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Car will be moved on Thursday, March 30. 7:30 AM Loading // 9:00 AM On the road (from Vallemar to Francisco lot across from Museum) Train Car is currently behind Vallemar Restaurant (Vallemar and Hwy 1) New location will be on lot across from the Museum at 1850 Francisco at Salada in Sharp Park area […]
The Pacifica Historical Society needs your support to continue the renovation of Ocean Shore Railroad passenger car 1409. https://gofund.me/42d40fb1 Our completed antique railcar (c.1909) will help present the story of the importance of the Ocean Shore Railroad in the development of the coast, south of San Francisco to Santa Cruz. This renovation will be a […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcCsc0VkCcs This video tells the story of a train model created in 1999 in Pacifica Ca. by Armando and Dan Vargas, “The Vargas Brothers” and how it disappeared for 20 years and finally found it’s home, back to where it was always meant to be. Credit: West Avalon
Here’s an idea to remember: Never underestimate the power of memory. Today’s example is a determined group of people in Pacifica on the foggy San Mateo County coast who are keeping alive the memory of the Ocean Shore Railway Co. railroad, which ran from San Francisco down the cliffs and across the oceanside valleys heading […]
Special “Footprints of Pacifica” update on the OSRR train Car 1409 restoration. Much of Pacifica’s layout owes its beginnings to a small, little-known railroad company. Incorporated in 1906, the Ocean Shore Railway Company planned to run a high-speed electric railway between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. For for information and how you can help please […]
PHS has been given a very exciting and generous gift! Kristina and John Schmale have donated the embossing stamp from the Sharp Park Railroad Station here in Pacifica. Attached is their very informative and enlightening letter describing how and why this stamp was used. They have also included a very early photo of the station […]
PACIFICA CALIFORNIA: The moving of Ocean Shore Rail Road car 1409 to a new location next to the Valley Mar Station located off of HWY 1 in Pacifica California where it’s rebuild will be completed before it’s moved to it permanent location next to the Pacifica museum.The rebuild is estimated to take approximately two years. […]
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