tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post7682165935249490500..comments2023-06-04T04:11:05.291-07:00Comments on Santa Cruz Trains: Forest AvenueDerek Whaleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-54140034908350310912019-09-21T16:59:52.494-07:002019-09-21T16:59:52.494-07:00And I'm wrong again. It is not so strange to h...And I'm wrong again. It is not so strange to have the yard limit sign this far away; I'm now noticing the long distances at which these signs are placed. The other yard limit sign was next to the Asilomar flag-stop.<br /><br />I'm still certain that this photo was taken east of Cypress Park.Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-62620374173919665602016-05-02T15:59:31.544-07:002016-05-02T15:59:31.544-07:00Wrong. This photo was taken east of Cypress Park, ...Wrong. This photo was taken east of Cypress Park, in the 7th Street area, and not of Forest Avenue. Strange to imagine the 'yard limit' sign being that far away from the last switch, but the undeveloped rocky hill is that which is between 6th and 7th Streets. This would be the way that this section looked and nothing seems to have been developed further over the years, in other words, ignore my last post. Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-55138748292512102082016-04-29T15:58:02.371-07:002016-04-29T15:58:02.371-07:00The 1937 Wilbur C. Whittaker photo from on top of ...The 1937 Wilbur C. Whittaker photo from on top of the train shows a track alignment that existed before the 1960s. The track was leveled, a retaining wall constructed between the street and the track, and the section of straight was rebuilt as a long S-curve. This may have been performed around 1955 with the switch to less powerful diesels; a date may exist somewhere in the concrete wall that is still being used for the recreational path.Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-14204207979414035622015-09-12T14:37:17.704-07:002015-09-12T14:37:17.704-07:00I wonder if there was an obligation placed on the ...I wonder if there was an obligation placed on the railroad to provide service and then discontinue that service as the Monterey and Pacific Grove Street Railway began its run. The stops for the Custom House, Cypress Park and Forest Avenue are all similar in having brief life spans. Maybe there are other 'flag-stops' that fall within short city block distances from one another.Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-57567742913506620482015-09-12T09:13:55.582-07:002015-09-12T09:13:55.582-07:00 The Forest Ave., flagstop was only used by local ... The Forest Ave., flagstop was only used by local trains, meaning these trains never left the Monterey branch. Through trains from San Francisco such as the Del Monte never stopped at this Flagstop. <br /><br />Forest Avenue was just a spot along the railroad track. There was never a depot or a station sign erected at this location. Passenger simply requested a stop and stepped off the train, or stood at trackside to get picked up by one of the local trains.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710432797689796927noreply@blogger.com