South Pacific Coast Railroad - Revision history

https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad South Pacific Coast Railroad - Revision history 2026-04-23T21:42:58Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.37.1 https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad&diff=5065&oldid=prev John Hall at 18:17, 20 April 2023 2023-04-20T18:17:04Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 11:17, 20 April 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l92">Line 92:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 92:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:[[:Media:SPC Rail Status by Segment and Year for PacificNG Nov 06 2019.pdf|South Pacific Coast Track Status Timeline by John F. Hall.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:[[:Media:SPC Rail Status by Segment and Year for PacificNG Nov 06 2019.pdf|South Pacific Coast Track Status Timeline by John F. Hall.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::A timeline of track life, including: construction, service dates and gauge changes.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::A timeline of track life, including: construction, service dates and gauge changes.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:[http://www.spcrr.org/PDFs/Hotbox_2022-08.pdf The South Pacific Coast Railroad’s Freight Ferry Service,] ''The Hotbox'', September/October 2021</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:[http://www.spcrr.org/PDFs/Hotbox_2021-12.pdf The Sinks,] ''The Hotbox'', November/December 2021</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:[http://www.spcrr.org/PDFs/Hotbox_2022-12.pdf South Pacific Coast Railroad Narrow Gauge/Standard Gauge Interchanges,] ''The Hotbox'', November/December 2022</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-SFpHMexw0 Take a Walk Around the SPC Newark Arcade Depot in 3D.] by [[User:John Hall|John Hall]]</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Timetables===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Timetables===</div></td></tr> </table>

John Hall https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad&diff=5037&oldid=prev John Hall: /* References */ 2023-03-05T18:59:40Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">References</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 11:59, 5 March 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l149">Line 149:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 149:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]<br></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]<br></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:36in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Baldwin Locomotives]] [[Category:Carter Brothers]] [[Category:Aggregates]] [[Category:Barley]] [[Category:Beer]] [[Category:Bitumen]] [[Category:Brick]] [[Category:Coal]] [[Category:Cordwood]] [[Category:Flour]] [[Category:Fruit]] [[Category:Hay|Hay]] [[Category:Hides and Leather]] [[Category:Lime]] [[Category:Lumber]] [[Category:Machinery]] [[Category:Oil]] [[Category:Paper]] [[Category:Explosives]] [[Category:Rolling Stock]] [[Category:Sugar]] [[Category:Vegetables]] [[Category:Wheat]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:36in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Baldwin Locomotives]] [[Category:Carter Brothers<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] [[Category:Harlan & Hollingsworth]] [[Category:Jackson & Sharp </ins>]] [[Category:Aggregates]] [[Category:Barley]] [[Category:Beer]] [[Category:Bitumen]] [[Category:Brick]] [[Category:Coal]] [[Category:Cordwood]] [[Category:Flour]] [[Category:Fruit]] [[Category:Hay|Hay]] [[Category:Hides and Leather]] [[Category:Lime]] [[Category:Lumber]] [[Category:Machinery]] [[Category:Oil]] [[Category:Paper]] [[Category:Explosives]] [[Category:Rolling Stock]] [[Category:Sugar]] [[Category:Vegetables]] [[Category:Wheat]]</div></td></tr> </table>

John Hall https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad&diff=5034&oldid=prev John Hall: /* History */ 2023-03-04T05:07:54Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">History</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:07, 3 March 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l15">Line 15:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 15:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>directors and long time advocates of the SCVRR and its predecessors. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>directors and long time advocates of the SCVRR and its predecessors. </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="float:left;">[[File:The South Pacific Coast Railroad Companies 1886.pdf|350px|link=https://www.pacificng.com/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">wiki</del>/images/b/b8/The_South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad_Companies_1886.pdf]]</span></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="float:left;">[[File:The South Pacific Coast Railroad Companies 1886.pdf|350px|link=https://www.pacificng.com/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">w</ins>/images/b/b8/The_South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad_Companies_1886.pdf]]</span></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The SPC was incorporated to build a railroad between Dumbarton Point and Santa Cruz with branches to Saratoga and New Almaden. As it turned out the Dumbarton Point terminus was probably a ruse to keep the Southern Pacific Railroad in the dark about the SPC's real ambition. In May 1877 the [[Bay & Coast Railroad]] was incorporated by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] to operate between Alameda Point and Newark; creating on paper a complete railroad between Alameda and Santa Cruz.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18770503.2.20&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'' May 3, 1877, page 3]</ref> However, the SPC never made it to Santa Cruz. It reached as far as Big Trees where it connected to the [[Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad]], incorporated in November 1874.