Owl Limited
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleCalifornia
First serviceDecember 18, 1898 (December 18, 1898)
Last serviceApril 11, 1965 (April 11, 1965)
Former operator(s)Southern Pacific
Route
TerminiOakland, California
Los Angeles, California
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)25 (southbound), 26 (northbound)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map
San Francisco
bus over Bay Bridge
San Francisco
Oakland Pier
Oakland 16th Street
Berkeley
Martinez
Richmond
Crocket
Port Costa
Pittsburg
Brentwood
Tracy
Patterson
Newman
Gustine
Los Banos
Dos Palos
Firebaugh
Mendota
Kerman
Fresno
Selma
Tulare
Delano
Bakersfield
Caliente
Tehachapi Loop
Mojave
Lancaster
Palmdale
Saugus
San Fernando
Burbank
Glendale
Los Angeles–Union Station
Los Angeles–Central Station
1914–1939
Arcade Depot
closed
1914

The Owl Limited was an overnight passenger train of the Southern Pacific Company which ran between Oakland and Los Angeles via the Central Valley. The service was inaugurated on December 18, 1898.[1] The train was canceled after April 11, 1965, with as few as 15 passengers per day utilizing the service.[2]

The train operated with several classes of sleeping cars, coaches, chair cars, and a diner.[3]

References

  1. Beebe, Lucius (1963). The Central Pacific & the Southern Pacific Railroads. Berkeley: Howell-North. p. 618. ISBN 9780831070342.
  2. "Southern Pacific Cancels Owl Run, Oakland to L.A." Santa Barbara News-Press. Associated Press. April 12, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved August 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  3. Solomon, Brian (2005). Southern Pacific Passenger Trains. Voyageur Press. pp. 55–56. ISBN 9781610605076.


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