Trips Operated With Former SP Observation Car 2901
Under Central Coast Ownership
1. Sep 1-3, 1956
WP Inside Gateway trip to Wishram,
WA
2. Oct 21, 1956
WP Golden Age of Railroading trip
from San Jose to Carbona
(near Tracy)
3. Dec 31, 1956
WP New Year's Eve trip from San Jose to Stockton
4. Aug 31 thru Sep 2, 1957
Sprague River Wayfarer trip over the
OC&E
5. Oct 6, 1957
Steam returns to the Sierra trip (San
Jose to Oakdale and beyond)
6. Oct 13, 1957
Repeat of Steam Returns to the Sierra
7. Dec 31, 1957
New Year's Eve trip from San Jose to Monterey
8. Jan 1, 1958
SP steam from San Jose to Tracy
9. Jun 14-15, 1958
NWP Redwood from San Rafael to Eureka
10. Jul 13, 1958
Summertime In The Mother Lode trip
on Sierra RR
11. Jul 20, 1958
Repeat of Summertime
in Mother Lode trip
12. Dec 31, 1958
1958 New Year's Eve trip from San Jose to
San Francisco
13. Feb 21-23, 1959
San Jose to Reno on Oakland Lark and Overland
14. May 10, 1959
Three Steamers on Sierra RR
15. May 17, 1959
Repeat of Three Steamers on Sierra RR
16. Aug 8-9, 1959
San Jose to Santa Barbara on SP mail train
17. Sep 4-7, 1959
ATSF from Richmond to Grand Canyon, and return
via Peavine line
18. Dec 31, 1959
New Year's Eve round trip from San Jose to
San Francisco
19. May 1, 1960
San Jose to Oakland on last runs of Oakland
Daylight
and Lark
20. May 15, 1960
Sierra excursion originating in Riverbank,
running up Santa Fe's Oakdale Branch to Oakdale then interchange to Sierra
and then on to Jamestown (and return).
21. Aug 13, 1960
San Jose to FishermanÕs Wharf, San
Francisco
22. Sep 2-5, 1960
ATSF from Richmond to Grand Canyon.
23. Nov 6, 1960
More Steam on Sierra Railroad
24. Nov 13, 1960
Repeat
of More Steam on Sierra
25. Nov 19-20, 1960
San Jose to Monterey on SP's Del Monte
26. Dec 31, 1960
New Year's Eve trip from San Jose to San
Francisco
27. Feb 11-12, 1961
Oakland to Reno on SP Overland Ltd.
(Lucius Beebe toured car enroute)
28. May 14, 1961
Sierra
RR With Steam trip
29. May 21, 1961
Repeat
of Sierra With Steam
30. Jul 23, 1961
San Jose to Palo Alto via Vasona Branch
31. Aug 5-6, 1961
San Jose to Santa Barbara on SP mail train
32. Nov 18, 1961
SP Mail train to Oakland (OW deadhead move
to get car to
Philadelphia Quartz siding in Berkeley for
repairs.)
33. May 5, 1962
Sierra With Steam trip
34. Jul 29, 1962
Big Trees Picnic train from San Jose.
35. Feb 2, 1963
SP Mail train to Oakland
36. May 25, 1963
San Jose to San Francisco to see Cinerama.
37. Dec 31, 1963
New Year's Eve trip to San Francisco
38. Dec 31, 1964
New Year's Eve trip to San Francisco
39. Dec 31, 1965
New Year's Eve trip to San Francisco
40. Dec 31, 1967
New Years Eve trip to San Francisco
(this trip ran after the sale of 2901 to Doug Morgan, and was the
last use of the car by Central Coast: 40 persons were aboard)
41. 1969
Under ownership of Doug Morgan and Sam Girdler
the car made a trip to Ogden, Utah for Golden Spike Centennial.
42. 1971
Car is sold to the Sierra Railroad and moved
to Jamestown, California.
43. 2000
Central Coast Railway Club makes a $2000
donation to the car's restoration program.
44. 2010
Sierra Railway 2901 back in excursion service
between Jamestown and Rock Siding. Promoted by Railtown 1897 as a first
class service car.
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| Now those are some party hats! Central Coast ran many New Year's Eve Party runs during the years the club owned the 2901. 12/31/57 |
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| Oakdale, Calif, ready to interchange with the Sierra Railroad for a run to Jamestown, 10/6/57. |
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| The Foo Car brings up the rear of an excurision over the Sierra and Pickering Lumber railroads on May 21, 1961. (Jim Wren Photo - click to enlarge) |
2/12/61 - Platform view - Sacramento |
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| The view off the back platform of Sierra Railway 2901 on July 2, 2010. (Ken Rattenne Photo) |