Also looking for info on the streetcar system in Santa Cruz, maps and roster. 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. It was probably Ocean Shore Number 1405 and was sold, following the 1921 collapse of the Ocean Shore RR, to the San Joaquin & Eastern RR in 1925, and bore numbed 201 or 202. 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. OceanShoreRailroad.org. Type: Cyl. Bechtel 1921, sold to Hetch Hetchy RR in 1921, then to Sierra RY as No. Tobin Station is located on San Pedro Point, at the corner of Danmann Avenue and Shelter Cove Road. 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. Much of Pacifica's layout owes its beginnings to a small, little-known railroad company. The round-trip fare averaged about 20 (based on the purchase of a $5 monthly ticket). A magnifying glass. Then they bored a tunnel through the point itself. Although constructed using the same contractors as the Coast Line Railway, the Coast Line was running behind schedule so the Ocean Shore's initial single track was built to Davenport first. 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 nail in the coffin of the Ocean Shore Railway proved to be neither Southern Pacific interference nor the 1906 earthquake. Up until just a few years ago the tracks still existed on 12th Street. Salada: The Beach in Reach, Ocean Shore Land Company, 1908. 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. The microphone shows a bubble containing the most recent command. to Sugar Pine 1; to Grant Rock & Gravel?? 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. In Santa Cruz, the line would have connected with the Santa Cruz Railroad and allowed for the exchange of freight. Ocean Shore Railroad by John Schmale Article featured in the Western Railroader #713. Indeed, right up until its declaration of bankruptcy in 1911, the company was working feverishly to achieve its primary goal. The great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 knocked out the railroad before it really got started. Elihu Jackson, of Salisbury, treasurer. [1]. Another tunnel south of Pescadero Beach appears on the 1961 USGS quadrangle map but has also now disappeared. Following abandonment, the railroad company fought for decades over ownership of their right-of-way, large portions of which they had purchased wholesale rather than as easements. All Rights Reserved. A separate bus service also transported people from Torquay to the California Redwood Park (Big Basin). 1504 or 1505) in 1912. More volunteers and more donations, will of course, speed things up. Interactive Ocean Shore Railroad Model Train Pedro Point and Linda Mar Surfing Devil's Slide Tunnel Pacifica Tribune Publisher Bill Drake's Desk (coming soon) Maps, Photos and Reading Material about Pacifica This newly-installed exhibit is interactive; push buttons to start train, and make the train whistle. Most Ocean Shore Railroad services ceased on August 17, 1920. 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. It indicates, "Click to perform a search". Learn More. 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]. Plans were redrawn to enter Santa Cruz. This dramatic ride caused a great deal of trouble for the rail line, because the roadbed was built on an unstable piece of shifting mountainside known, appropriately, as Devils Slide. Our trains also feature snack bar cars with family-friendly prices to help you further enjoy your ride. It went to Hetch Hetchy in 1921, then to Sierra RY as Number 2. Nearby Vallemar was a bit pricier. But, as with most of the other fantastic beach developments, they failed to materialize beyond the artists conceptions. Incorporated in 1906, the Ocean Shore Railway Company planned to run a high-speed electric railway between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. Help us restore car #1409 bought by the Ocean Shore Railroad in 1913. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcCsc0VkCcs This video tells the story of a train model created in 1999 in Pacifica Ca. In March 1899, the railroad had stated that they wished to be sold to the Vanderbilt Company, in direct competition to the Southern Pacific. Works numbers were 13414-13416, 13421 in May 1893; December. These list tend to be quite detailed. The missing section, 26 miles between the southern bank of Tunitas Creek to the southern bank of Scott Creek, was never completed. The railroad was to be funded via public money, however, most records cut off around 1872 so it speculated that two other railroads had taken away the public interest.[1]. See all. The acquisition of former right of ways and properties of the San Francisco & West Shore Railway was quick, and apparently had already begun construction of a right of way in April 1895. Plus, a decent amount of new office development . No. The latter eight had works numbers 14187-14188 in December 1894 and 11499-11504 in October 1895. 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. Coastside farmers were paid 5 1/2 a choke. Ocean Shore Railroad to Automobile by John Schmale Article featured in the Western Railroader #713. See also "Ocean Shore Electric Railway," Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, Volume 39, Number 9 (September 1905), pp. The publicity department produced large colorful broadsides and posters ex-tolling the beautiful beaches and other attractions. 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. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. 12 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The round-trip fare averaged about 20 (based on the purchase of a $5 monthly ticket). 