Switching the Coast Daylight
Train 98 at San Jose circa 1955 – by V.S. Roseman Model photos by the author Reader Feedback (click here)
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he Coast Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad connected San Francisco with Los Angeles, while across the bay on the mainland, Oakland, a large city in its own right, was the terminal for SP transcontinental services and for several East Bay lines, at one time including electrified commuter lines. Oakland was also the terminal for the SP San Joaquin Valley Line to Los Angeles, which served important cities but was several hours slower than the Coast Line. Page 62 • Issue 10 • Nov/Dec 2010 • Switching the Coast Daylight, page 1
Figure 1: At 8:40 AM, local train #110 out of San Francisco, carrying a through car for the Daylight, rolls in the ladder tracks and slows to a stop on platform track 3. To the right of the center of the photo, you can see the 8:40 local to San Francisco leaving from 2 track, marking the end of rush hour. Tell a friend ...
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