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Description
Contains moving images of three separate trips taken in 1952. The first excursion occurs on the Western Pacific and Tidewater Southern railroads, from Oakland to Turlock, CA, on April 27, 1952. It includes shots of the Tidewater Southern Locomotive No. 132, the California Zephyr, and several photo run-bys. The second trip dated July 20, 1952, starts with shots of the “Sequoia Gardens” resort, which was destroyed in the flood of December 1955. Also includes images of resort guests, shots of the excursion train pulled by SP Locomotive No. 2598 in the Roaring Camp passenger station, and concludes with shots of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The third section includes images of an excursion on the Santa Fe and the Sierra railroads from Oakland to Tuolumne, dated October 19, 1952. It includes footage of the excursion train in the Santa Fe Oakland station, the Berkeley passenger station, a photo run-by at Muir Trestle in Martinez, the Riverbank passenger station, shots of the passenger train (Santa Fe No. 3450 and, later, ATSF No. 2678), and concludes with Sierra Railroad locomotives No. 34 and 36 pulling the train to Tuolumne. Written on container/reel: Tidewater Southern - Dynacolor 50 feet; Santa Cruz Big trees - Solar color 50 feet; Tuolumne Chief - Solar color 50 feet; WSF 200/6; Guido
Type
moving image
Format
Reversal Original Silent Color 8mm film
Form/Genre
Travelogues (Motion pictures)
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
ID 292 cscrm_000459
Language
English
Subject
Excursions Trains
Place
California, Central Valley
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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