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Shore Line Limited
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleCalifornia
First serviceMarch 1, 1906
Last serviceSeptember 15, 1931
Former operator(s)Southern Pacific Railroad
Route
TerminiSan Francisco, California
Los Angeles, California
Average journey time13½ hours
Service frequencydaily
Line(s) usedCoast Line
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The Shore Line Limited was a named passenger train of the Southern Pacific Railroad. It operated on a 13.5-hour daytime schedule between Los Angeles and San Francisco, California via the Coast Line.

History

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The train was introduced on March 1, 1906, consisting entirely of first-class parlor cars,[1][2] a rarity on the United States' west coast. Initially, the service only called at six stations,[2] though more were added in later years. Trains headed toward San Francisco had helper engines added in San Luis Obispo to maintain speeds over the Cuesta Pass.[1] Less than two months after beginning operation, the train was temporarily discontinued due to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake — service resumed just over a month later.[3] Originally given numbers 19 and 20, the services had been re-designated as numbers 77 and 78 by 1914.[4] Storms in late January 1914 damaged large portions of the Coast Line, with train delays lasting several days.[5] As a result, Shore Line Limited runs were canceled and would not be restored until June 1915.[5][6] The train was discontinued on September 15, 1931,[7] canceled due to effects of the great depression.[8]

Wrecks

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The northbound Shore Line Limited wrecked about ten miles (16 km) north of King City on September 28, 1919, killing the engineer and fireman. An additional 41 passengers received minor injuries.[9]

On September 22, 1922, the southbound Shore Line Limited, having departed twenty minutes late from Montalvo, crashed into a northbound Oxnard–Santa Paula local train; the engineer of the Limited and fireman of the local were killed in the collision with the rest of the crew and passengers sustaining minor injuries.[10]

Six cars of the southbound Limited wrecked near Los Angeles when it sideswiped a freight train which had been put into a siding but left jutting into the inbound tracks on April 6, 1924. No passengers or crew were injured.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Solomon, Brian (2005). Southern Pacific Passenger Trains. Voyageur Press. p. 30. ISBN 9781610605076.
  2. ^ a b "New Shore Line Breaks Record". Los Angeles Herald. Los Angeles, California. March 2, 190. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Espee Work for Relief". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. May 22, 1906. p. II-8. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Coaster Goes Back Monday". San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram. San Luis Obispo, California. February 7, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "S.P. Resumes Coast Service". Oakland Enquirer. Oakland, California. February 3, 1914. p. 9. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Time Card Provides Stop for Lark". Daily Free Press. Ventura, California. June 11, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Train Changes Advance Mail Closing Time". The Morning Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 15, 1931. p. 3. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Beebe, Lucius (1963). The Central Pacific and the Southern Pacific Railroads. Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books. p. 623.
  9. ^ "Engineer Patrick and Fireman Reinhardt of San Luis Obispo Killed in Wreck of No. 77". San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram. San Luis Obispo, California. September 29, 1919. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Shore Line Limited, Southbound crashes into Saugus local at Montalvo crossing last night". Ventura Free Press. Ventura, California. September 23, 1922. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Freight hits Shore Line 'Limited'". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. April 7, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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