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18741111.2.11&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''San Jose Daily Mercury'' November 11, 1874, page 3]</ref> The SC&F was acquired by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] through the auction purchase of stock that had delinquent payment of assessments. He also purchased additional stock from current holders.<ref>[''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' June 7, 1879, page 3]</ref> Many of the original stockholders of the SC&F had become disillusioned with the company because of poor dividends and numerous assessments to pay for the repairs of landslides and washouts incurred during the railroad's first years. The threat of the SPC running a parallel railroad down the eastern side of the San Lorenzo River canyon depressed the stock even further.<ref>[''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' March 22, 1879, page 3]</ref> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The SPC was incorporated to build a railroad between Dumbarton Point and Santa Cruz with branches to Saratoga and New Almaden. As it turned out the Dumbarton Point terminus was probably a ruse to keep the Southern Pacific Railroad in the dark about the SPC's real ambition. In May 1877 the [[Bay & Coast Railroad]] was incorporated by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] to operate between Alameda Point and Newark; creating on paper a complete railroad between Alameda and Santa Cruz.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18770503.2.20&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'' May 3, 1877, page 3]</ref> However, the SPC never made it to Santa Cruz. It reached as far as Big Trees where it connected to the [[Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad]], incorporated in November 1874.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18741111.2.11&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''San Jose Daily Mercury'' November 11, 1874, page 3]</ref> The SC&F was acquired by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] through the auction purchase of stock that had delinquent payment of assessments. He also purchased additional stock from current holders.<ref>[''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' June 7, 1879, page 3]</ref> Many of the original stockholders of the SC&F had become disillusioned with the company because of poor dividends and numerous assessments to pay for the repairs of landslides and washouts incurred during the railroad's first years. The threat of the SPC running a parallel railroad down the eastern side of the San Lorenzo River canyon depressed the stock even further.<ref>[''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' March 22, 1879, page 3]</ref> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l70">Line 70:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 70:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Portions of the original alignment are still in use today. The Union Pacific operates the sections of track from San Leandro to San Jose and San Jose to Vasona Junction near Campbell. The Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railway operates the segment of the line from Felton to Santa Cruz.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Portions of the original alignment are still in use today. The Union Pacific operates the sections of track from San Leandro to San Jose and San Jose to Vasona Junction near Campbell. The Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railway operates the segment of the line from Felton to Santa Cruz.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Reference Material Available Online==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Reference Material Available Online==</div></td></tr> </table>

John Hall https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad&diff=5033&oldid=prev John Hall: /* Trackage */ 2023-03-04T04:56:36Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Trackage</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:56, 3 March 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l94">Line 94:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 94:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:[[:Media:SPC Rail Status by Segment and Year for PacificNG Nov 06 2019.pdf|South Pacific Coast Track Status Timeline by John F. Hall.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:[[:Media:SPC Rail Status by Segment and Year for PacificNG Nov 06 2019.pdf|South Pacific Coast Track Status Timeline by John F. Hall.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::A timeline of track life, including: construction, service dates and gauge changes.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::A timeline of track life, including: construction, service dates and gauge changes.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:[http://www.spcrr.org/PDFs/Hotbox_2022-08.pdf The South Pacific Coast Railroad’s Freight Ferry Service,] ''The Hotbox'', September/October 2021</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:[http://www.spcrr.org/PDFs/Hotbox_2021-12.pdf The Sinks,] ''The Hotbox'', November/December 2021</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:[http://www.spcrr.org/PDFs/Hotbox_2022-12.pdf South Pacific Coast Railroad Narrow Gauge/Standard Gauge Interchanges,] ''The Hotbox'', November/December 2022</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-SFpHMexw0 Take a Walk Around the SPC Newark Arcade Depot in 3D.] by [[User:John Hall|John Hall]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Timetables===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Timetables===</div></td></tr> </table>