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. Jul 15. . The railroad was in fact reorganized though into the San Francisco & Santa Cruz Railway, however, the railroad went bankrupt and had to shut down. 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. Before the convertible and Highway 1, San Franciscans took the Ocean Shore Railroad to. Rail lines ran from San Francisco south to Tunitas Glen and from Santa Cruz north to Swanton. Railroad Sights in Pacifica Today However, most paper-records dropped off around this time, so nothing more is heard about the railway. It survives, but was not built for the Ocean Shore Railroad. Barbara VanderWerf, Granada: A Synonym for Paradise The Ocean Shore Railroad Years, Gum Tree Lanes Books, El Granda, 1992. Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 47, p. 249. All but the last of these projects came to nothing. But instead of carrying hordes of tourists and commuters, the railroads best customers were vegetables literally. Kristina and I met Jeff to identify the remnants of the tarnished jewel. Wow! Upon his return to San Francisco, Downey Harvey faced lawsuits resulting from the tragic death of an Ocean Shore train conductor. Artichokes, beans, Brussels sprouts, peas, potatoes and other coastside produce were in high demand. One is now the Vallemar Station Grill, located at 2125 Coast Highway. to USAX 6814; to Kurth Lmbr 20; retired 1955; to ???? 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. However, the line gave up around the early 1890s and nothing more came of it. 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. Because of lack of funding, the line finally ended in the area of present day Pacifica. To attract weekend excursions and tourists, the route would hug the shoreline as closely as possible. The company was forced into receivership during 1911. The North Granada Station was built in 1900, and stands vacant at 10151 Cabrillo Highway in El Granada. 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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. Going South from Division Street, the line ran down Florida Street to Mariposa Street, where it turned left and ran to Potrero Street. There, you needed a $5 down payment. 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. 1. The first attempts to construct a railroad between San Francisco and Santa Cruz began as early as 1870, with the organization of the San Francisco, Santa Cruz, & Watsonville Railroad Company. The structure was demolished and its lumber was recycled to build part of the home at 635 Rockaway Beach Avenue. There are 16 links in this category Alameda Belt Line To attract weekend excursions and tourists, the route would hug the shoreline as closely as possible. On Sundays, the railroad supplemented the traditional cars with open flat cars topped with picnic benches. Most ended up in East Coast homes and restaurants. Electrified trackage within the city of San Francisco, which served major industries, was operated for many years, in part by the San Francisco Muni. 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. Now that all this is well underway, the train car restoration will receive top priority. 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. Paperback. The California Highway One Book, Rick Adams and Louise McCorkle, New York: Ballantine Books, 1985. The station and auxiliary buildings were demolished in the early 1950's. Dr. Works numbers were 32627, 32646 in January 1908. Both Ocean Shore Auto Stage Stanley Steamers in Pescadero . [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]. 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. The old Santa Cruz Depot, which was located at 213 Bay Street, suffered the same fate. There are two stations still existing and a levee. 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 . Oregon Coastal Excursion - Rockaway Beach or Garibaldi. By 1940 the body was placed on the ground, and in 1977 was moved to a nearby ranch. 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. Estimates in 1911 placed the cost of finishing the line at $1,351,115, over $35,000,000 in 2021 money. It went to Hetch Hetchy in 1921, then to Sierra RY as Number 2. First a ledge was cut into the cliff face from Tobin station to Shelter Cove. 1, February 1961. 58 people like this. 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 middle leg of the line, 26 miles between Tunitas Glen and Swanton was never completed. The line progressed southwest from San Francisco until the right of way struck the Pacific Ocean coast near Edgewater and the San Mateo County line. The two incomplete short tunnels at Pomponio Beach existed into the 1970s before they collapsed or were demolished for safety reasons. [Uncertain provenance], Both Ocean Shore Auto Stage Stanley Steamers in Pescadero, 1914. 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. Portions of the line were operated for passenger or freight trains. The station originally sat at the northeast corner of Francisco Way and San Mateo Avenue, until Highway 1 was rerouted along the former railroad right of way through Sharp Park. Buy tickets online to reserve your seat, then pick them up . Gen. Joseph B. Seth, of Easton, was named president of this new venture and Gov. Artichokes went for 75 each in New York. Since the Ocean Shore had more ready cash and planned to build a double track, one of its tracks was built first. Bricks laid out in the word "Montara" can be seen in the pavement in front of the front door. 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