Train

Contains 116 photos

PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Self-righting lifeboat drill in bay. Steam locomotive on pier, USS Oregon and Angel Island in distance.

Marina
Mission Bay
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Mission Bay

View north from about Mariposa Street. Southern Pacific Steam Engine 4311 Train 124

Mission Bay
Freedom Train
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Freedom Train

American Freedom Train existing tunnel on Potrero Hill with gas tank on Pennsylvania Ave. in background

Potrero Hill
Caltrain Exiting Tunnel
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Caltrain Exiting Tunnel

View north toward approaching Southern Pacific train, Bayview Hill and KYA Radio tower in background. (Tower blew down in 1986.)

Visitacion Valley
Harrison & 16th
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Harrison & 16th

Looking northeast to Bryant street powerhouse, smokestacks; Ocean Shore RR crossing over SP tracks. The Ocean Shore Trestle was built in 1907 and removed in 1909, when the tracks were set at grade.

Mission
Cars at SP Depot
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Cars at SP Depot

Welcoming Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra

South of Market
Western Pacific Railyard
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Western Pacific Railyard

Elevated view over the Western Pacific Railyard toward Pacific Portland Cement Company at the corner of 9th and Brannan Streets (building still stands in 2021). Potrero Hill rising in background. Frieght cars in foreground loaded with new Buick autos.

Showplace Square
Ocean Shore Railroad
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Ocean Shore Railroad

Boxcar with 5 men on top next to large building. In front are 9 trucks with many men standing on the truck beds.

7th & Irwin
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7th & Irwin

Train and Truck Accident, crowd gathered. View northwest on 7th, McAllister Tower at background left. Southern Pacific No. 2422.

South of Market
7th & Irwin
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7th & Irwin

View northwest on 7th to Train and Truck Accident, crowd gathered.

South of Market
7th & Irwin
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7th & Irwin

View northwest on 7th to Train and Truck Accident, crowd gathered. Southern Pacific #2422. Police car at scene.

South of Market
Steuart & Embarcadero
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Steuart & Embarcadero

View north to Hills Bros Coffee with boxcars on Steuart St. siding. Ferry Building tower at right. Rear of Sherwin-Williams sign.

Financial District
SF Zoo
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SF Zoo

Little Puffer miniature steam train on original alignment at zoo (also Fleishhacker Zoo).

Lakeshore
Southern Pacific Depot
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Southern Pacific Depot

View southeast across Townsend to north frontage of station, Muni F-Line #13 with wings livery. In background left, Libby, McNeill & Libby canners in Harron, Rickard & McCone Building 139 Townsend (Built 1909, still standing 2021) and Union Oil service station.

South Beach
Southern Pacific Depot
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Southern Pacific Depot

View southeast across Townsend to northern side of stationm Muni F-Line #34 with wings livery.

Mission Bay