John Hall https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad&diff=5021&oldid=prev John Hall at 19:44, 28 February 2023 2023-02-28T19:44:22Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 12:44, 28 February 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l147">Line 147:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 147:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]<br></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]<br></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:36in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Baldwin Locomotives]] [[Category:Carter Brothers]] [[Category:Aggregates]] [[Category:Barley]] [[Category:Beer]] [[Category:Bitumen]] [[Category:Brick]] [[Category:Coal]] [[Category:Cordwood]] [[Category:Flour]] [[Category:Fruit]] [[Category:Hay|Hay]] [[Category:Hides and Leather]] [[Category:Lime]] [[Category:Lumber]] [[Category:Machinery]] [[Category:Oil]] [[Category:Paper]] [[Category:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Powder</del>]] [[Category:Rolling Stock]] [[Category:Sugar]] [[Category:Vegetables]] [[Category:Wheat]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:36in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Baldwin Locomotives]] [[Category:Carter Brothers]] [[Category:Aggregates]] [[Category:Barley]] [[Category:Beer]] [[Category:Bitumen]] [[Category:Brick]] [[Category:Coal]] [[Category:Cordwood]] [[Category:Flour]] [[Category:Fruit]] [[Category:Hay|Hay]] [[Category:Hides and Leather]] [[Category:Lime]] [[Category:Lumber]] [[Category:Machinery]] [[Category:Oil]] [[Category:Paper]] [[Category:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Explosives</ins>]] [[Category:Rolling Stock]] [[Category:Sugar]] [[Category:Vegetables]] [[Category:Wheat]]</div></td></tr> </table>

John Hall https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad&diff=4990&oldid=prev John Hall at 04:52, 23 January 2023 2023-01-23T04:52:32Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:52, 22 January 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l147">Line 147:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 147:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]<br></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]<br></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:36in Gauge Railroads]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>[[Category:Carter Brothers]] [[Category:Aggregates]] [[Category:Barley]] [[Category:Beer]] [[Category:Bitumen]] [[Category:Brick]] [[Category:Coal]] [[Category:Cordwood]] [[Category:Flour]] [[Category:Fruit]] [[Category:Hay|Hay]] [[Category:Hides and Leather]] [[Category:Lime]] [[Category:Lumber]] [[Category:Machinery]] [[Category:Oil]] [[Category:Paper]] [[Category:Powder]] [[Category:Rolling Stock]] [[Category:Sugar]] [[Category:Vegetables]] [[Category:Wheat]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:36in Gauge Railroads]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Baldwin Locomotives]] </ins>[[Category:Carter Brothers]] [[Category:Aggregates]] [[Category:Barley]] [[Category:Beer]] [[Category:Bitumen]] [[Category:Brick]] [[Category:Coal]] [[Category:Cordwood]] [[Category:Flour]] [[Category:Fruit]] [[Category:Hay|Hay]] [[Category:Hides and Leather]] [[Category:Lime]] [[Category:Lumber]] [[Category:Machinery]] [[Category:Oil]] [[Category:Paper]] [[Category:Powder]] [[Category:Rolling Stock]] [[Category:Sugar]] [[Category:Vegetables]] [[Category:Wheat]]</div></td></tr> </table>

John Hall https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad&diff=4975&oldid=prev John Hall at 05:38, 22 January 2023 2023-01-22T05:38:09Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:38, 21 January 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l147">Line 147:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 147:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]<br></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]<br></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:36in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Aggregates]] [[Category:Barley]] [[Category:Beer]] [[Category:Bitumen]] [[Category:Brick]] [[Category:Coal]] [[Category:Cordwood]] [[Category:Flour]] [[Category:Fruit]] [[Category:Hay|Hay]] [[Category:Hides and Leather]] [[Category:Lime]] [[Category:Lumber]] [[Category:Machinery]] [[Category:Oil]] [[Category:Paper]] [[Category:Powder]] [[Category:Rolling Stock]] [[Category:Sugar]] [[Category:Vegetables]] [[Category:Wheat]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:36in Gauge Railroads]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Carter Brothers]] </ins>[[Category:Aggregates]] [[Category:Barley]] [[Category:Beer]] [[Category:Bitumen]] [[Category:Brick]] [[Category:Coal]] [[Category:Cordwood]] [[Category:Flour]] [[Category:Fruit]] [[Category:Hay|Hay]] [[Category:Hides and Leather]] [[Category:Lime]] [[Category:Lumber]] [[Category:Machinery]] [[Category:Oil]] [[Category:Paper]] [[Category:Powder]] [[Category:Rolling Stock]] [[Category:Sugar]] [[Category:Vegetables]] [[Category:Wheat]]</div></td></tr> </table>

John Hall https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad&diff=4429&oldid=prev John Hall at 16:05, 12 March 2022 2022-03-12T16:05:15Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 09:05, 12 March 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l113">Line 113:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 113:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::[[:Media:SPC-Caboose-47 Body.pdf|Color Card: South Pacific Coast - Caboose #47 by Andrew Brandon]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::[[:Media:SPC-Caboose-47 Body.pdf|Color Card: South Pacific Coast - Caboose #47 by Andrew Brandon]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::[[:Media:SPC-Coach-42-ca-1904-byAndrewBrandon.pdf|Color Card: South Pacific Coast - Coach #42 circa 1904. by Andrew Brandon.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::[[:Media:SPC-Coach-42-ca-1904-byAndrewBrandon.pdf|Color Card: South Pacific Coast - Coach #42 circa 1904. by Andrew Brandon.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">::[[South Pacific Coast Railroad Paint Information]] </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Organizations===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Organizations===</div></td></tr> </table>

