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[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]
[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]

Revision as of 21:00, 4 October 2020


Newark

SPC Ferry Newark sm.jpg

Launched: April 25, 1877[1]
Engineer's Trip:June 13, 1877[2]
In Service: for excursions July 22, 1877[3]; for scheduled service:June 1, 1878[4]
286' x 43' beam, hold 12 1/4'[1]
1500 horse power cylinder 65" diameter with 12' stroke[1]
Paddleboxes: 42' diameter[1]



Bay City

SPC Ferry Bay City sm.jpg

Launched: May 18, 1878[5]
In Service: approx July 8, 1878[6]
258' x 40' beam hold 13'[5]
50" cylinder 12' stroke[5]
Property of Bay and Coast Railroad[5]




Garden City

Garden City 2sm.jpg

Launched: June 21, 1879[7]
In Passenger Service: July 4, 1879[8]
San Francisco wharf completed without rails: December 17, 1880[9]
Winch installed on deck of Garden City: March 18, 1881[10]
SF wharf rails completed, Freight Service begins: March 24, 1881[11]
208' x 37' beam hold 13 1/2'[12]
46' cylinder with 12' stroke. Freight car capacity: 14 cars[13]
No upper cabin for passengers.

Encinal

Passenger and Freight boat, tracks on deck
Ordered by the South Pacific Coast Railroad and delivered to the South Pacific Coast Railway February 1888[14]




Compiled by John F. Hall.

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Daily Alta California April 26, 1877, page 1
  2. Daily Alta California June 14, 1887, page 1
  3. San Jose Daily Mercury July 24, 1877, page 3
  4. San Francisco Chronicle June 13, 1878, page 4
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Daily Alta California May 19, 1878, page 2
  6. Oakland Daily Evening Tribune July 8, 1878, page 1
  7. San Francisco Chronicle June 21, 1879, page 3
  8. Alameda Argus July 3, 1879, page 3
  9. Daily Alta California December 17, 1880, page 1
  10. Alameda Argus March 17, 1881, page 3
  11. Alameda Argus March 31, 1881, page 3
  12. Daily Alta California June 25, 1879, page 2
  13. Alameda Argus June 26, 1879, page 3
  14. Daily Alta California, February 8, 1888, page 8



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