Notes on our collection railroad museum at ardenwood. Glimpses of the narrowgauge railroad posted by davidmitchell under history, point reyes station 4 comments the posting that follows is not a history of the north pacific coast railroad or its successors, the north shore railroad and the northwestern pacific. A history of the northwestern pacific railroad and predecessor lines, by kneiss, gilbert h. The sonomamarin area rail transit district unanimously voted to approve an agreement with north coast rail authority on safety concerns. Images collected from private collections, libraries and historical societies. View latest updates view popular items view random items view slideshow. Judge to dismiss suit against north coast rail service. By 1875, the sausalito shops were the hub of three carter jobs.
The north pacific coast railroad contributed mightily to the growth of marins population, commerce and tourism, writes spitz. According to 1889s san francisco blue book and club directory, the pyc was organized in june 1878. Provide a permanent institution for the preservation of railroad records from the greater pacific northwest area and make them accessible over the. The north pacific coast railroad npc was a common carrier 3 ft 914 mm narrowgauge. The north pacific coast railroad a scenic and historic story. This book is ideal for modellers as it contains plans and photos of many of the pcs structures including almost all those in the san luis obispo yard. In 1902, it was sold to the north shore railroad company, then in 1907 became part of the northwestern pacific railroad. Oregon pacific railroad our full feature special website for this historic portland railroad icon, features almost every aspect of this railroad, its operation and its history. The north pacific coast railroad a scenic and historic.
Collected north pacific coast railroad photographs. North coast pacific railroad timetable, santa rosa. The story of the north pacific coast railway and san francisco. With 430 illustrations, roster, maps, index, two paintings in color and builders drawings.
A majority of the collection consists of portraits and photographs of residents of mill valley, marin county, california. Slight vertical crease to jacket with some edge rubbing. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Image gallery california north pacific coast railroad.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Nwprrhs president charlie siebenthal will present the north pacific coast railroad revisited part 2. Created by the amalgamation of 42 different companies, the north coast railroad network ranged from the sonoma prismoidal, an early wooden monorail, to broadgauge logging lines built to be hauled by horses. Bnsf railway steam railway steam trains uk train room railroad history southern railways abandoned train british rail old. Map of the north pacific coast railroad, a narrow gauge railroad, in. There are portions of the line still intact from the ignacio wye to the edge of san rafael. The north pacific coast railroad npc was a common carrier 3 ft 914 mm narrow. Narrow gauge to the redwoods north pacific coast railroad dickinson. An illustrated history of the narrow gauge south pacific coast railroad. The northwestern pacific railroad the redwood empire routeonce stretched its shining track from humboldt bay to san francisco bay.
A wonderful book on the history of logging railroads in california, their. Glimpses of the narrowgauge railroad sparsely sage and. It crossed through then rural marin county and skirted the eastern shore of tomales bay, turning inland across the verdant farms of sonoma county. Learn more about the history of the north pacific coast railriad. The north pacific coast railroad npc was a narrow gauge steam railroad operating in marin and sonoma, which commenced business in 1874, and was later. North pacific coast railroad cash books and a journal. Currently only the 62 mi 100 km stretch between schellville and windsor is in operation.
Reproduced from a newspaper photo published in john schuberts book, guerneville early days annex r. This squamish historical society video documentary traces the evolution of logging on the west coast from the early days using animal power, to the era of the steam donkey and railway logging. Formerly, it was a regional railroad that served the entire north coast of california, its main line was 271 miles 436 km long, running between schellville and eureka. The northwestern pacific railroad history symposium nwprrhs program has moved to the book passage in corte madera.
Our artifact exhibits, model railroad and research library are in the southern pacific railroad freight house built in 1894, with our rolling stock on the display track. Southern pacific railroad, pacific coast railway, and coast line railroads, including santa maria valley railroad, union pacific and amtrak. The northwestern pacific railroad reporting mark nwp is a regional railroad that serves the north coast of california. For a brief history of the northwestern pacific railroad, and a system map, please click on nwp history. North shore 1725 back to equipment list this 15ton 28 flat car was built by the carter brothers about 1887 for the south pacific coast railroad. The railroad was a narrow gauge common carrier that ran between sausalito california and northward to cazadaro california very near the pacific coast. Its main line is 271 miles 436 km long and runs between schellville and eureka. The next program will tentatively be on thursday april 9, 2020. B egun in 1874, the line ran north from sausalito, a ferry ride across the bay from san francisco.