John Hall https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad&diff=4393&oldid=prev John Hall at 17:04, 8 March 2022 2022-03-08T17:04:08Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:04, 8 March 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l10">Line 10:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 10:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By [[User:John Hall|John F. Hall]]<br></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By [[User:John Hall|John F. Hall]]<br></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad was completed in 1864<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18640120.2.8&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'' January 20, 1864, page 4]</ref> the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara began to complain about the railroad's monopolistic freight rates. They talked about building a competing railroad between San Jose and Alviso connecting with steamers to San Francisco.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18650218.2.8.2&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'' February 18, 1865, page 2]</ref> Numerous attempts at building such a railroad were discussed. Then in October 1875 the Santa Clara Valley Railroad was incorporated to operate between Dumbarton Point and Santa Cruz, via Santa Clara and San Jose, with branches to Saratoga and New Almaden.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18751007.2.19&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'' October 7, 1875, page 3]</ref> Grading was started and a 3 foot narrow gauge locomotive and rolling stock were ordered. Not all the property owners along the right of way were willing to sell their property without a fight.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18751204.2.13&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Daily Alta California'' December, 4 1875, page 1]</ref> Lawsuits were filed and injunctions were requested against building bridges across some of the sloughs.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18751223.2.18&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Daily Alta California'' December 23, 1875, page 1]</ref> Winter rains hit hard and the newly graded roadbed began to dissolve. A massive slide on the Santa Cruz & Felton railroad stopped the shipment of ties for the SCV.<ref>[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82264653/ </del>''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' November 20, 1875, page 3]</ref> None of these incidents would have been fatal if the cash had held out. But an attempt to mortgage the railroad and issue bonds failed.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad was completed in 1864<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18640120.2.8&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'' January 20, 1864, page 4]</ref> the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara began to complain about the railroad's monopolistic freight rates. They talked about building a competing railroad between San Jose and Alviso connecting with steamers to San Francisco.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18650218.2.8.2&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'' February 18, 1865, page 2]</ref> Numerous attempts at building such a railroad were discussed. Then in October 1875 the Santa Clara Valley Railroad was incorporated to operate between Dumbarton Point and Santa Cruz, via Santa Clara and San Jose, with branches to Saratoga and New Almaden.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18751007.2.19&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'' October 7, 1875, page 3]</ref> Grading was started and a 3 foot narrow gauge locomotive and rolling stock were ordered. Not all the property owners along the right of way were willing to sell their property without a fight.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18751204.2.13&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Daily Alta California'' December, 4 1875, page 1]</ref> Lawsuits were filed and injunctions were requested against building bridges across some of the sloughs.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18751223.2.18&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Daily Alta California'' December 23, 1875, page 1]</ref> Winter rains hit hard and the newly graded roadbed began to dissolve. A massive slide on the Santa Cruz & Felton railroad stopped the shipment of ties for the SCV.<ref>[''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' November 20, 1875, page 3]</ref> None of these incidents would have been fatal if the cash had held out. But an attempt to mortgage the railroad and issue bonds failed.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In February 1876 as bankruptcy was imminent [[Alfred E. Davis]] became the Treasurer of the SCV and personally paid the outstanding bills acquiring most of the assets of the SCV.<ref>[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18760213.2.15&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 </del>''San Jose Daily Mercury'' February 13, 1876, page 3]</ref><ref>''Letter to J. M. Walker from J. Barr Robertson'' March 6, 1876 (Bancroft Library)</ref> On March 20, 1876 The South Pacific Coast Railroad was incorporated<ref name="incorp"></ref> with [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]], as President, holding 99.4% of the 1,000 shares of subscribed stock. Nine thousand shares remained unsold.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tnApAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Report of the Board of Commissioners of Transportation to the Legislature of the State of California, December 1877'', Appendix No. 1, page 210]</ref> Fellow directors, each holding the minimum one share required by corporation law, were: Edward Barron a capitalist and President of the Consolidated Virginia Mines who had known [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] since the 1850's when both were butchers in San Francisco; Seth Cook, a capitalist with a mining background; Joseph Clark, an attorney who became the Vice President of the railroad; George W. Kidd, a Stockton banker who participated as a one share director in numerous incorporations; J. Barr Robertson, a Director of the Newark Land Company and the Director of the Californian Land Investment Co. of London; and Cary Peebles, a farmer. Robertson and Peebles were both </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In February 1876 as bankruptcy was imminent [[Alfred E. Davis]] became the Treasurer of the SCV and personally paid the outstanding bills acquiring most of the assets of the SCV.