Author: Stanley T. BordenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Street-railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Petaluma & Santa Rosa Electric R.R.
Author: Stanley T. BordenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Street-railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway
Author: John SchmalePublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439636524
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
With a schedule regulated by the tides and the needs of chickens, the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway operated for 81 years as a delightfully quirky egg-hauling enterprise. Modern electric railroad technology paired with ancient low-tech steamboats made possible the overnight shipping of fresh produce to a voracious San Francisco market. The railroad helped Petaluma earn the moniker the egg basket of the world. Incorporated in 1903, the railroad provided efficient train service to this fertile farm region. The famous botanist Luther Burbank located his experimental farm near Sebastopol and proclaimed it is natures chosen spot of all the earth. The railroad survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, opposition from three larger railroads, the Great Depression, and fierce auto-truck competition. The corporation was, mercifully, abandoned in 1984, and most of the rails were removed by 1988. Happily, recent plans call for a tourist trolley to operate over a portion of surviving Petaluma tracks.
The Petaluma & Santa Rosa Electric Railway
Author: Allen TacyElectric Railway Review
Author: Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, Including Interchange with the Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Author: Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Provides a brief history of the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, with detailed route maps.
Electrical West
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
The Street Railway Journal
Author: American Street Railway Investments
Author: Electric Railways Around San Francisco Bay: Market Street Railway, Municipal Railway of San Francisco, Northwestern Pacific Railroad, Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, Sacramento Northern Railway, San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railroad, Shipyard Railway
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870951152
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
American Street Railway Investments
Author: Frederic NicholasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Investments
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description