Image / Southern Pacific Co's Ferryboat, Solano, Benicia, California

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Title: Southern Pacific Co's Ferryboat, Solano, Benicia, California
Date Created and/or Issued: 1900
Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library
Collection: Sacramento Room Postcards
Rights Information: This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description: Shown in circa 1900 is the Southern Pacific Railroad's ferryboat "Solano." Built in 1880, the 424-foot-long vessel was considered to be the largest train ferry in the world. Its charge was to ford Carquinez Strait, between Benicia and Port Costa. Central Pacific and Southern Pacific trains crossed the Strait at this point, from 1879 to 1930.
Type: Image
Identifier: BBSAC627
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll2/id/1403
Subject: Ferries
Railroads
Railroad Locomotives
Railroad, Southern Pacific
Rivers
Boats

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