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Friday, November 27, 2009
Early postcards have always fascinated me. Especially when the subject matter is railroading. I like them best when the trains are in action and traveling through great American landscapes.
Here are a few from my personal collection. The first postcard is postmarked 1922 and shows the SP railroad ferry (info below). The others date between 1900 and 1920.
Southern Pacific Railroad - Ferryboat "Solano" Port CostaBenicia, California - Largest Ferry Boat in the world.
San Francisco Bay - The San Francisco Belt Railroad had slip at Pier 43 which allowed interchange with the Northwestern Pacific, the Western Pacific, and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads.
Suisun Bay - The Central Pacific Railroad built a ferry that operated between Benicia and Port Costa, California from 1879 to 1930. (Southern Pacific)
Cape Horn and American River, CaliforniaOgden Route - Southern Pacific Railroad.
Mt. Washington and Mt. Adams from FrankensteinWhite Mountains, New Hampshire.
Sacramento River at Shasta Springs, California.0 Comments:
