tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post561735702340171952..comments2023-06-04T04:11:05.291-07:00Comments on Santa Cruz Trains: Stations: WrightDerek Whaleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-30381215242358766882017-12-08T10:20:28.284-08:002017-12-08T10:20:28.284-08:00Page 7 of Coast Division Employees Timetable #144 ...Page 7 of Coast Division Employees Timetable #144 of March 21, 1937<br />still shows Wright station as a regular stop for Trains 31, 32, 33, 34, and 47. Had the track through the mountains been repaired and returned to service in 1940. the only regular stop between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz would have been Felton and by then Wright and all other stations between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz would by then have been delegated to flag stops or eliminated altogether. See Hamman's CENTRAL COAST RAILWAYS on page 166.<br />Duncan Nanneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-37507995841999416692017-10-26T10:12:17.963-07:002017-10-26T10:12:17.963-07:00beautifulbeautifuljhonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13558625999736501408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-4514794151313098472013-04-09T09:51:06.423-07:002013-04-09T09:51:06.423-07:00Sorry gang my old Gmail and YouTube was hacked and...Sorry gang my old Gmail and YouTube was hacked and taken down. I've updated the video URL here.<br /><br />http://youtu.be/IOMGmuxf_QQ <br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-21709673842669257932013-01-21T16:49:41.085-08:002013-01-21T16:49:41.085-08:00My Photo Blog of Holy City & also will be post...My Photo Blog of Holy City & also will be posting the Wright's Station images soon!<br /><br />http://fight4love.blogspot.com/2013/01/holy-city-founded-in-1918-ruins.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138691572379830648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-25375217602296221302013-01-18T10:51:21.788-08:002013-01-18T10:51:21.788-08:00As promised, I have uploaded an article on the Cle...As promised, I have uploaded an article on the Clem's Tunnel, showing the inside from Brian Liddicoat's collection.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-11694989017626418232013-01-17T23:15:37.980-08:002013-01-17T23:15:37.980-08:00That would be under the Clem's or Tank Siding ...That would be under the Clem's or Tank Siding pages, not this page. I'll try to upload a few images of the tunnel tomorrow. Preamps I'll put up a brief article about that portal too. I kind of skipped it.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-11451666099473679162013-01-17T21:09:35.893-08:002013-01-17T21:09:35.893-08:00Derek Whaley - WIll you PLEASE send me a link to y...Derek Whaley - WIll you PLEASE send me a link to your Clems South Portal photographs - I sooo want to see them!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138691572379830648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-33787885967105774382012-11-25T18:49:00.176-08:002012-11-25T18:49:00.176-08:00Beautiful video. I should have compiled videos whe...Beautiful video. I should have compiled videos when I did my first hikes. I definitely regret it now with the Clems South Portal, which has since caved completely in. Luckily Brian Liddicoat took a few pictures from a few years ago. In any case, thanks for the share. I plan on doing more posts about the tunnels in the coming months. I believe I've only done a stand-alone for Mission Tunnel currently, though I may have done one for Eccles as well.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-74732543950683228572012-11-25T16:31:53.751-08:002012-11-25T16:31:53.751-08:00Gang,
I have been lucky enough to find most, of t...Gang,<br /><br />I have been lucky enough to find most, of the tunnel entrances. Here is a YouTube video I put together in 2010 of the Wrights Tunnel South Portal. <br /><br />http://youtu.be/Zfw2vjpAGR0<br /><br />Great website by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-39263003845606052152012-10-03T14:10:21.859-07:002012-10-03T14:10:21.859-07:00What I meant was that the explosion on the summit ...What I meant was that the explosion on the summit might have been remembered better had it happened on the Santa Cruz side-- 40 dead is kind of a big deal in our little county. But maybe it was forgettable mostly because they were Chinese?<br /><br />One more thing-- I love that picture of the guy on the railroad bicycle. I wish I had one of those! I live near Olympia station and work at Zayante Depot, so I could ride the rails to work every day! That lucky fellow could turn his bike around and pretty much coast all the way to the beach. Amazing.<br /><br />I looked at your other blogs, and you might be interested in something I put together-- http://mahabharatapodcast.blogspot.com <br /><br />You mentioned on one of your pages that you are interested in Asian history. This podcast is my re-telling of India's greatest ancient epic. It also has the life story of Krishna in it. Maybe you'd enjoy listening to it while you hike the old rail line...Lawrence Manzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12849457241634723440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-63689095038126007422012-10-02T18:21:10.808-07:002012-10-02T18:21:10.808-07:00Thank you Lawrence for your information and commen...Thank you Lawrence for your information and comments. I actually knew and had sources for the Chinese tunnel explosion but was going to save that for later. I try to tie these articles into the history of the site rather than specific instances, but I should have included a bit on the explosion. The mine explosion wasn't Santa Cruz County's worst industrial accident, though, because if didn't happen in Santa Cruz County. Wrights is on the Santa Clara side of the mountains and is just one of many of their industrial accidents.<br /><br />Regarding the grave yard, according to Bruce McGregor, apparently grave sites were visible until about 50 years ago, but the location has been completely lost. I have no information at all about the washout and have not heard or read anything about it from any of the prominent South Pacific Coast scholars.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-83457766959434297472012-10-02T15:39:31.329-07:002012-10-02T15:39:31.329-07:00The local history book "Chinese Gold" me...The local history book "Chinese Gold" mentions two industrial disasters during the construction of this line. One involved a Chinese work camp that was washed down the mountain-- unknown number of Chinese dead. The 2nd was during the construction of Wright's tunnel. Had the crew been working on the south end, it would probably have been Santa Cruz county's worst industrial accident. <br />The book has a quote saying that after the line was open, passengers could see the Chinese graveyard before entering Wright's station. Any idea where the graveyard might be?<br />I figure the washed out camp probably happened along the ridge up Zayante valley, since the hills are so steep & unstable there. But it could have been in Glenwood canyon or possibly Laurel?<br />The audacity of the entire project still amazes me.Lawrence Manzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12849457241634723440noreply@blogger.com