<ref>[''San Jose Daily Mercury'' February 13, 1876, page 3]</ref><ref>''Letter to J. M. Walker from J. Barr Robertson'' March 6, 1876 (Bancroft Library)</ref> On March 20, 1876 The South Pacific Coast Railroad was incorporated<ref name="incorp"></ref> with [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]], as President, holding 99.4% of the 1,000 shares of subscribed stock. Nine thousand shares remained unsold.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tnApAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Report of the Board of Commissioners of Transportation to the Legislature of the State of California, December 1877'', Appendix No. 1, page 210]</ref> Fellow directors, each holding the minimum one share required by corporation law, were: Edward Barron a capitalist and President of the Consolidated Virginia Mines who had known [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] since the 1850's when both were butchers in San Francisco; Seth Cook, a capitalist with a mining background; Joseph Clark, an attorney who became the Vice President of the railroad; George W. Kidd, a Stockton banker who participated as a one share director in numerous incorporations; J. Barr Robertson, a Director of the Newark Land Company and the Director of the Californian Land Investment Co. of London; and Cary Peebles, a farmer. Robertson and Peebles were both </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>directors and long time advocates of the SCVRR and its predecessors. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>directors and long time advocates of the SCVRR and its predecessors. </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="float:left;">[[File:The South Pacific Coast Railroad Companies 1886.pdf|350px|link=https://www.pacificng.com/wiki/images/b/b8/The_South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad_Companies_1886.pdf]]</span></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="float:left;">[[File:The South Pacific Coast Railroad Companies 1886.pdf|350px|link=https://www.pacificng.com/wiki/images/b/b8/The_South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad_Companies_1886.pdf]]</span></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The SPC was incorporated to build a railroad between Dumbarton Point and Santa Cruz with branches to Saratoga and New Almaden. As it turned out the Dumbarton Point terminus was probably a ruse to keep the Southern Pacific Railroad in the dark about the SPC's real ambition. In May 1877 the [[Bay & Coast Railroad]] was incorporated by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] to operate between Alameda Point and Newark; creating on paper a complete railroad between Alameda and Santa Cruz.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18770503.2.20&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'' May 3, 1877, page 3]</ref> However, the SPC never made it to Santa Cruz. It reached as far as Big Trees where it connected to the [[Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad]], incorporated in November 1874.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18741111.2.11&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''San Jose Daily Mercury'' November 11, 1874, page 3]</ref> The SC&F was acquired by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] through the auction purchase of stock that had delinquent payment of assessments. He also purchased additional stock from current holders.<ref>[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2206883/ </del>''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' June 7, 1879, page 3]</ref> Many of the original stockholders of the SC&F had become disillusioned with the company because of poor dividends and numerous assessments to pay for the repairs of landslides and washouts incurred during the railroad's first years. The threat of the SPC running a parallel railroad down the eastern side of the San Lorenzo River canyon depressed the stock even further.<ref>[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90345625/santa-cruz-weekly-sentinel/ </del>''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' March 22, 1879, page 3]</ref> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The SPC was incorporated to build a railroad between Dumbarton Point and Santa Cruz with branches to Saratoga and New Almaden. As it turned out the Dumbarton Point terminus was probably a ruse to keep the Southern Pacific Railroad in the dark about the SPC's real ambition. In May 1877 the [[Bay & Coast Railroad]] was incorporated by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] to operate between Alameda Point and Newark; creating on paper a complete railroad between Alameda and Santa Cruz.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18770503.2.20&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'' May 3, 1877, page 3]</ref> However, the SPC never made it to Santa Cruz. It reached as far as Big Trees where it connected to the [[Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad]], incorporated in November 1874.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18741111.2.11&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''San Jose Daily Mercury'' November 11, 1874, page 3]</ref> The SC&F was acquired by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] through the auction purchase of stock that had delinquent payment of assessments. He also purchased additional stock from current holders.<ref>[''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' June 7, 1879, page 3]</ref> Many of the original stockholders of the SC&F had become disillusioned with the company because of poor dividends and numerous assessments to pay for the repairs of landslides and washouts incurred during the railroad's first years. The threat of the SPC running a parallel railroad down the eastern side of the San Lorenzo River canyon depressed the stock even further.<ref>[''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' March 22, 1879, page 3]</ref> </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] holding the controlling interest in the [[Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad]]<ref name="split">''Daily Alta California'' May 25, 1887, page 2</ref> it became a leased line of the SPC. The other leased lines were: [[Bay & Coast Railroad]], [[Oakland Township Railroad]], [[San Francisco & Colorado River Railroad]], [[Felton & Pescadero Railroad]], and the [[Almaden Branch Railroad]]. Except for the Almaden Branch Railroad they were all individually incorporated with A. E. Davis initially holding the controlling interest.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] holding the controlling interest in the [[Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad]]<ref name="split">''Daily Alta California'' May 25, 1887, page 2</ref> it became a leased line of the SPC. The other leased lines were: [[Bay & Coast Railroad]], [[Oakland Township Railroad]], [[San Francisco & Colorado River Railroad]], [[Felton & Pescadero Railroad]], and the [[Almaden Branch Railroad]]. Except for the Almaden Branch Railroad they were all individually incorporated with A. E. Davis initially holding the controlling interest.</div></td></tr> </table>

