tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post3179884527854804336..comments2023-06-04T04:11:05.291-07:00Comments on Santa Cruz Trains: Stations: Santa Cruz Union DepotDerek Whaleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-82713389753594627962020-06-26T12:09:25.087-07:002020-06-26T12:09:25.087-07:00It is possible to date Southern Pacific Railroad p...It is possible to date Southern Pacific Railroad photos by what is on the<br />tenders of their steam locomotives. "Southern Pacific Lines" will be found <br />on any locomotive tender I have ever seen from the 1930's, not the locomotive<br />number. Hence, the photo by Gene O'Lague of the roundhouse area<br />must have been taken much earlier as these locomotives all have numbers on <br />their tenders and appear to be of much older origin. For one thing, the <br />headlights are up by the smokestacks instead of further down as you will <br />find in most, but not all, S.P. locomotive photos from the 1930's. Sometime <br />around 1945 and after, the tenders were painted as "Southern Pacific" instead<br />of "Southern Pacific Lines". On another note, all of the excursions through<br />Santa Cruz in the 1960's were bound for Felton, an annual event concluding <br />with the final run on August 1, 1965.<br /><br /> Duncan Nanneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-16656115857631312622012-06-21T20:09:57.256-07:002012-06-21T20:09:57.256-07:00Do you have a copy of Rick Hamman's California...Do you have a copy of Rick Hamman's California Central Coast Railroads? Theres a real nice two page map of the Santa Cruz yard that he put together showing all the industry tracks and switching leads as well as the connection to the union traction company and the silly pointless spur that kept the ocean shore off the wharf.Nathannoreply@blogger.com