jose Railroad. The first through passenger train between San Francisco and Los Angel— es via the Coast Line ...

During the war years, the Southern Pacific was the strategic segment of the transcontinental supply line. The prime objective of wartime transportation in 1942 was to get maximum tonnage over the line with minimum of time, men and motive power.

Started by local strawberry growers in 1874, the line ran from the Santa Clara/San Jose area to Dumbarton Point on the southern tip of the bay, where a ferry connection would transport their crops to markets in San Francisco.

The history of the Southern Pacific stretches from 1865 to 1998 and ultimately provided rail transportation services in 13 states throughout the American West and Southwest. The Southern Pacific was represented by three railroads throughout its life.

Oct 18, 2019 · With an eye toward expansion, the South Pacific Coast established several subsidiary railroads that ran as branches off its main line. The first substantial route was the Felton & Pescadero Railroad in 1883, which in the short term terminated at Boulder Creek, but had plans to hop over to Pescadero Creek and run down to the coast before turning ...

Feb 4, 2022 · Capsule history of the Southern Pacific railroad covering the Overland Route, Sunset Route, Coast Line, Golden State Route, Lucin Cutoff, and Rio Grande and Union Pacific mergers