shortest sleeping car run
Author: ff
Date: 11-03-2009 - 16:07
SP TRAIN 210 THE NEWSBOY LEFT SF DAILY AT 120 A.M. WITH A SLEEPER ARRIVING SACRAENTO 7 AM VIA TRACY..STOCKTON...DURING THE 20S = 140 MILES... THE NWP - CWR&N SF TO FROR BRAGG PULLMAN RAN 180 MILES = BOTH MILEAGES INCLUDE THE FERRY... AT&SF SAN DIEGO SLEEPERS DIDNT TERMINATE IN L.A. AT LEAST IN 1921 === ANY SHORTER SLEEPER RUNS THAN THESE? SURPRISING THAT 6 WHEEL TRUCKS MADE IT ON THE CW. WHEN A STRING OF BIZ CARS INCLUDING THE BERKELEY.. OF SP TRF MGR H.A.HINSHAW HEADED FOR FT BRAGG HE WARNED OF DANGER.. HE WAS RIGHT ..HIS CAR DIDNT MAKE IT ..TIPPED PARTIALLY ON ITS SIDE.