Showing posts with label San Francisco and San Jose Railroad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Francisco and San Jose Railroad. Show all posts

Thursday, January 16, 2014

San Francisco and San Jose Railroad 150 -- January 16, 2014

On 16-January-1864 the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad reached San Jose.  The Southern Pacific took over in 1870 and today CalTrain operates commute service and Union Pacific hauls freight. 

The image, by Edward Vischer, is captioned "Evening passenger train on the San Francisco - San Jose Railroad, crossing San Francisquito Creek."

Saturday, October 26, 2013

San Francisco and San Jose Railroad 150 -- October 26, 2013


I see that I missed the 17-October-2013 150th anniversary of the opening of the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad between the city and Menlo Park.  The Southern Pacific took over in 1870 and today CalTrain operates commute service and Union Pacific hauls freight.  Here is a postcard view of the Menlo Park Southern Pacific station.