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Train Ferryboat Solano

November 1, 1930

The train ferry Solano (1879-1930) departing her Port Costa slip with a passenger train for her last trip across the Carquinez Strait to Benicia. Farewell crowds and the press fill her deck. The Solano made her last trip on the same day the Benicia-Martinez Railroad Bridge opened. [2051-53]

Description by Thomas Rubarth t.rubarth@icloud.com

Train Ferryboat Solano
Location

26 Railroad Ave, Port Costa, CA 94569

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Artifact
  • Date Added: March 7, 2018
  • Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector
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