John Hall https://www.pacificng.com/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad&diff=4392&oldid=prev John Hall at 16:49, 8 March 2022 2022-03-08T16:49:36Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 09:49, 8 March 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l12">Line 12:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad was completed in 1864<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18640120.2.8&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'' January 20, 1864, page 4]</ref> the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara began to complain about the railroad's monopolistic freight rates. They talked about building a competing railroad between San Jose and Alviso connecting with steamers to San Francisco.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18650218.2.8.2&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'' February 18, 1865, page 2]</ref> Numerous attempts at building such a railroad were discussed. Then in October 1875 the Santa Clara Valley Railroad was incorporated to operate between Dumbarton Point and Santa Cruz, via Santa Clara and San Jose, with branches to Saratoga and New Almaden.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18751007.2.19&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'' October 7, 1875, page 3]</ref> Grading was started and a 3 foot narrow gauge locomotive and rolling stock were ordered. Not all the property owners along the right of way were willing to sell their property without a fight.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18751204.2.13&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Daily Alta California'' December, 4 1875, page 1]</ref> Lawsuits were filed and injunctions were requested against building bridges across some of the sloughs.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18751223.2.18&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Daily Alta California'' December 23, 1875, page 1]</ref> Winter rains hit hard and the newly graded roadbed began to dissolve. A massive slide on the Santa Cruz & Felton railroad stopped the shipment of ties for the SCV.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82264653/ ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' November 20, 1875, page 3]</ref> None of these incidents would have been fatal if the cash had held out. But an attempt to mortgage the railroad and issue bonds failed.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad was completed in 1864<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18640120.2.8&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'' January 20, 1864, page 4]</ref> the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara began to complain about the railroad's monopolistic freight rates. They talked about building a competing railroad between San Jose and Alviso connecting with steamers to San Francisco.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18650218.2.8.2&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'' February 18, 1865, page 2]</ref> Numerous attempts at building such a railroad were discussed. Then in October 1875 the Santa Clara Valley Railroad was incorporated to operate between Dumbarton Point and Santa Cruz, via Santa Clara and San Jose, with branches to Saratoga and New Almaden.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18751007.2.19&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'' October 7, 1875, page 3]</ref> Grading was started and a 3 foot narrow gauge locomotive and rolling stock were ordered. Not all the property owners along the right of way were willing to sell their property without a fight.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18751204.2.13&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Daily Alta California'' December, 4 1875, page 1]</ref> Lawsuits were filed and injunctions were requested against building bridges across some of the sloughs.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18751223.2.18&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Daily Alta California'' December 23, 1875, page 1]</ref> Winter rains hit hard and the newly graded roadbed began to dissolve. A massive slide on the Santa Cruz & Felton railroad stopped the shipment of ties for the SCV.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82264653/ ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' November 20, 1875, page 3]</ref> None of these incidents would have been fatal if the cash had held out. But an attempt to mortgage the railroad and issue bonds failed.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In February 1876 as bankruptcy was imminent [[Alfred E. Davis]] became the Treasurer of the SCV and personally paid the outstanding bills acquiring most of the assets of the SCV.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18760213.2.15&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''San Jose Daily Mercury'' February 13, 1876, page 3]</ref><ref>''Letter to J. M. Walker from J. Barr Robertson'' March 6, 1876 (Bancroft Library)</ref> On March 20, 1876 The South Pacific Coast Railroad was incorporated<ref name="incorp"></ref> with [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]], as President, holding 99.4% of the subscribed stock.