Stanford, form the nucleus of the california state railroad. In 1862, the central pacific and the union pacific railroad companies began building a transcontinental railroad that would link the united states from east to west. The mill valley public library, lucretia little history room collection contains texts and images from the 1860s to 1930s. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. California railroads were key to the growing lumber industry. The sonoma railroad is filled with northern california history. San francisco and north coast timetable and fulton and guerneville timetable, printed in santa rosa times, july 6, 1876. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. This 352page, triple indexed reference book covers nearly 500 names in the two north pacific coast states. It also marked another major milestone in american history as the country now enjoyed two routes to the pacific coast. Dedicated to the preservation and documentation of north coast railroads, well share pictures and info exploring humboldtmendocino.
To society members, we offer carefullyresearched reference sheets, a quarterly gn goat publication, an annual calendar, discounts on model kits, books, cds and other items, and an annual convention to discover all that is the great northern railway. Central californias premier narrow gauge westcott, kenneth e. Promote worldwide access to pacific northwest railroad heritage. Northern pacific s north coast limited is at chicago union station in may 1958. The north pacific coast railroad was one of those railroads that came about because of the expansion along the west coast, and in particular, the building out of the san francisco bay area. The northwestern pacific railroadthe redwood empire routeonce stretched its shining track from humboldt bay to san francisco bay. All known common carrier steam powered operations of ten or more miles are included, plus numerous logging companies, electric traction and diesel operations.
Freight carrier information is current as of 2018 class i name carrier code parent company route miles bnsf railway. Mill valley public library, lucretia little history room. George simpson montgomery, who originally named cazadero, had switched from a bohemian club drunkard to a bornagain christian. Passing through small communities such as tomales, freestone, fallon.
The gnrhs is dedicated to the preservation, study, and history of one of americas greatest railroads, the great northern railway. Refinancing and rebuilding the central pacific 18991910, by myrick, david f. Northern pacifics north coast limited at the colorado model railroad museum duration. The north pacific coast railroad npc was a common carrier 3 ft 914 mm narrowgauge steam railroad begun in 1874 and sold in 1902 to new owners who renamed it the north shore railroad california nsr and which rebuilt the southern section into a standardgauge electric railway. But for its many accolades, the northern pacific had still not fulfilled its charter by directly serving the puget sound. Northwestern pacific railroad project gutenberg self. California state railroad museum library and archives. Map showing the route of the north pacific coast railroad through. Collectible railroad public timetables for sale ebay. Hogarty library has a priceless collection of photos, maps, drawings and other related memorabilia, associated with the nwp rr. North pacific coast railroad company was incorporated on december 19, 1871 and operated from july 25, 1874 to march 7, 1902, when it was sold to north shore railroad company. This longawaited study, the magnum opus of a leading railroad historian. Santa rosa times, santa rosa, californianorth coast pacific railroad timetable.
Carter brothers builders midcontinent railway museum. In 1906 the san francisco earthquake destroyed the spc, and the car was sold to the north shore railroad in marin county, where it was numbered 1725. A history of rail intermodal on americas steel highway deboer. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The story of the north pacific coastrailroad and san francisco bay paddle wheel ferries 2nd edition. The address is 51 tamal vista drive, corte madera, ca. Shop railroad history books and collectibles abebooks. Turn on more accessible mode skip ribbon commands skip to main content turn off animations. Browse and buy a vast selection of railroad history books and collectibles on. The north pacific coast railroad npc was a common carrier narrowgauge steam railroad begun in 1874 and sold in 1902 to new owners who renamed it the north shore railroad california nsr and which rebuilt the southern section into a standardgauge electric railway. In between were the twofoot sonoma magnesite railroad, the narrowgauge north pacific coast.
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