South Pacific Coast Railroad Ferryboat Roster
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Newark
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Daily Alta California April 26, 1877, page 1
- ↑ Daily Alta California June 14, 1887, page 1
- ↑ San Jose Daily Mercury July 24, 1877, page 3
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle June 13, 1878, page 4
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Daily Alta California May 19, 1878, page 2
- ↑ Oakland Daily Evening Tribune July 8, 1878, page 1
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle June 21, 1879, page 3
- ↑ Alameda Argus July 3, 1879, page 3
- ↑ Daily Alta California December 17, 1880, page 1
- ↑ Alameda Argus March 17, 1881, page 3
- ↑ Alameda Argus March 31, 1881, page 3
- ↑ Daily Alta California June 25, 1879, page 2
- ↑ Alameda Argus June 26, 1879, page 3
- ↑ Daily Alta California, February 8, 1888, page 8