Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Do you have any service records or history on CPRR locomotive 1543? It was a 4-6-0 steam locomotive sometime in circa 1870's. ...
—Homer Calvin
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 2:45 PM
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I've always wondered why the railroad stopped in Alameda and was not continued directly to San Francisco? Was this to keep the ferries in business? It seems like it would've been much simpler to extend the railroad to San Jose and up the peninsula. I'm a tour guide in SF and would love to find more information about this. ...
—Mark Merry
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 11:15 AM
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