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Moving Image / [Western Pacific Rail Diesel Car Excursion / Southern Pacific Steam Excursion]

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Title
[Western Pacific Rail Diesel Car Excursion / Southern Pacific Steam Excursion]
Date Created and/or Issued
1955/1956
Contributing Institution
California State Railroad Museum Library
Collection
California Revealed from California State Railroad Museum Library
Rights Information
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Description
Contains two moving pictures pertaining to railroad excursions. The first film is an excursion trip circa 1950s on a Western Pacific RDC (Budd Car) from Oakland to San Jose and return. Shots include the California Zephyr pulling out of Oakland, the Oakland and Niles depots, the San Jose engine terminal, and a Southern Pacific Ferry Boat crossing the bay towards Oakland. The second film dated April 22, 1956, is an excursion trip over the Kentucky House Branch from Lodi to Calaveras Cement Works at San Andreas, CA, pulled by Southern Pacific Engine No. 2521. Shots include downtown Lodi and Valley Springs.
Written on container/reel: WSF 200/48; [Excursions: WP/SP]; Guido
Type
moving image
Format
Reversal
Original
Silent
Color
8mm film
Form/Genre
Travelogues (Motion pictures)
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
ID 267
cscrm_000482
Language
English
Subject
Trains
Excursions
Place
Lodi (Calif.)
Provenance
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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