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tnApAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Report of the Board of Commissioners of Transportation to the Legislature of the State of California, December 1877'', Appendix No. 1, page 210]</ref> Fellow directors, each holding the minimum one share required by corporation law, were: Edward Barron a capitalist and President of the Consolidated Virginia Mines who had known [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] since the 1850's when both were butchers in San Francisco; Seth Cook, a capitalist with a mining background; Joseph Clark, an attorney who became the Vice President of the railroad; George W. Kidd, a Stockton banker who participated as a one share director in numerous incorporations; J. Barr Robertson, a Director of the Newark Land Company and the Director of the Californian Land Investment Co. of London; and Cary Peebles, a farmer. Robertson and Peebles were both long time advocates of the SCVRR and its predecessors. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In February 1876 as bankruptcy was imminent [[Alfred E. Davis]] became the Treasurer of the SCV and personally paid the outstanding bills acquiring most of the assets of the SCV.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18760213.2.15&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''San Jose Daily Mercury'' February 13, 1876, page 3]</ref><ref>''Letter to J. M. Walker from J. Barr Robertson'' March 6, 1876 (Bancroft Library)</ref> On March 20, 1876 The South Pacific Coast Railroad was incorporated<ref name="incorp"></ref> with [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]], as President, holding 99.4% of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1,000 shares of </ins>subscribed stock<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Nine thousand shares remained unsold</ins>.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tnApAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Report of the Board of Commissioners of Transportation to the Legislature of the State of California, December 1877'', Appendix No. 1, page 210]</ref> Fellow directors, each holding the minimum one share required by corporation law, were: Edward Barron a capitalist and President of the Consolidated Virginia Mines who had known [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] since the 1850's when both were butchers in San Francisco; Seth Cook, a capitalist with a mining background; Joseph Clark, an attorney who became the Vice President of the railroad; George W. Kidd, a Stockton banker who participated as a one share director in numerous incorporations; J. Barr Robertson, a Director of the Newark Land Company and the Director of the Californian Land Investment Co. of London; and Cary Peebles, a farmer. Robertson and Peebles were both </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">directors and </ins>long time advocates of the SCVRR and its predecessors. </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="float:left;">[[File:The South Pacific Coast Railroad Companies 1886.pdf|350px|link=https://www.pacificng.com/wiki/images/b/b8/The_South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad_Companies_1886.pdf]]</span></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="float:left;">[[File:The South Pacific Coast Railroad Companies 1886.pdf|350px|link=https://www.pacificng.com/wiki/images/b/b8/The_South_Pacific_Coast_Railroad_Companies_1886.pdf]]</span></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The SPC was incorporated to build a railroad between Dumbarton Point and Santa Cruz with branches to Saratoga and New Almaden. As it turned out the Dumbarton Point terminus was probably a ruse to keep the Southern Pacific Railroad in the dark about the SPC's real ambition. In May 1877 the [[Bay & Coast Railroad]] was incorporated by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] to operate between Alameda Point and Newark; creating on paper a complete railroad between Alameda and Santa Cruz.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18770503.2.20&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'' May 3, 1877, page 3]</ref> However, the SPC never made it to Santa Cruz. It reached as far as Big Trees where it connected to the [[Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad]], incorporated in November 1874.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18741111.2.11&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''San Jose Daily Mercury'' November 11, 1874, page 3]</ref> The SC&F was acquired by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] through the auction purchase of stock that had delinquent payment of assessments. He also purchased additional stock from current holders.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2206883/ ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' June 7, 1879, page 3]</ref> Many of the original stockholders of the SC&F had become disillusioned with the company because of poor dividends and numerous assessments to pay for the repairs of landslides and washouts incurred during the railroad's first years. The threat of the SPC running a parallel railroad down the eastern side of the San Lorenzo River canyon depressed the stock even further.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90345625/santa-cruz-weekly-sentinel/ ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' March 22, 1879, page 3]</ref> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">With [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] holding the controlling interest in the [[Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad]]<ref name="split">''Daily Alta California'' May 25, 1887, page 2</ref> it became a leased line of the SPC. The other leased lines were: [[Bay & Coast Railroad]], [[Oakland Township Railroad]], [[San Francisco & Colorado River Railroad]], [[Felton & Pescadero Railroad]], and the [[Almaden Branch Railroad]]. </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The SPC was incorporated to build a railroad between Dumbarton Point and Santa Cruz with branches to Saratoga and New Almaden. As it turned out the Dumbarton Point terminus was probably a ruse to keep the Southern Pacific Railroad in the dark about the SPC's real ambition. In May 1877 the [[Bay & Coast Railroad]] was incorporated by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] to operate between Alameda Point and Newark; creating on paper a complete railroad between Alameda and Santa Cruz.