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| Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, 11-January-1924 |
This handy page gave Santa Rosa residents all sorts of information about transportation schedules.
The Northwestern Pacific -- and its predecessors -- has always been one of my favorite railroads. It offered southbound service to San Francisco via train and ferry and to San Rafael and Petaluma. Northbound service went to Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Willits and Eureka, and Russian River service went westward to Duncan Mills, Guernville and Cazadero.
The Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad was an interurban electric line that connected Petaluma and Santa Rosa. Branches went to Sebastopol and Two Rock. Steamboats carried passengers and freight between San Francisco and Petaluma. The company advertised that people should ship by steamer so the federal government would continue to dredge the Petaluma River.
The Richmond and San Rafael Ferry Transportation Company survived until the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge opened in 1956.
Burke's (auto) Stage Lines offered service south to San Francisco and points in between. They also offered a bus to Calistoga, Mark West and the Petrified Forest. The Petrified Forest is fun to visit.
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