All but the last of these projects came to nothing. Real estate plans all along the coast were also envisioned, such as a massive boardwalk and amusement park at Granada, with cheap affordable housing being found at Montara. Click below for a listing of assistance programs & phone numbers. 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 second steamer was operated by Harry L. Staples. The huge cut between Fairway Park and Vallemar was blasted out by railroad engineers. The missing section, 26 miles between the southern bank of Tunitas Creek to the southern bank of Scott Creek, was never completed. Sierra Railway purchased by Sierra Railroad on July 10, 1935. Is Pacifica the Bay Area's Most Underrated Gem? [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]. Of course, the Ocean Shore Railway had not intended to fail. Of the track that remained, much was twisted and contorted to such a degree that it resembled a roller-coaster. 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. To attract weekend excursions and tourists, the route would hug the shoreline as closely as possible. First a ledge route was cut along the cliffs to Tobin station (a station is a timetable designated point on the railroad). There it turned right and ran down Potrero Street, then to the east of Bayshore, and then following what is Alemany Street today. 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. A solution had to be found and the new Ocean Shore Railroad had an idea. 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. Mainline service ended in 1921. Electrified trackage within the city of San Francisco, which served major industries, was operated for many years, in part by the San Francisco Muni. In the following weeks, similar riots occurred in Paterson and Elizabeth; dozens were injured and hundreds were arrested. Both cars were finally scrapped at Oroville during 2009. Three railroad stations still stand. 413 miles (665 kilometres) The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines was a railroad that operated in South Jersey in the 20th century. 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 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. See Locobase 13260 for a history of the Pacific's OSRR. The station and auxiliary buildings were demolished in the early 1950's. The trip from San Francisco to Salada Beach took 57 minutes, though it was advertised as taking 25 minutes. The microphone shows a bubble containing the most recent command. Construction Resumes Our signature excursion along the scenic Tillamook Bay and the Oregon Coast between Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach offers a relaxed ride and a step back in time. In the north, passenger and freight service to Granada opened in June 1908 and Half Moon Bay in October, while tracks were laid across the Tunitas Creek bridge by January 1909. It had rarely made a profit and, in 1920, was forced to stop operations. Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 51, p.323. 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. The tracks north from Santa Cruz were completed as far north as Swanton, north of Davenport. A passenger station would have been built at 25th & Potrero in San Francisco and was financed primarily through business-men in New York. Where: Car #1409 located behind Vallemar Station. $21.99 12 Used from $2.54 8 New from $14.44. Incorporated in 1906, the Ocean Shore Railway Company planned to run a high-speed electric railway between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. In 1881, the Santa Cruz Railroad had gone bankrupt, which largely cut off a lot of funding for the San Francisco & Ocean Shore Railroad as some investors had put much of their fortune into the Santa Cruz Railroad too. 1, February 1961. [UCSC Legacy Digital Collections Colorized using DeOldify], An Ocean Shore Auto Stage Stanley Steamer leaving Tunitas for Santa Cruz, ca 1914. The Ocean Shore Railroad was a railroad built between San Francisco and Tunitas Glen, and Swanton and Santa Cruz that operated along the Pacific coastline from 1905 until 1921. However, it is assumed the railroad went under due to lack of finances, as no other paper traces are found. [6] Construction began in September 17, 1905, with the grades being dug out at points in San Francisco and Santa Cruz. 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. As impressive as it was idealistic, the line . 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. 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. 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 The former outdoor shelter was enclosed many years ago and is now a private residence. Artichokes went for 75 each in New York. The company was $2,321,740 in debt and had nowhere left to turn for help. The OSRR finally closed down about 1922. Nonetheless, Southern Pacific was certainly duplicitous in some of its dealings with the Ocean Shore Railway. 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 tracks from San Francisco were completed as far south as Tunitas Creek, south of Half Moon Bay. 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. See also "Ocean Shore Electric Railway," Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, Volume 39, Number 9 (September 1905), pp. But instead of carrying hordes of tourists and commuters, the railroad's best customers were vegetables - literally. Salada Beach, near the natural lagoon known as Laguna Salada (in the Sharp Park golf course), was designed to be a major watering hole. To attract weekend excursions and tourists, the route would hug the shoreline as closely as possible. The latter eight had works numbers 14187-14188 in December 1894 and 11499-11504 in October 1895. More volunteers and more donations, will of course, speed things up. The middle leg of the line, 26 miles between Tunitas Glen and Swanton was never completed. On July 16, Gray sold the company to Edward Serretto, Louis Alfred Mattei, and Emile Michel. Click Here. The Edgemar Station was once located at the intersection of Clifton and Waterford Streets in Pacifica, but has been demolished. +. Coastside farmers were paid 5 1/2 a choke. One is camouflaged as the ERA Dolphin Real Estate office at the corner of Manor Drive and Oceana Blvd. Update on Car #1409. The firm declared bankruptcy in late 1933 only to reform with the same franchise rights as the Coastside Transport Company in November of that year. Beyond Tobin a tunnel had to be bored through the point itself and beyond the tunnel, the rails had to traverse the face of Devils Slide. The Ocean Shore Railroad was a railroad built between San Francisco and Tunitas Glen, and Swanton and Santa Cruz that operated along the Pacific coastline from 1905 until 1921. Along the route south of San Francisco, progress was moving more slowly. Remnants of the right-of-way survive all along the coast, especially in San Mateo County. 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. First a ledge was cut into the cliff face from Tobin station to Shelter Cove. Vallemar Station remains relatively unaltered and is situated at 2125 Coast Highway. Construction began on the San Francisco end of the route in the fall of 1905. It resurfaced at the edge of the high cliffs, 700 feet above the crashing surf. The post office stood across the street, but has since been demolished. A single call to Kathleen started the 1409s wheels rolling. The huge cut between Fairway Park and Vallemar was blasted out by railroad engineers. However, the Directors had rejected this last-minute, and the railroad had lost a lot of finances. One landslide, on January 15, 1916 closed the line for more than two months and required over $300,000 in repairs. In March 1927 it was rebuilt and sold to the St. Clair Tunnel Co as 9175, Class Z-3-a. Plus, a decent amount of new office development . During wet winters, when portions of the railroad's right-of-way were washed out or otherwise damaged, the steamers also provided service shuttling passengers around inoperable sections. The round-trip fare averaged about 20 (based on the purchase of a $5 monthly ticket). Return to CLASS III Shortlines
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