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18770503.2.20&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'' May 3, 1877, page 3]</ref> However, the SPC never made it to Santa Cruz. It reached as far as Big Trees where it connected to the [[Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad]], incorporated in November 1874.<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18741111.2.11&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''San Jose Daily Mercury'' November 11, 1874, page 3]</ref> The SC&F was acquired by [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] through the auction purchase of stock that had delinquent payment of assessments. He also purchased additional stock from current holders.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2206883/ ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' June 7, 1879, page 3]</ref> Many of the original stockholders of the SC&F had become disillusioned with the company because of poor dividends and numerous assessments to pay for the repairs of landslides and washouts incurred during the railroad's first years. The threat of the SPC running a parallel railroad down the eastern side of the San Lorenzo River canyon depressed the stock even further.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90345625/santa-cruz-weekly-sentinel/ ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' March 22, 1879, page 3]</ref> </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During construction of the SPC up the Los Gatos Creek Canyon it became clear that the cost to build the railroad through the Santa Cruz mountains was going to significantly exceed the estimates. [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] needed cash. He obtained the interest of two business acquaintances, James C. Flood and James G. Fair who were both flush with cash from earnings in the Consolidated Virginia Mines. [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] increased his holdings in the SPC and then sold Flood and Fair equal amounts. Flood and Fair each held a three eights interest in the SPC with Davis holding a one fourth interest.<ref>''San Francisco Chronicle'' December 22, 1885, page 5</ref> No one man was in control of the SPC. However Davis had the advantage as he held the controlling interest in the SC&F and the B&C.<ref>''Oakland Daily Evening Tribune'' December 22, 1885, page 3</ref><ref>''Oakland Daily Evening Tribune'' August 17, 1877, page 3</ref> The possibility of Fair and Flood combining their shares to take control was remote as they disliked each other. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">With [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] holding the controlling interest in the [[Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad]]<ref name="split">''Daily Alta California'' May 25, 1887, page 2</ref> it became a leased line of the SPC. The other leased lines were: [[Bay & Coast Railroad]], [[Oakland Township Railroad]], [[San Francisco & Colorado River Railroad]], [[Felton & Pescadero Railroad]], and the [[Almaden Branch Railroad]]. Except for the Almaden Branch Railroad they were all individually incorporated with A. E. Davis initially holding the controlling interest.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During construction of the SPC up the Los Gatos Creek Canyon it became clear that the cost to build the railroad through the Santa Cruz mountains was going to significantly exceed the estimates. [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] needed cash. He obtained the interest of two business acquaintances, James C. Flood and James G. Fair who were both flush with cash from earnings in the Consolidated Virginia Mines. [[Alfred E. Davis|A. E. Davis]] increased his holdings in the SPC and then sold Flood and Fair equal amounts. Flood and Fair each held a three eights interest in the SPC <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(3,750 shares) </ins>with Davis holding a one fourth interest <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(2,500 shares)</ins>.<ref>''San Francisco Chronicle'' December 22, 1885, page 5</ref> No one man was in control of the SPC. However Davis had the advantage as he held the controlling interest in the SC&F and the B&C.<ref>''Oakland Daily Evening Tribune'' December 22, 1885, page 3</ref><ref>''Oakland Daily Evening Tribune'' August 17, 1877, page 3</ref> The possibility of Fair and Flood combining their shares to take control was remote as they disliked each other. </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Construction proceeded and the South Pacific Coast Railroad and its leased lines were opened to service May 15, 1880 between San Francisco, via ferry to Alameda Point, and Santa Cruz<ref>''Daily Alta California'' May 15, 1880, page 1</ref> A total of [[Tunnels of the South Pacific Coast Railroad 1878-1887|ten tunnels]] were dug between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz. Eight were dug by the South Pacific Coast contractors and two by Santa Cruz and Felton Railroad contractors. In 1880, when the SPCRR opened between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz, eight tunnels were in use. Of the other two, one collapsed shortly after construction and the other was abandoned after a new lower, straighter, and larger tunnel was dug.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Construction proceeded and the South Pacific Coast Railroad and its leased lines were opened to service May 15, 1880 between San Francisco, via ferry to Alameda Point, and Santa Cruz<ref>''Daily Alta California'' May 15, 1880, page 1</ref> A total of [[Tunnels of the South Pacific Coast Railroad 1878-1887|ten tunnels]] were dug between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz. Eight were dug by the South Pacific Coast contractors and two by Santa Cruz and Felton Railroad contractors. In 1880, when the SPCRR opened between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz, eight tunnels were in use. Of the other two, one collapsed shortly after construction and the other was abandoned after a new lower, straighter, and larger tunnel was dug.</div></td></tr> </table>

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